About
the International Academic Nursing Alliance
Our Mission
The International
Academic Nursing Alliance (IANA) is a global internet
network of nursing educators, linking resources and information from
schools of nursing that facilitate collaborations, exchanges, mentoring
opportunities, research and faculty development.
Delivering
on Our Mission
Sigma Theta Tau International
powers IANA as a database that allows nurses worldwide to access information
and resources that can be used to foster high standards in nursing education
to ultimately improve nursing care.
IANA will not have or hold
products and services of its own. Rather, the system will direct users
to the universities and/or faculty member(s) who have the information
they seek. Once the match or lead has been provided, IANA steps out
of the exchange. Users will contact the university, dean or faculty
member directly to pursue the products, services or information.
To accomplish this, the system will offer search engine capabilities
that allow users to search on keyword(s) and restrict the type of results
through advanced search if they desire.
Using this concept, search results are returned and sorted on relevancy.
In addition, results are tagged and/or cross-referenced to supply corresponding
data about the “information type” (i.e. syllabi, sabbaticals, research
findings, topical outlines, etc.), faculty member/contact, and the institution.
Users will then be able to pursue the desired information via the contact
information.
The development of
IANA was facilitated by the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma
Theta Tau International* in September 1999, when 31 nurse leaders
from around the world discussed its feasibility and desirability. Then,
at a meeting in Atlanta, Ga., USA, in October 2000, representatives
from 28 countries established an advisory committee and 10 work groups,
which would function as the powerhouse of development. In March 2001,
the advisory committee developed IANA's mission, vision and work schedule.
IANA was formally constituted and its board of directors meets regularly
to continue to develop IANA and to seek funding to support this new
nursing alliance.
By linking the worldwide resources of nursing institutions, IANA provides
the following benefits:
• Nursing programs are strengthened.
• Nursing faculty gain expanded resources.
• Nurses are provided more opportunities to access research and content.
• Nursing expertise is shared and nurtured.
• Health care delivery is tangibly improved.
IANA
is collaborating with the International Network for Doctoral Education
in Nursing [INDEN] to facilitate their data collection
specifically on international doctoral programs. If your institution
offers a doctoral program in nursing, we would like to encourage you
to complete the questionnaire prepared by INDEN, by clicking the link
below.
http://surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=507211469111
By establishing
an account or registering on one of Sigma Theta Tau International's
web sites, you are considered a registered user on the following:
the International
Academic Nursing Alliance, Nursing
Knowledge International and the
Virginia
Henderson International Library.
You may access these sites utilizing the same user id and password.
If you have registered on one web site, you are considered a registered
user of all three sites.
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