AHIS UK & Ireland Annual Meeting 2009

The AHIS UK & Ireland Annual Meeting 2009 was taking place  at the Veterinary Science Centre, University College Dublin, June 2nd, 2009, the event with the participation of the regular members plus guests from EVLG and even MLA.

1. 10.00  Registration and Coffee
2. 10.20  Welcome by Professor Grace Mulcahy, Dean of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin
3. 10.30  Niamh Brennan, Trinity College Dublin: Institutional
   Repositories and how they can Assist Research
4. 11.15   Moira Brent, Faculty Liaison Librarian, National Teaching
   Fellow Robinson Library, Newcastle University, Information
   Literacy and Support for Researchers
5. 12.00 Sinead Keane, Editor of the Irish Veterinary Journal will speak about recent developments with the journal.
6. Nick Short, Head of Electronic Media  Unit Royal  Veterinary College: WikiVet
7. 14:45 Robert Kimberley, Regional Director, UK & Ireland, Ovid Technologies will speak about Animal Health Resources from Ovid
8. 15:00 Natalia Timiraos, Senior Sales Executive, BioMed Central will talk to us about Open Access and it’s Benefits in the Dissemination of Research

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After introductory remarks by Fiona Brown and Diarmuid Stokes, the Dean welcomed everyone and wished for a fruitful conference.

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Niamh Brennan first introduced the existing open access resources  and the possibilities connected with them, cf.  Romeo Sherpa. Many repositories can be found in the Registry of Open Access Repositories.   Then she showed how they are utilized in  the Trinity College in the Current Research Information System and TARA (Trinity’s Access to Rearch Archives) and what the benefits are to the Trinity Community. A further emphasis was placed on e-theses. She closed with the presentation of various other Open Access Repositories, focussing on the  HEAnet (Irelands National Education and Research Network) and the IREL- Open Project. All in all there was a wealth of information both to the newcomer and the experienced.

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A phenomenological review of the different stages of academic career and the inherent information retrieval habit was goiven and the role of tle library in supporting research was stressed.

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Sinead Keane gave an insight into the interaction of researchers, practitioners and the publishers of the Irish Veterinary Journal, presenting details on how it is managed and edited.

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Nick Short gave an introduction to WikiVet and a short workshop on how to write a Wiki.

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Robert Kimberly gave an overview over the current Wolters-Kluwer / Ovid services.

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Natalia Timiraos gave an overview over the BioMedCentral services.

This was followed by discussion and a social gathering.

Friedhelm Rump, June 2nd, 2009

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