There is already a collection of hard copy books, theses and print journals within The University of Adelaide Dental School.  Access to these items is limited to postgraduate students and staff and, at present, access is restricted severely because the collection lacks a home.
Additionally, 40 new and recent book titles relating to clinical practice were recently donated generously by Halas Dental and Quintessence Publishing (you can click here to view the list if you have Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, or click here to see the list as a pdf document). A further 60 new titles are expected over the next two years.  Once the Resource Centre is established it is likely that at least one other publisher will lend this initiative support by donating additional book titles.  All of these valuable resources should be available to members of the profession who visit The University of Adelaide's North Terrace campus.The availability of a range of resources will make the Resource Centre a focal point for a revitalized Alumni, study groups and other practitioners.  The Resource Centre will promote and support interaction between practitioners of all disciplines within the profession.   The Resource Centre will be a place within The University of Adelaide where the profession can feel it has ownership. Access will  be provided via a computer in the Resource Centre to Barr Smith Library  electronic resources online within the terms of publisher licence agreements with the University Users of the Resource Centre who do not have Library membership as staff or students of the University may apply for Alumni rate borrowing rights from the Barr Smith Library.  This could be combined with membership of the Friends of the University of Adelaide Library Chapter of Development and Alumni. If there is sufficient demand, the relationship with the Library could also be extended to provide information services to the profession in South Australia, including document delivery, on an agreed user pays basis.

Who Can Use The Resource Centre?

          All dental personnel including

        Dental School students and staff

        Post Graduate Committee in Dentistry

        Dental Alumni

        RACDS Fellows and examination candidates

        Study Groups and Societies

        Private, Government and Corporate Practitioners

Benefits Of The Resource Centre

    For Alumni

a convenient place for using dental books and online full text dental journals within the terms of publisher licence agreements with the University

a “home” on the University campus for the Dental Chapter of the Alumni

a meeting place where they have ‘ownership’

a central point from which to disseminate information about membership, activities and benefits

a visible profile or identity

an opportunity for the Dental Chapter to grow

    For the profession 

a place for using dental books and online full text dental journals within the terms of publisher licence agreements with the University

a central place for meetings & for continuing education - a place for keeping up to date

a place where individuals & groups in the profession can meet & interact

a place where individuals & groups in the profession can interact with students & staff of the Dental School

a place where the contributions of individuals, groups and companies can be recognized 

As a resource centre, it will allow individual and group users to 

keep up to date

access online journal titles of the Barr Smith Library within the terms of publisher licence agreements with the University

access the Dental School's collection of books and print journals

obtain information about membership, activities & benefits of Alumni, study groups and associations

obtain information about conferences and courses

obtain information about allied health groups where there are links between general health and oral health

browse new textbooks from supporting publishers

purchase textbooks on-line

What Will The Resource Centre Contain? 

tables and seating

a computer with fast network access to Barr Smith Library and all its electronic resources within the terms of publisher licence agreements with the University

a printer

a photocopier

bookcases

a multimedia projector and large screen

window screens to allow daytime projection

security devices to prevent unauthorized removal of assets

honour boards

notice boards for all groups in the profession

 

Naming Rights for the Centre

The Appeal Working Party will negotiate with any corporation interested in naming rights for the Centre.