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"Transforming health care: the PDA as a reference tool" is a pilot project funded by the University of Massachusetts President's Office Information Technology Council through their Professional Development Grant program in 2004. The projects goal is to offer faculty and students in nursing programs at both UMass Boston and UMass Lowell access to an array of medical reference information, e.g., handbooks, dictionaries, calculators and diagnostic tools on small handheld personal digital assistant computers. Through exposure to the variety of information resources in this digital format, participants can discover and explore these resources at no personal financial cost. Participants borrow handhelds from the University Library’s circulation desks for loan periods of one or two weeks. The libraries also provide support in routine re-synching of handhelds and updating of information. The project is promoted through formal training sessions, written literature, and this website. The project evaluation will be made available to participants from this website.
Principal Co-Investigators
Apurva Mehta, Head of Systems, UMass Boston
Elizabeth Garcia, Information Management Coordinator UMass Boston
John Callahan, Systems Librarian, UMass Lowell
Dr. Patrick Scollin, Ed. D., M.T. (ASCP), CLS (NCA) UMass Lowell
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