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Saving Time & Money:
Southern Regional AHEC
Fayetteville, NC
In a perfect world, you would never have to worry about money.
. . .but this isn’t a perfect world!But this isn’t a perfect world!
Reality. . .
Regulations increase Costs increase Needs increase Funding often doesn’t
Traditional Library Services
Excellent but expensive
Tempting short-term cost-cutting targets
Expensive long-term consequences
No library. . .so what?
Administrators miss out new ideas for cutting costs and improving performance
Clinicians miss out on new treatment guidelines and clinical developments
Patients miss out on comprehensive consumer health information
JCAHO (The Joint Commission)Inadequate access to current medical information can lower JCAHO scores.
IM9
Knowledge- Based Resources
Need for Information vs. Cost?
The AHEC Digital Library
One-stop medical information shopping for North Carolina’s health professionals and students.
What does ADL include?
Full-text medical and nursing journals Numerous full-text medical textbooks Clinical practice guidelines Patient handouts in English AND Spanish
Literature Databases Medline (Medical) CINAHL (Nursing & Allied Health) HealthStar (Health Administrators) Evidence-based Medicine Reviews
ADL Centers of Excellence
Evidence-Based Medicine
Nursing Pharmacy Health
Administration
Minority health Alternative and
complementary therapy
Mental Health Disaster
Preparedness
ADL vs. Google?
ADL is filtered—only the good stuff!
No extraneous results Medically focused Effectively organized
Selected Resources:Cost as of November 2007
Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Surgical Nursing
119.00
AORN (annual subscription) 105.00
Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine
145.00
Hurst’s The Heart, 12th ed. 179.00
Total Cost for 4 resources 548.00
ADL Annual Subscription Costs, 2008
Package Includes Annual Cost
Individual 900+ Full Text Journals
60+ Full Text Books
Evidence Based Medicine Tools
Patient Education Materials
$150
Advantages of ADL
Accessible anytime from any computer with an Internet connection
No waiting or additional charge for interlibrary loan or document delivery
No waiting for “checked out” materials to be returned
Professional Support
Medical librarians are available to answer questions by phone, visit & email
Free training for individuals or groups
Try before you buy!
Enjoy a free ten day trial membership Schedule a live group or individual
demonstration at your convenience
For more information. . .Southern Regional AHEC Medical Library
910-678-7276
Slideshow prepared by Jane Moran, MLS
