Title :
WAX ActiveLibrary; a tool to manage information overload
Author :
Hanka, R. ; O´Brien, C. ; Heathfield, H. ; Buchan, I.
Author_Institution :
Med. Inf. Unit, Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
WAX ActiveLibrary/sup TM/ is a knowledge management system that seeks to support doctors´ decision making through the provision of electronic books containing a wide range of clinical knowledge and locally based information. WAX has been piloted in two regions in the United Kingdom. The evaluation of the system has been designed to provide results that could be used for informed future development rather than to measure clinical outcomes.
Keywords :
digital libraries; electronic publishing; medical expert systems; medical information systems; United Kingdom; WAX ActiveLibrary; clinical knowledge; clinical outcomes; doctors; electronic books; information overload management tool; informed future development; knowledge management system; locally based information; medical decision making; Biomedical informatics; Costs; Crisis management; Electronic publishing; Humans; Information management; Information technology; Knowledge management; Postal services; Rain;
Conference_Titel :
Systems Sciences, 1999. HICSS-32. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Maui, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0001-3
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1999.773024
