January 2008 issue of the quarterly newsletter by the Health Libraries Association of British Columbia (HLABC).

1. V um e 31 I s ue 1
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2. TABLE O F CO NTENTS
Edit orial .........................................................3
Pre s ide nt M e s s age .....................................5
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H L ABC M e e t H igh l t ........................... 7
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CH L M e e t H igh l t ..............................9
A ing igh s
Te ch nol ogy: Social arch ........................... 10
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H L ABC CE Day 2007................................... 14
W e b Surv y: Journal anage m e nt
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Ch anging Journal e ndors ........................... 21
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e H L Re s ource Acce s s and Coope rat
bc: ion..23
Ge ting t K now You Be te r: B.Bal yne .... 27
t o t lant
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h ........................................... 30
7Q I e rv w : CH L Conf re nce .................. 31
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Upcom ing .....................................................34
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5. PRESIDENT'S M ESSAGE
Diana H al dh al bccance r.bc.ca
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8. - M e m be rs De an Gius t and Euge ne Bars k y bot w on aw ards at t e
ini h h
2007 CH L Conf re nce . De an w on t e Canadian H os pit
A e h al
L ibrarian oft e Ye ar Aw ard and Euge ne w as aw arde d t e
h h
Em e rging L ade r aw ard.
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Me e ting Nov m be r 22, 2007
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acce pt d. Th e conf re nce w ilbe h e l April h - 19 t , 2008 at
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9. S UM M ARY O F CH L BO ARD M EETING NO V 1 – 2, 2007.
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t s e tup s ubj ct
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rans act ions com pany. Ne w s t w at outf t e av abily oft e
o ch or: h ail it h
onl f
ine orm and alo f s pe cial f rs s o t atne w or l
s or ofe h ong-l e d
aps
m e m be rs can j ata re duce d rat .
oin e
Surv y: Th e As s ociat is it m e m be rs . A v ue s s urv y is s oon t
e ion s al e o
be dis tribut d t alm e m be rs (alo incl
e o l s uding non-m e m be rs ) t f out
o ind
w h atis v ue d in t e As s ociat
al h ion. As k m e m be rs t be s ure t
o o
com plt t e s urv y as t e re s ul w ilbe us e d f a f ure s t e gic
e e h e h ts l or ut rat
plan.
Ne xtBoard m e e t ing: Th e re w ilbe f m e m be rs f
l our rom Brit h
is
Col bia (incl
um uding Sh annon, Trina, Te re s a and Ch arl t ) and t o
ote w
from t e Prairie s (L
h inda Sl e r and Sus an Pow e lon as
at s
re pre s e nt iv s ), ate nding t e ne xtBoard m e e t w h ich w ilbe h e l
at e t h ing l d
in V ancouv r, BC: Fe bruary 28t - 29 t , 2008.
e h h
O pport ie s : A calw ilbe going outs h orty f nom inat
unit l l l or ions f 3or
Board pos it ions : Se cre t ary, V -Pre s ide ntPre s ide ntPas t
ice / / -pre s ide nt
and f As s is t Edit t t e j
or ant or o h ournal M e m be rs w e re as k e d t e it e r
. o h
putt e ir nam e f ard or t nom inat a col ague t att e y t ough t
h orw o e l
e h h h
w oul be s uit e f t e pos it
d abl or h ion(s ).
Th e re is alo a calf a h os pit l
s lor alibrarian re pre s e nt iv on t e CI
at e h STI
Com m ite e on H e al Scie nce s I orm at
t t
h nf ion. I is t e t h av a
t im o e
re pre s e nt iv f
at e rom t e W e s tagain and al ough itis a 2-ye ar t rm ,
h th e
t e com m it e ntis one f -t ace m e e t in O taw a as w e las a
h m ace o-f ing t l
t lconf re nce m e e t
e e e ing.
Ch apt r s upport M argare tQuirie is t e As s ociat
e : h ion’s f t
irs
De v l e ntO fice r and w ilbe a re s ource f garne ring ide as f and
e opm f l or or
ge ting act s pons ors h ip. W at f m ore inf at f
t ual ch or orm ion rom h e r.
