Date: Sat, 10 Dec 1994 11:35:50 +0100 (CET)
From: "Oliver Obst" <obsto@uni-muenster.de>
Message-Id: <41751.obsto@wwupop.uni-muenster.de>
To: medibib-l
Subject: Medlib digest 1.-9.12.
Liebe Medibibler,
ich habe mal in medlib-l ein bisschen Reklame gemacht fuer unsere most
valuable ;-) Mailliste. Dort wird naemlich gerade diskutiert, ob und wie und
warum man ueberhaupt noch mit den vielen Mails in medlib-l schritthalten
kann, soll und muss. Na ja, bei 50 Mails am Tag merkt man schon, was es
heisst aus diesem Info-Wust die 1,2 wichtigen rauszusuchen.
4 Tage seinen Briefkasten nicht geleert zu haben heisst, sich 200 Mails
anschauen und mindestens 190 mal die Delete-Taste druecken zu muessen.
In dieser Diskussion wollten sogar einige die medlib-l nur noch fuer
Mitglieder der MLA offenhalten! Der Gedanke, eine eigene Liste nur fuer
MLA-Mitglieder zu machen, scheitert wahrscheinlich nur daran, dass der
naheliegende Name MLA-L schon von der Modern Language Association besetzt
wurde, und dass auch noch die Music Libraries Association "namensmaessig"
im Wege steht.
Schoenes Wochenende, bzw. Wochenanfang,
Ihr Oliver Obst
P.S.: Heute am wichtigsten erscheint mir, dass einfuehrendes Material zur
neuen NLM-Classification auf dem NLM-Gopher vorhanden ist. Darunter z.B.
eine Liste der geloeschten und eine der neu hinzugekommenen Stellen. Ich habe
mir diese Listen heruntergeladen und maile sie jedem zu, der es wuenscht.
(Bitte angeben ob Ascii- oder Wordperfect 5.1-Format gewuenscht).
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1 Englische und deutsche "Schwesterlisten" von medlib-l
2 New Interpsych Forum: Addiction Medicine
3 Ten Reasons God Never Got Tenure at any University
4 More on Physician's GenRx
5 WWW SITE FOR IDENTIFYING SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARE
6 Electronic encyclopedias: Summary
7 Clickable World Map by Xerox Parc Web Server
8 National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
9 Medical List update 12/94
10 Information Super Highway Article
11 IBIs software
12 NLM-Classification 5th. edition: Einfuehrendes Material auf dem
NLM-Gopher vorhanden (wie gesagt fuer Gopher-Scheue: auch ueber mich
zu erhalten)
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Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 10:05:50 +0100
From: Oliver Obst <obsto@UNI-MUENSTER.DE>
Subject: Re: Replies on medlib
>PLEASE, let us not find a way to *increase* the number
>of messages coming across Medlib!
>Jeff St. Clair
Dear Jeff,
I think the number of medline contributors will not decrease in the next
few years (I hope not), but there might be some support to prevent
that we suffer from an (amusing) information death:
If a listserv extends to a certain size, it probably gets children, which
will help their mother to compete with growing information needs. There
are at least two listservs which prevent their contributors to plug up
medlib-l:
A British one by Tony A. King (lis-medical) and a German one (medibib-l).
They provide not only a very useful medlib-l digestion service, cut down
to their contributors needs, but also a forum for discussions, which are
_not_ of world-wide interest.
If you knew any other please let me know.
Oliver
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Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 16:43:11 -0500
From: "Mr. Ian Pitchford" <I.Pitchford@SHEFFIELD.AC.UK>
Subject: NEW: Addiction-Medicine
======================================================================
New InterPsych Forum: Addiction-Medicine
======================================================================
To join send the message: subscribe addiction-medicine
to: MAJORDOMO@AVOCADO.PC.HELSINKI.FI
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This conference has been set up to encourage an exchange of ideas,
opinions, and information among health care professionals working in the
field of addiction to alcohol and/or other psychoactive substances. A broad
working definition of addiction follows: "Addiction is a disease
characterized by continuous or periodic; impaired control over the use of
drugs or alcohol, preoccupation with drugs or alcohol, continued use of
these chemicals despite adverse consequences related to their use, and
distortions in thinking, most notably denial." (Adapted from the American
Society of Addiction Medicine).
