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Public Affairs Information Service bulletin.
No full textAnnual vols. contain an author index.Annual cumulations have spine title: Annual cumulated bulletin.Annual vols. cover period Oct. 1914/Sept. 1915-Oct. 1984/Sept. 1985.Mode of access: Internet.Vols. 1-5 published by H.W. Wilson Company; v. 6-71 published by Public Affairs Information Service.Indexed in: Public Affairs Information Service. Bulletin. Cumulative subject index, 1915/74-, and: Public Affairs Information Service. Bulletin. Cumulative author index,
Report to the leadership
No full textBiannual, Oct. 1999-Apr. 2008.; Quarterly, Jan. 1998-Apr. 1999.; Jan. 1998-Apr. 2008.; Title from caption (viewed on Sept. 23, 2011).; "Reports dating back to Jan. 1998 are available to anyone by contacting OPLIN"--Reports home page.These reports supply information about steps taken by the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) and by public libraries in Ohio during the last six months to limit and control improper usage of the Internet within public libraries. It also provides information on significant national and international activities related to Internet usage during the same time period
A European union and Canadian review of public health nursing preparation and practice.
No full textThis study explores the preparation and role of the public health nurse (PHN) across European Union (EU) countries (Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) and Canadian provinces (Alberta, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island)
The Economics of Public Sector Information
Get PDFAbstract. We give an overview of the economics of ‘public sector information’ (PSI) focusing on the question of funding and regulatory structure. That is: who should pay to maintain public sector information and what regulatory structure should be put in place to support this. 1
Public Health Information Dissemination
Get PDFOur Mission: To strengthen public health science and improve public health decision making and practice to achieve positive health outcomes.Our Services: Clinicians, public health professionals, policymakers, communities, and individuals need timely, accurate information to make decisions to maintain and improve health. We meet that need with tools that improve public health decision making at all levels.Our Programs and Activities\ue2\u20ac\ua2 CDC Vital Signs\ue2\u201e\ua2\ue2\u20ac\ua2 The Community Guide\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Informatics Innovations Unit (IIU)\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Office of Public Health Genomics\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Stephen B. Thacker CDC LibraryPublication date from document properties.csels_framework_dphid.pd
Geographic distribution of admissions to hospital with a mental health diagnosis and use of community mental health services, 2004
No full textThis set of maps outlines the distribution of clients of mental health services in South Australia. This resource was produced for the Mental Health Directorate, Central Northern Adelaide Health Service and complements other health atlases including the Social Health Atlas of South Australia and the Social Health Atlas of the Central Northern Adelaide Health Service. Together, these provide important information for policy makers, planners, service providers and community members working towards the future health and wellbeing of South Australians
Public Health Information Network Messaging System acronyms and glossary
No full textVersion: 1.0.3, March 27, 2008The Public Health Information Network Messaging System (PHINMS) is a secure and reliable data transport system built to open standards. PHINMS is the primary data transport mechanism for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Information Network (PHIN).This document lists the acronyms and common terms with definitions used by PHINMS
The Social Value of Public Information with Costly Information Acquisition
No full textIn a beauty contest framework, public authorities decide the accuracy of public information evaluating how it affects individual actions and private information acquisition. More precise public information increases welfare whenever its marginal cost does not exceed that of private information
Issues in public information systems development: The impact of regionalised organisational structure
Get PDFThis thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel UniversityThis thesis highlights the critical impact the effects of regionalised organisational structure and external political pressures have on the development of public sector information systems. Through the extension of a socio-technical systems (STS) model which encompasses these effects, a tool is provided for their investigation and evaluation in past and present information system (IS) developments. The foundations for this model were derived through an in-depth study of a large scale, national public IS development. Despite a large volume of research into the development and implementation of information systems, a high incidence of failure of such projects is still observed. With information systems now commonly integrated into many facets of an organisation’s business processes the costs and consequences of such failures can be far reaching. Given the additional scope and scale of many national public sector projects such consequences can be profound. While public sector IS failure has been studied in the literature, its focus is observed to be primarily that of an examination of e-government systems, neglecting the back-end (non-public facing) support systems. The focus of such studies is predominantly on the public’s interface and interaction with these systems together with their adoption and acceptance by the public. This view is a valid contribution but it does not inform the literature on the full range of unique problems that can be encountered across a complete IS development lifecycle within the public sector. Seeking to investigate these matters further, a collaboration was formed with a UK public body to facilitate the examination of the issues affecting the development and implementation of a national IS project. Onsite observations, interviews and document sampling were used across the development cycle to gather information from the perspectives of the stakeholders involved. The analysis of the data collected from this exercise highlighted a number of factors that were observed to have a significant effect on the project’s ultimate failure. Examination of this analysis from an STS perspective allowed for the extension of an existing STS model. It was extended to encompass the significant adverse effects that an organisational regionalised structure and external political pressure placed on the development of public information systems
Public sector information access policies in Europe
Get PDFIn the digital age geo-information has become embedded in our daily lives, such as navigation systems, community platforms, real estate information and weather forecasts. Everybody uses geo-information for their day-to-day decision making. Therefore, access to geo-information is of vital importance to the economic and social development of the nation. Most geoinformation, especially the more valuable large scale geo-information is owned by governments all over the world. Government bodies create, collect, develop and disseminate geo-datasets and geo-information to support their public tasks. Although this information is primarily created and collected for internal use, it forms a rich resource for other public sector bodies, citizens and the private sector. There have been a number of initiatives within the European Union (EU) to provide access to and re-use of this public sector information in order to create a free flow of information and services within the EU. Initially aimed at paper documents, these initiatives had little effect on geo-information. Geo-information existed as paper maps or geo-information systems requiring specialised software. But in the last decade improved computer processing capabilities, broadband internet and interoperability of systems have lead to mass digitalisation and thus better availability of information in general. EU initiatives to improve access to information, especially the 1993 Directive on re-use of public sector information, the so-called PSI Directive (2003/98/EC), should have had a flow-on effect on geo-information. But five years after adoption, its impact has not quite lead to the expected surge of value added geo-information products and services as predicted by some (e.g. PIRA 2000, RAVI 2000). The private sector still faces legal, financial and organisational obstacles when trying to access public sector information (e.g. MICUS 2003 and 2008, Groot et al. 2007). So, maybe access to public sector geo-information is still not as simple as EU legislation intended it to be. The level playing field as envisioned by EU legislation may not be apparent in the geo-sector. What impact has the EU framework had on access to public sector geoinformation to date? This paper will provide a description of the current EU framework. A brief history of public sector geo-information availability will be presented, and a description of the current situation in a number of European countries. The paper will finish with some conclusions and recommendations.OTB OnderzoekOTB Research Institute for the Built Environmen
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