O t e r de v l e nt :
h e opm s
- Th e f tonl cours e on dat ining is be ing run curre nty and is
irs ine a-m l
alo al ady a s ucce s s w it 16 part
s re h icipant .
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10. - H os pit l
alibrarians are urge d t f l t e be nch m ark ing s urv y w h ich
o ilin h e
is unde rw ay. As an ince nt e , t e re w ilbe a priz e ofone f l
iv h l ulday
or 2 h aldays CE att e H alax conf re nce . To be e l e , t e
f h if e igibl h
s urv y ne e ds t be com plt d by Nov m be r 30t , 2007.
e o e e e h
- Th e ne xtis s ue ofJCH L w ilh av it f tpe e r re v w e d art e .
A l e s irs ie icl
Anyone int re s t d in be com ing a pe e r re v w e r s h oul s ubm it
e e ie d
t e ir nam e t t e e dit
h o h or.
- A m e nt oring program m e h as be e n de v l d and bot ne w and
e ope h
e xpe rie nce d l ibrarians are e ncourage d t cont t e PR
o act h
Dire ct Trina Fyf , t e xpre s s int re s t
or, e o e .
- I t e re is int re s tin re cording t e h is t ofH L
fh e h ory ABC, a us e f f
ulact
s h e e th as be e n pre pare d and is av abl on t e H L
ail e h ABC w e bs it .
e
L ty, a re m inde r t s ubm itpape rs or pos t rs t t e 2008 conf re nce
as l o e o h e
in H alax and t pl t be t e re !
if o an o h
TECH NO LO GY
S O CIAL S EARCH : W H Y AND H O W TO U SE I . T
Euge ne Bars k y Ph ys iot e rapy O ut ach L
h re ibrarian, I ing K . Barbe r L arning
rv e
Ce nt , e uge ne .bars k y@ ubc.ca h tp:/w e bl .e larning.ubc.ca/ ys io/
re t / ogs e ph
Al Ch o L
l
an ibrarian, H um anit s & Social
ie Scie nce s . W al r C. K oe rne r L
te ibrary,
al
lanch o@ gm ail .com h tp:/w w w .al l
t / l ibrary.bl pot
ans ogs .com /
I t is art e , w e cont
n h icl inue t e dis cus s ion ofW e b 2.0 appl ions f
h icat or
us e by h e al lt ibrarians t ath ad pre v
h h ious l appe are d in a s pe cial
y
s e rie s in t e Journal Canadian H e al L
h of t ibrarie s [1-4], w it a f
h h ocus on
t e not ofs ocial e arch .
h ion s
W h atis W e b 2.0 anyw ay? O fe n de f d by t e t ch nol s t atare
t ine h e ogie h
partofit nam e l w e bl (or Bl ), w ik is , podcas t , RSS f e ds , and
, y ogs ogs s e
ot e r w e b s e rv s , W e b 2.0 is ofe n dis m is s e d as a f
h ice t ad. H ow e v r, by
e
l ing att e s e t ch nol s t s e e w h att e y h av in com m on, a
ook h e ogie o h e
ce rt pate rn e m e rge s . W e b 2.0 is t
ain t rans f ing t e w e b int a s pace
orm h o
t atal s us e rs t cre at and s h are inf at onl --a s pace f
h l
ow o e orm ion ine or
col l
aborat ion, conv rs at
e ion, and int ract
e ion--one t atis h igh l dynam ic,
h y
fe xibl and adapt e [5];and w e l e l ing in s uch a s ocial ace .
l e abl ov iv pl
A num be r ofh e al l t ibrarians and h e al prof s s ional h av
h t
h e s e
inv s t e d s ocial ofw are in v
e igat s t arious are as ofh e al inf at [6-8],
t
h orm ics
w it Canadian l
h ibrarian De an Gius t concl
ini uding t at" e b 2.0 m ay be
h W
one oft e m os tinfue nt t ch nol s in t e h is t ofpubl h ing, as
h l iale ogie h ory is
ol proprie t not
d ary ions ofcont and ow ne rs h ip f l ay." [6] Th e
rol alaw
Am e rican l ibrarian El abe t Connor s ugge s t t at" e dicalibrarians
iz h s h M l
w h o l unde rs t
ack anding oft e W e b 2.0 e cos ys t m ris k m arginal at
h e iz ion
w it in pre s e ntus e r com m unit s , and m ay m is s opport ie s t w ork
h ie unit o
col l aborat e l w it col ague s and cl nt l." [8].
