Description: Understanding Healthcare InformationAuthor(s): Lyn Robinson, David Bawden Format: Paperback Publisher: Facet Publishing, United Kingdom Imprint: Facet Publishing ISBN-13: 9781856046626, 978-1856046626 Synopsis In an age of internet resource guides, which suffer from the malaise of being outdated before they are published, this much-needed publication addresses the information chain in its entirety, offering a timeless method of understanding healthcare information resources. The author takes a holistic approach in her consideration of healthcare information, with the aim of building an overall understanding of it within the information society. The text analyses the domain of healthcare information, its organizational structures and history, and the nature of its resources and the drivers for change affecting them. It looks at examples of healthcare information resources from the perspective of different user groups, including healthcare professionals and consumers, and goes on to highlight areas of research into healthcare information, including evaluation studies, user and impact studies, bibliometrics, metadata and Web [url] The key areas covered are: the healthcare information domain the history of healthcare and its information environment producers and users of healthcare information healthcare information organization healthcare information sources, services and retrieval healthcare information and knowledge management. Readership: This book is written primarily for students of library and information science (LIS), studying either at masters or advanced undergraduate level, and also for practising information professionals and specialists who want to develop their knowledge and bring their skills up to date. It will also be of interest to anyone working in the field of library and information science wishing to understand healthcare information, especially public librarians, who are increasingly called on to advise on health resources, as well as anyone interested in 'healthcare literacy'.
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Book Title: Understanding Healthcare Information
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Understanding Healthcare Information
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Publication Year: 2010
Subject: Medicine
Item Height: 233 mm
Item Weight: 177 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Lyn Robinson
Subject Area: Information Management
Series: Foundations of the Information Sciences
Item Width: 157 mm
Format: Paperback
