Monday, August 13, 2012

Calicut University likely to lower PhD eligibility criteria


KOZHIKODE: Calicut University has given merit a go-by while framing new guidelines for PhD admissions. The

eligibility for applying for the programme, as per the new draft regulation prepared by the varsity, is 50% marks in post graduate degree. It is 55% now. And for foreign students, a mere pass in PG is the requirement. They are also exempted from entrance tests. Similarly, those working in national laboratories need just a pass mark. Teachers in aided and government colleges as well as higher secondary schools have also been exempted from taking the entrance test. The proposals were circulated among heads of departments on Wednesday and they were asked to submit their suggestions to the varsity within 48 hours. According to sources, the university will ratify the new regulations this month itself without even the mandatory ratification from the academic council. Academicians say the new regulations will dilute the quality of research work taking place in the varsity. "Why should PhD be made a mass degree? No other university in Kerala or probably the entire country has brought down the eligibility criteria for PhD programmes. Such a move will bring down the quality of research taking place on the campus. It also violates the principles laid down by institutions like UGC and CSIR, which have set 55% marks as the basic qualification for junior research fellow (JRF) examinations," said K P Muraleedharan, dean, commerce and management studies in the university. Under the new norms, it is not merit but the discretion of the supervisory teacher that would decide who are finally admitted to PhD programmes from the list of eligible candidates. Academic circles say giving such discretionary powers to teachers would undermine merit. "Such personal criteria should not come into play while granting admission. It should instead be decided on the basis of marks scored in PG exams," Muraleedharan added. K A Siraj, member, syndicate sub-committee for research, said relaxing the eligibility criteria would enable more people to take up research. "There are several people currently employed in various organizations who are interested in taking up research. We need not deny them the chance just because they didn't score high marks in PG course. We will however insist that they pass the entrance examination to qualify for PhD admission," he said.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

HC rejects Nagpur University's order on librarian's appointmentHC rejects Nagpur University's order on librarian's appointment



NAGPUR : The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court quashed Nagpur University's (NU) refusal to appoint Rekha Zalke as librarian at Aniket College of Social Work in Desaiganj. A division bench comprising justices SC Dharmadhikari and MT Joshi ruled that as the petitioner had cleared the M.Phil exam on June 30, 2009, before the deadline, she is fully eligible for appointment and directed NU to grant her required approval for appointment.

Zalke had filed the plea contending that the qualifications notified by the University Grants Commission (UGC) were in force from June 14, 2006 to July 10, 2009.

Since she passed the MPhil exam on June 30, 2009, and her appointment was on a date prior to July 10, 2009, the petitioner prayed that she should be exempted from NET/SET as per the UGC criteria. The petitioner's case is covered by the UGC resolution of August 12, 2010, according to which, the term 'teacher' also includes 'librarian' who is eligible for all exemptions/ benefits available to the teachers.

Anand Parchure appeared for the petitioner, while BG Kulkarni ( NU), Assistant Government Pleader (AGP) Arvind Mujumdar (State) and Assistant Solicitor General of India SK Mishra (UGC) represented the respondents.

In digital era, libraries turn tech-savvy


When all information is available in an inch-thick mobile phone and news can be accessed with the click of a button, it looked like the humongous libraries could soon get converted into museums. On the contrary, the library has re-invented itself to keep pace with the times.


“Today’s library is not just a storehouse of information. In fact, it has no wall,” D Ramesh Gaur, librarian in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), said.

Like in the past, people still spend hours poring over books to extract nuggets of information in libraries. The number of transactions in Jamia Library of 
Jamia Millia Islamia has recorded a 58 per cent increase since 2003, while the membership of Delhi Public Library has gone up from approximately 35,000 
in 2007 to 75,000 in 2012.

Explaining how libraries have managed to stay on course on the fast-moving information highway, several library officials said technology has helped these age-old institutions extend their reach through online journals, digitised archives and e-books.

These range from JSTOR, a popular online service supplying journals to students and institutions worldwide, to Manopatra Online, a database for law students.

Delhi University Library spends around Rs 3 crore annually on electronic databases of journals, a sum “impossible for students to pay”, one of its officials said.

Jamia Library has rapidly increased the subscription of online journals from roughly 2,000 to 6,200 over the past six years.

The process is more vigorous in digitisation of books, theses and primary material (manuscripts).

JNU Library, for instance, is on the verge of digitising around 8,000 theses and 3,000 rare books, while Delhi Public Library plans to digitise its precious gramophone records.