iv y h l
e ie e e
Th e re f , w e w oul l e t cont
ore d ik o inue our dis cus s ion aboutW e b 2.0 by
focus ing on s ocial e arch . Social e arch is f q ue nty publ e d as t e
s s re l iciz h
ne xtbig t ing afe r Googl f im prov inf at re t v ,
h t e or ing orm ion rie al
re lv
e ance and aw are ne s s . Ch ris Sh e rm an once de f d s ocial e arch
ine s
as : “ col ct ofI e rne tw ayf
a l ion
e nt inding t s inf e d by h um an
ool orm

11. judgm e nt Th atj
. udgm e ntt e s pl in t e f
ak ace h orm oft , cl -t rough
ags ick h
ct it s e arch h is t
iv y, ory, and ot e r act
h ions ” [9 ]. Th e aut ors oft is art e
h h icl
s e e s ocial e arch as w e b s e arch re f d by a us e rs ’ s ocial e , w h ich
s ine circl
m igh tbe t e ir w e b-m at s or col ague s .
h e le
H ow e v r, s ocial e arch is nota ne w ph e nom e non. Sit s t atre l d on
e s e h ie
us e rs rat e r t an com put r al h m s t m ap t e w e b appe are d in t e
h h e gorit o h h
m id-19 9 0’s . W h e n Yah oo (h tp:/w w w .yah oo.com ) s t e d itw as j ta
t / art us
col ct ofs it s , h and-pick e d and organiz e d by h um ans . L
l ion
e e ibrarians '
I e rne tI x (h tp:/l
nt nde t /ii.org/ is anot e r col ct ofw e bs it s s e lct d
) h l ion
e e e e
and e v uat d by inf at prof s s ional. H ow e v r, t e arriv of
al e orm ion e s e h al
broadband I e rne th as brough tan e xpl ion ofs it s t atre l on
nt os e h y
f k s onom ie s . Unl e t e t
ol ik h axonom ie s us e d by our prof s s ion, e
f k s onom ie s are l l s ys t m s (ot e rw is e k now n as t
ol abe ing e h agging)
ge ne rat d by t e us e rs and as s uch , h av no aut orit cont . A good
e h e h y rol
e xam pl is de l
e .icio.us (h tp:/de l
t / .icio.us ), t e s ocial
h book m ark ing t ool
w h e re us e rs t t e ir s e lct d w e bs it s f pe rs onal -us e and
ag h e e e or re
s h aring. Al ing w e b us e rs t fag int re s t cont ntf t e w ide r
low o l e ing e or h
com m unit is alo v ry ce nt t t e ne w s s it Digg (h tp:/digg.com /
y s e ralo h e t / ),
v o s it – YouTube (h tp:/w w w .yout .com / and m any ot e rs .
ide e t / ube ) h
Social e arch aim s t s h if pow e r f
s o t rom W e b publ h e rs , w h o cre at and
is e
m ark e tt e cont nt t e v ryday I e rne tus e rs by e xam ining t e ir
h e , o e nt h
book m ark s or giv t e m t s t e xpre s s t e ir opinions .
ing h ool o h
Butw h y w oul itw ork ?W h y us e int rm e diarie s rat e r t an going t our
d e h h o
f ourit s e arch e ngine s and us ing com m ands and Boolan l
av e e ogic to
ge tre lv re s ul ?Sh oul w e us e s ocial e arch afe r t e re gul
e ant ts d s t h ar
" ocials e arch f s t prov us w it good e nough re s ul ?
uns " ail o ide h ts
W e ce rt y us e our s ocial t ork s t as k q ue s t
ainl ne w o ions , ans w e r ot e r
h
pe opl's inq uirie s , s e arch t e w e b and dis cov r int re s t t ings .
e h e e ing h
W h e n you ne e d a pl be r, you can f one in t e dire ct
um ind h ory, butm os t
ofus do l e a re com m e ndat f
ik ion rom s om e one w h o h as e m pl d t e
oye h
pl be r pe rs onal I itt e s am e w it w e b re s ul ? L t t e a l .
um l s
y. h h t
s e ’s ak ook
L t dis cus s a num be r ofs ocial e arch t s t atw e f part arl
e 's s ool h ind icul y
us e f f t e day-t
ulor h o-day pract ofh e al inf at prof s s ional
ice t
h orm ion e .
