An open access call to arms
November 4th, 2006 Stewart Posted in Uncategorized |
Dean is very correct about the need to develop new tools and new resources that circumvent our overreliance on high-dollar electronic products like UpToDate and MDConsult.
I plan on taking up the cause myself in a number of ways. Recently I announced the launch of Communications in Information Literacy, a new open access journal that I’m co-editing. This coming Wednesday I’m conducting a public forum at the University at Buffalo about developing a new open access drug resource, whole cloth, as a wiki. Potentially, it will be able to be harnessed as an alternative to pricey clinical drug information systems and online formularies, while doubling as a drug education aid for information literacy efforts.
I’m very excited about the prospect, but my most fervent hope is that my colleagues in MLA, particularly the Pharmacy and Drug Information Section, will collaborate with me in building this new site. I should have more to report very soon, but if anyone is in the Buffalo area and would like to attend the open forum, please let me know and I will gladly provide directions.
November 5th, 2006 at 9:40 am
Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend your talk in Buffalo. Will you be recording it? I am very interested in your ideas on using a wiki to track drug development. We currently use a wiki to report on our research on the synthesis of new anti-malarial agents and it would make sense to see how that connects with your project.
November 5th, 2006 at 1:35 pm
Thanks for your interest, Jean-Claude. I wasn’t planning on recording the talk, although I suppose I could. I am planning on posting my slides, notes, and a working URL for the initial project site sometime Wed evening or Thurs morning.