European gateway European gateway on alcohol, drugs and addictionson alcohol, drugs and addictions

www.elisad.uni-bremen.dewww.elisad.uni-bremen.de

LIDA 2005 contributionLIDA 2005 contribution

Susanna Prepeliczay Susanna Prepeliczay

ARCHIDO University BremenARCHIDO University Bremen

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ELISAD networkELISAD network

• European association of libraries European association of libraries and information services on and information services on alcohol and other drugs (AOD)alcohol and other drugs (AOD)

• 40 members from Europe and 40 members from Europe and overseas: specialised libraries in overseas: specialised libraries in addiction field, NGOs & GOVaddiction field, NGOs & GOV

• www.elisad.org• International sister: SALISInternational sister: SALIS

situation situation of AOD informationof AOD information

interdisciplinarityinterdisciplinarity in the AOD field in the AOD field

multiple research disciplines: multiple research disciplines: social sciences social sciences - policy, law, sociology, psychology...- policy, law, sociology, psychology...health sciences health sciences - medicine, biology, pharmacology ...- medicine, biology, pharmacology ...

multiple practice contexts: multiple practice contexts: prevention, therapy, education...prevention, therapy, education...

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situation situation of AOD informationof AOD information

structure of the wwwstructure of the www• growth, fluctuation, increase of digital growth, fluctuation, increase of digital

publishingpublishing• quality & ethics of web based info: quality & ethics of web based info:

validity, trustworthyness... validity, trustworthyness... impact on access to digital impact on access to digital

information information need for instrument & strategy to need for instrument & strategy to

facilitate retrieval facilitate retrieval

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project objectivesproject objectives

• establish a catalogue of AOD websites establish a catalogue of AOD websites from all European countriesfrom all European countries

• create suitable methodology, create suitable methodology, instruments & technologyinstruments & technology

• provide metadata via online provide metadata via online information system / interfaceinformation system / interface

• main users target group: main users target group: health & AOD professionalshealth & AOD professionals

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gateway definitiongateway definition

DESIRE example: DESIRE example: www.desire.orgwww.desire.org

• access to relevant web sources (links) access to relevant web sources (links) • access to English descriptions access to English descriptions

for multilingual materialsfor multilingual materials• subject categories = ordering systemsubject categories = ordering system• retrieval: browsing & searchingretrieval: browsing & searching

project processproject process

• 2000 – 2001: 2000 – 2001: explorative conceptional phase explorative conceptional phase

• 2002 – 2003: 2002 – 2003: EC funded research phaseEC funded research phase

• 2004: 2004: maintenance & development phasemaintenance & development phase

• 2005 – 2007: 2005 – 2007: EC funded extension phaseEC funded extension phase

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principlesprinciples

• networking strategy networking strategy • methodology frameworkmethodology framework• instruments & tools & technologyinstruments & tools & technology• distributed data collection / distributed data collection /

content administrationcontent administration• online interface structure & online interface structure &

functionsfunctions

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project participants Iproject participants I

• France: France: management management

• Germany: Archido Germany: Archido coordination coordination

• Italy: Gruppo AbeleItaly: Gruppo Abele

• United Kingdom: Drugscope United Kingdom: Drugscope

• Czech Republic: SZUCzech Republic: SZU

• Sweden: CANSweden: CAN

• The Netherlands: Trimbos InstituutThe Netherlands: Trimbos Instituut

• EU agency: EMCDDAEU agency: EMCDDA

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project participants IIproject participants II

• Spain: PNSD, Madrid Spain: PNSD, Madrid • Norway: SIRUS, OsloNorway: SIRUS, Oslo• Ireland: HRB, DublinIreland: HRB, Dublin• Finland: StakesFinland: Stakes• Lithuania: CEEHRNLithuania: CEEHRN• Greece: EKTEPN Univ. AthensGreece: EKTEPN Univ. Athens• Poland: IPIN Univ. WarsawPoland: IPIN Univ. Warsaw• Belgium: VADBelgium: VAD

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networkingnetworking

group group meetings & workshops meetings & workshops 2x / year2x / year successive extension of project group successive extension of project group next: Oslo, October 2005 next: Oslo, October 2005

