LIBRARY INFORMATICS

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LIBRARY INFORMATICS

• 8 TIMES 2 HOURS 16 HOURS
• Textbook
• GUIDE TO VETERINARY INFORMATION SOURCES AND
  SERVICES
• http//konyvtar.univet.hu/edu/guide.htm
• Aim
• preparation for thesis writing,
• learning about documents and libraries,
• learning the techniques of searching (literature
  and other) in electronic databases, and
• on the internet (veterinary sources)
• Getting acquainted with the basic rules of
  scientific writing and publishing
• One ocassion may be missed without any
  consequences.
• Texts, search practice, etc. required for
  signature.

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THE SCHOOL OF ATHENSwith Aristotele and Plato in
the focushttp//www.christusrex.org/www1/stanzas/
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CODICESThe Corvinas of King Mathias are worth
seeingwww.corvina.oszk.hu
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THE ALEXANDRIA LIBRARYin ancient times and
nowwww.bibalex.org
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LITTLE SCIENCE, BIG SCIENCEPRICE, D.S. 1963
Scientific journals
Abstracting journals
The number of scientific and abstracting
journals 1665-2000
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COMPUTER AGE
ENIAC, 1950
PALMTOP
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TYPES OF DOCUMENTS paper/electronic AND THEIR
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES
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Primary documentsDirect sources of
information.

• Reference publications
• Encyclopedia, lexikon
• The Encyclopaedia Britannica
• (www.britannica.com)
• Dictionaries
• Blacks Veterinary Dictionary
• Spellex Veterinary Online Spelling Verification
• (http//spellex.com/vetspeller.htm)
• Biographical encyclopedia
• Who is who...
• Manuals, Directories
• EuroVet Guide
• Data compilations, etc

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Monographs

• Books
• Helminthology
• The Merck Veterinary Manual
• (www.merckvetmanual.com)
• Textbooks, lecture notes
• Textbook of veterinary physiology, physiology
  lecture notes
• Dissertations
• Dissertations on ViFaVet, e.g. from Utrecht
  (characteristic data)
• Document compilations
• Non-periodic conference papers
• ICAHIS 4, Budapest
• (http//konyvtar.univet.hu/icahis/icahis.htm)

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Serials

• Journals (articles)
• Experimental Animals
• Yearbooks
• E.g. AAZW year book
• Conference proceedings series
• E.g. buiatric conference
• Book series
• E.g. BSAWA manual of small animal....

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Official publications

• Legal documents
• EU directives, Official Journal
• Statistical reports
• E.g. annual statistics of agriclture on cd, OIE
  animal health
• Standards
• e.g. of radiographic workplaces
• Patents
• special forceps for tick removal

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Special documents Documents, not published
widely called also grey-literature

• Brochures
• - E.g. pet census in Canada
• Trade publications
• E.g. Anivet News
• Manuscripts
• Reports, theses
• Publication of international organisations, etc.

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Secondary documentsLeading to primary documents.

• Bibliographies, list of selected literature items
• Hungarian veterinary bibliography
• Abstracting and indexing services/journals
• Index veterinarius
• Databases
• PubMed
• Executive summeries, extended abstracts
• prepares decision making The current and future
  market for veterinarians
• Reviews, studies, etc.

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SPECIAL FEATURES OF REFERENCES FOR JOURNAL
ARTICLES
BELL, J.D. FAY, M. T.. Veterinary practice,
competition and advertising 1985-1994. New
Zealand Veterinary Journal. 1997. 45. 6. 239-242.
TITLE Veterinary practice, competition and
advertising 1985-1994. AUTHOR BELL, J.D. FAY,
M.T. SOURCE New Zealand Veterinary Journal.
1997. 45. 6. 239-242. DOCUMENT (PUBLICATION)
TYPE Journal article
title of the journal
year or publication
volume
issue
pages
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SPECIAL FEATURES OF REFERENCES FOR BOOKS AND
THEIR CHAPTERS
SIMMONS, J. L. Veterinary Practice management
Building profit and value. St. Louis Mosby,
1997. 237 p.
SIMMONS, J.L. How to determine your true
profit. In SIMMONS, J. L. Veterinary Practice
management Building profit and value. St.
Louis Mosby, 1997. 123-134.
TITLE Veterinary practice management Building
profit and value. AUTHOR SIMMONS-JL PLACE OF
PUBLICATION St. Louis PUBLISHER
MOSBY PUBLICATION YEAR 1997 PAGES 237
p. DOCUMENT (PUBLICATION) TYPE Book
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SPECIAL FEATURES OF REFERENCES FOR CONFERENCE
PAPERS IN PROCEEDINGS
Simon, F. - Lees, P. - Semjén G. (eds.)
Veterinary pharmacology, toxicology and therapy
in food producing animals. 4th Congress of the
European Associaton for Veterinary Pharmacology
and Toxicology, Budapest, August 28-September 2,
1988. Budapest University of Veterinary
Science. 1990. 497 p.
Corporate Author European Association for
Veterinary Pharmacology and ToxicologyAuthor
Ferenc Simon, Peter Lees, Gábor Semjén
(eds.) MeetingVeterinary pharmacology, toxicology
and therapy in food producing animals. 4th
Congress. Budapest, Hungary August 28-September
2, 1988. TitleVeterinary pharmacology,
toxicology and therapy in food producing animals.
4th Congress. Budapest, Hungary August
28-September 2, 1988. Volume 1.
Abstracts.SourceVeterinary pharmacology,
toxicology and therapy in food producing animals.
4th Congress. Budapest, Hungary August
28-September 2, 1988. 1990. 497 p.
Name of conference
Place and date of conference
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SPECIAL FEATURES OF REFERENCES FOR WOLD WIDE WEB
(INTERNET) DOCUMENTS
Beckleheimer, J. 1994, How do you cite URLs in
a bibliography? OnlineAvailable http//www.nrl
ssc.navy.mil/meta/bibliogaphy.html 1995,
December 13.
TITLE How do you cite URLs in a
bibliography? AUTHOR Beckleheimer, J. DOCUMENT
(PUBLICATION) TYPE Online URL
http//www.nrlssc.navy. mil/meta/bibliography.html
DATE OR LAST UPDATE1995, December 13.
May be missing!!!