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Group 7 VHL Shared access to electronic scientific journals
Room 11

 

  Responsible Verônica Abdala abdalave@bireme.ops-oms.org
     
  Objectives

Discussing about forms of cooperation and initiatives for shared resources among librarians, in order to promote efficient access to technical and scientific information, and the rationalization of document resources, including Library consortia.

 

  Target Public

Opens to any professionals interested on the subject.

 

  Agenda
Consortia: myths and realities
Oscar Saavedra, EBSCO

 
Access to reliable scientific information in developing countries
Barbara Alonson, Research Network
Pilot Project WHO/Open Society
Institute, and Michel Key, WHO

  
 
Government policy regarding information access
Luiz Valcov Loureiro, CAPES, Brazil

 
Costs of scientific information
Rosane Taruhn, BIREME/PAHO/WHO

 
Cooperative services: VHL's proposal
Verônica Abdala, BIREME/PAHO/WHO

 
Report on regional experiences:
- Electronic Library Program -
ProBE , Rosaly Favero Krzyzanowski, Consórcio São Paulo, Brazil
 
- Consortia alert to Knowledge: services, results and challenges,
Maria Paz Morel
, Chile
 

- Shared access to resource libraries of the Eje Cafetero,
Saul Sanchez Toro, Universidad de Caldas, Colombia

 
Lunch
Conclusion and recommendations
  
     

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