The innovation in the continuity : the list of existing periodicals in health libraries and documentation services in portugal

Abstract

The “Associação Portuguesa de Documentação e Informação de Saúde” (APDIS) arouse from a network of libraries and documentation & information centres that work in Portugal with health institutions. Association main purpose is to increment healthcare investigation, training and development towards better healthcare delivery, by helping to provide healthcare information and improve information exchange both at national and international levels. The List of Existing Periodicals in Health Libraries and Documentation Services in Portugal is one of the first professional tools edited by the Association and results from a strong cooperation between health institutions. This effort lead by all APDIS members is already on its sixth edition so far.