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Spiegelman BM, ed. . 1997. Competencies for special librarians of the 21st century. Washington, DC: Special Libraries Association, 36 pp.

Annotation: This volume provides information on major professional and personal competencies of special librarians and provides examples of the many roles special librarians can perform in this era of print and electronic information resources. It includes definitions of special competencies, a list of competencies for special librarians of the 21st century, and a report on using competencies as a performance appraisal and compensation tool. Two sections end with a list of references.

Keywords: Information networks, Librarians, Library services, Professional education, Technology dependence

Ferguson T. 1996. Health online: How to find health information, support groups, and self-help communities in cyberspace. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Publishing, 308 pp.

Annotation: This guide explains how to find health information, support groups, and self-help information by using commercial information networks or by using the Internet or World Wide Web. It provides basic information on accessing online information; reviews the specific requirements of America Online, CompuServ, Prodigy, and a select number of other commercial services; and describes various components and features of mailing lists and news groups on the Internet and discusses the use of the World Wide Web and other resources.

Keywords: Health, Health promotion, Information, Information networks, Internet, Support groups, World Wide Web

Children's Safety Network. 1996. The Children's Safety Network: A resource for child and adolescent injury and violence prevention. Washington, DC: Children's Safety Network, 4 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet describes the purpose, capabilities, and activities of the Children's Safety Network (CSN). Capabilities include providing technical assistance in the areas of injury data and preventive interventions. The fact sheet lists the six CSN sites and provides contact information at the Maternal and Child Health Bureau for obtaining additional materials about CSN. (The fact sheet supersedes the brochure "Children's Safety Network: A National Network for Child and Adolescent Injury and Violence Prevention.") [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child safety, Information networks, Injury prevention, Program descriptions, Violence prevention

Garlock KL, Piontek S. 1996. Building the service-based library Web Site: A step-by-step guide to design and options. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 101 pp.

Annotation: This manual provides librarians advice on planning, implementing, and maintaining home pages on the World Wide Web. It provides a brief overview of the Web, explains its significance to libraries, outlines essential planning steps, discusses gaining organizational collaboration and consensus, describes ways to determine the content of the home page, explains techniques for designing the page itself, and reviews ways to promote and evaluate the home page. Appendices include a list of online resources; topics warranting special consideration by academic libraries, public libraries, and school media centers; and several home page templates.

Keywords: Information networks, Internet, Libraries, Manuals, Planning, Systems development, World Wide Web

National Telecommunications and Information Administration. 1996. Lessons learned from the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program. Washington, DC: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 48 pp.

Schultz LM. 1995. A beginner's guide to copy cataloging on OCLC/Prism. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 288 pp.

Annotation: This manual describes how to catalog materials in the OCLC information network using their latest interface, PRISM. It provides background information on copy cataloging, a process in which bibliographical records are found on an information utility such as OCLC, the records are verified and modified by a library, and then are down-loaded into their local computer. This manual indicates how paraprofessional library staff can be trained to examine and modify records to do this.

Keywords: Cataloging, Information networks, Manuals, OCLC, Paraprofessional education

Children's Safety Network. 1995. Children's Safety Network: A national network for child and adolescent injury and violence prevention. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Children's Safety Network, 2 pp.

Annotation: This brochure describes the purpose, capabilities, and activities of the Children's Safety Network (CSN). Capabilities of the Network include the provision of technical assistance in the areas of injury data and preventive interventions. The brochure also lists the six member organizations of CSN. The brochure has been superseded by a fact sheet called "Children's Safety Network: A Resource for Child and Adolescent Injury and Violence Prevention."

Keywords: Child safety, Information networks, Program descriptions

Poyadue F. 1994 (ca.). National Center on Parent-Directed Family Resource Centers [Final report]. Santa Clara, CA: Parents Helping Parents, Inc., 34 pp.

Annotation: The goal of this project was to create a system for Parent-Directed Family Resource Centers (PDFRCs) and assist others to develop and institutionalize this system. PDFRCs offered a comprehensive (one-stop shopping) array of family resources and support programs to a local area (cities, counties, and parishes). The project objectives included developing a series of "how to" manuals on initiating and institutionalizing PDFRCs and developing 15 self-teaching packets on replicating Parents Helping Parents, Inc., programs. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children with Special Health care Needs, Families, Information Systems, National Information Resource Centers, National Programs, Parent Networks, Parent Support Groups, Parent Support Services, Parents, Peer Counseling

U.S. Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, Committee on Physical, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences. 1994. High performance computing and communications: Toward a national information infrastructure. Washington, DC: Office of Science and Technology Policy, Committee on Physical, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences, 176 pp.

