MedlinePlus Go Local – Missouri:

A Different View

MLA 2004

May 24, 2004

• J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library

• National Network/Libraries of Medicine

• Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri

• Missouri Foundation for Health

• Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA)

Collaboration of Partners

• In production since 1998

• Established partnerships–over 100 partners throughout the state

• Oracle application with web front-end

• Distributed data entry philosophy

• Organized with the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) taxonomy

Used Existing Database: Community Connection

• Established selection policy

• Established a resource review policy

• Mapped relationship of AIRS taxonomy (providers) to Go Local health topics (conditions): Non-synonymous mapping

• Identified subset of resources in Community Connection to be part of Go Local site

• Went live on March 17, 2004!

Accomplishments

• Correct errors in existing records

• Find and reclassify resources in the database that should be included, but have not chosen correct AIRS terms

• Develop the collection of resources through statewide partners and automatic data feeds

• Manage the map between AIRS and Go Local health topics

Current and Future Issues

Short Site Tour of Missouri Go Local: MedlinePlus

Short Site Tour of Missouri Go Local: Missouri

Short Site Tour of Missouri Go Local: Bootheel Results

Short Site Tour of Missouri Go Local: Resource Page

What Resources Did We Need for Our Year of Development?

• Staff:

o Librarian: 1000 Hours (.5 FTE)

o Programmers: 500 Hours

o Program Staff: 2000 Hours (1 FTE)

• Collection of Resources: 4000 Records

• Customer Service: 10 Hours/week

• Maintenance: 5-80 Hours/week

Questions?