This work is sponsored in part by McKesson

1. Nursing informatics pioneers and nursing informatics organizations have been solicited to preserve their materials in an archive at the National Library of Medicine started by Dr. Virginia Saba in 1997.
2. Stories of the pioneers in nursing informatics are being videotaped and made available through AMIA's website
3. Historical research is planned to document the evolution of informatics as a specialty in nursing.

Videotaped Stories from Nursing Informatics Pioneers
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Patricia Abbott, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI   Ida M. Androwich, PhD, RNC, FAAN   Jean M. Arnold, EdD, RN   Suzanne Bakken, DNSc, RN, FAAN, FACMI   Marion J. Ball, EdD   Patricia F. Brennan, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI   Betty L. Chang, DNSc, RN, FNP-C, FAAN   Connie J. Delaney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI   Carole A. Gassert, PhD, RN, FACMI, FAAN   Susan J. Grobe, PhD, RN   Rosemary Kennedy, MBA, RN   Debra Konicek, MSN, RN   Norma M. Lang, PhD, RN, FAAN

Kathleen A. McCormick, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI   Susan K Newbold, PhD RNBC FAAN FHIMS   Judy G. Ozbolt, PhD, RN Carol A. Romano, PhD, RN, BC, CNAA, FAAN   Virginia K. Saba, EdD, RN, FAAN, FACMI   Joyce E. Sensmeier, RN, MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS   Roy L. Simpson, RNC, FNAP, FAAN   Diane J. Skiba, PhD, FACMI, FAAN   Nancy Staggers, PhD, RN, FAAN   Linda Q. Thede, PhD, RN, C   Judith J. Warren, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI   Charlotte A. Weaver, RN, PhD   Elizabeth E. Weiner, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN

Common Themes from Interviews

1. Nursing Informatics what it is, present, future, what nursing brings to the table.
2. Informatics- its value, pioneer's realization of the value of informatics, how they came to understand the value of informatics
3. Significant events that have shaped the field of nursing informatics
4. Demographic of Pioneers including name, educational background, current position
5. Pioneer's path-career that lead up to involvement in (nursing) informatics, When they first considered themselves an informatics nurse.
6. Personal aspirations and accomplishments, Overall vision that guided pioneer's work, people the pioneer collaborated with to accomplish their vision/goals.
7. Pioneer's first involvement - earliest events they recall.
1. Things happening in the social and political environment that either helped or constrained the development of the field?
2. Reactions of others? Supportive? Non-believers?
3. Any level of difficulty in establishing discipline?
4. Difficulty in submitting papers?
5. Fun? Frustrating?
8. Pioneer's Lessons learned that they would like to pass on.