The past decade has seen an explosion of electronic cataloguing for the city’s biggest libraries. JNU Library has done away with the time-consuming method of manually searching for books. It has electronically indexed more that 6,00,000 books and periodicals — which can now be located in seconds. Delhi University Library, too, is almost through with the process.

“It is far more convenient than the manual catalog,” said Uday, a 20-year-old Political Science student in Hindu College. “More importantly, it saves time,” he said.

REDUNDANT JOB?

Has technology made the librarian and his science redundant? Prof Makhdoomi, librarian in Jamia Millia Islamia, begged to differ. The advent of online cataloguing has made libraries more efficient, “but library science is not comparable to medicine or law”, said Makhdoomi, who has a PhD in the subject from the University of London. “As a specialised field, it has some scope,” he said.

Hindu College librarian Sanjiv Duttsharma said: “The essence of library science is the skill of organising information and books for readers. Technology will change, the basic principles will not. Instead of manual cataloguing, today we feed inputs to the database.”

There were libraries that have yet to fully embrace technological changes. A Hansraj College library assistant said it “still orders physical journals and has no online subscriptions”.

Technology has its limitations, too. Tarang, a student of History in Hindu College, said: “People still need the librarian’s knowledge and skills to locate a book or reference material from a particular report. Online catalogues are not enough.”

JURY IS OUT

Opinion is divided over the old ‘storehouse’ and online information. For some like Harpreet Sudan, a student of International Law, he rarely needs to go to a library because “most of the stuff I need is available online”.

“Our teachers give us all the necessary material bundled up in a large book. We don’t really need to use the library,” said Uday, a student at Hindu College. Others like Gopinath, professor of History in Jamia Millia Islamia, said the library would prevail because it “remains the reservoir for in-depth knowledge”.

“The Internet is good for background checks, but the conscientious student still uses the library,” he said.

Chime, a 23-year old International Studies student in JNU, agreed.

“Scholarly stuff is available only in a library,” he said.

“Google and Wikipedia provide a general overview. For anything more than that, one needs a library,” Renukeer, a JNU student, said.
JNU International Studies student Sanghamitra considered the library a worthy place to visit because of the “availability of online journals and primary sources”.

Another plus-point for libraries is the environment they provide. Faraaz, a 20-year-old student of History in Zakir Husain College, uses Delhi Public Library to “avoid Facebook and Gmail, and concentrate on his books (which he calls hard copies)”.

Anjali prefers the quiet inside Delhi Public Library to the “loneliness” of her room at home to prepare for her SSC exams. “You get the urge to study when you see others studying,” she said

‘Univ not service provider, student not consumer’


Mumbai: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission on Monday held that an education board is not a service provider and a student writing an exam is not a consumer.
The order came after Mohammed Karim, a varsity student, filed a complaint, stating that he submitted his thesis in 2002 but was yet to receive his doctoral degree. The commission, while stating that the  complaint was not maintainable, observed that disputes over evaluation cannot be determined under the Consumer Protection Act.
 
Karim was registered for a three-year PhD degree course at the Mathematics Department, Delhi University, since July 6, 1999. In his complaint filed before the district forum in Delhi, Karim said that despite submitting his papers to his research professor he was never informed about collecting his degree. Karim said there was an unexplained delay in the issuance of the degree to him. He further stated that on October 13, 2003, the university cancelled his registration without any just or sufficient cause or even informing him about the fate of his PhD course. Alleging that this was deficiency in service, he lodged a complaint before the district forum and sought a compensation of Rs 10 lakh. However, the forum dismissed the complaint in 2006.
 
Karim then filed an appeal before Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. In 2007, the state commission allowed the appeal and after setting aside the order remitted it back to the forum. But the university filed a revision petition.
 
The national commission took into consideration a Supreme Court (SC) order that said the board was not a service provider and a student who takes an exam not a consumer.
Source | Times of India | 9 August 2012

Friday, August 10, 2012

How to Properly Research on the Internet


Legitimate online research involves much more than 10 seconds with Google and copy-pasting the Wikipedia links. Legitimate research is called re-search for a reason:  repetitive and continuous searching , filtering, and citing of articles, all with a critical and skeptical mindset to separate the drivel from the useful content. There are over 80 billion Web pages published, and most of those pages are not worth quoting. To successfully sift it all, you must use consistent and reliable filtering methods. You will need patience to see the full breadth of writing on any single topic. And you will need your critical thinking skills to disbelieve anything until it is intelligently validated.

