Information services and products for Phytomedicine and Ethno-veterinary medicine : supporting new research niche areas in Africa

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dc.contributor.author Coetsee, Tertia
dc.contributor.author Nel, Marguerite Alice
dc.contributor.other International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML) (10th : 2009 : Brisbane, Australia)
dc.contributor.other International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (ICAHIS) (6th : 2009 : Brisbane, Australia)
dc.contributor.other International Clinical Librarian Conference (ICLC) 94th : 2009 : Brisbane, Australia)
dc.date.accessioned 2011-05-16T12:56:54Z
dc.date.available 2011-05-16T12:56:54Z
dc.date.created 2009-09-03
dc.date.issued 2011-05-16T12:56:54Z
dc.description Paper presented at the 10th International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML) 2009, incorporating the 6th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (ICAHIS) and the 4th International Clinical Librarian Conference (ICLC), Brisbane, Australia, 2009. en_US
dc.description.abstract Early in 2006 a new four year faculty plan was developed for the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria. The emphasis was on postgraduate training, stimulating research on unique problems and the development of national and international relationships. Five “National Research Foundation Developed Research Niche Areas” were identified of which "Phytomedicine and ethno-veterinary medicine" was one. This programme focuses on the development of extracts from South African plants with antimicrobial or anti-parasitic activity for use in animal production. This paper will focus on the role of the Veterinary Science Library of the University of Pretoria to promote information services to support research in this discipline. It will illustrate how the information specialist can become closely aligned with the faculty department, to support education innovation and research excellence. In order to provide resources for current research in phytomedicine and ethno-veterinary medicine, the information collection of the Library was evaluated against other national and international university libraries’ collections. As many of the postgraduate students are situated off campus, often outside South Africa, the focus is on electronic information products and services for easier retrieval of information, group interaction, information sharing and collaboration and the digital preservation of intellectual products of the Phytomedicine Programme. A webpage and a digitized slide collection with optimum accessibility provided by metadata, are part of information support. The important role of the information specialist in ensuring the development of relevant information services and products to support research in a new and dynamic subject field, with significance for Africa, is illustrated. en_US
dc.format.extent Presentation: 25 slides : col. en_US
dc.format.extent Paper: 13 p. en_US
dc.format.medium PDF en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16577
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject Information services en_US
dc.subject Research niche areas en_US
dc.subject Phytomedicine en_US
dc.subject Ethno-veterinary medicine en_US
dc.subject Research support en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Information services en
dc.subject.lcsh Information scientists en
dc.title Information services and products for Phytomedicine and Ethno-veterinary medicine : supporting new research niche areas in Africa en_US
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