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Date:          Wed, 24 Sep 1997 18:46:13 +0100 (BST)
From:          Mr R Wentz <rnyl200@s1.cxwms.ac.uk>
To:            lis-medical@mailbase.ac.uk
Subject:       Medlib-L 17-23.9.97
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Medlib-L Selections 17-23.9.97

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a. How to Locate a Book by ISBN? 
b. Websites For Oncology or How to Deal With Difficult URLs  
c. HIV and the Internet?
d. Top Diseases for Malpractice?
e. Electronic PDR - 'Raving'
f. CHI Core Guide?
g. OVID Biomedical Collection and Print Subscriptions / Summary

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Date:    Thu, 18 Sep 1997 09:02:47 GMT-500
From:    Jennifer DePasquale <jennifer@SMTP.THF.ORG>
Subject: HELP!!! HOW TO LOCATE A BOOK

Dear colleagues -
As a novice to the world of medical librarianship, this question
will surely be absurd to many of you but.....

How do I go about locating and purchasing a book called
"International Directory of Cancer Institutes and Organizations"  6th
Edition, Geneva, International Union Against Cancer, 1994.  ISBN
2882360118.  Is there some "Master" database which lists all books
according to ISBN numbers???

Confused,

Jennifer DePasquale, 
New York, NY  10021

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From:    Auburn Steward <asteward@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: HELP!!! HOW TO LOCATE A BOOK

> How do I go about locating and purchasing a book called
> "International Directory of Cancer Institutes and Organizations"  6th
> Edition, Geneva, International Union Against Cancer, 1994.  ISBN
> 2882360118.

You could try their website at http://www.uicc.org/ which includes a
section on publications.

Auburn Steward
CTEH Library
asteward@ix.netcom.com

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From:    Phillip L Bergen <PLBERGEN@MACC.WISC.EDU>
Subject: Re: HELP!!! HOW TO LOCATE A BOOK

A useful source might be Publishers' International ISBN Directory published by
Bowker/Saur (24th ed. 1997/98).  I don't have access to that directory,
unfortunately, but the 1997 edition of Encyclopedia of Associations
International Organizations lists the following information:

International Union Against Cancer (UICC - Union Internationale Contre le
Cancer)
PH: 41 22 8091811
FX: 41 22 8091810
E-mail: info@uicc.ch
Websites:
http://www.uicc.ch
http://www.uicc.org
http://www.globalink.org

Phillip Bergen
Middleton Health Sciences Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison


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Date:    Thu, 18 Sep 1997 12:32:06 -0400
From:    Lynn Hoover <lhoovinf@USAOR.NET>
Subject: Re: Websites for Oncology

A couple of MEDLIB-L susbscribers pointed out that they clicked on the web
addresses I gave for a couple of sites, and got nowhere.  I triple-checked
and here is what I found:

1.  My computer is also finicky, occasionally also turning up it's nose to
correctly listed web sites.

2.  For example, I clicked on the address for Cancer Help, as listed, and
got nowhere.  I was unable to go from e-mail to the site.  However, typing
in the exact same web address took me straight to Cancer Help.

> Are you aware of Cancer Help:  Comprehensive Cancer Resources of the
> Internet http://users.aol.com/abiaca/cancer/htm
> (provides links to cancer/oncology sites)

3.  The address for Managing Cancer Pain is also correct, but I couldn't
get there through e-mail, or direct?  So, I shortened the address, clicked
on *Clinical Practice Guidelines*, then found my way to the site.
http://www.medaccess.com/guides/

> Also, Managing Cancer Pain is written for patients,  but if I were on
> Onco-doc, I'd want my patients to read through info there:
> http://www.medaccess.com/guides/cpga/CPG_04.htm

4.  I am re-naming my computer.  From now on he/she/whatever will be known
as  "Morris" :)

Lynn D. Hoover
Pittsburgh, PA


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Date:    Tue, 23 Sep 1997 12:43:29 GMT 
From:    Georg Richter <georg.richter@SHIREHALL.CO.UK> 
Subject: HIV and the internet 
 
Dear MEDLIBBERS, 
 
I am currently assembling some information on HIV on the internet and I am 
looking for sources about this issue. I have worked myself through most of 
the main HIV internet sites already, but there are a few issues for which I 
could not find any information on the web or in other publications. 
Particularly, I am interested in statistics and numbers about this topic, 
such as the number of people who are using the internet to gain HIV-related 
information (in absolute figures and/or in relation to overall internet 
users / health-interested internet users) and the overall number of HIV 
sites; "rankings" of HIV sites by visitors etc. 
 
I know that there is probably no absolutely reliable information on these 
topics and that the information available would run out of date very 
quickly, but everything on this issue (references, web pages dealing with 
this subject etc) would be mostly appreciated. I am not lookihg for primary 
HIV web pages but for information about HIV on the internet 
 
Thanks a lot, 
 
Georg Richter 
Information Manager 
Shire Hall Communications 
georg,richter@shirehall.co.uk 
 

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Date:    Tue, 23 Sep 1997 12:34:21 EST 
From:    JOY SIEGEL <SIEGELJO@ADVISORY.COM> 
Subject: top malpractice claims for a disease 
 
        I am trying to determine the top 10 malpractice claims for 
        a disease or procedure, i.e. what are the top 10 reasons a 
        malpractice claim is filed by persons with cancer, or, what 
        are the top 10 claims filed for heart surgery malpractice? 
 
