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Finding and Using Health and Medical Information on the Internet

Finding and Using Health and Medical Information on the Internet

by Alison Cooke (Author), Betsy Anagnostelis (Author), SueWelsh (Author)

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    Paperback 2000

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Synopsis

This new guide focuses on the different uses and applications of biomedical information resources available on the Internet. It explains not only how to find the best information resources quickly and effectively, but also how to customise Internet tools to your own personal requirements. Both authors have been associated with the development of OMNI (Organising Medical Networked Information) and BIOME.
Partial contents: Introduction; Electronic communication; Discussion lists and electronic fora; Electronic journals and newsletters; Teaching material and continuing medical education; Health care information; Consumer health information; Meetings and conferences; Grants and jobs; Directories of research projects and expertise; Search strategies; Customising your browser; Creating your own home pages.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 320
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Routledge
Published: 01 Dec 2000
ISBN 10: 0851423841
ISBN 13: 9780851423845

Author Bio
Sue Welsh is a freelance webmaster who has contributed to the Resource Discovery Network web site and is now working on their Virtual Training Suite. She previously worked in several medical libraries and was a project worker for OMNI (Organising Medical Networked Information). Betsy Anagnostelis is Librarian at the Royal Free Hospital Medical Library. She has delivered training in using the Internet for health and medical information since the mid-1990s, and has worked with OMNI in developing guidelines for resource evaluation. She is a member of the editorial board of the newsletter, He@lth Information on the Internet, and edits the Innovations Online series for the journal, Health Information and Libraries Journal. Alison Cooke is also based at the Royal Free Hospital Medical Library, where she is currently Information Skills Trainer. She is involved in the OMNI and BIOME projects, including working on the development of the resource evaluation guidelines. She contributes regularly to the newsletter, He@lth Information on the Internet, and writes the 'Internet news and reviews' section of the British Journal of Clinical Governance.