Electronic Publishing and Nursing Research

Sparks, Susan M.

doi:10.1097/00006199-199901000-00008

“…Other problems in retrieving information from databases may occur with limited Internet access, broken hyperlinks, incorrect citation of the Uniform Resource Locator or Indicator (URL or URI), protected files, passwords, fees, and lack of subscription. Additionally, certain individuals may simply prefer to access tangible research manuscripts that typical print journals offer (Sparks, 1999).…”

Section: Tschnlcal Dlfflcult/ssmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…ot~er technical issues with e-publishing. Retneval of sc1ent1fic data may be difficult with the spontaneous deletion of files while a website is being maintained or updated for the next issue of an online journal (Sparks, 1999). Other problems in retrieving information from databases may occur with limited Internet access, broken hyperlinks, incorrect citation of the Uniform Resource Locator or Indicator (URL or URI), protected files, passwords, fees, and lack of subscription.…”

Section: Tschnlcal Dlfflcult/ssmentioning

confidence: 99%

Issues in Electronic Research Publishing: Implications for Occupational Health Care

Thomas

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2003

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S ignificant disparity exists b~twee~the efficie~cy .of scientific research and the meffic1ency of sc1ent1fic reporting. Approximately 10% of ~esearch reports are published within 5 months fr~m the time they are submitted to a journal for peer review (Robertson, 2001). To rectify this significant delay in reporting in 1999, Harold Varmus, former director of the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH), proposed to create a global electronic publishing (e-publishing) effort spanning all of the biomedical sciences (E-Biomed) (Butler, 1999). The aim was to make new scientific findings centrally available at the earliest possible time to the widest audience of investigators and public health consumers. The new system would make results from the global life science research community available at little or no cost on the Internet.What Varmus intended to be E-Biomed instead became PubMedCentral (PMC) (PMC, 1999), whose purpose is to, free of charge, archive, organize, and distribute peer reviewed reports from journals as well as reports that are screened, but not formally peer reviewed. PubMedCentral operated by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, a division of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, offers free, unrestricted access to life science journal literature. Although PMC is not a publisher, participation by publishers in PMC is voluntary.

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“…The advantages of electronic journals are that they have the potential to reach a much larger audience than that of paper journals (Sparks, 1999). They do not have the manufacture and distribution costs of conventional publications (Hardey, 1996).…”

Section: Electronic Journalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Use of Internet Resources by Midwives in New Zealand

Stewart¹

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<p>The Internet is growing every day as a source of knowledge and medium for exchange of information. Midwives are beginning to recognise its potential for networking and collaboration, as well as a research tool for accessing evidence-based information that can be utilised in practice. This thesis explores the use of the Internet by midwives in New Zealand. It describes a pilot study, which took the opportunity to trial the use of the Internet as a research tool. The pilot study also tested a survey designed to discover how midwives regard and utilise the potential of the Internet to revolutionise the provision of maternity care. The sample for this study was a convenience sample of 54 midwives working in New Zealand. The midwives were invited by personal email to access the web site and complete the questionnaire. The data were then transferred by electronic transmission into the research database, and analysed by SPSS computer software. The data generated were nominal and descriptive statistics were used. This pilot study has shown that there is a population of midwives in New Zealand who regularly use the Internet for searching information, which they utilise in their professional practice, and pass onto colleagues and midwifery clients. Respondents were recruited to the study by way of ‘snowballing.’ One hundred and ten emails were sent out inviting midwives to participate in the study. They were also asked to pass on the invitation email to as many colleagues as possible. 54 midwives completed and submitted the questionnaire.</p>

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“…This is especially relevant for midwives in New Zealand because of the dominance of foreign currency, which makes it very expensive to buy journals from overseas. A further advantage is the immediacy of publication (Sparks, 1999). Once an article has been accepted for publication in an electronic journal, it can be made obtainable online almost immediately.…”

Section: Electronic Journalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Disadvantages of electronic journals are that one needs a computer, modem and software to be able to read them unlike hard copy that can be read without any technical equipment, any time, any place (Sparks, 1999). Paper can survive a multitude of environmental hazards and can be kept until it deteriorates.…”

Section: Electronic Journalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Use of Internet Resources by Midwives in New Zealand

Stewart¹

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<p>The Internet is growing every day as a source of knowledge and medium for exchange of information. Midwives are beginning to recognise its potential for networking and collaboration, as well as a research tool for accessing evidence-based information that can be utilised in practice. This thesis explores the use of the Internet by midwives in New Zealand. It describes a pilot study, which took the opportunity to trial the use of the Internet as a research tool. The pilot study also tested a survey designed to discover how midwives regard and utilise the potential of the Internet to revolutionise the provision of maternity care. The sample for this study was a convenience sample of 54 midwives working in New Zealand. The midwives were invited by personal email to access the web site and complete the questionnaire. The data were then transferred by electronic transmission into the research database, and analysed by SPSS computer software. The data generated were nominal and descriptive statistics were used. This pilot study has shown that there is a population of midwives in New Zealand who regularly use the Internet for searching information, which they utilise in their professional practice, and pass onto colleagues and midwifery clients. Respondents were recruited to the study by way of ‘snowballing.’ One hundred and ten emails were sent out inviting midwives to participate in the study. They were also asked to pass on the invitation email to as many colleagues as possible. 54 midwives completed and submitted the questionnaire.</p>

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Electronic Publishing and Nursing Research

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Issues in Electronic Research Publishing: Implications for Occupational Health Care

Issues in Electronic Research Publishing: Implications for Occupational Health Care

The Use of Internet Resources by Midwives in New Zealand

The Use of Internet Resources by Midwives in New Zealand

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