Lenus from healing God to health repository

Lawton, Aoife

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Lawton, Aoife

Affiliation

Health Service Executive (HSE)

Issue Date

2009-10

Keywords

HEALTH RESEARCH
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND EXCHANGE
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

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INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES
OPEN ACCESS
DIGITAL LIBRARIES
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARIES

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Citation

An Leabharlann Vol.18 Issue 2 October 2009

Publisher

Library Association of Ireland (LAI)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10147/87086

Abstract

Institutional repositories (IRs) represent a new wave of electronic library growth and collection development. At first IRs proved popular in academic institutions but increasingly they are gaining momentum in other types of organisations. This article examines the definition and purpose of IRs and explores their application in the Irish health library sector. Particular focus is given to ‘Lenus’ (named after the Celtic God of Healing) the Irish Health Repository – a national resource developed and managed at the Regional Library & Information Service (RLIS), HSE, Dr. Steevens’ Hospital.