Presentations, Workshops &

Projects and more .

Guus van den Brekel

Projects | Presentations | Workshops | Teaching |
Publications | Advice & Organise


PROJECTS

Library Bookmarklet
Access from anywhere via Proxy & the Get-it Button in PubMed
Info | video | install | install on Tablets/Smartphones

E-Books on iPads
Lending out iPads & iPad Mini in the library with study books, textbooks etc

PURE | ETALAGE
Current Research Information System for University of Groningen nd UMCG. Faculty
Coordinator UMCG
Video | Info | Pure

Comparing (Medical)Journal Apps
4 Journal Apps were explored & compared, which resulted in supporting docwise, Docphin,
ReadbyQxMD and a license for BrowZine
Created a Rebelmouse Front Page for Journal Apps

Open Access UMCG Poster Portal:
an institutional Poster & slides Portal in collaboration with F1000 | website | More
Info | demo | video

"atUMCG" The Scientific output of the UMCG:
All and the Open Access exponent | A WordPress installation with RSS feed syndication.
Blog Post: Searching Open Access Publications : identify you affiliation output

iPads on Loan
lending iPads to medical staff
http://ipadscmb.pbworks.com (2010 - ....)

University-wide Library Toolbar
http://bibliotheekrug.ourtoolbar.com/

About.me/digicmb

Slideshare.net/digicmb

See the GOOGLE MAP

The implementation of One Toolbar , but grouped with 6 other faculty library toolbars
(2010- ....)

MobileCMB.nl
(http://mobileCMB.nl Info: CMBWIKI http://cmbwiki.pbworks.com/w/page/36068275/Mobile-
CMB
Project designing and building a prototype of our mobile (web) app. With help of students of
Hanzehogeschool, who did some research and launched the beta version. (Nov 2010 -
Febr. 2011)

LibGuides Medicine, Dentistry, Human Movement Sciences & Nursing (Verpleegkunde)
2010

See More Projects

PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS

2014
Science 2.0 Workshop in the Library : Trends, Tools & Tips
Lightning Talk at #sci20conf International Science 2.0 Conference in Hamburg http://www.science20-
conference.de/programme/
Slides | Video on YouTube
The User, Technology ... and the Library : demo University of Oslo Library Part 1
First part of a 3-part presentation at the University of Oslo Library Seminar, January 30th 2014
#uboTech2014
Slides
Research support services Part 2 of presentation at Seminar University of Oslo Library #uboTech2014
Part 2 of presentation at Seminar University of Oslo Library #uboTech2014 January 30th 2014
Slides
Keeping up to date : Part 3 of The User, Technology and the Library, Seminar University of Oslo Library
#uboTech2014
Part 3 of The User, Technology and the Library, Seminar University of Oslo Library #uboTech2014
Slides
2013
Mobile Technology, Platforms & Apps
Workshop Session Eahil2013 June, Stockholm, Sweden
Slides

Summerschool 2013 UMCG Pediatrics & Neuroscience
July 9
th
, UMCG
Slides

ReachOut to Research : library support services
Seminar 1 from ReachOut to Research (R2R) at UiT Arctic University of Norway, University
Library, Tromso, Norway, 14-15
th
February 2013
Small seminar about library services supporting research & technology .
See also Seminar 2: https://www.slideshare.net/digicmb/the-user-the-technology-the-
library-and-why-to-go-in-between
Slides | Scoop.it

The user, the Technology & the Library (and why to go in between)
Seminar 2 ReachOut to Research (R2R) Small seminar about library services supporting
research & technology
2012

Search Smarter With Google 2
2nd Knowledge Session about "Search Smarter with Google" December 2012, University
of Groningen Library
Slides

Lending iPads to Medical Staff : integrating information workflow.
Presentation at Online Information 2012, #online12 (13-14. Nov 2012, London)

On loan: iPads for Education, Patientcare and Research
[Te leen: iPads, onderwijs, patientenzorg, onderzoek] Presentation at NVMO2012 (Annual
Meeting of the Dutch Medical Education Association, 15-16. Nov., Maastricht (Bit.ly
collection)

Promotion of Scientific Output : made possible by your library
Presentation at Emerging Technologies in Academic Libraries 2012 (EMTACL12)
(video), 1-3 October 2012, Trondheim, Norway.

iPad saves life | iPad redt leven
Presentation at De Nacht van Kunst en Wetenschap | The Night of Arts & Sciences 2012
2.June 2012, Groningen, University of Groningen Library

