Opening Gateways: A Practical Guide for Designing Electronic Records Access Programs
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Appendix 2. Diagnostic Tool
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The Diagnostic Tool - Users, uses, suppliers and content dimensions
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Users, uses, suppliers and content dimensions
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Dimension
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Nature of Dimension
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Source and nature of constraint or flexibility
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Key Constraint
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Characteristics of users |
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Predictability of uses |
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Sensitivity of content |
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Frame of reference needed to interpret and use content |
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Status of meta data |
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Uniformity of data/record sources |
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Degree of integration among data/record sources |
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Usefulness of content over time |
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Diagnosis of dimension interdependencies
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Priorities
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Trade-offs
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New options
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Other
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The Diagnostic Tool - Organizational structure and context dimensions
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Organizational structure and content dimensions
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Dimension
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Nature of Dimension
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Source and nature of constraint or flexibility
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Key Constraint
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Structure of relationships with information suppliers |
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Structure of relationships with information users |
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Involvement of access provider in original data collection |
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Extent of value-added service by access provider |
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Nature of data flows |
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Suitability of existing technology |
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Relationship of access program to overall mission |
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Diagnosis of dimension interdependencies
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Priorities
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Trade-offs
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Other
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