EAHIL Worhshop "2001: Cyberspace Odyssey" Alghero June, 79 2001

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EAHIL Worhshop "2001 Cyberspace Odyssey"
Alghero June, 7-9 2001
SHARING RESOURCES AT NATIONAL LEVEL
FOR VETERINARY INFORMATION
Gradito P., Bucciarelli M., Ciappelloni R.,
Doglione L., Fruttini L., Lazzari L., Lombardi
L., Marino A.M., Piras E., Pitaro L., Sigon M.
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FIELDS OF INTEREST OF IIZZSS

• ANIMAL HEALTH
• AND WELFARE

HYGIENE OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND PRODUCTION
FOOD SAFETY
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THE TASKS OF IIZZSS

• Experimental research
• Epidemiologic surveillance
• Advice, aid and health information to breeders
• Hygiene of the zootechnic productions
• Advice, aid and health information to breeders

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THE USERS OF IIZZSS

• Ministry of Health
• Istituto Superiore di Sanità
• Regioni (Regional Governements)
• AA.SS.LL. (local health units)
• Breeders
• Producers of animal origin food
• Producers of zootechnic goods and services
• Consumers

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THE ISTITUTI ZOOPROFILATTICI
N. 10 Central Sites and 90 Diagnostic Centres.
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THE LIBRARIES

• carry out an instrumental and
• documental function
• support the activities of research,
• experimentation, diagnosis
• training

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Documental holding

• Journals
• Monographies
• Bibliographies
• Data bases on CD-rom and on-line

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SUBJECT AREAS

• Medicine
• Microbiology
• Parasitology
• Pathology
• Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Public Health
• Virology
• Zootechnics

• Agriculture
• Animal Health
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Environment
• Food and Nutrition
• Hygiene and Prophylaxis
• Immunology
• Legislation

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USERS

• INSTITUTIONAL
• IIZZSS staff
• contract workers
• scholarship holders
• POTENTIAL
• Veterinarians National Sanitary System ? 5000
• free-lance vet. ? 8000
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine N. 10 with 850
  newly-graduated per year

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THE INTERLIBRARY CO-OPERATION

• Analysis of structures
• Analysis single collections and subscription
  policy
• Analysis of the user type

CREATION OF NEW TARGETS
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General objectives of the co-operation

• Supply the electronic information resources
• Magnify the visibility of resources and the
  possibility of their use
• Rationalize the resources employed
• Accomplish a better ratio between costs and
  benefits

Improve the quality of researchb
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Tools and Instruments

• Collective Catalogue
• Data Bases (CAB, ASFA, ANABS, MEDLINE,
  SCIENCEDIRECT)
• Electronic full-text documents (Elsevier)
• Elimination of duplications in the collections
• Users updating and training

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E-Journals accomplishment
Higher number of journal
names Higher number of discipline
covered Dissemination on information in a
capillar way b
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Results persued

• the establishment of a self-confident team
• an actual cultural development
• a virtual library

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THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
A VIRTUAL LIBRARY OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF
VARIOUS RESOURCES WHICH HAS IMPROVED .......
THE SERVICES SUPPLIED (timely and
tutorized)
THE ACQUISITION PLANNING
THE D.D. SERVICE (time-saving, cost-effective,
just in time)
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Future prospects

• Increase the number of subject areas
• Share the factual and bibliographic data bases
• Foster the use of advanced technologies
• Authorize a higher number of local users
• Establish a national veterinary librarian pole

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THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION!
The librarian - Arcinboldo