We recognize that there is a spectrum of use of alcohol and some
psychoactive drugs, from intermittent use that does not interfere with
health, to malignant destructive use. For the purposes of this list we would
in general encourage open discussion about all aspects of addiction as
defined above.
Please note that this list is intended for those working in the field and is
not to be used as a recovery list to work on individual issues. Such work is
supported by many lists on Internet. Strong opinions are welcomed, but
flaming will NOT be tolerated!
======================================================================
Peter E Mezciems, MD, CCFP.
<mezciems@hookup.net>
Director of Undergraduate Education
Homewood Alcohol and Drug Services
Homewood Health Centre
150 Delhi St.
Guelph, Ontario
Canada
N1E 6K9
Voice: 519-824-1762, ext. 159
Fax: 519-824-1827
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Mr Ian Pitchford
Department of Biomedical Science
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
SHEFFIELD, S10 2TN
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 742 780319
33333333333333333333
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 09:25:45 -0600
From: MICHELYNN <MMCKNIGHT@AARDVARK.UCS.UOKNOR.EDU>
Subject: CHAT: JOKE - GOD & TENURE
Stolen from Mitch Turitz, San Francisco State University on
the AUTOCAT list:
Top Ten Reasons God Never Got Tenure at any University
1. He had only one major publication.
2. It was in Hebrew and had no references.
3. It wasn't published in a refereed journal and some doubt that
he even wrote it himself.
4. It may be true that he created the world, but what has he
done since then?
5. The scientific community has had a hard time replicating his results.
6. He never applied to the Ethics Board for permission to use live subjects.
7. When one experiment went awry, he tried to cover it up by drowning the
subjects.
8. He rarely came to class, just told students to read the book.
9. Althought there were only ten requirements, most students failed his tests.
10. His office hours were infrequent and usually held on a mountain top.
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Date: Fri, 2 Dec 1994 10:46:50 CST6CDT
From: "* E. Guy Coffee" <COFFEE@VETMAIL.TROTNET.VET.KSU.EDU>
Subject: More on Physician's GenRx
Gee....now it's free on the net, too....that was a quick price break :-) kb
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listing of not only generic but also U.S. and International brand
names. The database can be searched by generic or brand names and
by drug category. Multiple drugs can also be tagged and searched for
any potential interaction amongst the entered list in an instant!
The Internet On-Line addition will be continuously updated
and upgraded so that subscribers don't have to worry about obtaining
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Physicians GenRx is also available in all Unix OS's and VMS
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To access Physician's GenRx International (tm):
telnet to "genrx.icsi.net"
Login as "genrx", Password "genrx"
Choose appropriate terminal emulation then login the program as:
"guest"
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555555555555555555555
2. WWW SITE FOR IDENTIFYING SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARE
From: Mark Funk, Cornell University Medical Library <mefunk@med.cornell.edu>
Many Collection Development librarians are being asked to either purchase,
recommend, or list available scientific software. A good source for this
type of information is SciTech International, 2525 N. Elston Ave., Chicago,
IL 60647-2003 (phone: 800-622-3345, or 312-486-9191), I have been receiving
their catalogs for a few years, but they have now expanded to the web.
