A section of the Library Association of IrelandA section of the Library Association of IrelandA Guide for Budding Authors in Librarianship, by Scott Nicholson, Assistant Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
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FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTERS
The International Programme Committee invites you to submit papers and posters for the 11th European Conference of Medical and Health Libraries “TOWARDS A NEW INFORMATION SPACE – INNOVATIONS AND RENOVATIONS” to be held in Helsinki, Finland, 23rd - 28th June, 2008.
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Researchers’ Use of Academic Libraries and their Services: A report commissioned by the Research Information Network and the Consortium of Research Libraries. Download the full report
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A pilot project in 10 UK public library authorities, co-ordinated by health advocacy and library organisations and endorsed by the culture, rural affairs and health ministries, will indicate whether libraries can be effective ‘agents of choice’ in their communities.
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The first Annual General Meeting (AGM) together with the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of the Irish Network of Medical Educators (INMED) is planned for the 7 – 8 of February 2008 in RCSI (Dublin).
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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Clinical Informationist Ref HR8028
Applications are invited from experienced professional librarians with a background in healthcare for a contract post of Clinical Informationist (Clinical Librarian) in the Department of Medicine at Beaumont Hospital. This is a one year Project - a Pilot study (with a possible extension to two years) to introduce the concept of a Clinical Informationist service to Ireland and to evaluate the contribution of this service to clinical decision making and healthcare outcomes in an Irish teaching hospital. The Clinical Informationist (Clinical Librarian) will search, filter and provide the best available evidence from the medical and scientific research literature to the Medical Team at the point of care. Funding for the project has been provided by the Charitable Infirmary Charitable Trust and Beaumont Hospital. The successful candidate will be a university graduate with a postgraduate qualification in Library and Information studies. A background in healthcare is desirable and experience of medical and scientific research literature would be an advantage. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience in a clinical setting and post qualification informatics training. Further details and a copy of the Job Description are available at www.rcsi.ie/careers
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The latest issue of HINT-Health Information News and Thinking is now available here
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A report commissioned by the Research Information Network (RIN) and the Consortium of Research Libraries in the British Isles (CURL) on the use of libraries by researchers has just been published. The study was designed to give an accurate of how researchers currently interact with libraries and how this interaction might develop in the future.
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The UCD James Joyce Library has become the first Irish Library to join Second Life, a 3-D digital world which UCD hopes can change the boundaries of existing library services. There are currently 40 libraries from around the world participating in Second Life, including Stanford and Harvard University Libraries.
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