Dear Colleagues,
The following survey -
http://www.kovacs.com/surveys/medicalcoresurvey.html - was sent to
nifl-health, mla-healthlit, Medref-l, Medlib-l, Medwebmasters-l,
mmatrix-l, CAPHIS, Publib, Libref-L, LIS-LINK, DIG_REF, ERIL-L, and
livereference in Summer 2005. Contact me if you want to see 2002,
1998, 1999 Data. Please feel free to forward.
3. What are the essential 3-5 print reference sources that you can't
work without in answering medical/health reference questions (e.g.,
information about diseases, injuries, treatments, healthcare
professionals, etc.)?
Some reference tools tied in the voting:
1. Principles of Internal Medicine (Harrison)
2. Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)
3. Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists and
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
4. Merck Manual of Medical Information, Gale Encyclopedia of
Medicine, Stedman's Medical Dictionary, Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and
Allied Health Dictionary, Textbook of Pediatrics (Nelson),and
Dictionary of Medical Syndromes (Magalini)
5. Professional Guide to Diseases and DSM-IV-TR
6. AMA Family Medical Guide, Mayo Clinic Family Health Book,
Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice, Essentials of Medicine
(Cecil), Current Therapy (Conn), Consumer Drug Reference, and Taber's
Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
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4. What are the essential 3-5 Web-accessible or other electronic
databases that you can't work without in answering medical/health
reference questions (e.g., information about diseases, injuries,
treatments, healthcare professionals, etc.)?
1. PubMed - http://www.pubmed.gov and MedlinePlus -
http://www.medlineplus.gov - (very large margin of voting)
2. CINAHL - http://www.cinahl.com and¬Ý MEDLINE (no vendor noted)
3. UptoDate - http://uptodate.com and MDConsult - http://www.mdconsult.com
4. Micromedex - http://www.micromedex.com and Health Source:
Nursing/Academic - http://www.epnet.com/biomedical/ (EbscoHost)
5. STAT!Ref - http://www.statref.com, Medline (Ovid), and eMedicine -
http://emedicine.com
6. Health Reference Center (Gale) and Health & Wellness Resource
Center (Gale) - http://www.gale.com/title_lists/
7. PsycINFO - http://www.apa.org/psycinfo, Health Source: Consumer
Edition - http://www.epnet.com/biomedical/hsconsumered.asp
(EbscoHost), Google - http://www.google.com, and Cochrane Library -
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/mrwhome/106568753/HOME
8. EbscoHost Databases (unnamed)¬Ý and Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/
These sites recieved 3 votes each:
NOAH (New York Online Access to Health) - http://www.noah-health.org/
Medscape from WebMD - http://www.medscape.com
MayoClinic Web Site - http://www.mayoclinic.com
ClinicalTrials.gov - http://clinicaltrials.gov/
American Academy of Pediatrics & AAP journals - http://www.aap.org/
AMA Physician Select -
http://webapps.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/html/patient.html
Alt HealthWatch - http://www.epnet.com/biomedical/althw.asp (EbscoHost)
These sites received 2 votes each:
WorldCat, OVID,,Oncolink - http://www.oncolink.com, NORD -
http://www.rarediseases.org, National Cancer Institute -
http://www.cancer.gov/, LocatorPlus - http://locatorplus.gov,
Librarians Index to the Internet - http://www.lii.org, LexiComp -
http://www.lexi.com, HealthWeb.org
These books received 3 votes each:
Principles of Surgery (Schwartz)
Encyclopedia of Associations
Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
AHA Guide to the Healthcare Field
A.A.P. Red Book
The Heart (Hurst)
These books received 2 votes each:
Well Connected, Stedman's Medical Encyclopedia, New England Journal
of Medicine, Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database (print), Mosby
Drug Consults, Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference, Harvard
Medical School Family Health Guide, Drug Facts and Comparisons,
Diseases¬Ý (Bunch), Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment,
Comprehensive Text of Psychotherapy (Kaplan & Sadock), AMA Family
Medical Guide
Thank you very much for your thoughtful assistance.
Cordially,
Diane
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