FREE access to Emerald’s Health & Social Care Collection

The Emerald Health and Social Care eJournal Collection delivers online access to more than 5,000 articles from 22 journals in the areas of: 

Learning/intellectual disabilities 

Mental health 

Criminology, forensic psychology and offending behaviour 

Vulnerable groups including: older adults, children’s services, housing, ethnicity and migration.

 Providing a practical, multidisciplinary approach to research and practice, the collection is an essential resource for those working in the health and social care field. 

Trial the collection now! Simply visit http://www.emeraldinsight.com/tk/hsc-5 

 Free access is to all 22 journals in the Health & Social Care collection.

SABINET Open Access Journal Collection

The collection currently comprises 46 South African journals, which may be searched individually, and provides immediate access to the PDF versions of 6 000+ full-text articles. Of the journals in the collection, 15 appear on the Approved South African Journals list, the ISI list, or the IBSS list. New journal titles and issues are added to the collection on an ongoing basis. Click here for more details

Some of the journals include:

• African Journal of Farm Child and Youth Development (Discontinued)
• African Journal of Health Profession Education 
• CSIR Science Scope
• Current Allergy & Clinical Immunology
•  ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa 
• Injury and Safety Monitor (Discontinued)
• Inkanyiso : The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences   
• Journal of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences (*)
• Quest : Science for South Africa
• Rostrum : Newsletter of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa
• Scientia Militaria (*)
• South Africa Rural Development Quarterly (Discontinued)
• South African Health Review
• South African Human Rights Yearbook (Discontinued)
• South African Journal of Chemical Engineering (*) (Discontinued)
• South African Journal of Information Management (*)
• South African Journal of Science (%)
• Southern African Business Review (*)

Call for papers: IFLA - Africa Section Satellite Meeting, WLIC, Helsinki, Finland, 2012

The Congress offers an opportunity to present library research outcomes and innovations in a multi-disciplinary international forum. In line with the theme of the 78th IFLA WLIC, Africa Section chose the theme: 'Libraries, the amazing gateway to knowledge and power!'

 IFLA Africa Section invites Librarians, Information Scientists and other stakeholders to submit proposals (abstracts) for papers at the Africa Section Satellite in Helsinki, Finland scheduled to take place on 9th - 10th August, 2012.   Theme:  "Libraries, the amazing gateway to knowledge and power!"

Sub-Themes:
* Libraries: gateways or gatekeepers?
* Web 3.0 in libraries now: amazing, exciting!
* Information literacy: enhancing access to knowledge and power in virtual environment
* Open access and knowledge libraries
* Partnerships and collaboration: inspiring and exciting opportunities for libraries as gateway to knowledge and power

Please send proposals by 17 June, 2012 by email to:   Rosemary Gitachu Secretary, IFLA Africa Section, e-mail:  gitachur@yahoo.com 
Important Deadlines:
 June 17, 2012: Deadline for submission of abstract
 June 30, 2012: Notification of acceptance/rejection of paper
 July 15, 2012: Deadline for submission of full paper 
 For information on the IFLA Africa Section : http://www.ifla.org/en/africa

Call for papers: Enabling academic excellence in African universities

The ACU and INASP are seeking contributions to a special supplement for African vice chancellors, rectors and deputy vice chancellors, to be distributed to the 110 universities in ACU membership.  The aim of this supplement will be to profile what African libraries are already doing to advance the research and teaching missions of their universities, and to demonstrate how they can support this into the future.  We are therefore seeking articles from African librarians and information professionals (including IT professionals) which address any of the key themes set out below.  Articles should profile examples of specific services or initiatives which your library is delivering or developing. They should not simply describe the service or initiative, but should explicitly explain how and why this is helping to address the needs of the university. They may take either an institutional view, or present a national or regional library and information initiative. Interested writers should submit a brief abstract of around 300 words which sets out clearly (bullet points are acceptable) the key arguments which they would wish to make in their piece. 
The deadline for receipt of abstracts is Friday15th June 2012. Dates for final submission of articles will be agreed with selected writers in due course. Any queries should be addressed to the ACU and INASP: Jonathan Harle (j.harle@acu.ac.uk) or Peter Burnett ( : mailto:j.harle@acu.ac.ukpburnett@inasp.info)  : mailto:pburnett@inasp.info

Call for papers: Conference Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) 14th Annual Conference: 2nd Call for papers

Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) 14th Annual Conference: 2nd Call for papersLIASA invites submissions of papers and proposals for posters that will contribute to an exciting and creative event. As always, the conference welcomes contributions from all sectors and disciplines that intersect to grow library and information provision.
The deadline for receipt of abstracts for paper presentation and poster proposals is 20 June 2012.
To submit your abstract online go to: "Submit Abstract : http://indico.tlabs.ac.za/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=29

You should also upload your brief CV.
For general queries contact: conference2012@liasa.org.za : mailto:conference2012@liasa.org.za

Advanced Multilingual Online Searches (Search Magic) for MUHAS Students (6th June 2012)

To be conducted at the Directorate of Library Services (MUHAS)
Target group: undergraduate/ postgraduate students
Date: Wednesday, 6th June, 2012
Time: 2-4 PM
Venue: library ICT training room
Content: construction of a search query, Boolean logic, Googlelogy, and use of HINARI&Pubmed database
Note: interested participants are requested to submit their details at the special reserve section, MUHAS library

MUHAS institutional repository is alive!

The MUHAS institutional repository is a newly launched service provided by the Directorate of Library Services in collaboration with the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology to collect, preserve and disseminate electronic copies of research and scholarly works created at MUHAS, and serves as a gateway to disseminate and reach out to similar resources elsewhere. Such publications include journal articles, conference presentations, proceedings, working papers, theses and dissertations. All members of the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences are invited to contribute their research outputs to the repository. Please contact the repository administrator to deposit your works (library@muhas.ac.tz). Click here to access the repository