Check out their home page at http://www.cic.net:80/scitech/
Their home page is still in the development stage. While you can now get
pricing and other information that is in their catalog, they will
eventually add live demos of the software, which should be invaluable for
Collection Development work. Why don't more companies offer demos over the
internet? Here is a list of the subjects that SciTech covers:
Astronomy
Bibliographic Research
Biology and Medicine
CAD, CAE, EDA & Architecture
Chemical Drawing and Molecular Modeling
Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry
Chemistry Databases
Chromatography
Communications
Curve Fitting
Data Acquisition
Data Analysis
Data Management
Design of Experiments
Ecology
Econometrics, Time Series Analysis
Electrical Engineering, Electronic & PCB Design
Engineering, Mechanical, Civil and Chemical
Environmental Chemistry
Exploratory Data Analysis
File Conversion
Flowcharting
Forecasting
Genetics
Geology
Groundwater Analysis
Image Processing and Analysis
Interactive Graphics
Map & Data Files, Census Data, Other Data Files
Mapping, GIS
Marketing Research, Conjoint Analysis, Correspondence Analysis
Mathematics
Neural Networks
Physics
Presentation Graphics
Programming Tools
QC Charts, SPC Tools, ISO-9000 Implementation Tool
Sampling
Scientific Spreadsheets
Scientific Word Processing Tools
Simulation & Operation Research
Spectroscopy
Spell Checking and Dictionaries
Statistics
Upgrade
Utilities
Visualization
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From: "Yeh, Daniel" <dyeh@wcupa.edu>
Subject: Electronic encyclopedias
Thank you all for your responses to my recent inquiry. I understand that
I do not have to summarize them for the list, as they are all posted
here. But for those who missed them, here they are (with the
respondents' names omitted):
=======================================================
The Washington Post Business section dated November 28, 1994 contained an
article by Mike Langberg entitled "CD-ROM Encyclopedias Turn to a New
Page on Research." He reviewed Encarta '95, Compton's NewMedia and the
1995 Grolier Multimedia. He recommends Compton's for children who are
interested in manipulating the contents (good editing features), Encarta
for children who want to play with an encyclopedia (interesting
simulations), and Groliers for kids 14 and older. All have street prices
under $100.
=======================================================
Booklist has a section called Reference Books Bulletin which
covers encyclopedias each year in the September 15 issue. This year
electronic encyclopedias were covered. Another excellent source is
Kenneth F. Kister's "Kister's Best Encyclopedias" from Oryx Press. The
second edition (1994) covers electronic encyclopedias in a separate 40
page section. Finally, PC-Magazine had an issue this summer (sorry, don't
know the date) on the Top 100 CD ROMS which mentioned encyclopedias. Most
of these sources seem to lean toward Groliers for general home use.
==============================================================
NEWSWEEK (12/5/94) PAGE 88 "MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK" (catchy title, don't
you think? Original, too) HAS A REVIEW, WHICH I DON'T ENTIRELY AGREE WITH
(they underrate Grolier's, I think), BUT IT DOES GIVE A GENERAL REVIEW.
PC COMPUTING (11/94) HAS A REVIEW OF CD'S IN GENERAL, STARTING ON PAGE
156, INCLUDING REFERENCE CD'S. NEW MEDIA (12/94) HAS A REVIEW OF "THE
BEST 50 BEST CD-ROMs" ON PAGE 63. I THINK THAT YOU WILL FIND ANY OF
THESE USEFUL, ALTHOUGH I GIVE MORE CREDENCE TO THE 2ND AND 3RD.
================================================================
The most recent issue of Newsweek (the one with the pizza slice on the
cover) has a one-page review of about 4 encyclopedias. Good for someone
with a short attention span!
================================================================
A newsmagazine for online services and CD-ROM, LINK UP, recently
published an extensive 2 part review of CD-ROM encyclopedias (Vol. 11,
issues 5 and 6). The reviews were quite analytical and well-written,
covering popular (and one or two not-quite-so-popular titles) and looking
into content, interface and search engine design, implementation of
multi-media, etc.
=================================================================
There was a short review on the latest CD Rom encyclopedias in the Dec.
5th, 1994 Newsweek on page 88. In short, they liked the Microsoft
Encarta the best. Send me e-mail if you can't get it and I'll fax you a
copy.
