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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 93 13:21:41 EDT
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Originator: oclc-journals@oclc.org
From: epub@oclc.org (Electronic Publishing Section)
Subject: Electronic Nursing Journal Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:
Andrea Keyhani (614) 764-6474
Nita Dean (614) 761-5002
SIGMA THETA TAU AND OCLC TO PRODUCE ELECTRONIC NURSING JOURNAL
DUBLIN, Ohio, April 7, 1993--Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of
Nursing and OCLC Online Computer Library Center will start publishing a new
electronic peer-reviewed journal for nurses in November 1993.
The _Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing_ will make current
research findings available for the immediate use of clinical nurses,
academicians, and researchers. The journal will also provide critical
reviews of research literature to guide nursing practice and research.
Articles will include a statement of the practice problem, a summary of the
research, annotated critical references, practice implications, research
needed, search strategies, and references used. The electronic format will
allow timely access to information without long publication delays. Readers
will be able to search articles directly for information of interest to them
and review, download, or print relevant information in whole or in part.
Sigma Theta Tau will provide the editorial content. OCLC will provide the
electronic publishing and delivery capabilities.
"Our idea is to be at the forefront of knowledge synthesis," said Jane
Barnsteiner, RN, Ph.D., and Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN),
who has been named editor of the journal. "We are fortunate to have a group
of nationally known researchers whose specialty is research utilization
working along with academic researchers and clinicians to produce this
important and innovative publication."
Dr. Barnsteiner is associate professor and director of the Pediatric Critical
Care Graduate Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in
Philadelphia. She is also director of nursing practice and research at The
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
"We are excited about this partnership with OCLC to promote access to nursing
knowledge to the worldwide community of scholars," said Nell J. Watts, RN,
MSN, FAAN, executive officer of Sigma Theta Tau International.
K. Wayne Smith, president and chief executive officer, OCLC, stated: "We are
proud to provide electronic publishing services for this ground-breaking new
journal. It promises to change the way nursing professionals organize and
store their research findings and is an important advance in electronic
publishing for both Sigma Theta Tau and OCLC."
Subscribers to the _Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing_ will
be able to access the journal using GUIDON, a graphical user interface
developed by OCLC, or the OCLC Electronic Publishing Service (EPS), a
command-driven ASCII user interface. GUIDON runs in the Microsoft Windows
environment on an 80286 or higher PC. It supports searching by subject,
title, author, keyword, date, and a full range of Boolean and proximity
operators. Guidon displays full text, figures, tables, and equations in
quality that rivals the printed page. EPS runs on a terminal or PC with
software emulating a VT100 terminal.
The journal will be available on a subscription basis to individuals or
institutions.
The _Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing_ will be the second
electronic journal distributed by OCLC. Last July, the _Online Journal of
Current Clinical Trials_, published by the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, was launched.
Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing has 322 chapters and
more than 160,000 members worldwide. Founded in 1922 by six nursing
students, the organization was named for the Greek words Storga (love),
Tharos (courage), and Tima (honor). Today, Sigma Theta Tau recognizes
superior achievements in nursing, encourages leadership development, fosters
high nursing standards, and strengthens the commitment to the ideals of the
profession.
In 1989, the Society dedicated its 32,000-square foot International Center
for Nursing Scholarship and Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library,
located in downtown Indianapolis, Ind. Rather than a collection of books,
the Henderson Library is a scientific information system in electronic
databases which nurses and other health care professionals can access.
OCLC is a nonprofit computer library service and research organization whose
computer network and services link more than 16,000 libraries in 47 countries
and territories. (NC)
Biography of the Editor
of the
_Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing_:
Jane Barnsteiner, RN, Ph.D., and Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
(FAAN), has been named editor of the _Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis
for Nursing_. Dr. Barnsteiner is associate professor and director of the
pediatric critical care graduate program at the University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing in Philadelphia. She is also director of nursing practice
and research at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Her clinical specialization is pediatric nursing and her research interest is
research utilization. She is particularly interested in how practicing
nurses receive information about research findings and how they make
decisions about adopting recommended changes.
She holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing and a doctorate in clinical nursing research from the
University of Michigan.
Dr. Barnsteiner is also an editor of _Outcome Standards for Nursing Care of
the Critically Ill_, published by the American Association of Critical-Care
Nurses (AACN), and has been a member of the Electronic Journal Subcommittee
of Sigma Theta Tau's Library Scientific Committee.
--Deb Bendig, OCLC-JOURNALS List Owner (e-pub@oclc.org)
