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.