THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARY

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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARY

• ERNESTA GREENIDGE
• MEDICAL SCIENCES LIBRARY
• THE UNIVERSITY
• OF THE WEST INDIES
• ST AUGUSTINE, TRINIDAD
• REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARY

• IFLA / SEFLIN
• THE INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT ON LIBRARY COOPERATION
  IN THE AMERICAS
• Miami, FLORIDA
• April 17 - 20, 2002

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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARYPURPOSE 1

• INCREASE AWARENESS
• PROMOTE INCREASED USAGE
• PHILOSOPHY
• METHODOLOGY
• TOOLS

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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARYPURPOSE 2

• LILACS
• MedCarib
• SciELO

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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARYPURPOSE 3

• PROGRESS
• VISIBILITY
• DISSEMINATION AND USE

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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARYBIREME

• CRICS - Meetings of the System
• SAN JOSE DECLARATION - 1998

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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARYCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

• ACCESS TO INTERNET
• VIRTUAL SPACE
• INTEGRATION

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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARYGUIDING PRINCIPLES

• EQUITABLE ACCESS
• ALLIANCES - CONSORTIA
• COOPERATIVE WORK
• DECENTRALISATION
• LOCAL CONDITIONS
• EVALUATION - QUALITY CONTROL

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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARY EMERGENCE OF THE VHL
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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARYVHL PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES 1

• DATABASES
• SciELO
• SecS
• PORTAL
• DIRECTORIES

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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARYVHL PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES 2

• DeCS
• HEALTH INFORMATION LOCATOR
• SCAD
• SDI

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BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASEShttp//www.bireme.br/bvs
/I/ibd.htm
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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARYVHL PRODUCTS

• MedCarib
• LILACS
• SciELO

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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARY EMERGENCE OF MEDCARIB
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MedCarib

• Established 1990
• Health related literature - ESC
• Geographic scope
• CD-ROM - ONLINE
• 15,287 records - Jan 2002

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LILACS

• Established 1982
• Over 400 cooperating centres
• Over 670 journals
• 37 countries
• Approx 300,000 records - Jan 2002
• Major Spanish language
• Portuguese, English

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SciELO

• Standards, guidelines
• Scientific journals - electronic
• Full text
• Internet publication
• Hyperlinks
• Usage reports - bibliometrics
• Preservation

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SCIENTIFIC ELECTRONIC LIBRARY ONLINE
http//www.scielo.org
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SCIENTIFIC ELECTRONIC LIBRARY ONLINE
http//www.scielo.org
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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARY

• PROGRESS
• VISIBILITY
• DISSEMINATION AND USE

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PROGRESS

• "traditional vicious circle that affects
  developing countries' scientific journals" Packer
  2001
• impact factor doubled Nature 2002
• systematic reviews
• meta-analysis
• clinical trials

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VISIBILITY

• INASP - The International Network for the
  Availability of Scientific Publications
• HINARI - Health InterNetwork Access to Research
  Initiative

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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARY ENGLISH-SPEAKING
CARIBBEAN

• ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES
• adequate training
• commitment to resource sharing
• adherence to standards
• right mix of technologies
• appropriate national policies
• planning and implementation

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THE VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARY ENGLISH-SPEAKING
CARIBBEAN

• STRENGTHS
• Experience of MEDCARIB project
• networking experience
• technological capability
• access to training
• experienced professionals
• revitalized network

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HEALTH INFORMATION LOCATOR http//www.bireme.b
r/lis-R/I/homepage.htm
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JAMAICA MINISTRY OF HEALTH
http//www.moh.gov.jm/home.htm
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CARIBBEAN DISASTER INFORMATION NETWORKhttp//wwwc
ardin.uwimona.edu.jm1104/home.htm
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BARBADOS VHLhttp//www.vhl.bb
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TT NALIS MEDICAL LIBRARYhttp//209.94.192.196/he
alth.html
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TT VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARYhttp//brmh.bireme.br/b
vs/tt/
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CARIBBEAN EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTREhttp//www.carec.org
/

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THE PAHO VIRTUAL HEALTH LIBRARY

• Model of cooperation among health libraries in
  Latin America and the Caribbean
• Products and services warrant wide dissemination
  and use
• Increased awareness of the existence and viability