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18 Sept 2006

Connecting for Health: Global Vision, Local Insight

Connecting for Health: Global Vision, Local Insight is a set of two volume publication produced by WHO and the European Commission for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), November 2005 at Tunis, highlighting the opportunities for eHealth in countries as well as the need for a global, long-term and collaborative approach so that all citizens may benefit.

Volume One -

Connecting for Health: Global Vision, Local Insight
Report for the World Summit on the Information Society

Volume Two -

Connecting for Health: Global Vision, Local Insight
Report for the World Summit on the Information Society
Country Profiles 2006

Publish or Perish

Publish or Perish PPT Slides.

15 Sept 2006

Open access for the medical librarian


E-LIS - Open access for the medical librarian
Morrison, Heather and Waller, Andrew (2006) Open access for the medical librarian. Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association 27(3):pp. 69-73.

Librarian's Guide to a JCAHO


Medical Library Association: Librarian's Guide to JCAHO Survey
Guide to help librarians on JCAHO accreditation process as it relates to libraries and information services.

13 Sept 2006

TRIP

TRIP Database
Internet's leading resources for Evidence-Based Medicine.

Ganfyd.org


Ganfyd
Ganfyd is a collaborative medical reference by medical professionals and invited non-medical experts. The site is based around the wiki format, enabling true sharing of knowledge

Intute


Intute - the best Web resources for education and research
Intute is a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research.

12 Sept 2006

Doc's prescription for tele-medicine in India


Doc's prescription for tele-medicine

-- High investment required for telemedicine is one of the reason for its slow progress in India. Fortunately Internet has the potential to change all that and more, as it reduces communication costs. 

--Majority of the telemedicine applications in India pertain to teleradiology, telepathology and telecardiology.

--However it is the concept of "social inclusion" which is more important than technology for the tele-medicine.

5 Sept 2006

Five New Biblioblogs



Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology: Blog Day 2006 (Updated!)

Avoidable Job Interview Flubs


The 10 Avoidable IT Interview Flubs
as covered by eWEEK.com seems to be general in nature. Younger generation should avoid such interview flubs:

1. Late to the interview means late on projects and deadlines
2. Lack of enthusiasm means you don't care about your work
3. Little to no company knowledge means you lack research skills
4. Inappropriate dress translates to inappropriate work
5. Too negative is too much: Spells P-R-O-B-L-E-M
6. Arrogance or dominating the interview signals conflict on teams
7. Too quiet means you lack confidence in your work
8. Misstating qualifications means, well, you're a liar
9. Speaking only tech-ese means you won't work well with others
10. Not saying thank you is not welcome

How to build the “next generation” library catalog



LITA Blog » Blog Archive » Building the “next generation” library catalog
How to build the “next generation” library catalog, and to what degree will the process include vendor support and open source software?

Resources for Librarians


Aardvark

Sustaining Non-Traditional-Publisher Open Access Journals


DigitalKoans » Blog Archive » Overcoming Obstacles to Launching and Sustaining Non-Traditional-Publisher Open Access Journals