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5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists

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5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists

 

Contents

Sponsors 3
Acknowledgements 10
Welcome 11
Conference programme 12
Welcome messages
Prof R A Mogotlane , Vice Principal, University of Pretoria 15
Mr R Moropa , Acting Director, Academic Information Service, University of Pretoria 16
Prof N P J Kriek, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria 17
Keynote speakers
Dr Adi Paterson - Towards e-Research in South Africa 19
Mr Roy Page-Shipp - South African Research Information Service project 20
Prof B Rubidge - Catalogue to our past and clues for the future - what the fossil record tells us 21
Dr Glenda Myers - Evidence-based medicine (EBM); evidence-based-librarianship (EBL); and all that jazz 22
Contributed papers
Session 1: Library Products and Services
1. Patching the publicity disconnect: Promoting information resources and services to Ohio veterinary professionals MURPHY, S.A. ( Veterinary Medicine Library, Ohio State University, USA) 24
2. Providing current awareness and information support services during a national crisis : the role of the Pirbright Library during the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK 2001 SHRIGLEY, S. (Library , Institute for Animal Health Laboratory, Pirbright, UK) 29
3. Client relationship marketing in the provision of animal health information: implications for librarians HADEBE, Z C. (Library, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe) 33
4. Programme for agricultural information service (PRAIS) in the SADC countries VERSTER, E. (Library and Information Services, University of the Free State, SA) 37
5. Effectiveness of Sokoine National Agricultural Library in disseminating veterinary information SIFE, A.S. and CHILIMO, W. (Sokoine National Agricultural Library, Tanzania) 42
Sessions 2 & 3: E-Resources
6. African web-based animal health information LWOGA, E. T. and SIFE, A.S. ( Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania) 51
7 . Assessment of the utilisation of Makerere University electronic information resources by academic staff; challenges and prospects AGABA, D.M. ( Veterinary Medicine Library, Makerere University, Uganda) 57
8. Enhancing the use of electronic resources on a university library's website; herding electronic resources into subject groupings . CARRIGAN, E., SEWELL, R., WILSON, M.D.and HIGHSMITH, A. (Medical Sciences Library, Texas A& M University, USA) 63
9. Seamless library services using the Open URL syntax KING, P. (Kresge Library, The Scripps Research Institute, California, USA ) 67
10. Towards a development and use of internet web and information communication technologies for veterinary medicine education in Nigeria . BABALOBI, T. (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria) 73
Session 4: Knowledge Management
11. Reconstructing knowledge about livestock management in southern Africa before colonisation. SWANEPOEL, D. and SNIJDERS, A. (Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute Library, SA) 82
12. From libraries to knowledge centres: transforming library services for the knowledge age . LAWRENCE, R. (Knowledge Resource Centre, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia) 90
13. Communities of practice in an academic library: a run on the wild side? VAN WYK, J (Academic Information Service, University of Pretoria, SA) 97
Session 5: The Web
14. Digital collections; introduction and development of a model for the collection and dissemination of scientific and technologic information in veterinary medicine and other fields . ZIMBA, H.F. and HARUN, M. (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique) 104
15. Herding tacit knowledge; the opportunity for real teamwork to digitise information resources in support of learning, teaching and research at the University of Pretoria . BREYTENBACH, A., GRIMBEEK, E., GROENEWALD, R., HARMSE, N. HAUPT, S. and SMITH, C. (Academic Information Service and Telematic Learning & Education Innovation, University of Pretoria, SA) 108
16. Portal business; the conception, production and marketing . COATES, L. (Zoological Society of San Diego Library, San Diego, California, USA) 116
17. Web portals for animal health; capturing and harnessing information and knowledge for the e-environment . LOURENS, A., COETSEE, T., BREYTENBACH, A. and VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, E. (Academic Information Service, Veterinary Science Library, University of Pretoria, SA) 119
Sessions 6 & 7: Role of the Information Specialist
18. Benchmarking; pathway to knowledge sharing . BURFORD, N. (Medical Sciences Library, Texas A&M University, USA) 126
19. Library management issues, then and now . KOK, V. T., KRIZ, H. and FANG, C.S. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia, USA) 128
20. Enhancing access to animal health information; the role of information specialists . SIMUI, M. (Veterinary Library, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia) 131
21. Exploring new information habitats: the information specialist as guide in the e-Research environment . VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, E. and RANDALL, E. (Academic Information Service, University of P retoria, SA) 136
