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Call for papers: IFLA Health and Biosciences Libraries Section open session

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Colleagues from around the world are invited to submit an abstract for consideration for the HBS Open Session:

Health and Biosciences Libraries Section

Aim and Scope of the Session


It is hoped that papers will cover a wide range of areas - for example:
  • Partnerships and collaborations that support free access to health information.
  • Health libraries/health information professionals role in promoting open and / or equitable access.
  • How health information is disseminated to the general public?
  • How useful is free health information? Is it evidence based?
  • How evidence based information is incorporated into freely available health information?
  • Is there a decline in the use of health information that is not freely available e.g. library subscriptions?
  • How do consumers prefer to access health information e.g. mobile devices, magazines, newspapers?
  • What role health information literacy may have in health information?
It is anticipated that presentations be 15 minutes with time for questions at the end of the session.

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Submissions are to be submitted before February 1st 2010 by email to:

Paivi Pekkarinen
National Library of Health Sciences
Haartmaninkatu 4
FI-00290 Helsinki, Finland



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