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Posted June 15th, 2008 by amccune

All-Ireland electronic Health Library

logoThe All-Ireland electronic Health Library (AIeHL)is a network of interoperable websites across the island of Ireland. Each member site contains a range of knowledge resources related to health and well-being. Different types of resources (such as policy and strategy documents, data (quantitative and qualitative), research reports, details of programmes and interventions, contacts, websites, etc) are included. 

The AIeHL makes it possible to search all the library’s knowledge resources from any of its member websites. When you enter one of the member websites you have the option of searching that website alone or choosing to expand your search to include any or all of the other member sites. You can search for keywords or phrases, or refine your search for resources that contain particular Public Health Language (PHL) terms. By defining your needs in such terms, you can more easily retrieve just those resources you need.
 
INIsPHO’s metadata standards were adopted for use in the library. These incorporate the Public Health Language (PHL), a public health thesaurus that has recently been mapped to the Systematised Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) and the Public Health Resource Type Encoding Scheme (PHRTES). 
 
Phase 1 of the AIeHL includes the following member sites:
 
  • HSE Irish Health Publications Archive
  • Healthdata (HSE)
  • IPH eLibrary
  • National Documentation Centre on Drug Use (HRB)
  • Wellnet (IFH, EHSSB)
As it develops, the AIeHL will provide a rational approach to the management and dissemination of the knowledge resources on its member sites. Its longer term aim is to support effective decision making for health by helping people bring together knowledge that is currently distributed across various websites across the island of Ireland.

 

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