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MDC 2006 Reproductive health information on the World Wide Web Dirk Schoonbaert ITM Library May 19, 2006. Program. Internet information retrieval tools. Reproductive health resources on the W W W. Practical exercises. Information overload.

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  1. MDC 2006 Reproductive health information on the World Wide WebDirk SchoonbaertITM LibraryMay 19, 2006

  2. Program • Internet information retrieval tools. • Reproductive health resources on the W W W. • Practical exercises.

  3. Information overload • Many millions of webpages are available on the Internet. • There are huge differences in quality, relevance, reliability. • Every day thousands of pages are added, updated, removed or have their address (‘URL’) changed.

  4. Information deficiency • Not all data that are published on paper or in electronic databases are also available on the Internet. • Not all electronic resources can be accessed by everybody (intranets!) or for free (commercial services!).

  5. Web indexes Word-based machine-generated indexes: generally far more pages than needed are found. But relevance-ranking is improving all the time. E.g.: • Google [+ Google Scholar] • All the Web • AltaVista • …

  6. Web directories Subject-based human intellectual endeavour: hierarchically structured, often evaluated, annotated. E.g.: • General, comprehensive: Yahoo, Open Directory Project, … • Biomedical & health related: HealthWeb, MedlinePlus, Excite – Health, … • Covering specific topics, e.g. sexually transmitted infections, …

  7. Reproductive health … • DHS - Demographic & Health Surveys [reports, data] • ELDIS - Institute of Development Studies [documents, country profiles] • Engender Health [fact sheets, guidelines] • FHI - Family Health International [publications, programs] • HealthLink (formerly AHRTAG) [bibliographic database, publications, …] [?] • HRP - Human Reproduction Program (WHO) [documents]

  8. … Reproductive health • IPPF - International Planned Parenthood Federation [resources] • Population Council [journals] • Reproline (JHPIEGO) [multilingual] • RHG - Reproductive Health Gateway[Comprehensive portal] • RHO - Reproductive Health Outlook (WHO)[documents] • …

  9. Types of available resources … • General information: e.g. fact sheets, problem or disease descriptions, major control or treatment measures, policy statements, … • Links, addresses, conference calendars, course materials, reading lists, software, … • Publication catalogs: full-text versions may be available in print only, but descriptions, summaries and sample chapters are often offered freely on the website.

  10. …Types of available resources • Newsletters: often full-text and free. • Electronic journals editions. • Bibliographic databases: Medline/ PubMed, Popline, Population Index, … • Factual databases: DHS, UNAIDS, … • Knowledge databases: Cochrane Library

  11. Exercise Find information about your own country: • recent RH related data, vital statistics • 3 RH related programs • 5 substantial RH related scientific publications or reports

  12. ITM Library linking pages • http://lib.itg.be/biblinks.htm links to selected biomedical websites • http://lib.itg.be/journals.htm links to selected journal websites • http://lib.itg.be/ebooks.htm links to selected electronic books • http://lib.itg.be/datab.htm links to selected databases

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