Abstract: Ritchie, Kathryn The Western Health Library Service undertook a usability study of its intranet site to determine users' habits and capacity in finding information. This follows an earlier usability study in 2014 that prompted significant changes to the site. The library service plays a critical role in providing access to the most relevant and current information to support medical, allied, and nursing staff. The changes to the intranet were designed to facilitate this, so content from the intranet could be retrieved quickly and efficiently. The most recent usability study aimed to discover how the functionality of the site was used, how users navigated it, and whether further changes needed to be made to improve its performance. Valuable feedback was retrieved during the testing process that has enabled the library to understand users' behaviour, and to implement further enhancements to aid searching and discovery.
Abstract: McCafferty, Maggie GratisNet is a dynamic collaborative network of health libraries from around Australia, which facilitates interlibrary lending at low cost to member libraries, ensuring that resources are utilised and the load is shared. Governance is through a national committee of state representatives, who ensure the GratisNet website and database is kept useful and relevant for member libraries.
Abstract: Cullis, Jeremy; Nichols-Boyd, Mina; Auld, Yvonne; Dempster, Natalie; Freeman, Cassandra; May, Nikki; Chang, Steven; van Balen, Jane; Thorning, Sarah; Romic, Jasna; Day, Susan; Whyte, Tracey This article is a collective reflection on the sixth Australian Evidence-Based Practice Librarians' Institute (AEBPLI), which was held in Adelaide in December 2016 at Flinders University. The event was an intensive four-day residential program, covering key topics in health librarianship such as expert searching, critical appraisal, grey literature, and search filters. Almost thirty participants from a range of institutions across the country attended the course, which included both large group lectures and small group interactive workshops.
Abstract: Foley, Laura; Prentice, John The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) Library provides a full range of services and resources to anaesthetist fellows and trainees located throughout the Australia and New Zealand region, as well as to the College staff who support them. This inevitably brings with it the challenges of providing and promoting the library to nearly 7000 remote and specialist users in an almost entirely online environment.
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