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  • A knowledge platform in veterinary public health : the experience of Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise 
    Alessandrini, Barbara; Colangeli, Patrizia; Orientale, Daniela; Del Papa, Stefania; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    Information has today a strategic role and the Web can guarantee its immediate availability. Management science considers opportune and appropriate information, which gives rise to knowledge, one of the most important ...
  • African web-based animal health information 
    Lwoga, Edda Thandi; Sife, Alfred Said; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    The quantity of research information being made available on the World Wide Web in various disciplines is increasing tremendously. This study examined the coverage of animal health information published on the web from ...
  • Benchmarking; pathway to knowledge sharing 
    Burford, Nancy; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    This paper explores the possibilities of benchmarking technical services operations and collections in veterinary libraries. Collections are areas most often measured in surveys by numbers alone. A technical services ...
  • Library management issues, then and now 
    Kok, Victoria T.; Kriz, Harry M.; Fang, Carolyn S.; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    This paper presents an overview of the shifting issues in library management, from pre to post electronic access to information. Beginning in the 1940s through the 1970s, research libraries were faced with an information ...
  • Patching the publicity disconnect : promoting information resources and services to Ohio veterinary professionals 
    Murphy, Sarah Anne; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    Veterinarians, like other health professionals, must commit to a program of lifelong learning to maintain knowledge of scientific developments in their field. Continuing education courses, conference attendance, and ...
  • Communities of practice in an academic library : a run on the wild side? 
    Van Wyk, Johann; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    The global economy of the modern world, also called the New Economy, is characterised by globalisation, growing customer demands, greater competition and continual advances in technology. This has forced organisations to ...
  • Web portals for animal health ; capturing and harnessing information and knowledge for the e-environment 
    Lourens, Antoinette; Breytenbach, Amelia; Coetsee, Tertia; Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    In South Africa there is only one veterinary school where students can qualify as veterinarians, namely the Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria. With the new emphasis on production animals ...
  • Welcome message Prof N Kriek, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria 
    Kriek, N.P.J.; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    Welcome message delivered by the Dean of the Veterinary Science Faculty, University of Pretoria at the opening of the 5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, held 4-7 July 2005 at Onderstepoort, ...
  • Enhancing access to animal health information; the role of information specialists 
    Simui, Muyoyeta; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    This paper is a product of a larger study conducted between 2002 and 2004 on the state of libraries and use of (ICT) in research and academic libraries in Zambia. It examines the role of information professionals in ...
  • Welcome message Prof R.A. Mogotlane, Vice Principal, University of Pretoria 
    Mogotlane, R.A.; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    Welcome message delivered by the Vice Principal of the University of Pretoria at the opening of the 5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, held 4-7 July 2005 at Onderstepoort, South Africa ...
  • Client relationship marketing in the provision of animal health information : implications for librarians 
    Hadebe, Zanele C.; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    The marketing mix management has dominated market thought and research since it was introduced 40 years ago. Recently, the emphasis has moved from traditional marketing to a more relationship/customer-oriented approach. ...
  • Reconstructing knowledge about livestock management in southern Africa before colonization 
    Swanepoel, David A.; Snijders, A.J.; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    This paper emanates from a project of the South African Veterinary Association to record the veterinary history of South Africa. Choosing an era where there was no written history, that of 1850 back to prehistory, ...
  • The health sciences library as partner in case-based learning exercises : the diagnostic challenges at Washington State University 
    McCord, Sarah K.; Croft, Vicki F.; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    The Washington State University Health Sciences Library (HSL) is a specialized academic library at a land-grant public university located in Pullman, WA, USA. This discussion focuses on instruction to students in the WSU ...
  • Towards E-research in South Africa 
    Paterson, Adi; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    Keynote paper delivered at the opening of the 5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, held 4-7 July 2005 at Onderstepoort, South Africa with the theme Running wild, running free: capturing, ...
  • South African Research Information Service project 
    Page-Shipp, Roy J.; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    Keynote paper delivered at the 5th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists, held 4-7 July 2005 at Onderstepoort, South Africa with the theme Running wild, running free: capturing, harnessing and ...
  • Development of an expert information system for the management of animal diseases epidemics 
    Colangeli, Patrizia; Lelli, Rossella; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    In the last ten years, the risk of introduction and spread of several major viral epidemics of list A diseases has been constantly increasing worldwide. Italy, due both to its geographical position, in the middle of the ...
  • Harnessing information resources : collection management at the Veterinary Science Library, University of Pretoria 
    Nel, Marguerite Alice; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    The Veterinary Science Library of the University of Pretoria serves the only veterinary faculty in South Africa. Collection development is therefore not only important for giving optimum support to the Library’s primary ...
  • Herding tacit knowledge : the opportunity for real teamwork to digitise information resources in support of learning, teaching and research at the University of Pretoria 
    Breytenbach, Amelia; Grimbeek, Eleta; Groenewald, M.E.; Harmse, Nico; Smith, Christel; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    The paper will outline the factors leading to and including the establishing of a digitization project at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria. The project is a shared endeavour of the Department of ...
  • Towards a development and use of internet web and information communication technologies for veterinary medicine education in Nigeria 
    Babalobi, Tayo; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    Various professions, such as accountancy, medicine, engineering and law, have developed and utilized the potentials and capabilities of the Internet in professional education, training, research and practice. This is by ...
  • The international scientific visibility : the case of the research in veterinary medicine in Mozambique 
    Zimba, Horácio F.; Mueller, Suzana P.M.; International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (5th : 2005 : Onderstepoort, South Africa); Van der Westhuizen, Erica E.; Croft, Vicki F. (University of Pretoria, Veterinary Science Library, 2007)
    A survey was conducted on the scientific visibility of Mozambican researchers in the area of Veterinary Medicine. Visibility is described as having one's papers readily and widely accessible and being cited by others. The ...