1. Decide if the Topic Is 'Hard Research', 'Soft Research', or Both.

'Hard' and 'soft' research have different expectations of data and proof.  You should know the hard or soft nature of your topic to point your search strategy where it will yield the most compelling research results.
A) 'Hard researchdescribes scientific and objective research, where proven facts, figures, statistics, and measurable evidence are absolutely critical. In hard research, the credibility of every resource must be able to withstand intense scrutiny.
B) 'Soft research' describes topics that are more subjective, cultural, and opinion-based.  Soft research sources will be less scrutinized by the readers.
 C) Combined soft and hard research requires the most work, because this hybrid topic broadens your search requirements.  Not only do you need to find hard facts and figures, but you will need to debate against very strong opinions to make your case.  Politics and international economy topics are the biggest examples of hybrid research.

2. Choose Which Online Authorities Are Suitable for Your Research Topic.


A) Soft research topics are often about collating the opinions of respected online writers.  Many soft research authorities are not academics, but rather writers who have practical experience in their field. Soft research usually means the following sources:
  1. Blogs, including personal opinion blogs and amateur writer blogs (e.g.ConsumerReportsUK politics).
  2. Forums and discussion sites (e.g. Police discussion forum)
  3. Consumer product review sites (e.g. ZDnet, Epinions).
  4. Commercial sites that are advertising-driven (e.g. About.com)
  5. Tech and computer sites  (e.g.Overclock.net). 
B) Hard research topics require hard facts and academically-respected evidence.  An opinion blog will not cut it; you will need to find publications by scholars, experts, and professionals with credentials. The Invisible Web will often be important for hard research.  Accordingly, here are possible content areas for your hard research topic:
  1. Academic journals  (e.g.  a list of academic search engines here).
  2. Government publications (e.g. Google's 'Uncle Sam' search).
  3. Government authorities (e.g. the NHTSA)
  4. Scientific and medical content, sanctioned by known authorites (e.g. Scirus.com).
  5. Non-government websites that are NOT influenced by advertising and obvious sponsorship e.g. Consumer Watch)
  6. Archived news (e.g. Internet Archive)
  

3. Use Different Search Engines and Keywords

Now comes the primary legwork: using different search engines and using 3-5 keyword combinations. Patient and constant adjusting of your keywords are key here.
  1. Firstly, start with broad initial researching at Internet Public LibraryDuckDuckGo,Clusty/YippyWikipedia, and Mahalo. This will give you a broad sense of what categories and related topics are out there, and give you possible directions to aim your research.
  2. Secondly, narrow and deepen your Visible Web searching with Google and Ask.com.  Once you have experimented with combinations of 3 to 5 different keywords, these 3 search engines will deepen the results pools for your keywords.
  3. Thirdly, go beyond Google, for Invisble Web (Deep Web) searchingBecause Invisible Web pages are not spidered by Google, you'll need to be patient and use slower and more specific search engines like:


4. Bookmark and Stockpile Possible Good Content.

While this step is simple, this is the second-slowest part of the whole process:  this is where we gather all the possible ingredients into organized piles, which we sift through later.  Here is the suggested routine for bookmarking pages:
  1. CTRL-Click the interesting search engine result links. This will spawn a new tab page each time you CTRL-Click.
  2. When you have 3 or 4 new tabs, quickly browse them and do an initial assessment on their credibility.
  3. Bookmark any tabs you consider credible on first glance.
  4. Close the tabs.
  5. Repeat with the next batch of links.
This method, after about 45 minutes, will have yielded you dozens of bookmarks to sift through.
  

