An exploration of the potential of WWW current awareness services for oncology nurses

نویسندگان

  • Ina Fourie
  • Retha Claasen-Veldsman
چکیده

Purpose – The potential of current awareness services (CAS) for oncology nurses is considered with special reference to the spectrum of WWW CAS that are available, their benefits and problems, and how these can be linked to the dynamic health environments in which oncology nurses may find themselves. The intention with the article is to show the need for exploring the value of WWW CAS for dynamic professional fields such as oncology nursing, and to offer a point of departure for research on their information behaviour. The WWW CAS that were identified might be used to get oncology nurses interested in using such services, as well as in participating in research on their information behaviour.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Electronic Library

دوره 25  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007