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The evolution of the IAIMS: lessons for the next decade
1Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical Laboratory, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. bill.stead@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu
Summary
The Integrated Academic (Advanced) Information Management System (IAIMS) initiative transforms biomedical information access. Regional IAIMS extensions offer new paradigms for workforce development and information publication.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Informatics
- Health Sciences Library Science
- Information Management
Background:
- The Integrated Academic (Advanced) Information Management System (IAIMS) initiative originated in the early 1980s.
- It addressed evolving trends in biomedical information, transfer, and access.
- The initiative aimed to clarify implications for health sciences libraries.
Observation:
- Three core themes are crucial for IAIMS development: paradigm shifts, investment in reusable infrastructure, and cross-cultural collaboration.
- IAIMS implementation progresses through four organizational stages: awareness, foundational infrastructure, integration as an additional effort, and integration as an inherent part of organizational structure and information architecture.
- A fifth stage involves extending IAIMS to regional areas, replicating earlier processes and leveraging existing infrastructure.
Findings:
- Regional IAIMS (Area IAIMS) development is a logical progression.
- Area IAIMS reapply the four-stage implementation process.
- Existing infrastructure is reused across cooperating organizations.
Implications:
- Area IAIMS possess the potential to revolutionize the biomedical field.
- New paradigms for manpower development can be enabled.
- Innovative approaches to information publication are facilitated.
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