Googl Cus t
e om Se arch :
W it Cus t Se arch Engine (h tp:/w w w .googl.com /
h om t / e coop/ e ),
cs
Googl ofe rs a cus t iz e d s e arch pl f
e f om atorm t atm ak e s ite as y f
h or
anyone t ofe r a h igh l adapt e s e arch e ngine w h ich is builon t e
o f y iv t h
foundat ions ofa pre v ious t cal d Googl Co-O p. Unl e broad-
rial l e e ik
bas e d t raditional e arch e ngine s s uch as Googl or Yah oo w h ich
s e
re t v s l
rie e arge num be rs ofdocum e nt us ing a W e b craw lr, “ e rt
s e v ical
s e arch ” e ngine s s e nd t e ir s pide rs outt onl h igh l re f d dat
h o y y ine abas e s
(or w e bs it s ). Th us , t e inde xe s ofv rt
e h e ical e arch e ngine s cont
s ain
onl inf at abouts pe cif t
y orm ion ic opics .
Us ing Googl’s Cus t Se arch Engine , anyone can cre at a s e tof
e om e
" ubs cribe d s it s " a s e rv t atlt pe opl ch oos e ot e r non-Googl
s e , ice h e s e h e
v rt
e ical e arch e ngine s t s h ow att e t or in l u ofGoogl s e arch
s o h op ie e
re s ulpage s . M ore ov r, you can priorit e s it s , giv m ore w e igh tt
t e iz e ing o

12. s om e t an t ot e rs . You can alo m anipul e t e l and f e l t e
h o h s at h ook e of h
s e arch box, t int grat itw it ot e r de s ign e lm e nt on your s it . Th e
o e e h h e s e
t is f l col
ool ul y laborat e , al ing t e cre at t s e nd inv at
iv l
ow h or o it ions t o
pe opl t co-buil a part ar s e arch appl ion. For e xam pl, our
e o d icul icat e
ow n Ph ys ioSe arch (s e e h tp:/w e bl .e larning.ubc.ca/ ys io/or -
t / ogs e ph
h tp:/t
t /inyurl .com / yrx38h ) is done us ing Googl cus t s e arch .
e om
Cons ul w it pract
ting h icing ph ys iot e rapis t in Brit h Col bia, w e
h s is um
cre at d a t t ats e arch e s onl f h igh q ualy h e al inf at w it
e oolh y or it t
h orm ion h
a ph ys iot e rapy f
h ocus . W e ach ie v d t is by priorit ing re s ul f
e h iz t rom
s
ce rt s it s , l e M e dl Pl , PubM e d and Canadian H e al Ne t ork ,
ain e ik ine us t
h w
and by al ing us e rs t narrow dow n t e ir re s ul t part ar are as ,
l ow o h t o
s icul
f e xam pl, Canadian cont ntor cons um e r h e al le rat . To ge ta
or e e t it ure
h
s e ns e ofh ow t e s e arch e ngine is us e d, Googl prov s good us age
h e ide
s t is t , incl
at ics uding t e m os tpopul q ue rie s e nt re d by s e arch e rs .
h ar e
de l
.icio.us :
Al ough t e prim ary us e ofde l
th h .icio.us (h tp:/de l
t / .icio.us ) is t o
s t and re t v book m ark s onl , s om e ofit f at s alo m ak e ita
ore rie e ine s e ure s
s ocial e arch e ngine . By al ing us e rs t cre at t
s l ow o e ags t organiz e and
o
re m e m be r book m ark s , s e arch ing de l .icio.us produce s l s t atot e r
ink h h
pe opl w it s im il int re s t h av book m ark e d. Att e s am e t e ,
e h ar e s e h im
tagging al s us e rs t l t addit
l
ow o ink o ional e y t rm s s av d by ot e r
k e e h
us e rs . For e xam pl, running a s e arch on “ it in C” yie l t e re l e d
e V am ds h at
tags “ cance r,” “ e al ,” “ cie nce ,” “ e dicine ,” and “ ood.”
