AHIS (UK & Ireland) Conference 2007

Tomorrow's technology today

PROGRAMME: 26 July 2007

Join us in Edinburgh for our conference and participative workshop.

The speakers in the morning will bring you up to speed with developments in such diverse areas as Library 2.0, open access initiatives and animal welfare and ethics. In the afternoon there is an opportunity to learn about and use key products available to the animal health information community.

10:00 Registration with Coffee

10:25 Welcome

10:30 John MacColl Head of Digital Library at Edinburgh University Library will demystify Library 2.0.

11:15 Andy Harris head of Systems Strategy at the Wellcome Library will speak about PubMed Central UK and open access developments

12:00 Dorothy McKeegan UFAW lecturer in animal welfare at Glasgow University will update us on changes in animal welfare and ethics.

12:45 Lunch

13:45 Annual General Meeting

14:00 Product demonstrations and hands-on training Product demonstrations from CAB, Ovid and WildPro

16:00 Closing discussion; Followed by wine and canapés.

BOOKING FORM

All bookings to be received by 30th June 2007

Please book by email to the address below, or print off this form and post it to:

Fiona Brown, Veterinary Library, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh , Summerhall, Edinburgh , EH9 1QH

tel: 0131 650 6176 email: F.Brown@ed.ac.uk

Please reserve a place for me at the AHIS ( UK & Ireland ) Conference on 26 th July 2007 at the Main Library, University of Edinburgh .

Costs including lunch and refreshments:

AHIS ( UK & Ireland ) Members: £65

CILIP Health Libraries Group (HLG) Members and EVLG Members: £65

Non-members: £90

Full-time Students: £30

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