Controversial issues: female genital mutilation

As immigrant women from African countries enter the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Western Europe, western health care providers are beginning to see patients affected by the cultural practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Unfamiliar with the practice, either medically or culturally, these providers are turning to medical librarians for information. Complicating the issue are the strong negative feelings most western health care workers have about FGM, which appears to them to be both barbaric and cruel. These feelings may conflict strongly with those of their immigrant patients, who regard the practice as normal and desirable. Both medical and cultural information are needed for the professional to provide treatment of medical conditions, while also establishing a good relationship with the FGM affected patient. This article identifies and describes the most important refereed journal article databases, available now over the Internet, providing both medical and cultural information on FGM, and the most useful Web sites for health professionals, librarians, and interested laypersons who need information about this difficult multicultural issue.     

Getting started in evidence-based health care: a guide to resources

In response to the growing interest in evidence-based health care resources, available in print and electronically, a number of new "evidence-based" products have been developed to aid the busy clinician. This paper discusses resources that will assist the librarian in beginning the educational process about evidence-based health care, as well as building a network of informational links that will assist clinicians in evidence-based practice.     

HIV/AIDS Internet resources: a selective guide

With so many options available for answering questions on the network, this guide is intended as a subject-specific tool for reference librarians to use when assisting patrons in retrieving AIDS-related information. It focuses on the major electronic sites, resources, listservs, online journals, and databases on HIV/AIDS that are available free of charge on the network, listed in alphabetical order. The Internet is constantly evolving, and while the resources in this guide have been carefully examined online for content and accuracy, files and sites are continuously being eliminated, added, and updated. Users, therefore, are encouraged to be flexible and adaptable when browsing, and to try new modes of access on the network.     

A guide to information resources on aging and gerontology

As a result of the graying of the American population, the demand for authoritative information and resources about all aspects of the aging process and later life has exploded. Older people, their families, health and social service professionals, and younger individuals benefit from professional guidance in locating and evaluating Web based resources on such topics as chronic diseases, drug information, benefit programs, housing alternatives, financial and legal issues, and statistics. This article provides an overview of aging in the 21st century and an introduction to the wealth of authoritative information on aging that can be found on the World Wide Web. Capsule reviews of selected Web sites are included.     

Breaking down information barriers: a guide to international research of medical resources on the World Wide Web

The purpose of this paper is to facilitate international research of medical resources on the World Wide Web. International research consists of overcoming a unique set of obstacles and challenges that are not involved when undertaking research tasks using only U.S.-based information. Utilizing the World Wide Web can help us to overcome most of the restraints we would have to face when we perform research outside of our local geography. Currently, there are a number of Internet Web sites that may assist us in breaking down the barriers to undertaking international research.     

Electronic resources and copyright issues: Consequences for libraries

The application of copyright law to electronic resources is receiving more attention as technologies grow in kind and complexity. The function of copyright as a means of protection for software continues to be questioned, and efforts to resolve this issue are further confounded by the industry's use of patents and license agreements. The rapid growth of electronic resources has precipitated revisions in copyright law in the past decade. A new law has been proposed in 1989 which would further define the application of copyright to software. The current and proposed use of copyright law to protect electronic resources, and its effect on educational institutions and libraries, is discussed. Suggestions to meet the challenge of acquiring electronic resources are offered.     

科技期刊应引导并开展学术争鸣

认为科技期刊编辑应意识到引导并开展学术争鸣的必要性,提出开展学术争鸣所必需的3方面的条件,并阐明引导学术争鸣的若干措施.     

Rehabilitation literature: a guide to selection materials

The rehabilitation of physically disabled persons is an expanding and interdisciplinary field, and the literature on this topic has grown rapidly in recent years. Bibliographic control of rehabilitation literature is poor, and selection of materials about physically disabled persons can be a difficult undertaking. The present article describes and evaluates various selection tools on the basis of their coverage of rehabilitation literature and their usefulness to academic, public, and special librarians.     

Computers as learning resources in the health sciences: impact and issues

Starting with two computer terminals in 1972, the Health Sciences Learning Resources Center of the University of Minnesota Bio-Medical Library expanded its instructional facilities to ten terminals and thirty-five microcomputers by 1985. Computer use accounted for 28% of total center circulation. The impact of these resources on health sciences curricula is described and issues related to use, support, and planning are raised and discussed. Judged by their acceptance and educational value, computers are successful health sciences learning resources at the University of Minnesota.     

浅谈图书馆文献资源建设与导航服务工作

本文主要论述了图书馆进行文献资源建设的措施与开展导航服务工作的方法。     

TOXMAP: a GIS-based gateway to environmental health resources

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has an extensive collection of environmental health information, including bibliographic and technical data on hazardous chemical substances, in its TOXNET databases. TOXNET also provides access to the United States Environment Protection Agency (EPA)'s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data, which covers release of specific chemicals via air, water, and land, and by underground injection, as reported by industrial facilities around the United States. NLM has developed a Web-based geographic information system (GIS), TOXMAP , which allows users to create dynamic maps that show where TRI chemicals are released and that provides direct links to information about the chemicals in TOXNET. By extracting the associated regional geographic text terms from the displayed map (e.g., rivers, towns, county, state), TOXMAP also provides customized chemical and/or region-specific searches of NLM's bibliographic biomedical resources. This paper focuses on TOXMAP's features, data accuracy issues, challenges, user feedback techniques, and future directions.     

Staffing intelligence services: a survivor's guide

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