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On Your Behalf puter which generates the mailing lists. Because sub­ scriptions are organized on a calendar basis, the sub­ scriber must be sent all back issues of the journal for the (The first of a regular series by MRAA office bearers) MR~ year when a subscription is received part way through the year. All cheques received with both orders for Resource RESOURCE CENTRE OFFICER Centre documents and for Journal subscriptions are The position of Resource Centre Officer is twofold, recorded and then passed to the MRAA Treasurer for involving the handling of both MRAA Resource Centre processing. An invoice is generated for all orders when a publications, as well as all subscriptions to the Aus­ cheque is not included. tralian Medical Record Journal (AMRJ). Conclusion Resource Centre Publications The work of Resource Centre Officer is not without its The responsibility for Resource Centre publications irritations! Orders for documents which are out of print involves processing all orders received for documents involve writing back to people informing them of this published by the Medical Record Association of Aus­ and can take a lot of time. Making out invoices, because tralia. These orders are received from MRAs, hospitals, no money or insufficient money has been sent, is also libraries, teaching institutions and others. time consuming. The primary storage area for Resource In addition, the Resource Centre Officer must ensure Centre documents, stationery and back issues of the that all documents are reprinted as required and reviewed journal is the Resource Centre Officer's office. There and updated on a regular basis. The Resource Centre are piles of documents on the floor - the office is a disas­ also makes arrangements with other Medical Record ter area! Associations to purchase their documents for our mem­ Despite all this, the work is interesting. It involves bers: such as the recent arrangement with American contact with a wide variety of people, both within and Medical Record Association. outside the profession. Above all, I enjoy the opportunity The position also includes responsibility for ensuring of being able to DO something for my Association. that MRAA publications are advertised in appropriate places, whenever possible: for example through displays Josephine Raw, at conferences and seminars, distributing order forms, Resource Centre Officer and placing advertisements in the Journal. MRAA Resource Centre, Documents currently available through the Resource POBox 12, North Melbourne Vic. 3051 Centre are: • Medical Record Association of Australia Information Brochure (1987) • Position Statement on Continuing Education (1987) APPLICATION TO BECOME • Model Duty Statement for Medical Record Adminis­ A FRIEND OF trators (1985) INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF • Evaluation of Medical Record Departments using HEALTH RECORD ORGANIZATIONS the Criteria Method (1985). • Proceedings: 12th Australian Conference on Medical Records (1987). Your Name: . MRAA coffee mugs are also available. Two other documents - Position Statement on Quality Address: . and Confidentialty of Health Records Assurance (1987) (1987) - are currently being updated and should be available in the near future. Several new documents for Post/Zip Code Country the Resource Centre are presently being prepared. minimum subscription $US20.00 Journal Subscriptions donation for" $US . All financial members of the MRAA receive a copy of the Australian Medical Record Journal as part of their Cheque for: $US . membership, but journal subscription applications are also received from libraries, hospitals, health depart­ * specify or leave 'for general purposes' ments and other organizations. The journal is sent to all states of Australia and, in fact, to all corners of the world. Send to: Ms Uli Hoffman Countries receiving the Journal include: United Kingdom; Secretary/Treasurer USA; Indonesia; Hong Kong; Israel; New Zealand; Ger­ Ostpreussenstr 89 many; Canada and Brunei. 0.8000 Munich 81 When a request for a journal subscription is received, Federal Republic of Germany the Membership Officer must be given the subscriber's address so that the subscriber can be placed on the com- AMR JOURNAL, MARCH, 1988 23 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Medical Record Journal SAGE

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SAGE
Copyright
© 1988 Health Information Management Association of Australia Limited
ISSN
0817-3907
eISSN
1833-3575
DOI
10.1177/183335838801800110
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Abstract

puter which generates the mailing lists. Because sub­ scriptions are organized on a calendar basis, the sub­ scriber must be sent all back issues of the journal for the (The first of a regular series by MRAA office bearers) MR~ year when a subscription is received part way through the year. All cheques received with both orders for Resource RESOURCE CENTRE OFFICER Centre documents and for Journal subscriptions are The position of Resource Centre Officer is twofold, recorded and then passed to the MRAA Treasurer for involving the handling of both MRAA Resource Centre processing. An invoice is generated for all orders when a publications, as well as all subscriptions to the Aus­ cheque is not included. tralian Medical Record Journal (AMRJ). Conclusion Resource Centre Publications The work of Resource Centre Officer is not without its The responsibility for Resource Centre publications irritations! Orders for documents which are out of print involves processing all orders received for documents involve writing back to people informing them of this published by the Medical Record Association of Aus­ and can take a lot of time. Making out invoices, because tralia. These orders are received from MRAs, hospitals, no money or insufficient money has been sent, is also libraries, teaching institutions and others. time consuming. The primary storage area for Resource In addition, the Resource Centre Officer must ensure Centre documents, stationery and back issues of the that all documents are reprinted as required and reviewed journal is the Resource Centre Officer's office. There and updated on a regular basis. The Resource Centre are piles of documents on the floor - the office is a disas­ also makes arrangements with other Medical Record ter area! Associations to purchase their documents for our mem­ Despite all this, the work is interesting. It involves bers: such as the recent arrangement with American contact with a wide variety of people, both within and Medical Record Association. outside the profession. Above all, I enjoy the opportunity The position also includes responsibility for ensuring of being able to DO something for my Association. that MRAA publications are advertised in appropriate places, whenever possible: for example through displays Josephine Raw, at conferences and seminars, distributing order forms, Resource Centre Officer and placing advertisements in the Journal. MRAA Resource Centre, Documents currently available through the Resource POBox 12, North Melbourne Vic. 3051 Centre are: • Medical Record Association of Australia Information Brochure (1987) • Position Statement on Continuing Education (1987) APPLICATION TO BECOME • Model Duty Statement for Medical Record Adminis­ A FRIEND OF trators (1985) INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF • Evaluation of Medical Record Departments using HEALTH RECORD ORGANIZATIONS the Criteria Method (1985). • Proceedings: 12th Australian Conference on Medical Records (1987). Your Name: . MRAA coffee mugs are also available. Two other documents - Position Statement on Quality Address: . and Confidentialty of Health Records Assurance (1987) (1987) - are currently being updated and should be available in the near future. Several new documents for Post/Zip Code Country the Resource Centre are presently being prepared. minimum subscription $US20.00 Journal Subscriptions donation for" $US . All financial members of the MRAA receive a copy of the Australian Medical Record Journal as part of their Cheque for: $US . membership, but journal subscription applications are also received from libraries, hospitals, health depart­ * specify or leave 'for general purposes' ments and other organizations. The journal is sent to all states of Australia and, in fact, to all corners of the world. Send to: Ms Uli Hoffman Countries receiving the Journal include: United Kingdom; Secretary/Treasurer USA; Indonesia; Hong Kong; Israel; New Zealand; Ger­ Ostpreussenstr 89 many; Canada and Brunei. 0.8000 Munich 81 When a request for a journal subscription is received, Federal Republic of Germany the Membership Officer must be given the subscriber's address so that the subscriber can be placed on the com- AMR JOURNAL, MARCH, 1988 23

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