ANOUNCEMENT - APPOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTING
I am pleased to announce that the ASVIN project (Assessing and Supporting
Veterinary Information) now has a website which can be accessed at
http://www.asvin.ac.uk
ASVIN is an RSLP funded project which aims to improve information services
to veterinary and animal health researchers. There are a number of
different organisations are involved in the project, including all the
major veterinary higher education institutions in the UK, The Animal Health
Trust and The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. The lead institutions
being The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and The Royal Veterinary
College.
The ASVIN project is an investigation into ways in which information
services for veterinary and animal health researchers can be developed.
The project is funded by a grant from the Higher Education Funding
Council's (HEFCE),
Research Support Libraries Programme(RSLP).
The principal project goals are:
To improve access to information to support veterinary research,
through
promoting and facilitating cross collection searching.
To establish automated effective document delivery and inter-lending
mechanisms.
To encourage the development of a common collection development
strategy
across the subject area, taking into account
- Grey literature (theses, conference proceedings etc.)
- Archival of journal collections
- Consortia purchasing
We shall be adding to and improving the site throughout the progress of the
project.
If you require more information about the project or please contact myself
at [log in to unmask]
Or if you have any enquires concerning the website contact our Electronic
Resources Officer, Gregor Thomson at [log in to unmask] .
Further contact details for the project are on the webpages.
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Alex Stutz
Collections officer
ASVIN Project
Information Services Dept.
Royal Veterinary College
London
Tel: 0171 468 5187
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