================================================================
The 2nd ed. (1994) of Kister's Best Encyclopedias has about 50 pages on
electronic encyclopedias, so that would be the easiest review source. If
that's not handy, I can tell you that Kister has a chart and gives a
grade of A to the CD of the Britannica, Compton's, Concise Columbia,
Microsoft Encarta, Software Toolworks, and New Grolier.
==================================================================
Our two year experience with both in-library and circulating versions
of the various CD ROM encylopedias is that New Grolier is a better
encyylopedia for the entire family, Comptons is OK for the kiddies, and
Encarta has a better grasp of how a multimedia should be integrated into
a package.
All our in-house small computers are Macs, with our 'real' computer
a VAX running VMS. We circulate all versions available of any CD ROM
title we offer to the public, and Encarta for Windows really blows
the minds of users, while the Mac users all say: 'big deal, we've had
this kind of stuff for years.'
====================================================================
Try PC Magazine - 13 Sep 1994 for review of 100 best CDs - includes a
section on encyclopedias.
====================================================================
Look at the most recent Newsweek, the one with the pizza on the cover.
===================================================================
Daniel, I wrote a review of MS Encarta and the Grolier encyclopedia for
the Winter issue of OCLC Systems Services Magazine - it should be out
soon. Grolier's is a more comprehensive encyclopedia since it is based
on the Academic American while Encarta is based on Funk & Wagnell's.
However, Encarta is a superior product from the multimedia point of view.
Both are good products but if your patron wants glitz I suggest Encarta -
the 1995 version is now available I think.
=========================================================================
The latest edition of Newsweek has a Focus on Technology section and
among other things compares cd encyclopedias. (omigosh, as I write this
I'm wondering: was it the latest Wired (2.12) or Newsweek?) Nah, I'm
pretty sure it was Newsweek. They seemed to like Encarta best.
====================================================================
I've only watched others used CD-ROM encyclopedias, but those people I
know who use them a lot, say the Groliers is the best.
======================================================================
Encarta is excellent and under $100.
========================================================================
Thank you very much.
Daniel Yeh
West Chester University
dyeh@wcupa.edu
777777777777777777777777
Xerox PARC Web Map Viewer offers a "clickable" world map which lets you
zoom in on areas of interest. Cities, roads, and rivers are not labeled
since the underlying map data contains only line data such as coastlines,
borders, rivers, roads, and not the data or software to add labels or
topographic information. However, there is a link to link to the
Geographic Name Server which allows searches by name, and returns a Map
Viewer page which pinpoints the searched item on the appropriate map.
http://pubweb.parc.xerox.com/map
888888888888888
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect, provided by the Family
Life Development Center at Cornell University.
gopher to: gopher.ndacan.cornell.edu
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Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 01:23:51 -0500
From: Gary Malet <gmalet@SURFER.WIN.NET>
Subject: ANNOUNCE: "The Medical List" 12/94 Update
***********************************************************************
ANNOUNCEMENT:
UPDATE OF AN INTERNET RESOURCE
_____________________________________________________
THE MEDICAL LIST
A GUIDE TO INTERNET MEDICAL RESOURCES
_________________
Version 1.12, 1 December 1994
Dr. Gary Malet, gmalet@surfer.win.net
Lee Hancock, LE07144@UKANVM.CC.UKANS.EDU
_________________________________________________________
********************************************************************
A December 1, 1994 update of The Medical List is now available from
the Univ. of Michingan Clearinghouse for Subject Oriented Guides
URL:gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu/11/inetdirs/medclin:malet
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The Medical List is a database of clinical medicine Internet
resources. This new and improved version categorizes resources by
disease, specialty, and other interest areas and lists more than 45
new entries. It gives text descriptions of resources, spotlights
the more developed programs, and gives news and backround on
Internet medical resource development.