Search Smarter with Google : workshop
Knowledge Session May 2012 at the University of Groningen Library

Yammer & UMCG : a social internal network | Yammer workshop
March 2012, Groningen, UMCG

iPads, Apps, Mobile & other services of the Central Medical Library (CMB) | [iPads,
Apps, Mobiel an andere diensten van de CMB]
Presentation at Noordelijk Informatie Netwerk NIN , 22 March 2012, UMCG

F1000 Poster Project CMB UMCG : an Open Access Poster project
Presentation at demo of F1000, March 2012, UMCG (more on the project)

Doctors 3.0? :
Presentation at Capita Selecta Meeting Rehabilitation Medicine, 8. Februari 2012



Teaching
Science 2.0: trends, tools and tips
Search Smarter with Google
Refworks : manage your references
PubMed. Search strategy, tips & tricks
Systematic searching for literature for a review / guideline
Beginners course Reference Manager
Impact factors and Citations
CBN / BMI Course: Web 2.0 Applied to Medical Libraries / Workshop WEB 2.0
toepassingen voor de medische bibliotheek

Publications
See my Google Scholar citations
My Academia.edu list of publications
My ResearchGate profile
Selected:
Innovative information and communication systems for scientific libraries: 10
questions about practice and experience covering Web 2.0 to Emerging
Technologies. An interview with Guus van den Brekel, information specialist for the
medical library at Groningen University (Netherlands) by Bruno Bauer
In: GMS Medizin Bibliothek Information GMS Med Bibl Inf 2010;10(2):Doc20
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] (in German, English version will follow)

Virtual worlds, real libraries : librarians and educators in Second Life and other
multi-user virtual environments . Auteur: Lori Bell;Rhonda B Trueman Uitgever:
Medford, N.J. : Information Today, 2008. Chapter on Health and Consumer
Information in Second Life / by Guus van den Brekel & Carol Perryman.

Bibliotheekblad Special 4 2008. Bibliotheek moet weer zichtbaar worden .
Proficiat! Internationale lof voor informatiespecialist Guus van den Brekel
Polsslag 4, 15 maart 2007. (pdf)
De bibliothecaris komt naar je toe!
Interview P i c t o g r a m 2 | a p r i l / m e i 2 0 0 7 (pdf)

Advice & Organise

Member of the Scientific Advisory Council / Beirat
Deutsche Zentralbibliothek fr Medizin
Nonprofit; 51-200 employees; Libraries industry
2012 Present (less than a year) Cologne Area, Germany

Advisory member
Strategic Group Deutsche Zentralbibliothek fr Medizin (ZB MED)
July 2012 Present (5 months) Cologne, Germany
Taking part in the project group for defining strategic plans regarding the ZB Med
Member of the IPC EAHIL2013
International Programm Committee EAHIL2013 Stockholm
2012 Present (less than a year) Stockholm, Sweden
Member of the International Programm Committee for the 2013 EAHIL Workshop to be
held in Stockholm, Sweden
http://eahil2013.kib.ki.se/
Chair
TaskForce Web 2.0 EAHIL
June 2009 Present (3 years 6 months)
Working, Sharing, Communicating, Learning and Teaching with others : the use of Web
2.0 tools for EAHIL Council, Board and Members.
lid Redactieraad | Member of Editorial Board of the journal
Digitale Bibliotheek
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Libraries industry
2008 Present (4 years)
http://digbib.nl
Member of the International Progamm Committee EMTACL12
Emergency Technologies in Academic Libraries
Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry
February 2011 October 2012 (1 year 9 months)
emtacl12
http://www.ntnu.no/ub/emtacl/?contacts
The conference will be held 1-3 October 2012 in Trondheim, Norway, and is organized
by the library of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Member
International Programm Committee EAHIL2012
June 2010 July 2012 (2 years 2 months)
See the list of Members and other Committees
http://sites.uclouvain.be/EAHIL2012/conference/?q=node/24
Member of the Works Council Division F
University Medical Center Groningen
Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry
2007 July 2012 (5 years)

Member International Programm Committee EMTACL10
Norwegian University of Science and technology Library (UBiT).
Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry
June 2009 June 2010 (1 year 1 month)
As a member of the programme committee, my role will include:

- actively marketing emtacl10 to relevant audiences
- attracting high-quality submissions
- participating in programme committee meetings
- reviewing submitted papers
- chairing in sessions at the conference
Member
International Programm Committee EAHIL2010
July 2008 June 2010 (2 years)
THE IPC: http://www.eahil2010.org/en/about-eahil2010/committes
The Portuguese Association of Health Documentation and Information, APDIS
(Associao Portuguesa de Documentao e Informao de Sade) in collaboration
with EAHIL - European Association for Health Information and Libraries has the great
pleasure of inviting you to the 12th EAHIL Conference, in Lisbon, Portugal, 14th - 18th
June 2010.
Member International programme Committee TICER 2008
Tilburg University - Tilburg Innovation Centre for Electronic Resources
October 2007 August 2008 (11 months)
http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/services/lis/ticer/08carte/committee.html




More Past Projects (2007 2010)

Library Toolbox integrated in website " Medical Library "Lab" : your toolbox" (2010)

CMB WIKI: testing & exploring wiki functionality for information NOT suitable for
Webplatform RUG or Intranet UMCG (beta 2010)

"PurpleSearch restored" Adjusting and optimizing simultanous and discovery
tool PurpleSearch for UMCG (2010)

Metalib/Ex-libris: Involved on Sfx and Metalib development and local configuration for the
Libraries of the University of Groningen, called RUGCombine and RUGLinks (2007-2009)

Electronic Virtual Reference Desk, I-service, for the Libraries of the University of
Groningen, called RUGCombine and RUGLinks

QuickSearch CMB Toolbar : extra "tool" of the the Centrale Medische Bibliotheek for all
users of the UMCG.
A browser plugin to use anywhere, "Uw bibliotheek altijd dicht bij U" | "Your Library always
close to you"

Second Life Medical Library : exploration , experiment, research into offering libary
services in virtual environments like Second Life, Not just library services but also
overviewing medical education, simulation, research and clinical activities.
[Verkenning/experiment van het aanbieden en ontwikkelen van bibliotheekdiensten in de virtuele omgeving
van een Massive Multiuser Online (Role Playing) Game (MMOG/MMORPG), zoals Second Life . Niet alleen
bibliotheekdiensten zijn in ontwikkeling, maar ook een overzicht van alle medische relevante activiteiten
rondom mediseche educatie, simulaties, onderzoek en klinisch onderwerpen. Missie & Doelen ]

HealthInfo Island : Cooperative project (grant-funded by NLM) from the Central Medical
Library through Second Life & the Second Life Medical Library, the Project Virtual Ability.
[Samenwerking van de Consumer Health Library (Grant-funded) met de Centrale Medische Bibliotheek
(CMB) via de Second Life Medical Library & het Project Virtual Ability. Deze drie projecten richten
gezamenlijk het nieuwe HealthInfo Island in.]

A RESEARCH FOCUSED ON POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS OF SECOND LIFE FOR THE
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN - ADVISORY INVESTIGATIVE
REPORT - by Sylvia Daskalova. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, School of
Communication and Media, Major International Communication. March 2008
Supervisors UMCG: Pieter Davids and Guus van den Brekel.
Supervisor HanzeUniversity: Kelly Fonteijn

SharePoint Surfgroepen: CAMBIN & Bibliotheken de RUG

Online Personal Start-pages Tools: www.netvibes.com/digicmb &www.netvibes.com/cmb

Medical Universal Widgets:
EcoNetvibes| Widgetbox |




More Presentations (2006 -2011)

2011
Web Technologies for Libraries Guus van den Brekel, Netherlands and Karen Buset,
Norway
"a Kind of 23 Things for Medical Librarians"
* Workshop Blog: http://web20spb.blogspot.com
* EveryThing 2.0 intro: http://www.slideshare.net/digicmb/everything-20-web-technologies-
for-libraries
Transfer of Knowledge IX Petrozavodsk, June 27-29, 2011
http://www.netvibes.com/nbamhi#Transfer_of_Knowledge_IX_Petrozavodsk%2C_June_27
-29%2C

TEDx Maastricht http://www.netvibes.com/tedxmaastricht
TEDxMaastricht is organized by UMC St Radboud, supported by corporate sponsors from
different industries. We would like to express our gratitude to the members of our Advisory
Board (the TEDxAmbassadors ). The main goal is to organize an annual TEDx event to
create a movement in healthcare to deliver healthcare services that encourage active
participation of healthcare users delivered by compassionate healthcare professionals
I created the Netvibes "All The News About" TEDx Maastricht

DB2011 Presentatie DB2011 Nominatie CMB UMCG
The CMB was nominated for the Award Digital Library of the Year 2011