        Supposedly, the patron has seen this information "in a book" 
        but can not recall any specifics. 
 
        Many calls have been made.  No success thus far. 
 
 
Thanks, 
 
Joy Siegel 
Research Librarian 
The Watergate 
Washington, DC  20037 


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Date:    Tue, 23 Sep 1997 12:14:58 -0500 
From:    Chris Shaffer <shaffer@UIC.EDU> 
Subject: Re: Electronic PDR 
 
>Has anyone put the electronic PDR up on their hospital network?  If so, 
>has there been any decrease in the number of printed PDR's ordered for the 
>hospital?.  If anyone has loaded the electronic product, did the Library 
>or another department budget for it?  Also, how well do users like the 
>electronic version? 
 
I was at the American Academy of Family Physicians Scientific Assembly last 
week, and at a discussion of handheld computers (aka palmtops or PDAs, like 
the Newton MessagePad) several of the physicians raved over the usefullness 
of having the electronic PDR on their handheld computers.  Apparently there 
is an electronic book version of it too that runs on a mini-CD reader. 
 
 
Chris Shaffer    
National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region 
 
 
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Date:    Mon, 22 Sep 1997 17:28:32 -0400 
From:    diane stone <mercy@IAC.NET> 
Subject: CHI core guide 
 
I have received thus far 15 requests for copies of the responses that I 
receive and only two suggestions.  Does this mean that there is probably 
*no* guide to purchasing CHI materials that is similar to our Brandon 
list? I will post to the list my responses in about a week. 
 
 
Diane Stone 
Mercy Network Library  
Cincinnati, Ohio 
 

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Date:    Sat, 20 Sep 1997 17:18:45 +0800
From:    ong hong kiat <mlbonghk@LEONIS.NUS.SG>
Subject: OVID Biomedical Collections/Print Subscriptions

Our Library is looking into subscribing to OVID Biomedical Collections
(full text journals).  We wonder whether we will also need to continue
with the print subscriptions. We would like to know whether other
libraries who have subscribed to OVID Biomedical Collections still
continue with the print subscription and the reasons for the decision.

TIA.

ONG Hong Kiat
National University of Singapore
Medical Library

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From:    Karen Harker <harker@MEDCAT.LIBRARY.SWMED.EDU>
Subject: Re: OVID Biomedical Collections/Print Subscriptions

I can tell you that UT Southwestern does continue to subscribe to these
journals despite the fact that we have been getting Ovid Biomedical
Collection for over a year.  I cannot tell you for sure the reasons, but I
assume that it is because these journals are in high demand for more than
literature searching.  BMJ, NEJM, and all the others are used by our
clients on a daily, if not hourly, basis.  Our clients browse through
these journals; they do not just look up articles.

Also, the delay factor is very important.  These articles are not
available in Ovid right away, when the clients want it.

The Core Biomedical Collection has added value to our clients' literature
searches, but they will not replace the hard copy subscriptions.

Karen R. Harker
The University of Texas
Dallas

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From:    Sidney Liswood Library <MSH@VAX.LIBRARY.UTORONTO.CA> 
Subject: Re: OVID Biomedical Collections/Print Subscriptions 
 
> Our Library is looking into subscribing to OVID Biomedical Collections 
 
 
If it's like the OVID Biomedical collection we access at University of 
Toronto, it doesn't have the graphics.  All it does is tell you what 
tables, etc. it is NOT showing you. 
 
This text-only approach is not quite satisfactory, in my opinion, 
unless, there are no graphics.  It's great to have access, but image 
files would be better, in my opinion.  Patrons like to see the tables, 
pictures, and often feel deprived if these are not available. 
 

Gord Lindsay, ILL Clerk, and  
Poet-In-Residence
Toronto, Ont., M5G 1X5 
CANADA  

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From:    vtylman@MEDNET.MED.MIAMI.EDU 
Subject: Re[2]: OVID Biomedical Collections/Print Subscriptions 
 
If you access these full text data bases through Windows/Netscape, you will 
get a great outline, graphics, and hypertext linking. It's really great, 
although slow with graphics. 
  But I still support Dalia's comment. Our OVID MEDLINE is 
usually 6-9 weeks behind NLM (the latest update we have is September, NLM 
is updating weekly their November tape), the latest update for the 
two sets of full text (Core and II) are February and March.  How can you 
cancel your journal subscription? 
  Also, prepare boxes of paper.  One page in print more than doubles when 
printed from full text data bases. 
 
Vislava 
vtylman@mednet.med.miami.edu 
 
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From:    Helga Perry <helga@GRHLIB.DEMON.CO.UK> 
Subject: Re: OVID Biomedical Collections/Print Subscriptions 
 
> 
>we cancel print subscriptions of Am J Med, Ann Int Med, JBJS, JCI, 
>but not weekly journals with "hot" papers like Lancet, 
>JAMA, NEJM, BMJ 
> 
 
That's what we do too. The time lag for receipt of American monthly 
publications is almost the same as the time lag in their appearance on 
the OVID European web server. 
 
I think publishers see the value of electronic archiving of journal 
issues, but are reluctant to allow anything too current to go onto the 
OVID server. 
 
Helga Perry 
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Library 


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