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Support for resource centres
The Support for resource centres section has been developed to
offer support and guidance to resource centre practioners working
in primary health care and disability sectors. The section will
be developed according to our users' needs in the coming year.
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“Resource centres are catalysts for change and can become
decisive in increasing the capacity of communities and nations.
They are centres of excellence which record, remember and learn
from past experience, and turn this experience into lessons for
the future. They tap pools of data and information and channel
them into streams of knowledge flowing where they are most needed”
Streams of knowledge: the role of water and sanitation centres
in closing the gap on unmet needs
IRC, March 2000
Resource centre manual
 Use the left-hand menu to view different sections of the resource centre manual
This manual was originally
created in response to requests from organisations working in primary
health care and related fields for support in setting up resource
centres. Much of the information is drawn from the experience of
Healthlink Worldwide and its partners in developing resource centres
specialising in health and disability issues.
The manual contains practical information on all aspects of setting
up and managing a resource centre: from planning, fundraising
and finding a suitable location, to collecting and organising
materials, developing information services, and monitoring and
evaluating the work of the resource centre. It includes information
on how to use computers, get the most out of the Internet and
select database software.
The practical information includes checklists, tips,
examples and illustrations, which can be used for reference or
training. You are welcome to print out the pages for use as handouts
or adapt any of the content for other materials, provided it is
for educational purposes and the source is acknowledged. Each
section of the manual is available on this website as PDF or Word
format for printing or reading offline.
An Arabic translation of each section of the manual is also
available in PDF format.
Electronic discussion group
We are also planning to set up an electronic discussion group
specifically aimed at resource centre practitioners. Our research
and experience has shown that there is a lot of enthusiasm and
demand for this kind of communication and support amongst our
users.
The initial focus for the electronic discussion group will be
on the sharing of resources, monitoring and evaluation,
and needs assessment methodology that people find useful, as well
as keeping people informed about different areas of work. There
is scope to have discussions on particular themes or issues of
concern that may affect the group.
If you are interested in joining our discussion group please
send an email to source@ich.ucl.ac.uk
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