EVLG-Meeting 2009 at Dublin Castle

The meeting started off with Friedhelm Rump welcoming everyone, including the AHIS UK and Ireland group.

Fiona Brown spoke on behalf of this group and emphasized the importancxe of colleagues keeping contact, this time also across groups.

Trenton Boyd gave an account of a decision made at the annual VMLS MLA meeting in Honolulu in May.  There was a recommendation agreed upon of “Titles  for Consideration for the Basic List of Veterinary Serials”  in the US.

Robert Taylor of CABI gave an account of the latest developments in the information bases and tolls available at CABI, especially: http://www.cababstractsplus.org/veterinarymedicine/.

Friedhelm Rump added thanks and closing remarks and Esther Carrigan talked about the journals section of  VMLS.

Friedhelm Rump

Veterinary Session at 11th EAHIL Conference, Helsinki 26. 06. 08, 14:00 – 15:30

The session consisted of four presentations as follows.

Luisa Fruttini, Raoul Ciappelloni, Biblioteca Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Umbria e dellle Marche, Italy:

Scientific libraries and publishing communities dealing with new consumer’s informational needs in nutrition and food safety

Abstract

Kirsti Strengehagen, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway

Research documentation in Norway – counting the results

Abstract

Bea Winkler, Éva Orbán, Veterinary Science Library, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary:

Net the net generation

Abstract

Christine Brouwir, Sandrine Vandenput, Michael Maas, Nancy Durieux, Nicolas Farion, Francoise Pasleau, Life Sciences Library, University of Liége, Liége, Belgium:

Placing the academic library at the centre of veterinary PhD students’ training

[This presentation received the award for the best presentation given by a firsttimer at an EAHIL-conference, in this case Christine Brouwir. It was given to the presenter at the general assembly on Saturday, June 28th]

Abstract

All presentations were meaningful, concise and well received.

Friedhelm Rump