The Medical List is made available in a Mosaic, hypertext,
Internet-linked format as "Medical Matrix". Medical Matrix is
available at the URL:
http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/units/medcntr/Lee/HOMEPAGE.HTML
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Family Physician |Stockton, Ca. 95206 | search,
Healthtel, Inc.-windows based |VOICE 209-466-6878 | delivery,
medical telecommunications |FAX 209-466-0502 | networking"
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Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 09:11:45 -0600
From: Nancy Reynolds <nancyr@TEXMED.ORG>
Subject: Information Super Highway Article
I was bumped off of MEDLIB listserver for a week so I don't know if
someone already mentioned that Physician's Management published a 10 page
article entitled " Hey! Let's cruise the divided 'information super
highway'", v. 34, no. 11, November 1994, pp. 36-40,43-46, 49.
Nancy Reynolds
Texas Medical Association Library
401 West 15th Street
Austin, TX 78701-1680
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Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 11:01:35 -0800
From: MB Stargrove <mitch@TELEPORT.COM>
Subject: <No subject given>
Greetings -
You may have heard about IBIS, the Interactive BodyMind Information System.
I know many of you use IBIS in your practices.
IBIS is a large software reference tool for clinical practice, teaching and
research.
It provides treatment options and materia medica information for 282
conditions from the perspectives of nutrition, homeopathy, acupuncture,
Western and Chinese herbs, psychospiritual approaches, physical medicine,
vibrational healing, etc.
IBIS is produced by AMR'TA, a non-profit group, and is essentially an
on-going collective work of the coomplementary/alternative/natural medicine
community.
If you want to explore a demo of IBIS (Mac or DOS/PC) or examine some
sample texts from IBIS you can now access them from an ftp site.
Here's how:
ftp to ftp.teleport.com,
log in as anonymous,
and go to the
/vendors/ibis directory.
The URL is:
ftp://ftp.teleport.com/vendors/ibis
The IBIS demos are also on CompuServe and America-On-Line in software libraries.
A recent letter from Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., calls IBIS an "extraordinary work".
Likewise, a review in the Dec. '94 "Journal of Alternative and
Complementary Medicine" by Leon Chaitow, ND, DO, called "IBIS on Trial in
Practice" concludes "Every practitioner should have the system" after using
it as his primary reference tool during an average day in his clinical
practice.
IBIS doesn't have all the answers, nor is it "complete".
Rather it is a living work that reflects and communicates our collective
desire to serve our patients and refine our work through empirical research
and collective interaction.
You are invited to participate in this exciting and necessary process.
Blessings and Good Health,
Mitch
(a.k.a. Mitchell Bebel Stargrove, N.D., L.Ac.)
"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient
while nature cures the disease." - Voltaire
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Date: Fri, 9 Dec 1994 09:54:00 EST
From: Christa Hoffmann <Christa_Hoffmann@OCCSHOST.NLM.NIH.GOV>
Subject: NLM Classification 5th ed., Introductory Materials on GOPHER
National Library of Medicine Classification, 5th Edition,
Introductory Materials is now available on the NLM Gopher.
You will find this material under
Internet Address: gopher.nlm.nih.gov
Path: Technical services resources and information \ NLM
Classification
NLM is making the introductory materials, geographic table and
the list of new and deleted classification numbers of the NLM
Classification, 5th edition, available on the gopher to libraries
who wish to use the new classification numbers before they
receive the publication from GPO. These files will be available
through March 1995.
Included are:
Introduction -- Provides a brief history of the Classification and
the scope of the revision.
NLM Classification Practices -- Provides a brief overview of NLM
classification practices, including special plans, serial
publications, application of Library of Congress Schedules,
and changes in classification practice since the 4th
edition was published.
Table G -- Provides instructions for applying Table G notations for
geographic arrangement, as well as the table itself,
including a listing of obsolete notations.
Introduction to the Index of the Classification -- Provides
an overview to the Index and instructions on its use.
Numbers Added or Deleted -- Consists of two tables, the first for
the new numbers and the second for the deleted ones. These
tables may be especially useful to librarians who wish to
apply the new numbers immediately.
The Schedules themselves and the Index to the Classification will
not be available on the gopher.
The documents are available in a WP5.1 version and an ASCII version.