Lenus & Open Access Policy in the HSE

Lenus & Open Access Policy in the HSE

Aoife Lawton22nd October 2013

Seminar “Getting the information you need – open access for health and well-being”St. Patrick’s Hospital, Dublin Oct 22nd 2013

Overview

• What is Lenus about?

• What is the vision for Lenus?

• How does the HSE’s OA policy complement Lenus?

What is Lenus? • Lenus is an online repository set up to make research &

grey literature in healthcare in Ireland more easily accessible.

to become the primary online resource for

information relating to the Irish health services. Our commitment is to preserve, maintain

and make freely available for research purposes, policy & research

from authors and health agencies on the island of Ireland to the

global community. Lenus’ vision is to support Open Access research in Irish

health by developing a single access point and repository for Irish health literature and research.

Background

• 2005 HSE established and former health boards abolished

• 2006 HSE Libraries Online & IHPA launched

• 2007-2008 Project Plan to implement Lenus

• 2009 Lenus launched

Repository Rationale

• Health services in Irelando Diverse (130 organisations)o Knowledge intensive sector

• Dissemination & availability of Irish research key to evidence-based practice’

• Grey literature important source of evidence for public health (Ogilvie, Dobbins, Franks)

• No central system for collection, dissemination or preservation of Irish health literature existed.

Content criteria

Content accepted in Lenus meets the following criteria:

• The information is in the public domain• Peer-reviewed research • The information has a focus on healthcare• The information is being submitted on behalf of an organisation(s) or author(s) with their permission.

Making Online Submission easier

Issues and Resolutions

• Health research matters but awareness of OA & Lenus is low.

• Survey 2012 (n=450)o 25.3% of respondents had never heard of Lenus. o 46% had never heard of Open access publishing

• Self deposit low• Lack of authority control for subjects, author names (?)

How is this being resolved?• Advisory Group set up in the HSE• National Steering Committee for Open Access established• Local events at hospitals and communication (Clinical Program)

Launch of Lenus Feb 2009

Integrated WWSA & Researchscope• Mar

2010

Lenus Working Group set up 7 members June 2011

April 2013

Milestones

Milestone announcement!

….integration with RIAN

Governance

Project TeamWorking Group

Advisory Group

Lenus Project Team

Lenus Working Group

Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann

HSE OA & Research Advisory Group

National HR

HSE Library & Information Service

Medical

Education &

Training

National

Cancer Contro

l Programme

Quality & Patient Safety Audit

Nursing &

Midwifery

Planning &

Development

Public Health

Looking Ahead

• Bibliometric study of impact

• Strategic Plan

• Keep in touch with userso Survey 2014o Training sessions (monthly)

• Keep research on the agenda

• Global Health initiative

• OA journal for healthcare

Further Informationwww.lenus.iehttp://rian.iewww.hse.ie/cliks