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National Library of Medicine Gateway: a personal view gateway.nlm.nih

National Library of Medicine Gateway: a personal view http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov Tom Flemming, MA, MLS, AHIP Head of Public Services McMaster University Health Sciences Library Hamilton, ON. http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov brings together a variety of NLM web sites and information products

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National Library of Medicine Gateway: a personal view gateway.nlm.nih

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  1. National Library of Medicine Gateway: a personal view http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov Tom Flemming, MA, MLS, AHIP Head of Public Services McMaster University Health Sciences Library Hamilton, ON

  2. http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov • brings together a variety of NLM web sites and information products • provides “first stop shopping” for disparate resources • directed at health care workers and researchers, librarians, students, patients, their families, and the public • can be used as a “way into” NLM resources Presentation sponsored by Ontario Hospital Libraries Association January 2004

  3. http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov • Now includes (and searches): • MEDLINE/PubMed (& OLDMEDLINE) • LOCATORplus -- the NLM catalogue • MEDLINEplus -- consumer health resource • DIRLINE, AIDS Meetings, Health Services Research Meetings, Space Life Sciences Meetings, and HSRProj • ClinicalTrials.gov • other NLM files to follow: Toxline, HSTAT Presentation sponsored by Ontario Hospital Libraries Association January 2004

  4. http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov • the Gateway is a work in progress • things will change from time to time (check What’s New regularly) • use the Help and FAQ features when you need assistance • or, click Contact Us at the bottom of the screen • ordering documents feature doesn’t work in Canada as it does in the U.S. Presentation sponsored by Ontario Hospital Libraries Association January 2004

  5. consumer health information • medical encyclopedia • drug handbook/information • dictionaries, directories, tutorials, news ... • easy-to-use • U.S. focus, with Canadian relevance • directed at the public, but not necessarily “simple”; uses a variety of sources Presentation sponsored by Ontario Hospital Libraries Association January 2004

  6. database(s) of the biomedical literature • MEDLINE (INI, IDL), PREMEDLINE • now about 4,300 biomedical journals annually • coverage: 1960 to present • intuitive interface for the casual searcher • expert interface for the scientist/librarian • many enhancements: ordering, linkout, tutorial, storage ... Presentation sponsored by Ontario Hospital Libraries Association January 2004

  7. Catalogue of NLM holdings & products: • books, journal titles, audiovisual programmes • databases, guidelines , images • includes library information: • location, hours, services • simple menu-driven interface • uses MeSH: Medical Subject Headings • good source of verification & browsing • no book/AV loans outside the USA • ILL through DOCLINE & Loansome Doc Presentation sponsored by Ontario Hospital Libraries Association January 2004

  8. http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/ • Questions welcome at any time! Presentation sponsored by Ontario Hospital Libraries Association January 2004

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