Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 12:35:36 +0100 (CET)
From: "Oliver Obst" <obsto@uni-muenster.de>
Message-Id: <45337.obsto@wwupop.uni-muenster.de>
To: medibib-l
Subject: Heidelberg/medlib-l/EAHIL
Liebe MEDIBIBler,
heute sende ich Ihnen folgendes zu:
1. Umfrage Heidelberg-Vortrag
2. Medizinische Quellen im Volltext (aus medlib-l)
3. Ein Erfahrungsbericht von der vierten Tagung der EAHIL (European
Association of Health and Information Libraries) 28.Juni - 2.Juli
1994 in Oslo, Norwegen.
Einen schoenen Tag noch!
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Am letzten Tag der Heidelberger AGMED-Tagung (19.-21.9.) werde ich
einen Vortrag ueber "Internet und Medizin" halten. Ich habe den Titel
bewusst etwas allgemein gehalten, weil ich den Inhalt des Vortrags
gerne den Beduerfnissen der Zuhoerer anpassen moechte. Ich denke
z.B., dass ich auch einiges ueber "Internet und Medizinbibliothekare"
erzaehlen sollte. Was ist noch wichtig?
Bitte mailen Sie mir, was Sie gerne hoeren moechten und/oder von dem
Sie denken, dass es auch fuer alle anderen wichtig sein koennte.
Es waere eine grosse Hilfe fuer mich. - Danke!
Oliver Obst
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From: Sarah Escandor <sarah@DOSTMIS.DOST.GOV.PH>
Tue, 23 Aug 1994 10:09:56 -0800
To: Multiple recipients of list MEDLIB-L
<MEDLIB-L@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU>
Subject: Full Text Sources Summary
I received a couple of responses from my inquiry re: full-text sources on
Health & related subjects. Let me share them with you. BTW, I included
who contributed the information and at the end of the list are their
complete email addresses (in case you want to contact them.. *wink*).
Internet Reference List
* the Lee Hancock's Guide to Internet Health Sciences. This is a list of
health related listservs, etc. via the 'net. You can obtain it via
anonymous ftp from ftp.sura.net in the pub/nic directory. It is in a
file called medical.resources.xx-xx (the xx-xx is the date of the
latest update). (fr Carolyn & Linda)
* The following is the gopher bookmark of medical electronic journals
including mmwr, etc. You may find more when you gopher into this
address.
#
Type=1
Name=medical
Path=1/e-serials/general/science/medical
Host=gopher.cic.net
Port=70
URL: gopher://gopher.cic.net:70/11/e-serials/general/science/medical
(fr Jie Li)
* The Medical List from Dr. Gary Malet. You can aftp to "ftp2.cc.ukans.edu",
go to /pub/hmatrix then download the file "medlst994.txt" (d'latest).
The list is arranged by subject not by type of service.
(my contribution, which actually
came from a friend in the net)
CD-ROM Sources
* the Health and Drug Information Library is a new CD-ROM due for release in
early September from SilverPlatter. It covers approximately 1400 topics
in full text. It does require windows as it is produced on Hyperwriter
and includes graphics. (this will sell for $1295 a year)
* the Health Reference Center from Information Access which sells for around
$5000 a year (?).
* Ebsco has a couple of CD-ROM full text products ... details not available.
* the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book and a couple of other titles from the
Mayo Clinic. They are designed to be used by the consumer at home but are
less than $100 each so, if you need inexpensive products, these might be
worth looking at. (fr. Carolyn Ruby)
* the Adonis is a full text database that covers a large number of journals
in the biomedical sciences. It requres a microcomputer, jukebox CD-ROM
drives, and a laser printer. Updates are received weekly, there is a simple
search capability to retrieve citations, and output is good.
The only problem is the #15,000 about a year subscription (for current
year only) and the fact that it is strong on research publications,
but omits many clinical journals which are usually needed in hospitals
and clinical academic setting. The only subscription in Georgia is at
the Morehouse School of Medicine so you might want to contact them
about their experience.
The other problem is that while you can read at no charge, everytime
you print an article there is.
CDs for FULL TEXT BOOKS and JOURNALS on specific subjects
* Ref-stat has a great many books (including Merck Manual, Physicians
Generix, the ones we got) on disc...not too expensive. They will let
you preview the materials.
* Also the American Psychiatric Association has added its books and
journals on a single disc....about #2,500.00 per year...they will not
let you preview.
