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Health and Biosciences Libraries Section

Scope

The Section of Health and Biosciences Libraries represents and acts as a forum for special libraries concerned with all aspects of information dissemination and services in relation to the health sciences and biological sciences.

The Section's general aims include the promotion of cooperation between biological and health sciences libraries; the facilitating of the development and the application of new technology relevant to those libraries; the consideration of means for better provision for health care information to health care consumers; the promotion of cooperative activity between national and international library associations of biological and medical sciences libraries and the promotion of cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other relevant international bodies.

Strategic Plan

2006-2007 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005

Publications

Newsletter

Annual Report

2003-2004 | 2001-2002

Conferences

Minutes of Meetings

2007: Durban, August
2006: Seoul, August
2004: Buenos Aires, August
2003: Berlin, August 8 | August 2
2002: Glasgow, August
2001: Boston, August
2000: Jerusalem, August

Mailing lists:

MEDLIBS: Health and Biosciences Libraries Section Mailing List

Useful Addresses

Standing Committee Members

Chair & Information Coordinator:
Heather Todd
Executive Manager, Engineering and Sciences Library Service
University of Queensland Library
St. Lucia Campus
ST. LUCIA, Queensland 4072
Australia
Tel. +(61)(7)33464394
Fax +(61)(7)33464200
Secretary/Treasurer:
Kathleen Oliver
Assoc. Director, Welch Library
Johns Hopkins University
1900 E. Monument St.
BALTIMORE, MD 21218
United States
Tel. +(1)(410)6146801
Fax +(1)(410)6147535
Editor of Newsletter:
Carole Gall
Gift Development Officer
Indiana University, School of Medicine Libraries
975 W. Walnut Street IB 322
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana 46202-5121
United States
Tel. +(1)(317)2741411
Fax +(1)(317)2782349