5. Filter and Validate the Content.

This is the slowest step of all: vetting and filtering which content is legitimate, and which is drivelous trash.  If you are doing hard research, this is also the most important step of all, because your resources MUST withstand close examination later.
  1. Carefully consider the author/source, and the date of publication. Is the author an authority with professional credentials, or someone who is peddling their wares and trying to sell you a book? Is the page undated, or unusually old?  Does the page have its own domain name (e.g. honda.com, e.g. gov.co.uk), or is it some deep and obscure page buried at MySpace?
  2. Be suspicious of personal web pages, and any commercial pages that have a shoddy, amateurish presentation. Spelling errors, grammar errors, poor formatting, cheesy advertising on the side, absurd fonts, too many blinking emoticons... these are all red flags that the author is not a serious resource, and does not care about the quality of their publishing.
  3. Be suspicious of scientific or medical pages that display scientific or medical advertising. For example: if you are researching veterinarian advice, be wary if the veterinarian web page displays blatant advertising for dog medicine or pet food.  Advertising can possibly indicate a conflict of interest or hidden agenda behind the writer's content.
  4. Be suspicious of any ranting, overstating, overly-positive, or overly-negative commentary. If the author insists on ranting and crying foul, or conversely seems to shower excessive praise, that could be a red flag that there is dishonesty and fraudulent motivations behind the writing.
  5. Commercial consumer websites can be good resources, but be skeptical of every comment you read.  Just because 7 people rave that Pet Food X is good for their dogs does not necessarily mean it is good for you.  Similarly, if 5 people out of 600 complain about a particular vendor, that doesn't mean the vendor is necessarily bad.  Be patient, be skeptical, and be slow to form an opinion.
  6. Use your intuition if something seems amiss with the web page.  Perhaps the author is just a little too positive, or seems a little too closed to other opinions.  Maybe the author uses profanity, name-calling, or insults to try to make his point.  The formatting of the page might seem childlike and haphazard.  Or you get the sense that the author is trying to sell you something.  If you get any subconcious sense that there is something not quite right about the web page, then trust your intuition.
  7. Use Google 'link:' feature to see the 'backlinks' for a page.  This technique will list incoming hyperlinks from the major websites that recommend the web page of interest. These backlinks will give you an indicator how much respect the author has earned around the Internet.  Simply go to google and enter 'link:www.(the web page's address)' to see the backlinks listed.

  

6. Make a Final Decision on Which Argument You Now Support.

After spending a few hours researching, your initial opinion may have changed.  Maybe you are relieved, maybe you are more afraid, maybe you've just learned something and opened your mind that much more.  Whichever it is, you will need to have an informed opinion if you are about to publish a report or thesis for your professor.
If you have a new opinion, you might have to redo your research (or re-sift your existing research bookmarks) in order to collate facts that support your new opinion and thesis statement.    

7. Quote and Cite the Content.


While there is not a single universal standard for citing (acknowledging) quotes from the Internet,  the Modern Language Association and American Psychological Association are two very respected citing methods:
Here is an example MLA citation:
Aristotle. Poetics. Trans. S. H. Butcher. The Internet Classics Archive.
Web Atomic and Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
13 Sept. 2007. Web. 4 Nov. 2008. ‹http://classics.mit.edu/›.
 
Here is a sample APA citation:
Bernstein, M. (2002). 10 tips on writing the living Web. A
List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 149.
Retrieved from http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writeliving
More details: The Purdue University Owl Guide explains both of these citing methods in detail: 
  1. The MLA citing method
  2. The APA citing method
Remember: DO NOT PLAGIARIZE.  You must either directly quote the author, or rewrite and summarize the content (along with appropriate citing).  But to restate the author's words as your own is illegal, and will get you a failing mark on your thesis or paper.

8. Choose a Research-Friendly Web Browser

Researching is repetitive and slow.  You will want a tool that supports many open pages, and easily backtracks through previous pages.  A good research-friendly Web browser offers:
  1. Multiple tab pages open simultaneously.
  2. Bookmarks/favorites that are fast and easy to manage.
  3. Page history that is easy to recall.
  4. Loads pages quickly for your computer's memory size.
Of the many choices in 2011, the best research browsers are Chrome and Firefox, followed by Opera.  IE9 is also a competent browser, but try the previous 3 choices for their speed and memory economy.

9. Good Luck with Your Internet Researching!


Yes, it's re-searching....the slow and repetitive method of sifting good information from the bad. It should feel slow because it's about diligence and skeptical hard questioning.  But keep your attitude positive, and enjoy the discovery process.  While 90% of what you read you will discard, take pleasure in how funny (and how idiotic) some internet content is, and put your CTRL-Click tabs and your bookmark/favorites to good use.
Be patient, be skeptical, be curious, and be slow to form an opinion! Read MOre 
 http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/navigatingthenet/tp/How-to-Properly-Research-Online.htm

