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The SHeLLI Project The Status of Health Libraries and Librarianship in Ireland Dr. Janet Harrison, Department of Information Science, Loughborough University. SHeLLI The Project Team. Dr. Janet Harrison Claire Creaser Helen Greenwood Sonya White Department of Information Science.
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The SHeLLI Project The Status of Health Libraries and Librarianship in Ireland Dr. Janet Harrison, Department of Information Science, Loughborough University
SHeLLIThe Project Team Dr. Janet Harrison Claire Creaser Helen Greenwood Sonya White Department of Information Science
Value to HSLG - Intrinsic & extrinsic Value to health library service Value for health librarians - Empowerment and ownership Value of the Project
Value of the Project • Value for money • Existing research infrastructure • Well established team • Delivery to deadlines • Dissemination of project findings into practice and publication
SHeLLIThe Whys • To identify international practice • To identify best Irish practice • To share all best practice • To develop and plan for the future
SHeLLI • The need to make the profession and services visible • Valuable to others
SHeLLI Methodology orHow are we going to do this? • Mixed methods • Quantitative • Qualitative
Qualitative:What are we doing? • Interviews with key players • HSE • Department of Health and Children • HIQA • Voluntary sector • Users - Nurses/Doctors • Librarians
What we know so far... • Diverse landscape • Inequality of access for users across academic/health service boundary • Lack of voice at national health service level • Determined professional leadership • Resurgence of library champion at DoH
Quantitative:What will we be doing? • Survey of health library personnel • All members of HSLG • Snowball methodology
SHeLLI Survey • About you • About your library • About your work • Your opinions
SHeLLI Survey • Make your voice heard • We want a comprehensive view to build the future! • Live at: https://www.survey.lboro.ac.uk/health/ Until 18 February!
Thank you - Questions?