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Category: HLG Belfast 2004

  • The informationist again

    To add to the references I gave for Scott Plutchak’s Bishop-LeFanu lecture, John Hewlett has posted the latest Current Literature column for the edition of the Health Libraries Group Newsletter of 2004 December, vol.21, no.4 to lis-medical, including two articles on the informationist: Cunningham,D.J., Kronenfeld,M.R. The informationist: a debate. Journal of Hospital Librarianship 2004; 4(1):…

  • The last HLG Belfast post

    Finally, over a week and a half later, I get to post about the final day of the conference, which rather gives the lie to the professed immediacy of blogging. But a glass of gin and Dr John will help me get this done. In any case, this is perhaps the easiest session to describe,…

  • HLG presentation

    Here’s my presentation from last week in Belfast, and the resource list I provided. Both are pdfs.

  • HLG on Tuesday

    Day 2 and I attended the conference, starting off with a National Library of Health breakfast meeting, though there was little new since their round of roadshows over the summer, onme of which we hosted at BSMS. The morning keynote speaker was Frank Dobbs, who gave us an insight into diagnostic thinking, followed by Karin…

  • Monday

    A fine day, spent not at the HLG conference but travelling to Edinburgh and participating in the METRO Workshop, a fringe event at the AMEE conference. I rose early (no run) and arrived at Belfast City Airport where I used their wireless network; but whereas Belfast City has one, there’s no networking at all at…

  • Travelling again

    Now in Belfast for the CILIP Health Libraries Group conference, but I’m also popping over to Edinburgh today for the METRO workshop at AMEE. I’ll post reports on both events as time passes.

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