Tuesday, August 07, 2012

100 UseFul Websites



  1. Medical Library Association
    : The MLA is a nonprofit educational organization for health sciences information professionals.
  2. National Institutes of Health: Stay up to date on diseases and conditions from the National Institutes of Health.
  3. National Library of Medicine: This website represents the world’s largest medical library.
  4. American Medical Informatics Association: The AMIA is the professional home for biomedical and health informatics.
  5. National Network of Libraries of Medicine: In this network, you’ll get access to resources for medical libraries.
  6. Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries: The AAHSL supports better health through better information.
  7. Canadian Health Libraries Association: This association supports health libraries throughout Canada.
  8. American Library Association: The ALA is one of the largest associations for all librarians.
  9. Association of Research Libraries: This organization of research libraries represents a large portion of the academic and research library marketplace.
  10. Library & Information Technology Association: Stay up to date on information technology in libraries through this association.
Journals & Blogs
Read these journals and blogs for ongoing insight into medical librarianship.
  1. Digital Librarian: Find a librarian’s best of the web on Digital Librarian.
  2. Journal of the Medical Library Association: The JMLA is a quarterly published peer review journal that shares research and more in health sciences librarianship.
  3. MedlinePlus Magazine: Read this magazine to get information from the National Institutes of Health.
  4. Health News: Follow this blog on health news from the UofS Health Sciences Library.
  5. Laika’s MedLibLog: Read this medical librarian’s exploration of the Web 2.0 world and beyond.
  6. OA Librarian: Here you’ll find open access resources by and for librarians.
  7. Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Blog: This blog shares information about the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library.
  8. LISNews: Find library and information science news on this blog.
  9. DigiCMB: On this blog, you’ll learn about taking advantage of the digital age in medical libraries.
  10. The Marginal: The Marginal is an e-zine published by the McGill Library & Information Studies Student Association.
  11. Open Medicine Blog: The Open Medicine Blog is a peer reviewed, independent open access journal.
  12. Medical Library: Anne Collins and Isla Kuhn serve the Cambridge University Medical Library.
  13. davidrothman.net: David Rothman shares medical librarianship and web geekery in this blog.
  14. Krafty Librarian: On this blog, the Krafty Librarian shares things of interest to medical librarians.
  15. The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: Read this blog to keep up with news and developments in higher education.
  16. The Laupus Blog: This blog is written for people with an interest in health sciences information and trends.
  17. Librarians’ Rx: This blog features items of interest to librarians in Canadian health science libraries.
  18. The Handheld Librarian: Learn about handheld computer technology from The Handheld Librarian.
  19. Health Library Online: This journal features technology, research, and development of online health libraries.
  20. The Search Principle Blog: Dean Giustini discusses health libraries and web media.
  21. Anna Martin’s Medical Library Spiel: Anna Martin shares information skills and literacy on this blog.
  22. SHR Medical Library: This is the blog of the Saskatoon Health Region Libraries.
  23. Computers in Libraries: Learn about information technology through this journal.
  24. Health Information and Libraries Journal: Blackwell Science publishes this international peer reviewed journal.
  25. Library Journal: Library Journal shares breaking news, editorials, and more.
Communities
Become a part of these communities to connect with other medical librarians.
  1. MEDIBIB-L: This medical librarian listserv is for medical professionals in Austria, Switzerland, and Germany.
  2. MEDLIB-L Archives: Connect with other medical librarians and professionals through this popular listserv community.
  3. Web4Lib: Subscribe to this list to learn about the Internet and librarians.
  4. IFLA-L: In the International Federation of Library Associations mailing list, you’ll be a part of the international library community.
  5. Canadian MedLib: This discussion forum is for medical librarians and students.
  6. Web4Lib Electronic Discussion: This discussion group is full of library based web managers.
Career
Improve your career with the help of these websites.
  1. Library and Information Science Jobs: Subscribe to the Library and Information Science Jobs mailing list to learn about the latest jobs available in the field.
  2. Special Libraries Association Career Services: Through SLA Career Services, you can get connected with the jobs you’re looking for.
  3. LIScareer: Check out LIScareer to find a career development center for library and information science professionals.
  4. Library Associates Companies: Find out about government jobs and more through Library Associates.
  5. InfoCurrent: Check out positions at libraries listed with InfoCurrent.
  6. LISjobs: Visit LISjobs to find job ads and more for librarians.
  7. Librarians: Look into the details of the librarian profession from this listing in the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
  8. SLA Career Services Online: On SLA, you’ll learn about special library positions across the US.
  9. Indeed: Indeed features a variety of quality medical librarian jobs in its listings.
