With apologies for cross posting
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Papers are invited for the 8th International Congress on Medical
Librarianship to be held in London 2-5 July 2000. Closing date for
abstracts is 1st August.
This will be the most significant event in medical/healthcare
information and informatics in this Country in our generation
(believe me!). We would you to participate. Papers are welcome
on a broad range of subjects - not just 'librarianship' (see below).
Abstracts are simple to submit - see the Congress web site at
http://www.icml.org
for full details.
Regards
John van Loo
International Programme Committee
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Parallel Session themes
1. Scholarly communication
Electronic publishing; management of electronic journals; copyright and
legal issues; electronic document delivery; bibliometrics; preservation and
archiving; citation continuity; end-user access
2. The health care context
Education of health professionals; empowering the consumer; health system
reforms; quality of health care; distance learning; telemedicine; evidence
based health care; health care in developing countries; patient partnership;
decision support systems
3. Standing on the shoulders of giants
History of medicine; scenario and strategic planning; good practice
developments; innovative and high risk projects; vision statements;
technology assessment
4. The information centre
Library services management; quality and performance measurement;
cooperation and resource sharing; mobile information access; exploiting,
indexing and customising the web; outsourcing
5. The information professional
Convergence of information and technology roles; professional development;
career planning; home working and consultancy; the knowledge worker
The above themes are for guidance only, and submissions on other topics will
also be welcomed.
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