E-drug: International Information Support Centre
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PRESS RELEASE (21/08/02)
Launch of Source,
International Information Support Centre
A unique resource centre, designed to meet the information needs of
Those working in health, disability and development worldwide, opens in
London in September 2002.
Source is an innovative collaboration between two international NGOs,
Healthlink Worldwide (formerly AHRTAG) and Handicap International UK and
An academic institution, the Centre for International Child Health (at
the Institute of Child Health, UCL).
Source is aimed at health workers, researchers, rehabilitation workers,
non-governmental and governmental organisations and disabled peoples'
organisations worldwide and has a unique collection of over 20,000
health and disability related information resources. These include
books, manuals, reports, newsletters, posters, videos, and CD-ROMS. It also
links to an increasing number of electronic resources including on-line
databases and full-text documents on the Internet.
Source has a valuable collection of both published and unpublished
Materials documenting a wealth of practical experience from developing
countries. Subject areas include adolescent and child health,
disability, evaluation, health communication, HIV/AIDS, information
management,
primary health care, reproductive & sexual health and more. Source is
the only regular outlet in London where books and other teaching
materials published and distributed by TALC (Teaching-aids at Low Cost)
are sold.
Materials in Source are fully referenced on the Source database which Can
easily be searched from the website, www.asksource.info. Source is different
from other databases because the majority of materials are relevant to
developing countries and not recorded elsewhere. The database also gives
details of how to get hold of materials including price, publisher and
distributor.
Soon to be available from the website are a Contacts database of
international health and disability organisations, and a Newsletters and
Journals database describing over 150 free of low-cost newsletters and
How to subscribe.
Oona King, Member of Parliament in the UK, said "the launch of Source is
welcome news for the thousands of campaigners like myself who have been
engaged in the fight against poverty".
Tel. 020 7242 9789 (ext. 8698)
Email: mailto:source@ich.ucl.ac.uk
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