  10. Salary.com: Find career advancement tools and resources from Salary.com.
  11. John Keister & Associates: This executive search firm specializes in public, academic, research and special libraries.
  12. MLANet: Learn about medical library jobs within and beyond the MLA.
Research
These websites offer excellent resources for medical library research.
  1. BioMed Central: BioMed Central offers original research articles with open access.
  2. DailyMed: Find high quality information about marketed drugs through DailyMed.
  3. Alphabetical List of Specific Diseases/Disorders: Research diseases and disorders through this resource.
  4. Medical Library Search Engine: Use this custom search engine to search the web pages of medical libraries.
  5. NHS Evidence: Find evidence through NHS here.
  6. AllRefer Health: AllRefer Health offers health articles and reference materials.
  7. Guidelines for Providing Medical Information to Consumers: Check out these guidelines to learn how to answer health and medical questions.
  8. Current Bibliographies in Medicine: Check out these bibliographies to find resources in subject areas of biomedicine.
  9. HealthWeb: Find areas of excellence from this joint project of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation member health sciences libraries.
  10. ClinicalTrials.gov: Visit this registry to learn about clinical trials being conducted in the United States and around the world.
  11. Mayo Clinic Health Oasis: Find health information from doctors, nurses, health educators and scientists at the Mayo Clinic here.
  12. PubMed: Through PubMed, you’ll get access to links, databases, citations, and more, as well as links to fee-based, full-text articles.
  13. CDC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers an online source for credible health information.
  14. HealthWeb: HealthWeb is a collaborative project of health sciences libraries.
  15. Consumer Health and Patient Education Information Search Engine: Use this search engine to find information through trusted and authorative health information and patient education resources.
  16. MedScape: Find subjects to research, news, reviews, and more from MedScape.
  17. Hardin MD: Find free full text online electronic medical journals here.
  18. Public Library of Science: This nonprofit organization publishes freely available open access journals in life science and medicine.
  19. INASP: The INASP works to make scientific publications more available.
  20. History of Medicine Search Engine: Here you can search URLs recommended by the History of the Health Sciences Section of the Medical Library Association.
  21. MedlinePlus: MedlinePlus shares trusted health information, news, and lots more.
Resources
These websites provide valuable resources for medical librarians.
  1. Health Sciences Internet Librarianship Resource Page: This resource list offers basic Internet resources for health sciences librarians.
  2. Best of the Web in Health and Medicine: Check out this list from the New York Public Library to learn about reputable health and medicine web sites.
  3. Medical Librarianship Weblogs: Find a list of medical librarianship blogs in this wiki.
  4. lib-web-cats: Use this directory to find libraries throughout the world by type, location, and more.
  5. Library Conference Planner: With this planner, you’ll be able to stay on top of all the conferences for librarians.
  6. NLM Gateway: Use this gateway to search multiple resources in the National Library of Medicine.
  7. Educators’ Reference Desk: Find resource guides and more through the Educators’ Reference Desk.
  8. Basic Library Management: Get the basics for new health and hospital librarians from this website.
  9. Libdex: Check out the Libdex to learn about library blogs online.
  10. Recommended Books for a Consumer Health Reference Collection: In this bibliography of titles, you’ll find recommended books for a medical reference collection.
  11. IPL: Health and Medical Sciences: Use this resource to find the best websites and reference tools for health and medical sciences.
  12. Resource Center Manual: In this manual, you’ll learn how to set up and manage a health resource center.
  13. Blogs for Medical Information: Here you’ll find a wealth of medical information blogs.
  14. LibGuides: Use LibGuides to create, share, and connect with patrons and other librarians.
  15. Librarians’ Internet Index: The Librarians’ Internet Index is full of websites you can trust.
  16. List of Medical Wikis: Use this resource to find wikis for health information.
  17. Libraries for All: Use this resource guide to get information and instructions for managing successful medical library.
  18. Health Information Resources: Get access to hundreds of journals, ebooks, resources, and more here.
  19. Library Issues: In Library Issues, you’ll learn about key issues in academic librarianship.
  20. Services for Librarians: Check out this web site for information designed for medical librarians.
  21. Internet Skills for Health Information Users: Get training sources for medical librarians here.
  22. MedLib: In this directory, you’ll find more than 750 medical library websites.
  23. How Do You Set Up and Run a Consumer Health Library?: Learn the basics of running a consumer health library here.
  24. Web Sites You Can Trust: Check out this list for 100 health websites that can be trusted.
  25. Medical/Health Sciences Libraries on the Web: Find out about medical and health science libraries online through this resource.
  26. Information for Development: Here you’ll find a directory of useful links for developing libraries.

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