LIASA Conference 2004 Breytenbach

Creating webportals for animal health information: 

Creating webportals for animal health information Experiences at the Academic Information Service, Veterinary Science Library, University of Pretoria A. Breytenbach, T. Coetsee, A. Lourens, E. van der Westhuizen

Creating webportals: 

Creating webportals Background Subject gateways / portals 4 web products Metadata Use of these portals Role of Information Specialist Problems and pitfalls Future

Background: 

Background Faculty of Veterinary Science, Univ.of Pretoria Production animals Primary food needs Disease control

Production animals emphasis: 

Production animals emphasis Goats Ostriches Poultry Infectious diseases

Web information products: 

Web information products Faculty computer lab Programmes on Network Computer-assisted learning

Serving the community: 

Serving the community Rural and commercial farmers School children International interest

Definitions: 

Definitions Subject gateway Webportal

Subject gateway: 

Subject gateway Resources selected Quality and accuracy Classified

Webportal: 

Webportal Knowledge networks (COPs) Variety of services Array of content

Designing portals: 

Designing portals The need Audience Level of information Content Design Access Communication (COP)

African goats (Goatweb): 

African goats (Goatweb) www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/goatweb.htm

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GoatwebSADC – Small Ruminant Network: 

Goatweb SADC – Small Ruminant Network Regional communication Goat production, research, development 1 September 2002 launch of Goatweb Information specialist and lecturer

Goatweb – structure of website: 

Goatweb – structure of website Conferences, papers Goat websites List of experts Goat Research Centres SA goat associations SADC-SRNET Goat newsletters

Goatweb - marketing: 

Goatweb - marketing Conference presentations Displays Newsletters

Goatweb: 

Goatweb Inquiries – local and international Future: quality control of resources archive of slides

Ostrichweb: 

Ostrichweb Ostrich bibliography 1993, 2 updates Ostrich conference at Faculty, 1993 Ostrich industry growth worldwide

Ostrichweb: 

Ostrichweb Audience – researchers, farmers, school children

Ostrichweb: 

Ostrichweb www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/newost.htm Content

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Ostrichweb: 

Ostrichweb Communication through Virtual Groups Infoportal List of experts

Ostrichweb – the Future: 

Ostrichweb – the Future Scanning posters presented at conferences Ostrich Bibliography – e-available Digitising old ostrich books

Poultry web: 

Poultry web www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/poultry.htm Community needs

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Poultry web – structure: 

Poultry web – structure

Poultry web – the future: 

Poultry web – the future Student playground Indigenous knowledge Sustainable support for the community

Animal infectious diseases web: 

Animal infectious diseases web Vet Tropical Diseases – new MSc Livestock/wildlife/human interface Promote animal health andamp; community development Livestock diseases – worldwide threat

Animal infectious diseases web: 

Animal infectious diseases web www.ais.up.ac.za/vet/infdis.htm

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Animal infectious diseases web - structure: 

Animal infectious diseases web - structure Associations Books Conferences Full text articles List of experts Newsletters Journals Research centres Species Websites

Metadata: 

Metadata High quality information retrieval Dublin Core Metadata Template andlt;META name=Publisher content='Antoinette Lourens +27 12 529 8008 antoinette.lourens@up.ac.za' andgt; andlt;META name=Subject content='OPNews' andgt; andlt;META name=Description content='Newsletter of Veterinary Faculty, University of Pretoria,Onderstepoort' andgt;

Use of webportals: 

Use of webportals Academics – lecturers, researchers, students Non-tertiary – farmers, school children, community International use Marketing tool

Role of the Information Specialist: 

Role of the Information Specialist Web content manager Facilitator of COP E-publisher Indexer / metadata Liaise with lecturer, subject expert

Problems and pitfalls: 

Problems and pitfalls Time ( to monitor the site) Copyright issues Access control

The Future: 

The Future Digital collections Online payment Bibliographies E-theses

References: 

References Global agencies join forces against animal diseases. Nature vol.429 3 June 2004: 494 Groenewald, H., Van der Westhuizen, E.E., Van Wyk, J. Knowledge Management and the Information Specialist: dancing in step or missing a beat? 2nd SLIS/ OSALL/SAOUG conference, Midrand 11 June 2002 Internet tutorial, Using the Internet. Evaluating web resources. http://english.unitechnology.ac.nz/reso...urces/tutorial/conceptual/quality.html (accessed 2002/08/23)  

References (cont.): 

References (cont.) Pienaar, H. Design and development of a portal for academics at the University of Pretoria http://www.saoug.org.za/archive/2001/0106.pdf (accessed 2004/09/29)  Search tools. http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/tutorial/vet (accessed 2003/10/09)