22. Developing information skills training to meet the changing needs of veterinary education . BROWN, F. and DOZIER, M. (Veterinary Library, University of Edinburgh, UK) 141
Poster session
1. The Hernquist Library – changing bookshelves, changing roles . Beata Akersten. ( Hernquist Library, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden. ) 148
2. A knowledge platform in veterinary public health: the experience of IZSA&M . B. Alessandrini, P. Colangeli, D. Orientale, S. Del Papa. ( Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’A bruzzo e del Molise “Giuseppe Caporale”. 64100 Teramo, Italy.) 148
3. Development of an expert information system for the management of animal diseases epidemics . P. Colangeli, R. Lelli. (I stituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’A bruzzo e del Molise “Giuseppe Caporale”, 64100 Teramo, Italy.) 149
4 . How information beats iron or knowledge management enables Strasser hoofcare . Martha de Jager. ( Knowledge Management, Deloitte & Touche, Pretoria, SA ) 149
5. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “Giuseppe Caporale” and international cooperation . S. Del Papa, B. Alessandrini, O. Pediconi. (OIE Collaborating Centre for Veterinary Training, Epidemiology, Food Safety and Animal Welfare ; Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “Giuseppe Caporale”. 64100 Teramo, Italy.) 150
6 . Mentoring in a veterinary library . Raisa Iivonen. ( Viikki Science Library, University of Helsinki, Finland.) 150
7 . The Health Sciences library as partner in case-based learning exercises: the diagnostic challenges at Washington State University . Sarah K. McCord and Vicki F. Croft. ( Washington State University, Health Sciences Library, Pullman, WA, USA.) 151
8. Open access issues and how these are being addressed at the University of Glasgow . Maureen McGovern. ( James Herriot Library , University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK ) 151
9. Totally E: Meeting the challenge of going electronic only for document delivery and interlibrary loan . Becky McKay, Chris Foster , Martha Bedard . ( Medical Sciences Library, Texas A&M University, USA.) 152
10. Harnessing information resources: collection management at the Veterinary Science Library, University Pretoria . Marguerite Nel. ( Academic Information Service, University of Pretoria, SA .) 152
11. Promoting information literacy as a cooperative project between five Nordic countries . Teodora Oker-Blom*, Anne Cathrine Munthe, Heli Myllys.* ( *Viikki Science Library, University of Helsinki, Finland; Library, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Norway. ) 153
12. Bluetongue entomological surveillance in East European and Balkan countries: collection and display of geographical data . L. Savini, Carla Ippoliti, Sandro Pelini, Annamaria Conte, Paolo Calistri. ( Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’A bruzzo e del Molise “Giuseppe Caporale”, 64100 Teramo, Italy.) 153
13. The international scientific visibility: the case of the research in veterinary medicine in Mozambique (A visibilidade científica internacional: o caso da pesquisa na área de medicina veterinária em Moçambique) . Horácio Francisco Zimba & Suzana Pinheiro Machado Mueller. (Veterinary Library, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Moçambique; Universidade de Brasília, Brazil. ) 154
List of delegates 155
Index to authors 160

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  • South African Research Information Service project
    Page-Shipp, R.J. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    Keynote paper delivered at the 5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, held 4-7 July 2005 at Onderstepoort, South Africa with the theme Running wild, running free: capturing, harnessing and ...
  • Evidence-based medicine (EBM); Evidence-based-librarianship (EBL); and all that jazz
    Myers, Glenda (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    Keynote paper delivered at the 5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, held 4-7 July 2005 at Onderstepoort, South Africa with the theme Running wild, running free: capturing, harnessing and ...
  • Catalogue to our past and clues for the future - what the fossil record tells us
    Rubidge, B. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    Keynote paper delivered at the 5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, held 4-7 July 2005 at Onderstepoort, South Africa with the theme Running wild, running free: capturing, harnessing and ...
  • Welcome message Prof N Kriek, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria
    Kriek, N.P.J. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    Welcome message delivered by the Dean of the Veterinary Science Faculty, University of Pretoria at the opening of the 5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, held 4-7 July 2005 at Onderstepoort, ...
  • Towards E-research in South Africa
    Paterson, Adi (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    Keynote paper delivered at the opening of the 5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, held 4-7 July 2005 at Onderstepoort, South Africa with the theme Running wild, running free: capturing, ...