* Lippincott has a cancer disc with PDQ and Devita..other things...and
is getting into the full text business.
* BPO from Univ. Microfilms is good for health administration, but it is
a business database, and would not be justified in a health setting.
(fr. JACKSON_EC)
Message from sarah....
My deepest gratitude to those who responded to my inquiry
JACKSON_EC@Atl1.Mercer.PeachNet.Edu
Carolyn Ruby
Chair, Consumer & Patient Health Information Section of the Medical
Library Assoc.
Consumer Health Editor
SilverPlatter Information
Linda Slater
John W. Scott Health Sciences Library
University of Alberta
lslater@library.ualberta.ca
Jie Li Phone : (205) 460-7044
Biomedical Library Fax : (205) 460-7638
University of South Alabama E-mail : jli@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Mobile, AL 36688-0002
... most specially from diane stone *wink*, who took time to answer my
query even if she's busy ... thanks! :)
Sarah
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Report of Experience on the 4th European Conference of Medical and
Health Libraries in Oslo, Norway, from 28th June to 2nd July 1994
(to be published in the EAHIL-Newsletter)
Right to start with I want to express my happiness being at this
conference. Only just being in the job for a full year the conference
gave me the very suitable occasion to get in contact with librarians
from all over the world. Venerable institutions like the NLM, the
BMA, and the EAHIL itself, which I knew only by hearsay, were
becoming living organisms as I got into touch with their members.
The composition of the conference delegates was very instructive. It
was not surprising to me that the Scandinavian countries contributed
to about 40% of the participants. The United Kingdom(65) and
France(46) was also more than proportional represented. But what
gives me really food for thought was the poor appearence of
Germany(8), which even was exceeded by countries like Belgium(12),
Iceland(10), the Czech Republic(10), and Hungary(9). But I'm
convinced that through well-organized congresses like this (thanks to
Arne and to all other persons, who made this possible!) and also
through the Internet neighborhood the interest will grow more and
more.
What made a deep impression on me was the continuous presence
of the Norwegian folklore at the conference. Beginning with wonderful
lure songs and folk dances at the opening ceremony, to the pretty
nice folk dress of some women of the local support team (and which
reminded me strongly on Bavarian costumes), the welcoming reception
and tour of inspection in the Oslo City Council, and the evening at
the Norwegian Folk Museum everything was filled with the love of the
Norwegian hosts to their country and culture - a love which they
transmitted very well to the participants by their great friendliness
and cheerfulness.
Back to the congress. I will concentrate my report on four lectures.
Right at the beginning of the congress, at one of the numerous coffee
breaks, I heard a sentence from a conference professionalist: "A
congress is nothing but tourism and talks in corridors." This made my
naive enthusiasm suddently fade away, but slowly, from session to
session I recognized that there was not a single presentation that
didn't teach me anything. If not the content of the speech itself
then the way someone spoke or presented his findings.
The plenary session was opened by the women psychiatrist Dr.
A.N.Heiberg of Oslo. She presented a clear, un-stilted, and
fascinating speech about the hidden difficulties in the communication
process. She made us both laugh and open-mouthed by the dialogue of a
married couple, she demonstrated the effect of monotonous teaching by
lulling us to sleep, and ended by reminding us to take care of the
specific kind of each users perception. Chris Atton from the Napier
University Edinburgh, teached us a very real course in critical
thinking. Accompanied by extensive pantomime he gave us the idea of
how relieving it could be to leave the beaten path of dull
bibliographic instruction courses. To teach critical thinking could
be a living and real satisfying communication and learning process
for both the librarian and the student. The secret of his success in
teaching students seemed to be the concealment of just being 'a
librarian' ! If his students knew, they would be overwhelmed by a
sudden feeling of boredom. - Good chances for our profession, isn't
it? His lecture - one half hour before mine - also let me forget my
own stage-fright. Nevertheless I felt more secure in reading my
manuscript word-by-word. That's that!
I will not leave the charming city of Oslo without reminding you on
the hundreds of human sculptures in the famous Vigeland Park, the
overwhelming view from Holmenkollen over the fjords and the
wide-spread city of Oslo, or the fish restaurants at the port -
occupied by crowds of jolly Norwegians. Overall, it was a wonderful
background for meeting with remarkable librarians!
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Oliver Obst ('call me Oliver') Medical & Computing Department
*****obsto@uni-muenster.de***** Univ. & State Library, Pf 8029
phone/fax +49.251.834004/838398 48043 Muenster |^|^|^| Germany