Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 09:49:43 +0100 (CET)
From: "Oliver Obst" <obsto@uni-muenster.de>
Message-Id: <35387.obsto@wwupop.uni-muenster.de>
To: medibib-l
Subject: Medlib digest 25.-30.11.
Liebe Medibibler,
wieder schaffe ich es nur knapp vor dem wohlverdienten Wochenende, Ihnen den
wohlverdienten Digest zukommen zu lassen. Der Freitag scheint sich langsam
zum Medlib-l-Digest-Tag zu entwickeln!
Also: Auf ein schoenes Wochenende,
Ihr Oliver Obst
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1 Becoming an information master in medicine
2 Searching instructions for the MEDLIB-L Archive
3 NEW: IBEGROUP - Internet based Biomedical Engineering GROUP
4 Visible Human Project
5 Santa Claus nun auch auf dem WWW :-)
6 Final GPO Sale Date for: MLM Classifiction, 5th edtion.
7 Mayo Clinic Family Health Book on CD-ROM
8 Clement, Gail. "Evolution of a Species: Science Journals Published on the Internet"
9 Medical Reference Books
10 Cancernet Update for December
11 Worldwide directory of pharmaceutical companies
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Date: Fri, 25 Nov 1994 20:14:00 -0800
From: Laurie Potter <lap@SCS.UNR.EDU>
Subject: Becoming an information master
There is an interesting article in the most recent issue of the Journal
of Family Practice:
Shaughnessy AF., Slawson DC., Bennett JH. Becoming an information master: a
guidebook to the medical information jungle. Journal of Family Practice
1994 39(5):489-99
Laurie A. Potter,MLS*Medical Reference Librarian*Savitt Medical Library/306
University of Nevada School of Medicine*Reno,NV 89557-0046
*702-784-4489(fax) *702-784-4625(voice) lap@scs.unr.edu
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Date: Fri, 25 Nov 1994 14:28:17 EST
From: Nancy Start <HSLSTART@UBVM.BITNET>
Subject: Searching archives instructions
MEDLIB-L Readers,
I have just discovered a nice set of instructions for
searching discussion list archives. It was written
for PACS-L by Charles Bailey, Jr. We have a copy
available here on our listserv. To retrieve it:
send a message to: listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu
or listserv@ubvm (BITNET)
with the command: get search doc
If you use this document to search the MEDLIB-L
archives, be sure to substitute MEDLIB-L's name
and listserv address!
These instructions are for batch mode searching, which
is the type of searching that all Internet users must
do for our listserv. It includes instructions for
searching by topic as well as by date. (Great for
catching up on a messages you may have missed while
set to nomail!)
Let me know if you have any difficulty retrieving this
document.
Nancy
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Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 19:47:35 CST
From: Herman van den Bergen <VDBERGEN@acadvm1.uottawa.ca>
Subject: NEW: IBEGROUP - Internet based Biomedical Engineering GROUP
IBEGROUP on LISTSERV@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA
or LISTSERV@UOTTAWA.BITNET
INTERNET BASED BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING GROUP
The IBEGROUP is a non-profit Internet based distributed product
development group. The current project involves the development of
a high performance 32/128 channel biomedical data acquisition system
for research and clinical use. The group's objectives are:
(1) Make a contribution to the science of biomedical instrumentation
(2) Provide biomedical engineers with an opportunity to develop
interdisciplinary contacts worldwide,
(3) Introduce participants to the art of product development, from
conception to manufacturing.
Funding will be sought through grants, sponsors, and support from
users and manufacturers of biomedical equipment. The group seeks
expertise in such areas as: low voltage, low power, ultra low noise,
fiber-optics, telemetry, analog and digital IC design, power/signal
isolation, DSP, computer interfacing, and manufacturing.
Scientists, engineers, technologists and educators with relevant
experience, as well as users and manufacturers of biomedical
equipment, are invited to participate in this project. Please email
the Project Coordinator (list owner) for more information.
This is a private list and subscription is owner controlled.
