This is a (yet another) request for help or advice.
Some Rheumatology consultants in the Musculoskeletal Department are
interested in finding out about/ creating a national database of copyright
free images relevant to the teaching of rheumatology to medical students.
Some of the images would be photographs, but they could also include
anatomical drawings. This would be accessible over the Internet for any
academics/clinicians. They are concerned that they should be copyright
free. They intend to approach a Charity for funding to assist in this
development, and they thought that this organisation could hold the
copyright. They thought a librarian would be a suitable person to employ on
the Project to search out the images, and to catalogue them etc.
Can I ask if anyone knows of the existence of such a database already. Do
you have any thoughts on the feasibility of the Project? What about
Copyright issues? They will also want to develop a common consent process
for the patients. They will need to estimate how many hours of time should
be required etc.
If you have any thoughts, I should be most grateful.
Margaret Valentine
Trust Librarian
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
Teaching Centre Library
Freeman Hospital
High Heaton
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7DN
Tel: (0191) 223 1325
Fax: (0191) 284 3783
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