What collections are housed in the BCH Virtual Library?
The two primary collections in the Virtual Library are: The Biosafety Information Resource Centre (BIRC), contains only “non-conventional” or “grey” literature such as electronic catalogues of biosafety-related publications and information resources including: news services; e-mail listservers; online databases and search engines; reports and case studies; journals and newsletters; and teaching materials (manuals, toolkits and presentations). Its objective is to increase the accessibility and utilization of available biosafety information and resources by policymakers, educators, researchers, and the general public. The Scientific Bibliographic Database on Biosafety provides access to a bibliographic collection of scientific studies relevant to biosafety and risk assessment of biotechnology. This searchable database is updated monthly and contains records of scientific articles (full reference + abstract) published in national and international scientific periodicals from 1990 onwards.
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