Netvibes for Social Media Monitoring & Corporate Webscan (UMCN)
Workshop March 22nd 2011, UMC St Radboud
http://www.netvibes.com/umcn

The Web, The User and the Library (and why to get in between)Keynote delivered at
ICLAM2011 Conference at India International Centre, New Delhi, India on Februari 15th
2011.
http://www.nift.ac.in/ICLAM_2011/index.htm

The Browser, the User and the Library (How to to be in between)Tutorial delivered in
the NIFT Institute, New Delhi, India as part of the ICLAM2011 Conference,
http://www.nift.ac.in/ICLAM_2011/index.htm

2010

The Web, the User and the Library Presentation & Discussion with focus on GERMAN
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE ZB MED Strategic plans. Cologne
December 8th 2010

The Web, the User and the Library Presentation & Discussion with focus on GERMAN
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE ZB MED Strategic plans. Cologne
December 8th 2010

Medicine 2.0 Maastricht http://www.netvibes.com/medicine20maastricht (I created the
Netvibes)
Medicine 2.0 is the annual open, international conference on Web 2.0 applications in
health and medicine, also known as the World Congress on Social Networking and Web
2.0 Applications in Medicine, Health, Health Care, and Biomedical Research.
The congress is organized and co-sponsored by the Journal of Medical Internet Research,
the International Medical Informatics Association, theCentre for Global eHealth
Innovation, CHIRAD, and a number of other sponsoring organizations.
New Media & Science 2.0 Info Meeting : Work & science smarter with new webtools
[Nieuwe Media & Science 2.0 Informatie bijeenkomst UMCG : Slimmer werken en wetenschap bedrijven
met nieuwe webtools.]
Rode Zaal 11. Nov 2010
http://www.netvibes.com/science20umcg

The Future of the Academic Library : Symposium: Panta Rhei!
[De Toekomst van de Academische Bibliotheek | University of Groningen Library is 395 years old. 30
september 2010 ]
Presentation in the "Innovation" Theme: "Wetenschap 2.0 : virtuele wetenschappelijke
netwerken en de bibliotheek (my slides | other slides from symposium) 30. Sept.2010
Emerging Technologies in Medical Libraries : discover, explore, evaluate, adjust
AGMB Tagung 2010 "Alles - Einfach - Sofort" : Service in MedizinBibliotheken:
Treffpunkt 8. (abstracts)

2. Mnsteraner Zukunftskolloquium fr Medizinbibliotheken
28.-29. Juni 2010 (abstract)
"Emerging Technologies in Libraries : Continuing Education Course EAHIL2010 14-18
June 2010 Lissabon
( slides | Public Netvibes , updated)
Web 2.0 & Libraries: Empowerment Session @EAHIL2010 14-18 June 2010 Lissabon
( pdf | slides | video )
Research Networks : Towards Research 2.0 Keynote at Emerging Technologies in
Academic Libraries (EMTACL10), 26-28 April 2010 Trondheim, Norway
( Video | Pdf | Slides )
Breng je informatie waar de klanten zijn! ("Take your information and services where
your customers are") : Papieren Tijgers presentation
( Mini UMCG-site ) | summary
Web 2.0 Lunch Meeting AMC Library : Lunch meeting Clinical Librarians and AMC
Library Team 3 februari 2010 ( Slides)
2009
Bibliotheken en Onderzoek 2.0? Presentation for the SHB, het Samenwerkingsverband
Hogeschool Bibliotheken. (slides)
Do Libraries Meet Research 2.0? : collaborative tools and relevance for Research
Libraries LIBER 2009 Toulouse.
Presentation June 30th 2009 Toulouse at LIBER Conference 2009 (see the video)
http://liber2009.biu-toulouse.fr/ Research Libraries & Web 2.0. Scientists engage in science
& research 2.0, libraries should follow, reach out, engage, explore and facilitate.
Web Technologies for Libraries : Transfer of knowledge VIII: Providing and managing
evidence based health information, June 16-18, 2009, Continuing education courses and
workshop for medical librarians in St. Petersburg.
( Slides | Public Page: http://www.netvibes.com/nbamhi : Blog Course: "11 web 2.0
Things for Medical Libs"
Working, Sharing, Communicating, Learning and Teaching with others : Taskforce
Web 2.0 EAHIL, Dublin EAHIl2009
( slides | Blog )
[Web 2.0 for Medical Libraries] Web 2.0 voor Medische Bibliotheken: a workshop with
some tools . March 12th & April 2nd 2009
(Public Netvibes Course | slides)
Citing & Searching and Keeping Up To Date: Tools and Trics . April 2009. Talk for the
Department of Epidemiology UMCG
( slides)
PubMed, Search, RSS and ... Workshop Zorg 2.0 Event, March 24th 2009 Nijmegen