h t s
h m f
[h tp:/t
t /inyurl .com / j 3]. W it s ocial e arch ing, de l
yw dk h s .icio.us al slow
s e arch e rs t acce s s are as oft e de e p w e b w h ich m ay notbe e as il
o h y
re ach abl w it a t
e h radit ional e arch e ngine s uch as Googl, incl
s e uding
w e bcas t , podcas t , ne w s pape r and m agaz ine art e s , and gre y
s s icl
le rat . M ore ov r, you can add t your part ar are a ofint re s tby
it ure e o icul e
adding your ow n l s t t e com m unit w h ich in e s s e nce , m ak e s it
ink o h y,
“ ocial Att e s am e t e , de l
s .” h im .icio.us re t ains a f at oft
e ure radit ional
s e arch e ngine s , nam e l t e re lv
y h e ancy rank ing ofs e arch re s ul . Th e ts
m ore pe opl w h o h av ch os e n t re m e m be r a l , t e h igh e r t e l
e e o ink h h ink
w il“ e ” t t e t oft e re s ul page .
lris o h op h ts
YouTube :
Al ough YouTube (h tp:/w w w .yout .com / is a popul f e v o
t
h t / ube ) ar re ide
s h aring w e bs it w h ich lt us e rs upl
e e s oad, v w , and s h are v o cl , it
ie ide ips
can alo s e rv as a s ocial e arch e ngine . Be caus e YouTube ofe rs a
s e s f
tagging f at , itt produce s re s ul f
e ure oo t rom a com m unit ofpe opl
s y e
us ing s im il k e yw ords . For e xam pl, a YouTube w e bcas tofan
ar e
art ros copic rot or cuf re pair proce dure h os t d by t e U.S.-bas e d
h at f e h
Aurora BayCare M e dical nt r [h tp:/t
Ce e t /inyurl .com /
2cbm 63 ] ge t ts ags
t atincl “ h oul r s urge ry,” “ at
h ude s de rot or-cuf,” “ h ros copic,” “
f art aurora,”
“ port -m e dicine ,” “ e dicine ,” “iv -s urge ry,” “ m e dicine ,” “ port ,” and
s s m le e s s
“ e bcas t Since us e rs can rat t e v os bas e d on t e ir ow n
w .” e h ide h
as s e s s m e nt , s e arch re s ul f
s t rom YouTube are in f de t rm ine d by
s act e
it com m unit ofus e rs , t us producing a re als ociale lm e ntt onl
s y h " " e o ine
s e arch ing.

13. Fl r:
ick
Fl r (h tp:/w w w .fick r.com ) is a w ide l us e d im age s h aring t t at
ick t / l y oolh
m anage s digit ph ot . Sim il t ot e r s ocial e arch t s , Fl r
al os ar o h s ool ick
al s us e rs t t im age s w it m any s pe cif nouns , v rbs , and
low o ag h ic e
adj ct e s t atde s cribe t e pict or are m e aningf t t e m . Fl r
e iv h h ure ulo h ick
h os t us e rs ’ ph ot on it ow n s e rv rs s o t att e y are re t v e f
s os s e h h rie abl rom
anyw h e re ov r t e W e b. Fl r h as an al h m notunl e Googl’s
e h ick gorit ik e
Page Rank t atus e s “ e re s t
h int ingne s s ” bas e d on a f ul oft e
orm a h
num be r ofv w s and t e num be r ofpe opl w h o h av “ av e d” an
ie h e e f orit
im age . Al ough itis m e as ure oft e popul y ofa ph ot
t
h h arit ograph on
Fl r, int re s t
ick e ingne s s ch ange s ov r t e ;t
e im oday's t ph ot m ay w e l
op o l
notbe rank e d s o h igh in t e f ure . I is t e com m unit ofus e rs w h o
h ut t h y
de t rm ine s re lv
e e ancy.
