Health and Biosciences Libraries Section

Date

12 August, 10:00 – 3:00

Location

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Amphitheatre I, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus. (Located in the Third Floor Main Building, Medical Sciences Campus)

Subjects of interest include:

• How do we identify the information literacy needs of our customers to determine the skills/competencies needed for health librarians?
• What are the competencies required for health librarians?
• Examples of health competency frameworks and how they are being applied
• What national approaches are being made to develop and maintain health librarian skills and how are these skills recognized?
• What is the responsibility of library and information associations to support the needs of specialist librarians?
• How do ‘library schools’ and the library profession work together to ensure graduates are given opportunities to have relevant workplace experiences?
• Clinical Librarian /Informationist positions are now being created - how are their skills developed?
• How effective are online training programs in areas such as evidence based healthcare?
• How can critical knowledge be transferred when experienced staff leave?
• How are knowledge gaps identified?

Proposals should include:

• A structured abstract (Objectives/Project Scope; Methods; Results; Conclusions/Implications) of 350 - 400 words.
• Summary of the author(s) details (name, institution, position) and brief
• biographical statement of no more than 50 words.
• Submit proposals electronically to Heather Todd or Carmen M. Santos-Corrada no later than February 25th, 2011
• Selected presenters will be notified by March 25th, 2011.

Papers or presentations

Presenters will be expected to submit final versions of their papers or presentations by June 1, 2011. The language of the session will be English and Spanish. Presenters will have up to 30 minutes at the programme to deliver their presentations, and time will be allowed for an open forum to allow audience interaction.

For more information, please contact Heather Todd or Carmen M. Santos-Corrada

Please note

All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by IFLA, but a special invitation can be issued to authors.

Congress Attendance Grants

The Puerto Rico National Committee and IFLA have worked hard to secure funds for Conference Participation Grants. Please check our Conference Participation Grants webpage for the most up-to-date information.