Many small and rural hospital libraries lack the
resources required to create services which allow the delivery of documents to their customers in
electronic format. Such hospitals share common barriers from small staffs to network firewalls to
computer support personnel which prevent the implementation of Internet Document Delivery
(IDD) systems required for such services. The docMD project explores creating electronic document
delivery services for 12 small and rural hospitals using a centralized service center model.
Documents requested through DOCLINE, and which are filled through IDD software, are sent to the
central site. Documents are converted into PDF format and placed on a web server. An email alert
is sent to the customer indicating a documentâ s availability for download. Project libraries are not
required to purchase, install, or maintain any computer hardware. No additional hospital library
staff is needed. Documents are sent using the web and are passed through network firewalls. This
paper provides a project overview, describes the model, and discusses outcomes. The docMD
project is funded through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/105425 |
| Date | 09 1900 |
| Creators | Schnell, Eric H. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Presentation |
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