2008
Libraries meet research 2.0
Presentation at Nordlib 2.0 at Stockholm University Stockholm, November 21th 2008.
See the WebCast

Bibliotheek Widgets & Toolbars : digicmb op OCN2008 . Happening OCN2008. 7 & 8
oktober 2008, Rai Amsterdam

Health2.0 & Library2.0: Power to the User (and the Librarians) (hands-on) CEC
Workshop EAHIL2008, Helsinki
Guus van den Brekel & Dorine Kieft-Wondergem

Space Up Your Library : The Social Net Works!
EAHIL 2008, June 2008 Helsinki

Closing The Gap : Interoperability between Second Life and the Web
Lightning Talk at ELAG 2008

Searching for Health Info in Second Life : interoperability & search in Second Life & The
Web Dreams Fair 2008 in Second Life.

Knowledge sharing: Keeping Up, Searching, Education and Tailor-made
Help(Dutch) UMCG, CMB; Kennissessie RUG-bibliotheken, mei 2008

Share the Health: Training People with Disabilities and Chronic Medical Conditions
on How to Locate Quality Health Information
Virtual Ability Island Advisory Committee Member

Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education and Museums Conference
"Interaction, visibility and searchability in Virtual Worlds : the possibilities, benefits and the
future"
The Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education and Museums Conference will be held in Second
Life at the New Media Consortium Conference Center (NMC) on March 8, 2008

Health Care Event SLang Life Library , february 9th 2008 in Second Life
Symposium Virtual worlds 08 : the Value of Virtual environments in the future, . Health &
Medicine in Second Life. Utrecht, HU, Hogeschool Utrecht University of Applied Sciences
8th Februari 2008

2007
Into the User Environment
Presentation at Helsebiblioteket, National Health Library Norway, Oslo, Norway, Januari
2007
Workshop Library Toolbar for Helsebiblioteket, National Health Library Norway, Oslo,
Norway, Januari 2007
o Web Trends and Developments |
o The Library Toolbar in Detail
o RUGCombine & LiveTrix : search for a perfect interface
Presentations & workshop at the NTNU Trondheim, Norway, Januari 2007
Into The User Environment
Presentation at Medical Information Conference Croatia (MICC) 2007, Zagreb: Into The
User Environment , March 2007
Into the User Environment Now! How Users Have Changed and How We Can Adjust
Inforum 2007. Conference opening keynote speech: , Prague May 2007
"Getting in the Flow!"
Karolinska Institute, University Library : presentation. And workshop Second Life for
Library staff, Stockholm, Sweden, August 2007
Second Life en Bibliotheken NVB: HB/WB Lezing:
"Get your Consumer Health Information from an Avatar! EAHIL Workshop 2007:
Weblogs & Mashup Services (CEC) EAHIL Workshop 2007:
Make Your Own Library Toolbar (CEC) EAHIL Workshop 2007:
Connecting with Students : poster EAHIL Workshop 2007:
Second Life Library Internet Librarian International 2007, London :
Digitale Bibliotheekdiensten : Biblionet&Hanzehogeschool Groningen
Virtuele werelden, echte bibliotheken!NVB Jaarcongres 2007 :
"Library2.0 is not a Tool, but a Setting" about Library2.0 and Tools for Users at the
Central Medical Library of the UMCG. "Bibliotheek 2.0", Thema-bijeenkomst bibliotheken
van de RuG, December 2007
2006
Into the User Environment Now! : lezing European Association for Health Information
and LIbraries(EAHIL) Conference 2006, Cluj, Rumania 2006 ( ppt, fulltext )
("Visible in the Users World") Zichtbaar zijn in de wereld van de gebruiker : een
veranderend verwachtingspatroon : presentation Martini Ziekenhuis, Opening
Leerhuisbibliotheek, 2006 ( ppt )
Information Exchange in a changing World : gastlezing specialisatie "Information Services"
van de opleiding Media & Informatiemanagement van het Instituut voor Communicatie en
Media van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen. International Communications, 23 november
2006
Presentation and Workshop at the Landspitali Hospital Medical Library, Reykjavik, Iceland,
december 2006