Owner: Herman van den Bergen <vdbergen@acadvm1.uottawa.ca>
<vdbergen@uottawa.bitnet>
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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 23:01:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Michael J Ackerman Ph.D. <ackerman@nlm.nih.gov>
Subject: Visible Human Data Set
The License Agreement for use of the male Visible Human Project
data set is now available. It can be retrieved from NLM's gopher
site, "gopher.nlm.nih.gov". The agreement will be found in the
section entitled Visible Human Project as a text file and as a
downloadable WordPerfect file. It is also available from NLM's
FTP site, "nlmpubs.nlm.nih.gov". The agreement will be found in
section "visible" as a WordPerfect file, "vhpagree.wp", or as a
text file, "vhpagree.txt". Please make two copies of the
agreement and have both copies signed as originals by your
appropriate officials. The agreement requires that you include a
statement explaining your intended use of the data set. Send
both signed copies of the agreement and the statement of how you
intend to use the data set to me at:
Dr. Michael J. Ackerman
Visible Human Project
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
We will have the agreement signed here at NLM and one of the originals
will be returned to you. At that time you will be sent your account and
password to the Visible Human Project FTP site if you wish to download all
or part of the data set via the internet and information on where you may
purchase the data set on 8 mm or 4 mm DAT tape. The data set will be
distributed on 6 DAT tapes in a compressed UNIX TAR format corresponding
to 6 body regions. At this time each tape is estimated to cost $150 in
the US, Canada and Mexico, $300 elsewhere. A 7th, "sample", tape which
contains the entire body at 1 cm increments will also be available. The
set of 7 tapes should cost $1,000 in the US, Canada and Mexico, $2,000
elsewhere.
Sample images are also available at this time via the NLMPubs FTP
site. Six full color anatomical images and an explanatory README
file can be found in "visible/samples/color24" as "*.raw".
Please be careful as each of these images is over 6 megabytes in
size. Ten CT scan images and an explanatory README file can be
found in "visible/samples/ct" as "*.fre" (5 images captured while
the cadaver was fresh) and "*.fro" (5 images captured after the
cadaver was frozen). Six MRI scan images and an explanatory
README file can be found in "visible/samples/mri" as "*.t1".
The male data set consists of axial MRI images of the head and
neck taken at 5 mm intervals and longitudinal sections of the
rest of the body also at 5 mm intervals. The MRI images are 256
pixel by 256 pixel resolution. Each pixel has 12 bits of grey
tone resolution.
The CT data consists of axial CT scans of the head and neck taken
at 1 mm intervals at a resolution of 512 pixels by 512 pixels
where each pixel is made up of 12 bits of grey tone. The axial
anatomical images are 2048 pixels by 1216 pixels where each pixel
is defined by 24 bits of color, about 7.5 megabytes. The
anatomical cross-sections are at 1 mm intervals and coincide with
the CT axial images. There are about 1871 cross-sections for
each mode, CT and anatomy, were obtained from the male cadaver.
The data set from the female cadaver will have the same
characteristics as the male cadaver with one exception. The
axial anatomical images will be obtained at 0.33 mm intervals
instead of 1.0 mm intervals. This will result in over 5,000
anatomical images. The data set is expected to be about 40
gigabytes in size. Distribution is anticipated during the summer
of 1995. We are decreasing the spacing in the "Z" direction to
0.33 mm in order to match the pixel spacing in the "XY" plane
which is 0.33 mm. This will enable developers who are interested
in three-dimensional reconstructions to work with cubic voxels.
Your continued interest in NLM's Visible Human Project is greatly
appreciated.
Michael J. Ackerman, Ph.D.
Project Officer
ackerman@hpcc.gov
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>From the December Everybody's Internet Update.
Great, it's not enough that you have to explain to your kid why there's a
different Santa at every mall you go to, now you have to tell her why
there's at least three Santas on the World-Wide Web.
Yes, it's dueling Santas! Who has the better North Pole weather forecast:
Snowflake the Elf at northpole.net or Donder and Blitzen at Citylink? Do
you go for the cutesy reindeer recipes at Citylink or the more realistic
(i.e., gross) recipes over at north.pole.org (not to be confused with
northpole.net)? Send e-mail to Santa or fill out a Web form to him? Oh,
it's enough to make one hope for a visit from the Grinch!
In the interests of research, let's visit all three.
We find Santa Number 1 at
http://www.neosoft.com/citylink/xmas/default.html. First thing you see
is a free "letter from Santa'' that you can customize for your very own
child. All you have to do is download the thing, load it into a word
processor, subsitute his name for "(Child's Name)" and print it out.
Whee! Next is "Santa's Christmas Favorites." That could be interesting.
But open it up and, guess what, it's an online mini-catalog just full of
expensive stuff that Junior couldn't possibly want (Scarves? Clocks? I
don't think so). Sure, Santa and commerce are inextricably linked, but
is the big guy so strapped for cash that he has to turn the workshop into
a showroom?
