Brighton, University of

DELCIS. Distance Education for Librarians: Creating an Information Competent Society

The DELCIS project is creating a distance education programme in ICT competencies for library and information professionals in Latvia and Lithuania. The University of Brighton is a project partner with a remit to test and modify the DELCIS packages.

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Contact: Margaret Wallis, Head of Social Informatics Research Unit, [email protected]
Dates: January 2001 - December 2002
Funding: European Union

Evaluation of the DCMS/Wolfson Public Libraries Challenge Fund 2000-01

Evaluation of the DCMS/Wolfson Public Libraries Challenge Fund 2000-01

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Contact: Margaret Wallis
Dates: August 2001 - December 2002
Funding: Resource

Presenting and Interpreting Health Risks and Benefits: The Role of the Internet

This work examines how patients manage information accessed via different media (including the Internet) to assess the health risks and benefits of specific pharmaceutical interventions and to negotiate with health care professionals regarding treatment. From this basis the research will question how far Internet inequalities mirror health inequalities in terms of patterns of social exclusion/ inclusion.

URL: http:// www.it.bton.ac.uk/research/im.html
Contact: Dr Flis Henwood, Research Fellow
Dates: April 2001 - March 2003
Funding: EPSRC.

Researchers' use of libraries and other information sources: patterns and future trends

The purpose of the study was to provide evidence on how researchers currently use libraries and information sources and how this may change in the next decade. The results are being used to inform policy aroundnational research information provision.

URL: http://www.rslg.ac.uk/research/
Contact: Margaret Wallis, Head of Social Informatics Research Unit, [email protected]
Dates: August 2001 - May 2002.
Funding: Research Support Libraries Group (HEFCE)

The use of electronic patient records (EPRs) in the maternity services:professional and public acceptability

The key aim of the study is to examine the professional and public acceptability of Electronic Patient Records (EPRs) in maternity services. The project is in two parts � a national survey and a series of case studies.

URL: http://www.inam.brighton.ac.uk/eprproject.htm
Contact: Dr Flis Henwood, Senior Research Fellow, University of Brighton. [email protected]
Dates: January 2001 - December 2002.
Funding: Department of Health