science and society at the wellcome library
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Science and society at the Wellcome Library. Louise Simon Information Officer Wellcome Library. Overview. Public and science Audiences Wellcome Library’s collection A web gateway Other resources. The public and science. Opportunities for libraries?. Science writers and journalists - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Science and society at the Wellcome Library
Louise Simon
Information Officer
Wellcome Library
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Overview
Public and scienceAudiencesWellcome Library’s collectionA web gatewayOther resources
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The public and science
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Opportunities for libraries?
Science writers and journalistsScience communication practitionersScientistsStudentsAcademicsScience teachers
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Wellcome Trust
Independent research-funding charity Interest in the role of science and
societyPublic engagement awardsCommissions public attitudinal researchSchool science (professional
development; citizenship)Sci-art
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Science CentreStage
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Wellcome Library
http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/Science and society
Biomedical ethicsScience policyPublic engagement with science and
technology (PEST)Popular science
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What we collect
Ethics of human gene therapy. - Walters, L. Forward look 2003: government funded
SET. - OST Evaluation of national programs of science
awareness. - Gascoigne, T. Public Understanding of science; New
Scientist Press cuttings
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How has collection developed?
Public engagement issuesChange from “deficit” model to public
participation [PUS to PEST]Government focus on lifelong learningPractical information / what works/
experience of othersScience and art
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Reflected by more ...
Citizen participation researchCommunication risk Informal learning researchEvaluations of PEST projectsSci-art projects
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Library audiences
Support work of TrustPublic - students, health
professionals, social science researchers, journalists, writers
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Outreach activities / promotion
Academic coursesLocal schools and collegesTours and talksOutreach officer
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Making the double helix
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The web
psci-com discussion forumhttp://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-
com.htmlpsci-com gateway
http://psci-com.ac.uk
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psci-com - gateway to public engagement with science
http://psci-com.ac.uk/Database of high quality web resourcesDatabase of journal, newspaper and
book referencesForthcoming events
Part of BIOME hub - RDN
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psci-com
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Subject coverage
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psci-com - what it covers
Practical resourcesAcademic resourcesExemplar web sites
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Typical records
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psci-comlit
Bibliographic database of journal, newspaper and book references
Monthly bibliography
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Journal references
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Other sources of information
Government: OSTBA (British Association)Association of British Science Writers
(ABSW)Planet ScienceEmail lists and discussion forums
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Thoughts
Science and society information needs are both academic and practical based
Audience is diverseOpportunities for libraries