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Global Effectiveness Starts with Local Collaboration

Global Effectiveness Starts with Local Collaboration . Megan von Isenburg Mellanye Lackey. Agenda. What is global health anyway? The GH perspectives from Duke University and from UNC Chapel Hill Our next steps. Institutional context. What is Global Health?. vs. Public Health.

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Global Effectiveness Starts with Local Collaboration

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  1. Global Effectiveness Starts with Local Collaboration Megan von Isenburg Mellanye Lackey

  2. Agenda • What is global health anyway? • The GH perspectives from Duke University and from UNC Chapel Hill • Our next steps

  3. Institutional context • What is Global Health? • vs. Public Health • vs. Int’l. Health • MeSH terms

  4. Interdisciplinary Library Services • Education & Consultations • Awareness & Access • Programs, Resource guides

  5. UNC’s missive to be more global

  6. UNC Health Sciences Library Global Initiative • Task force formal library initiative • Dedicated staff time • Coordinating committee • Budget • Targeted outreach, collection development • Website

  7. Education • Embedded • Help globalize curriculum of core SPH courses • Committee appointments • Teaching classes with global health content • Online Librarian Office Hours

  8. Technology

  9. UNC Medical Library in Malawi HSL Librarian, Susan Swogger, at UNC Project Library in Malawi Using electronic resources at UNC Project Library (Photo: Susan Swogger) Core Services • Locally-hired reference librarian • Up-to-date and organized print reference collection focused on clinical medicine, infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, epidemiology, and maternal/child health • Small, current print journal collection with an emphasis on infectious diseases • Four computers with open high-speed internet access through a dedicated VSAT • An array of organized online resources and research tools

  10. But, we're not the only ones… • nonprofits and special libraries (IntraHealth, RTI, etc.) • pharma companies • other academic institutions • hospital libraries? • public libraries? • maybe you? Start with Triangle area, but we plan to expand.

  11. We’re planning an un-Conference! What?!? • Unconferencesbring together like-mindeds to focus on a theme. • Active participation, attendees drive the meeting • Law of two feet: Any person neither learning from nor contributing to a group discussion can walk to another session. http://katzlib.wordpress.com/ Photo by: JD Lasica http://www.scottburken.com

  12. We’re planning an unConference! An unConferenceis •Scheduled •Participant-driven agenda •Structured • Very productive •Solution-oriented • Professional • Fun An unConferenceis not • Controlled chaos • Hierarchal • Just sitting around talking • Passive listening • Amateurish • Boring

  13. un-Conference Details •Date: April/May 2010 •Who: Librarians in the Triangle area who work on global health •Where: Somewhere in the Triangle •If you want to be involved, email us: hslglobal@unc.edu

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