Beyond Borders:
25 Years of International Networking in Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Other Drug Information
Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists
(SALIS)
25th Annual Conference, April 22 - 26, 2003
Inter-Continental Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SHOWCASED WEB SITES & RESOURCES
Check the complete conference
program for summaries and contact information for all
of the presentations.
 
Then and Now ... 25 years later!
Photo: Ruth Vaughan in her Virtual Library
Plenary Session I Fetal
Alcohol/Drug Exposure: Networks for Knowledge & Action
Research Update and Emerging Issues
Dr. Irena Nulman, Motherisk Program
See http://www.motherisk.org
and
Journal
of FAS International
Aboriginal Issues in Prevention
Sylvia Maracle, Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres,
http://www.ofifc.org/.
For a copy of the
report Aboriginal
Approaches to
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effects, email OFIFC
or sheila_lacroix@camh.net
National FAS Information Service: Heading into Year
Ten
Karen Palmer, Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, FAS/FAE
Information Service,
http://www.ccsa.ca/fasgen.htm
National Database of FAS and
Substance Use During
Pregnancy Resources (http://www.ccsa.ca/fas)
Plenary Session II Effective
Health Communication: Principles and Applications. What Have
we Learned over the Past 25 Years?
Larry Hershfield, The Health Communications Unit (THCU), Health
Communications Unit, Centre for Health Promotion, University
of Toronto,
http://www.thcu.ca
-
See Health Communication
http://thcu.ca/infoandresources/health_communication.htm.
Go to Step 8 for a link to the
Health Communication
Message Review Criteria.
Robert Denniston, National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign,
US Office of National Drug Control Policy
Although Robert Denniston was
unable to attend, we reviewed
some of the media messages from the
ONDCP National Youth Anti-Drug
Media Campaign
Interactive Workshop
Utilizing Interactive Activities in AOD Trainings:
Exercises to get ‘em started, keeping ‘em on track,
and get the AOD message across
Jan Wrolstad, Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center
(ATTC); University of Missouri-Kansas City
Plenary Session III Providing
Information Services: Our Experiences and Challenges
Opportunity or Threat: The Impact of the Internet
and New Technology upon DrugScope’s Information and
Library Service
Christine Goodair, DrugScope
You Don’t Need Big Bucks to Provide an Information
Service – The Evolution of a Library into an Electronic
Resource Centre
Ruth Vaughan, Nova Scotia Department of Health
Serving our Hispanic/Latino Constituencies
Barbara Seitz de Martinez, Indiana Prevention Resource Center
http://www.latino.prev.info
Plenary Session IV Resource
Discovery: Fine Tuning our Web Sites and Search Skills
Metadata Unplugged
Lynne Howarth, Faculty of Information Studies, University
of Toronto
Metadata in Action
Eric Helmuth, Join Together
http://www.jointogether.org
Check out the search engine!
Getting the Right Results: Internet Search Engine
Update
Michelle Rachal, Nevada Presentation Resource Centre
For a copy of Michelle’s
useful Handout, Search Engine
Tips, contact Michelle
Exploring ETOH, the Alcohol and Alcohol Problems
Science Database
Anna Jiles-Bedenbough and Yoko Nagasaka, CSR, National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
http://etoh.niaaa.nih.gov
Plenary Session VI Resources
from Around the World
The Progress of the Elisad Gateway Project
Jorunn Moen, The Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug
Research (SIRUS) and Elisad Representative
Virtual Clearinghouse on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other
Drugs (VCATOD): Sharing the World’s Knowledge to Improve
Policy and Practice
Bette Reimer, Canadian Center on Substance Abuse
www.atod.org
Plenary Session V Focus
on Tobacco Control
Tobacco Control in Canada: Past, Present, Future
Garfield Mahood, Non-Smokers’ Rights Association
http://www.nsra-adnf.ca
Supporting Tobacco Control Through Library Services
and Information Dissemination Poster Session
Diane Van Abbe, Ontario Tobacco Research Unit
http://www.camh.net/otru
OTRU detailed
abstract
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