SHIRP not SHRIMP: The Saskatchewan Health Information Resources Program

Session outline• Context for SHIRP• Clients• Resources• Services• Extension• Assessment• Website demonstration

“SHIRP …. does not replace any of the existing regional health libraries, academic libraries or other entities within the province. Rather, it serves to gather and present the most valuable electronic information and knowledge resources and services to a shared clientele in a more systematic and cost effective manner. Some of the resources will be provided from member libraries, while the “gaps” will be identified and filled by the partnership.”

University of Saskatchewan Health Sciences Library Response to the LCME Accreditation Review. Addition of an Initial Suite of Electronic Resources for Saskatoon RQHR and PAPHR: Proposal to Establish the Saskatchewan Health Information Resources Partnership: April 8, 2003, p. 20

RolloutPhase 1 (2003/2004)

• UofS online resources supplemented

Phase 2 (2004/2005) • 3 major HRs get access to subset of UofS resources + funding

for additional library staff

Phase 3 (2005/2006) • Subset access for the other 10 HRs

Phase 4 (2006/2008)• Subset access for independent practitioners, health

students/faculty at SK post-secondary institutions, & health–related provincial gov’t departments

From Partnership to ProgramName change July 2014

a) Funding realignmentb) Operational efficienciesc) Governance and accountability

Program of the University Library

Clients

Clients

Clients

• Subset of UofS resources

Resources

• Free electronic document delivery• Free training and literature search service• Portable lab – laptops and projector• Manage user account requests and initial training • Troubleshoot access to resources

Services

Extension (outreach)

• Promotion of resources• Relationship building with health care licensing

bodies and associations, 10 health regions

Collection Development

• Negotiations: Health Knowledge Network and University Library Collection Services

• SHIRP Collections Consultative Group

• Input from Health Sciences Liaison Librarians

• Feedback from practitioners directly

Assessment• Collection usage stats, instruction session

feedback, ILL stats• User survey 2014 • Website review • External assessment

Website Demo

www.shirp.ca