I flee to Santa Number 2, at http://www.northpole.net. There we find
another canned message from Santa, along with similar messages from
Rudolph and the Elves. And, oh, look, for only $5, you can order an "I
e-mailed Santa" button! Oookay! Onto...
Santa Number 3 at http://north.pole.org. Here we find a Santa with an
Attitude (more precisely, elves with attitude, Kris himself stays pretty
much out of the limelight here).
One thing though: no crass commercialism here. In fact, the first thing
you see is the Cyberspace Christmas Campaign, where good little boys and
girls can get lists of worthy causes that could use some donations. In
fact, every time someone visits one of the homepages of the listed
charities, corporate sponsors give a dime to the charity (just like a
telethon, but without Jerry Lewis).
Kids can also fill out a North Polargram to send to Santa, and even look
up some recipes from Rudolph: "A tasty concoction of the best from the
frozen tundra. Rudolph says the green slimey moss works the best. He
mixes in the exotic taste of ginger and penguin feathers to create a true
taste treat."
"Penguins" is highlighted; click on it, and you read: "Yeah, yeah, yeah.
We know! 'There are no penguins at the North Pole.' We hear it all the
time. Bet you think reindeer can't fly either!''
There's even a variety of digital Christmas trees and ornaments free for
the downloading, starting with the City Tree (A moderate tree with few
colors. Kind of like those pitiful artificial trees you end up with when
you're stuck someplace you'd rather not be) and ending up with the
Juniper Supreme (when only the finest will do, this JPEG file will turn
your pixels from mere bitmaps into bundles of Xmas joy. Dragging this
data through woods may tire your modem out, but these bits are worth the
extra effort. For extra fun, decorate the national tree with Socks the
Cat!)
This Santa is good friends with the folks who do the "Geek of the Week"
radio show on the Internet and other sound-intensive activities, so it's
no surprise that a lot of the choices are sounds of elves hammering away,
singing songs and the like -- which is no doubt really nice if you have
the time and equipment to download and play these things.
Conclusion? Kids will probably prefer Santa #2 at
http://www.northpole.net. Adults, though, should head straight
for Santa #3 at http://north.pole.org.
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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 09:22:00 EST
From: Christa Hoffmann <Christa_Hoffmann@OCCSHOST.NLM.NIH.GOV>
Subject: Final GPO Sale Date for: MLM Classifiction, 5th edtion.
Update on availability of the National Library of Medicine
Classification, 5th edition.
NLM just learned from GPO that the 5th edition will go on sale on
January 3, 1995.
Christa Hoffmann
Head, Cataloging Section
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Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 12:19:56 -0600
From: Pat Erwin <erwin@MAYO.EDU>
Subject: Re: Mayo Clinic Family Health Book
Nearly all of the Mayo health books are available on CD-ROM:
The Mayo Clinic Family Health Book (CD-ROM version) is available for both
Mac and Windows. Published by IVI, Inc. The retail price was $99.95, but
I have seen it discounted for quite awhile. It's often bundled with
multimedia systems as well.
Also available from same provider (IVI) : Mayo Clinic Heart Book, and just
published, the Mayo Clinic Sports and Fitness Book.
Pat Erwin
Mayo Medical Library
Rochester MN 55905
erwin@mayo.edu
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Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 13:31:03 EST
From: "KAREN M. ZUNDEL, DIRECTOR HEALTH SE" <mckmedlib@SHRSYS.HSLC.ORG>
Subject: Re: Mayo Clinic Family Health Book
Tom,
Yes, the Mayo Clinic Family Health Health Book is available on CD-ROM and is
available for purchase through several vendors. One is:
Continuing Medical Education Associates
P.O. Box 109074
Chicago, IL. 60610
phone 800-227-CMEA
fax 312-733-3107
It's $59. Item #159. Specify for Mac or Windows.
This information is from CMEA's 1995 catalog.
