Design and construction of a new interface for the virtual health library – psychology (BVS-PSI Brazil) and the experience of the building of virtual health library ULAPSI’s prototype: making the user’s life easier

Abstract

Reports the experience of Virtual Health Library Psychology’s update (BVS-PSI Brazil), and the building of BVS ULAPSI’s prototype (Virtual Health Library of the Union of Latin American Entities of Psychology), occurred in 2005. The institutions involved are the Library of de Institute of Psychology of São Paulo University (SBD/IP/USP) as Managing Unit in partnership with BIREME and Forum of Brazilian Entities of Psychology. It discusses the process of adoption of technological tools and other related aspects, whenever one of the information units intend to carry out such project. The new technologies, whether using BIREME’s methodology or proprietors softwares, allowed more flexibility in the inclusion of new information sources. The technical and administrative professionals must carry out a cooperative activity by taking decisions considering the fast introduction of new interfaces. Thus, problems in the use of tools, assimilation and maintenance from the part of the responsible team are prevented. In short term, professionals must foresee difficulties when the launching of a virtual library takes place.