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Moving Communities of Practice Forward: The Challenge for the National Electronic Library for Health and Its Virtual Branch Libraries

Alison Yeoman

Department of Information Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth, Llanbadarn Campus, Aberystwyth SY23 3AS, UK Tel: +44 1970 622162alison.yeoman{at}blueyonder.co.uk

Christine Urquhart

University of Wales, Aberystwyth cju{at}aber.ac.uk

Susan Sharp

University of Wales, Aberystwyth

The aim of this evaluation was to examine how specialist portals within the UK’s National electronic Library for Health were developing as communities of practice to support continuing professional development. Objectives included a literature review, to inform the development of an appraisal framework for the individual portals, and interviews with portal development teams and stakeholder groups. Appraisals of the websites and the data from the interviews showed that most of the specialist portals had evolved beyond the initial stages of community of practice development. Further planning of outsourcing would require a balance between maintaining a recognizable identity for the portals and not stifling the creativity of the development tea

Key Words: National electronic Library for Health • portals • virtual libraries • website evaluation

Health Informatics Journal, Vol. 9, No. 4, 241-251 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1460458203094002
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