Current Status and Future Developments of Databases on Alternative Methods

Annett, Janusch Roi; Margot, Van Der Kamp; Bottrill, K; Grune, Barbara; David, Anderson; Ekwall, Björn; Howald, M; Kolar, Roman; Hans, Kuiper; Jean, Larson; Loprieno, G.; Ursula, S.; Adrian, Smith; Jan, Van Der Valk

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“…As such, the details of the animal experiments receive little attention in papers (24), and are therefore not included in the index fields of the databases. Specific Three Rs terms are often not included either (13). Finding Three Rs alternatives in big biomedical databases is therefore a challenge for researchers.…”

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Assessing the Search for and Implementation of the Three Rs: A Survey among Scientists

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A survey among scientists into the current practice of searching for Replacement, Reduction and Refinement (Three Rs) alternatives, highlights the gap between the statutory required need to apply the Three Rs concept whenever possible and the lack of criteria for searching for Three Rs alternatives. A questionnaire was distributed to 342 scientists (Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations [FELASA] Category C and B individuals), of which 67 responded. These scientists are customers of the Central Animal Laboratory of Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre. The results indicate that there is room for improvement in searching effectively for the Three Rs: skills in searching biomedical databases for Three Rs alternatives are limited, knowledge of specialised Three Rs databases is very limited, and satisfaction on the availability and accessibility of Three Rs information is low. None of the respondents allocate budget for a specific Three Rs alternatives search, although 50% do spend, on average, two hours engaged in this search for each application to their animal ethics committees. The majority of the respondents expressed the wish that the search for alternatives could be easier and less time consuming, and prefer to achieve this through the service offered by specialists at the Central Animal Laboratory. On the basis of the results from the questionnaire, the 3R Research Centre was established, with the aim of providing services and support for bio-medical scientists, to improve the search for, and subsequent implementation of, the Three Rs.

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Assessing the Search for and Implementation of the Three Rs: A Survey among Scientists

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“…Comprehensive databases such as NORINA (http:// oslovet.veths.no/NORINA) and AVAR (http:// www.avar.org), bibliographies such as those produced by AWIC (http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic) and resource centres such as CALF (Computer Aided Learning Facility) at the University of California Davis (http://www.calf.vetmed.ucdavis.edu) have in recent years greatly facilitated the search for information on alternatives (12). The InterNICHE (http:// www.interniche.org) organisation has produced a comprehensive textbook on animal alterna-tives, with information on a large number of products.…”

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Guidelines for Humane Education: Alternatives to the Use of Animals in Teaching and Training

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2004

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There are few areas of animal use that are so emotive as that of their use in education. The physical presence of an animal (whether alive or dead) is a dramatic event for most students, and the effects it has will depend heavily on their previous experience with that species, their moral values and the perceived necessity of the practical. Much of the literature on this subject is highly emotive and based on relatively little data. This paper attempts to clarify the issues raised, presents an overview of the alternatives available with their strengths and weaknesses, and finally offers guidelines for humane education that take into consideration both the practical issues and the feelings of all those involved.

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“…In 1997, the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) convened a gathering of the leading information specialists in the field to consider the "Current Status and Future Developments of Databases on Alternative Methods". ECVAM workshop 25 proposed the creation of a central reference point (CRP), where anyone seeking Three Rs information could begin a search (1). Ideally, the workshop concluded, the CRP would be developed by ECVAM itself.…”

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Proposal for International Recognition, Support and Cooperation with the Internet Clearinghouse on the Three Rs (Altweb)

Libowitz¹

2004

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This presentation will focus on the establishment and current international scope of Altweb, the clearinghouse of resources and information about the Three Rs. The need for an international central reference point was established by the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods workshop number 25, which was followed by the development and implementation of Altweb through a Project Team. The growth of the Project Team to include representatives from several European countries and Canada, in addition to widespread support in the USA, and the Project Team's role in shaping this important resource will be discussed, as well as the role Altweb will continue to play in spurring the development of information resources on the Three Rs at an international level. Ways of encouraging use and reducing redundancy with other information providers are explored. A proposal will be introduced to initiate annual meetings in the field of information resources.

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Current Status and Future Developments of Databases on Alternative Methods

Cited by 9 publications

References 5 publications

Assessing the Search for and Implementation of the Three Rs: A Survey among Scientists

Assessing the Search for and Implementation of the Three Rs: A Survey among Scientists

Guidelines for Humane Education: Alternatives to the Use of Animals in Teaching and Training

Proposal for International Recognition, Support and Cooperation with the Internet Clearinghouse on the Three Rs (Altweb)

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