Beyond Borders: 25 Years of International Networking in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Information
25th SALIS Annual Conference, April 22 – 26, 2003
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The 25th Annual SALIS Conference was held at the Inter-Continental in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, hosted by Ruth Vaughn of the Nova Scotia Department of Health. The meeting featured invited speakers from various realms of the addictions and information fields: research, treatment, technology, and policy, including several members of SALIS.
View the complete 2003 program. Highlights of the program included:
- Karen Palmer, Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, FAS/FAE Information Services, “National FAS Information Service: Heading into Year Ten.”
- Christine Goodair, DrugScope, UK, “Opportunity or Threat: The Impact of the Internet and New Technology upon DrugScope’s Information and Library Service.”
- Lynne Howarth, Faculty of Information Studies, U. Toronto, “Metadata Unplugged.”
- Michelle Rachal, Nevada Prevention Resource Center, “Getting the Right Results: Internet Search Engine Update.”
- Jorunn Moen, Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research (SIRUS), “The Progress of the Elisad Gateway Project.”
Find stories and reports from the conference in SALIS News 23(2), Summer 2003. Check the complete conference program for summaries and contact information for all of the presentations HERE. SALIS members may view the conference presentations HERE. For a look at other past conferences, please visit our Conference Archive.
Then and Now … 25 years later!
Photo: Ruth Vaughan in her Virtual Library