Resource Discovery and Open Access (Chapter 8) - Introduction to Healthcare Knowledge and Library Services

"What do we mean by ‘resource discovery’? Access to up-to-date information is critical for supporting day-to-day decision making in health. To deliver high quality care and support to patients, service users, carers and families, NHS staff need easy access to current and quality knowledge resources. The vision of HEE’s Knowledge for Healthcare strategy is for staff, learners and the public to use the right knowledge, at the right time, in the right place to achieve excellence in healthcare.

We are talking about resources, such as books, journals and databases, as well as the infrastructure, such as library management systems, discovery systems and authentication....

Open access has become a growing imperative and we conclude this chapter by defining what this means within a healthcare context and the NHS."