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FINAL CALL FOR POSTERS AND PAPERS extended to Friday 31 October 2008 

EAHIL - The European Association for Health Information and Libraries, EAHIL Workshop 2009, Dublin, June 2–5.

The final call for posters and papers has been extended to Friday 31 October 2008. he International Programme Committee invites you to submit papers and posters for the Workshop entitled "Working with others: explore, engage, extend" to be held in Dublin 2-5 June 2009.


We seek to develop the Workshop programme within a framework of interactivity and debate and we invite research papers, reports of innovative practice and cases which discuss these and related topics:

  • Collaborations and partnerships with specific groups and communities
    • In education, learning and curriculum support
    • In clinical and allied health practice
    • In research
    • In healthcare, patient education and outreach
    • In special interest groups or networks
  • Cooperation in services & resource sharing
    • Issues in liaison, partnerships and outreach programmes
    • Coordination in information and knowledge management
    • Regional, national, international co-operation
  • Collaboration and communication in virtual and emerging spaces
    • Facilitating online collaboration and interaction
    • E-science and distributed collaboration networks
    • Tools, techniques, technologies including Web 2.0
  • Information gathering, analysis, evidence and response
    • Assessing needs and evidence
    • Healthcare informatics
    • Customization and localization of information services


Abstract submission instructions

Abstract submission for papers and posters will be online only at http://www.eahil.uio.no/cop_index.html

Final abstract submission will close on Friday 31 October 2008.

1. Both EAHIL members and non-members may submit abstracts.

  • EAHIL members will login with their ordinary username and password.
  • Non-members first have to register their personal details to get a username and password.


2. When you login, you come to the abstract submission system.

  • Click on “Papers”. If you already have submitted abstract(s), you will get a list of your abstract(s) and you can update the information by clicking on the title.
  • If you want to submit a paper or poster, click on “Add paper”. For author information, use format: surname, forename; surname, forename.


3. Abstract length should not exceed 2500 characters.

4. You may update your submitted abstract before the final date of Friday 31 October 2008.


Important dates

Final extended date is Friday 31 October 2008

Notification of acceptance by 12 December 2008

Authors should confirm their participation in the Workshop by the 31 January 2009

Full texts of accepted presentations to be submitted by 24 April 2009 and will be published on the Workshop website.

Further information

Paul Murphy, Chair International Programme Committee

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Workshop 2009 Website: www.eahil2009.ie

Last Updated on Monday, 03 November 2008 09:48