Karen M. Zundel, Director
Health Services Library
McKeesport Hospital
1500 Fifth Avenue Medical Librarians...
McKeesport, PA. 15132 The Specialists' Specialists
phone 412-664-2363
fax 412-664-2581
email mckmedlib@hslc.org
88888888888888888
aus den Current Cites:
Clement, Gail. "Evolution of a Species: Science Journals
Published on the Internet" Database 17(5) (October/November
1994):44-54. -- An excellent overview of the current state
of electronic science journals, including where they have
come from and where they may be headed. Although focused
entirely on science journals, many of the observations are
also appropriate for journals in other disciplines. Clement
includes a number of pointers to key electronic journal
resources. Sidebars include a list of current or planned
electronic science journals, and informative case studies of
specific titles. -- RT
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Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 09:07:51 -0500
From: Marjorie Anderson <marjorie@SATURN.CAPS.MAINE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Reference tools or bibliogrphies in medical areas
A basic resource is " Information Searching in Health Care" by Renee M.
Williams et al. Slack Inc. 6900 Grove Road, Thorofare NJ 08086. ISBN
1-55642-093-5, 1992.
Hope this helps,
Marj
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Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 08:38:29 -0600
From: Anna Beth Crabtree <acrabtre@OZARKS.SGCL.LIB.MO.US>
Subject: Re: Reference tools or bibliogrphies in medical areas
A good reference tool is:
Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences. 3rd edition.
by Fred W. Roper and Jo Anne Boorkman, c1994. Available from Scarecrow
Press, phone 800-537-7107 for $35.00.
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Und natuerlich nicht das Buch von Herrn Korwitz (3.Aufl.) vergessen!
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Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 12:38:54 -0500
From: Cheryl Burg <cheryl@ICICB.NCI.NIH.GOV>
Subject: Cancernet Update for December
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| NATIONAL INSTITUTE |
| C A N C E R |
| INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION |
| C E N T E R |
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| CancerNet@icicb.nci.nih.gov |
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CancerNet, NCI's mail server providing cancer information has been
updated for December. For a description of statement changes, request
Monthly PDQ Statement Changes ( cn-405001). For a brief listing
of CancerNet content changes for the current month, request CancerNet
Changes ( cn-400000).
CancerNet is now available on the FEDWORLD BBS. You can access FEDWORLD
via dial-up ( 703 321-8020 8N1 ) or via Internet ( telnet: fedworld.gov
( 192.239.93.3) login: new ). Select Option D, Health Mall from
the main menu, and Option B, National Cancer Institute - CancerNet (NCI)
from the submenu.
CANCERLIT citations and abstracts for December will be available
in CancerNet on December 6, 1994.
The National Cancer Institute has a new Information Associates Program
which provides one-stop, easy access to all of NCI's scientific
information resources, including online access to the PDQ database
via the Internet or by dialing toll-free to NCI using just a
modem and personal computer. For details, select news articles
How to Access NCI Information Resources - U.S. Residents ( cn-400035)
or How to Access NCI Information Resources - International ( cn-400036).
To access CancerNet, send a mail message to:
In the body of the mail message, enter HELP to receive the instructions
and most current contents list. If you have a problem accessing CancerNet,
please call 1-800-624-7890 (within U.S.) or (301) 816-2083 or send an
email message to:
CancerNet statements are available in Spanish. To request the
Instructions and Contents List in Spanish, enter SPANISH in the
body of the mail message. If you would like to request the statements
in Spanish, substitute the prefix "cs-" in front of the number
(e.g., cs-100022 to receive the statement on anal cancer in Spanish).
All of the physician, patient, and supportive care statements
are available in Spanish. Selected news articles marked with a "#" in
the Contents List are available in Spanish.
CancerNet is available on the NIH gopher server. Point gopher client
software to gopher.nih.gov. Select #3 Health and Clinical Information,
and #1 CancerNet information. Telnet access is available at the
National Cancer Center Research Institute in Tokyo ( gopher.ncc.go.jp
login: gopher ). For a listing of other sites where CancerNet
Information is available, request Redistribution of CancerNet and
CancerNet Availability (cn-400030). This news article also has information
on the conditions that apply when redistributing CancerNet information.
Please send comments or questions to:
Cheryl Burg
International Cancer Information Center
Internet: cheryl@icicb.nci.nih.gov
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Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 18:10:38 GMT
From: Richard Gedye <GEDYER@OUP.CO.UK>
Subject: Worldwide Directory of Pharma Companies
An organisation over here publish a number of directories giving
info about pharmaceutical companies and personnel worldwide. For
further details contact:-
KYM Research
Random Research Ltd
Trinity House
Ermine Business Park
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE18 6YA
England
Tel: +44 1480 414 200
Fax: +44 1480 414 210
Hope this helps.
Richard Gedye
Oxford University Press
gedyer@oup.co.uk
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