• networking with AOD experts & networking with AOD experts & institutions on national level institutions on national level increase coverage by snowball system increase coverage by snowball system

• cross-European networking with EU cross-European networking with EU bodies, NGO associations and projects bodies, NGO associations and projects e.g. PrevNet cooperation e.g. PrevNet cooperation

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networkingnetworking

contact with professional clientscontact with professional clients• user consultation processuser consultation process

by questionnaire surveysby questionnaire surveys1) professional information needs1) professional information needs2) test of pilot website & catalogue2) test of pilot website & catalogue

• project promotion & mediaproject promotion & media flyers, journals, newsletters, websites, flyers, journals, newsletters, websites, mass media, conferencesmass media, conferences

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theoretical framework: review & analysis of theoretical framework: review & analysis of existing projects and approachesexisting projects and approaches

• Scope PolicyScope Policy definition of subject coverage definition of subject coverage

• Selection CriteriaSelection Criteria quality of web sources quality of web sources

• Cataloguing GuidelinesCataloguing Guidelines formal criteria, language, typography formal criteria, language, typography

• Maintenance StrategyMaintenance Strategy updating process rules updating process rules

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instruments & tools: instruments & tools: • online input formonline input form

formal data & qualitative content data formal data & qualitative content data• online edition toolonline edition tool

administration of records administration of records• offline tool: word form & help manualoffline tool: word form & help manual• subject related subject related AODAOD keywords indexkeywords index• server database in MySQL, PHP scriptsserver database in MySQL, PHP scripts

distributed cataloguing distributed cataloguing

methods / instrumentsmethods / instrumentsGatewayGateway

online formonline formGatewayGateway

offline tool: winputformoffline tool: winputformGatewayGateway

subject classification subject classification GatewayGateway

• 9 AOD topic categories:9 AOD topic categories:psychoactive substances, prevention, psychoactive substances, prevention, research, therapy, policy....research, therapy, policy....

• 3 structural categories:3 structural categories:environments, populations, types of environments, populations, types of informationinformation

• 350 english keywords350 english keywords• double function: double function:

indexing (input) & browsing (output)indexing (input) & browsing (output)

resultsresults

• ca. 1500 websites from ca. 1500 websites from 32 countries32 countries identified & evaluatedidentified & evaluated

total of 1200 catalogue recordstotal of 1200 catalogue records available to dateavailable to date

900 full records & 300 in progress records900 full records & 300 in progress records ca. 320 sources de-selected („black list“)ca. 320 sources de-selected („black list“)• online catalogueonline catalogue access: access:

www.elisad.uni-bremen.de • database functions: database functions:

browsing by subject & country, browsing by subject & country, free search & field oriented searchfree search & field oriented search

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gateway online gateway online interfaceinterfaceGatewayGateway

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result listresult list

result filter result filter

next stepsnext steps

2005 – 2007 EC funded work programme 2005 – 2007 EC funded work programme

• multilinguality:multilinguality: availability of availability of keywords index & browsing structure keywords index & browsing structure in 16 European languagesin 16 European languages

• extension towards extension towards Eastern EuropeEastern Europe networking & data inputnetworking & data input

wanted:wanted: members from Croatia, members from Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania ...Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania ...

• technology:technology: improve online catalogue improve online catalogue concept & functionsconcept & functions

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the future...the future...

linkage to similar services:linkage to similar services:

metadata exchanges with metadata exchanges with relevant catalogues in Europerelevant catalogues in Europe

maximise availability of AOD data maximise availability of AOD data within a network of online within a network of online information servicesinformation services

e.g. LinkShare Germany, SOSIG, e.g. LinkShare Germany, SOSIG, EMCDDA databases EMCDDA databases (ELDD, QED, (ELDD, QED, EDDRA)EDDRA)

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the future...the future...

vision towards an integrated digital vision towards an integrated digital library on AOD:library on AOD:

European database for digital fulltext European database for digital fulltext docs (scientific grey literature, e-docs (scientific grey literature, e-journals)journals)

meta search in various European meta search in various European bibliographic online catalogues on AOD bibliographic online catalogues on AOD

contact us: contact us: archido@uni-bremen.dearchido@uni-bremen.de

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