Health Research Development Information Network
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| Lead Agency: | Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) |
| Official Website: | www.herdin.ph |
HERDIN is a specialized network of documentation and information centers engaged in health research and development activities.
HERDIN hosts electronic collection or database of bibliographic entries of published and unpublished health researches in the Philippines in cooperation with other member-institutions.
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[edit] Vision
Quality health information, on time and online, for better health, better quality of life.
[edit] Mission
To build the capacities of health research institutions to participate in building and in sharing information resources as part of managing knowledge for better health.
[edit] History
It started during 1980s as a project of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) supported by International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the British Council with Department of Health (Philippines) and University of the Philippines, Manila as Major Cooperator.
1987 - Establish systems, procedures, & databases
1991 - HERDIN Online (BBS, Dial-up)
1994 - HERDIN Online (Internet)
1997 - HERDIN CD version 1
1998 - Introduction and use of eHealth ph communities
2002 - Opensource Systems
2003 - ISIS Online (open isis), Annual CD version release
2005 - Ganesha Digital Library
2007 - Network-of-Networks (NeoN)
[edit] Network-of-Networks (NeON)
Herdin Networks of Networks (NeON) is a system and database that enables online exchange of information and allows distributed knowledge repository network.
The new NeoN uses new technologies to further improve functionalities and over-all performance such as searching, data entry, interface, skins, easiness of customizations, automated link and data collection from nodes, and best of all, relationship linkage of researches, projects, authors, experts, and institutions.
[edit] External links
- National Health Research and Development Information Network (HERDIN) (Philippines)
- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development website
- Department of Science & Technology (Philippines) website