Annotation: This report reviews activities undertaken by the federal government to develop the necessary computer, network, and software technologies that will be needed to achieve the information infrastructure needed to communicate in the 20th century. The federal agencies involved in this process will affect access to information on health care, the environment, government activities, education, energy management, and public safety. This report presents information on efforts to coordinate activities between government agencies, reviews activities from 1993, and outlines goals for 1994.

Keywords: Communication, Computers, Federal agencies, Federal initiatives, Information networks

Shuptrine SC, McKenzie GG. 1993. Creating opportunities in the South to link maternal and child health professionals and the National Library of Medicine. Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families, 56 pp.

Annotation: This publication reports on a series of meetings held with health care providers in the South to discuss their information needs, specifically around providing care to pregnant women, infants, and children, and the availability of medical information through the National Library of Medicine's Grateful Med software. It stresses the importance of recruitment and retention of physicians in rural areas and reducing the sense of isolation by making up-to-date medical information available from the National Library of Medicine. It discusses opportunities for linkages in specific states, especially with Area Health Education Centers (AHECs), and recommends an action plan for the National Library of Medicine.

Keywords: Computers, Health professionals, Information dissemination, Information networks, Medicine, Rural health, Software

U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. 1993. Protecting privacy in computerized medical information. [Washington, DC]: Office of Technology Assessment, ; for sale by U.S. Government Printing Office, 157 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the inadequacy of existing protection for patient medical records and the issues raised by computerization of such data in the absence of comprehensive federal legislation. Chapters focus on the right to privacy in health care information, standards for computerized medical information, and the legal ramifications of computer system design. A model code for medical records privacy and a technical description of computer security measures are included as appendices.

Keywords: Confidentiality, Confidentiality, Consent, Federal legislation, Government records, Information networks, Information systems, Legislation, Medical records, State legislation

Wiltherspoon JP, Johnstone SM, Wasen CJ. 1993. Rural telehealth: Telemedicine, distance education and informatics for rural health care. Boulder, CO: Western Interstate Commission Commission for Higher Education, Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications, 79 pp.

Annotation: This report discusses the application of telecommunications and information technology to the delivery of rural health care and the development of rural health care infrastructure. Additional topics include a primer on telecommunications and information technology; telehealth and user support; and regulatory, legal, and quality assurance issues. The report includes references and a glossary of telecommunications terms.

Keywords: Access to health care, Communications, Distance education, Evaluation, Health care delivery, Health care systems, Health education, Information networks, Internet, Professional training, Quality assurance, Regulations, Research, Rural health, State programs, Technology, Telecommunications, Teleconferences, Telemedicine, Videoconferences

Dick RS, Steen EB, eds. 1991. The computer-based patient record: An essential technology for health care. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 190 pp.

Barber D. Building a digital library: Concepts and issues. Library Technology Reports. 32(5):573-738. September/October 1996,

Annotation: This report explains issues that need to be considered in establishing a digital library. The targeted audience is the library manager. The report breaks down the important concepts and issues, defining and describing them in detail. Specific components discussed are: text, images, geographic data services, numeric data, auxiliary services, infrastructure services, integration, staffing, computer terminals, servers, and networks. In addition, the report considers how to develop a digital library strategy and the different levels of effort needed to implement one, in a setting from a large research library to a small special library.

Keywords: Databases, Information dissemination, Information management, Information networks, Information services, Internet, Library services, Strategic plans, Technology, Telecommunications

Bowker J, Star SL, eds. How classifications work: Problems and challenges in an electronic age. Library Trends. 47(2):185-340. Fall 1998,

Annotation: This special issue of "Library Trends" focuses on how the globalization of the information user community impacts on the development and use of information classification systems and their vocabulary. This is a technical work for library and information professionals. Topics covered include: controlled vocabulary; intellectual access; grounded theory versus faceted classification; marginalized knowledge domains; politics in classification systems; cooperation in the electronic library; and agency and structure in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

Keywords: Cataloging, Classification, Databases, Indexes, Information, Information networks, Information services, Information sources, Language, Library services, Online databases, Professional education

California Department of Public Health. Breastfeeding and healthy living: Resources for breastfeeding promotion among the African American community. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Public Health,

Annotation: This Web site hosts text, links, and multimedia resources on breastfeeding benefits, methods, myths and facts, as well as breastfeeding advocacy materials, materials for fathers, and links to similar organizations. Materials include brochures for families, a rap DVD and other videos available for purchase, and free videos and materials from the WIC program.

Keywords: Advocacy, Audiovisual materials, Blacks, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding promotion programs, Consumer education materials, Infant nutrition, Infants, Information networks, Multimedia
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