1st Conference of African Animal Health Information Workers

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Table of Contents

Preliminary pages
Cover page Dedication Group photo Foreword Acknowledgements List of sponsors Conference agenda Welcoming address

Session 1
ILRI Information Services in support of livestock research in Africa Pramod Sinha	1
The Animal Welfare Information Center of the National Agricultural Library, USA Jean Larson	7
The Central Veterinary Research Institute of Zambia and its library Echiwell Kamfwa	13
Ameliorating access to information in Africa David Mutazindwa	15
The Veterinary Library of the University of Zimbabwe Agnes Chikonza	19
The College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS) Library of the University of Nairobi Salome Munavu	22
Samora Machel School of Veterinary Medicine Library, University of Zambia Likulela Walusiku	27

Session 2
CAB International information services for Africa David Lister	30
African Index Medicus Sabelo Mapasure	34
The use of a literature management database computer programme Prof. Fred Reyers	40
Veterinary Wildlife database Prof. D Meltzer	41
The Traction Animal database for Africa Prof. Alan Guthrie	43
Publish your database on CD-ROM for profit : information for Africa Margaret Crampton	44

Session 3
Using the Internet for document delivery Antoinette Lourens	51
Selecting commercial databases to suit your client's needs : the current situtation for Africa David Swanepoel	55
SANGONeT : Southern African non-governmental organisations network Anriette Esterhuizen	63
Exploring veterinary resources on the WWW Vicki Croft	66
Electronic communication : possibilities for Africa Erica van der Westhuizen	69

Session 4
Small special libraries : an endangered species? : some management strategies for survival Yvette Gory	74
Marketing your library Ansie Earle	77
Books and bytes : user education in animal health information resources Carolyn Kopper	81
Journal selection/deselection in a veterinary library : strategies used at the Washington State University Vicki Croft	84
The history, organization and activities of the Veterinary Medical Libraries Section / Medical Library Association of the United States Trenton Boyd	89

List of participants	93

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The history, organization and activities of the Veterinary Medical Libraries section / Medical Library Association of the United States
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Boyd, Trenton C.; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
Electronic communication : possibilities for Africa
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
There are few veterinary libraries or information centres in sub-Saharan Africa, on average one or two per country. This scarcity makes co-operation all the more vital. For successful co-operation, effective communication structures are essential. Steps that libraries can take to promote electronic communication in order to render a more effective information service to their clients are described, namely. • The use of the Internet listservs such as VET-LIB-L for communication of information between libraries; • The use of non-university networks such as SANGONET and HealthLink; • Making university networks such as the University of Pretoria's ROMINFO available far non-university persons, via dial-in facilities; • The creation of electronic forum facilities; and • The roles of UNINET, SUNSITE and MISANET in Africa. A starter list of contact details of currently available online veterinary faculties, libraries and institutions at Southern Africa is provided.
Marketing your library
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Earle, Ansie J.; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
The paper discusses the fact thai our market consists of different user groups and the importance of finding out what their needs are. How and where to advertise your library and relating it all to the marketing experience at the Veterinary Science Library of the University of Pretoria.
Samora Machel School of Veterinary Medicine Library, University of Zambia
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Walusiku, Likukela; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
Small special libraries : an endangered species? : some management strategies for survival
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Gory, Yvette; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
In an era where information is peddled and collected by everybody, the place of a special librarian in any organization is always perilous It dare not follow the traditional more passive role of collection-building only, but must grapple with timeous provision of information, without the advantage of vast resources and adequate staffing Things like cataloguing and classification and lending become less crucial where there is often a very small bookstock, and ingenious, cost-effective information provision become vital factors. In considering the problems of management the above considerations must be held in tension with those common to any service organization, namely, what types of service are required, how they can he continuously expanded or altered or transformed to ensure its relevance and continued survival, and what means and manpower will be required. Crucial too, is a flexible attitude, and an ability to follow new trends in information gathering, retrieval and dissemination, and seeing where they can be used to advantage. Tailoring services to the needs of the individual or to special groups, and especially to those who will be called upon to defend one's continued survival, are especially important. Topics to be dealt with are how to determine the type of service required, and the means, the money and manpower required to accomplish these goals.
Journal selection/deselection in a veterinary library : strategies used at the Washington State University
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Croft, Vicki F.; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
Selecting commercial databases to suit your client's needs - the current situation for Africa
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Swanepoel, David A.; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
The paper starts with a short overview of the history of the use of bibliographic references at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (OVI). Abstracting and indexing journals as at the South African Documentation Centre for Agriculture are mentioned. The second part describes certain selection criteria such as available budget, availability and powerfulness of hardware. quality and comprehensiveness of information, user interface, frequency of updating, and physical format. Lastly the appropriateness of CD-ROM in particular, for the current situation in Africa, as well as the latest developments in this field are discussed.
The use of a literature management database computer programme
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Reyers, Fred; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
SANGONeT : Southern African non-governmental organisations network
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Esterhuysen, Anriette; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
Books and bytes : user education in animal health information resources
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Kopper, Carolyn; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
Publish your database on CD-ROM for profit : information for Africa
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Crampton, Margaret; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
The Veterinary Science Library of the University of Zimbabwe
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Chikonzo, Agnes Chitsidzo; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
The College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS) Library of the University of Nairobi
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Munavo, Salome N.; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
The Animal Welfare Information Center of the National Agricultural Library
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Larson, Jean; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
The Central Veterinary Research Institute of Zambia and its library
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Kamfwa, Echiwell M.; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
CAB International information services for Africa
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Lister, David; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
Exploring veterinary resources on the World Wide Web
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Croft, Vicki F.; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
World-Wide-Web (WWW) browsers, such as Netscape, Mosaic, and Lynx, have made exploring the Internet easy even for novices. A brief introduction to the terminology and a description of basic commands will be followed by a demonstration using WWW sites of interest to animal health information workers.
Using the Internet for document delivery
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Lourens, Antoinette
The African Index Medicus
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Mapasure, Sabelo; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)
Veterinary wildlife database
(University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 1997) Meltzer, David George Anton; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Conference of African Animal Health Workers (1st : 1995 : Onderstepoort, South Africa)

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