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Interview with Petra Hauke: Sustainable Development Goals in medical libraries
Full text linkThe role of libraries in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has become an increasingly important topic in the last years. The authors of this paper talked to Petra Hauke, convenor of the “Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group” (ENSULIB) at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) about her work and the ways medical libraries might contribute to implementing the SDGs
Hosting the 16th AHILA Conference in Ibadan, Nigeria: organization, achievements, challenges and lessons learnt
Full text linkAttending a scientific conference offers researchers several potential benefits including opportunity to present and receive constructive feedback from professional colleagues. Organizing such conference is also beneficial to the hosts who can acquire skills for coordination, communication and networking. However, the process is fraught with many challenges. One hundred and nine professionals attended the 16th AHILA conference from 22 countries in Africa, Europe and United States of America. The conference agenda was balanced, integrating skills acquisition, information for career development, sources of evidence-based free e-resources, including databases, and e-books for libraries covering health-related topics. This article describes achievement, challenges and lessons learnt in hosting the conference and could serve as a guide for health information professionals planning a similar conference in the future
Open access: how to ensure systematic searching?
Full text linkOpen access publications are free for everyone to read and download without financial, legal or technical barriers. Various political approaches support the increasing tendency for open access publishing. Due to increasing availability of open access articles, there is a need for systematic search options related to this publication model in databases. As there are various options for searching specifically open access publications, it is important to know which sources are included in a database. This brief communication provides an overview of databases with regard to options for searching open access content in a systematic way
Transforming the medical library into a welcoming learning space: a collaborative project
Full text linkThe University of Bern is expanding the training of future physicians. This significant increase in the number of medical students has led to a shortage of student study places in the medical library “Fachbereichsbibliothek Bühlplatz” (FBB) of the University Library of Bern. For this reason, during the summer of 2019, the FBB was refurbished and reopened a under a new name: Bibliothek Medizin providing more library services and student study places
Green it! Planning more sustainable conferences
Full text linkClimate change and the COVID-19 pandemic challenge us to re-evaluate the way we live and work. In the academic sector, this includes organising and attending conferences and other scientific meetings. The pandemic has led EAHIL 2020 to be moved online, which is “greener” than physical meetings, but has interactional drawbacks. On the other hand, planning of physical conferences can make use of existing guidance to improve the environmental impact in areas such as venue and travel arrangements, catering, waste reduction as well as communication. In the future, conference organisers can draw upon insights into remote and virtual collaboration gained during the pandemic. Hybrid conferences that allow physical and remote attendance might become an option for increased sustainability of scientific meetings
Carbon neutral University of Eastern Finland (UEF) by 2025
Full text linkReducing environmental harm aims to build a responsible and sustainable future. The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) promotes the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in all its operations. UEF\u27s goal is to become carbon neutral by 2025. The Library has staff members in two of the university\u27s six working groups that chart the carbon emissions of the university and a steering group member