Concl ion
us
I s um m ary, t e t s pre s e nt d in t is pape r l prom is ing and coul
n h ool e h ook d
pot nt l f int m any h e al care appl ions and s ce narios . Ev n
e ial it o
y t
h icat e
s o, care f t ink ing, t s t and e v uat are s t l e de d in orde r t
ulh e ing al ion ilne o
e s t is h be s tpract m ode l f lv raging t e s e e m e rging
abl ice s or e e h
t ch nol s t boos tour t ach ing and larning product it and t
e ogie o e e iv y, o
f t rs t
os e ronge r com m unit s ofpract in h e al l
ie ice t ibrarians h ip. I our
h n
opinion, w e don'tbe l v t ats ocial e arch w ilt e of ov rnigh t
ie e h s lak f e ;
h ow e v r, as t e t ch nol s de v l – w e s h oul be re ady t us e
e h e ogie e op d o
and t ach t e m .
e h
Re f re nce s :
e
1. Bars k y E. I roducing W e b 2.0: RSS t nds f h e al l
nt re or t ibrarians . J Can
h
H e al L As s oc 2006: W int r;
t ibr
h e 27(1):7-8.
2. Bars k y E. I roducing W e b 2.0: w e bl and podcas t f h e al
nt ogs ing or th
librarians . J Can H e al L As s oc 2006: Spring;
t ibr
h 27(2):33-34.
3. Bars k y E., Purdon M . I roducing W e b 2.0: s ocial t ork ing and s ocial
nt ne w
book m ark ing f h e al l
or t ibrarians . J Can H e al L As s oc 2006:
h t ibr
h
Sum m e r; 27(3):65-67.
4. Ch o A. An int roduct t m as h ups f h e al l
ion o or t ibrarians . J Can H e al L
h t ibr
h
As s oc 2007: W int r; e 28(1):19 -22.
5. Coom bs K A. Buil ding a L ibrary W e b Sit on t e Pil ofW e b 2.0.
e h l ars
Com put rs in L
e ibrarie s 2007 01; 27:16-19 .
6. Gius t D. H ow W e b 2.0 is ch anging m e dicine . BM J 2006 De c
ini
23; 333(7582):1283-1284.
7. K am e l Boul M N, W h e e lr S. Th e e m e rging W e b 2.0 s ocial ofw are : an
os e s t
e nabl s uit ofs ociabl t ch nol s in h e al and h e al care
ing e e e ogie th th
e ducat ion. H e al I orm at & L
t nf
h ion ibrarie s Journal 2007 03; 24(1):2-23.
8. Connor E. M e dical ibrarian 2.0. M e d.Re f rv 2007: Spring;
L .Se .Q. 26(1):1-15.
9 . Sh e rm an C. W h at t e Big De al it Social arch ?Augus t15, 2006;
's h W h Se
Av abl at
ail e :
h tp:/s e arch e ngine w at .com / h ow Page .h t lpage =3623153.
t / ch s m ?
Acce s s e d M arch 16, 2007.

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June 8t @ Col ge ofPh ys icians and Surge ons ofBC
h le
K ris t Clm e ntk clm e nt bccance r.bc.ca
a e e @
BC Cance r Age ncy (BCCA), K e l na.
ow
W h atgre atne w s ! H L ABC's cont inuing e ducat w ork s h ops w e re
ion
“ re e ” in 2007, cos t cov re d by a CH L grantt t e Conf re nce h os t
f s e A o h e
ch apt r in 2006. O fcours e , I s igne d up f e v ryt ing.
e or e h
I s t e d t e day as a s k e pt Th e BCCA l
art h ic. ibrary is s m al nota h ub of
l
,
pol and de cis ion-m ak ing. W h il I do notl e m ark e t
icy e ik ing, f
undrais ing
or s e ll I do l e pre s e nt ions . No-one ne e d e ncourage m e t t k
ing, ik at o al
l and l
oud ong. H ow e v r, I cam e aw ay h appy and s urpris e d, w it
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