MOSES H CONE HOSPITAL
July 1996
Working the Net
The Internet's free-wheeling, wild & woolly culture is evident when looking
for medical information. One can easily click open a world of therapies
that the doctor never mentioned, full text sources, AMA approved
information and advice specifically written for patients. A good place to
start is by using a search engine, a program that looks through
databases for information requested. There are also metasearch sites that
are designed to search several databases at the same time. Caveat emptor:
Some search engines only check the title while others search every word.
Additionally, Metasearch sites vary in sites searched. Here are some of
the addresses (checked yesterday) we have found helpful.
All-in-one search page
Metasearch
Starting Point
Alta Vista
Excite
Lycos
Infoseek
NlightN
Webcrawler
Medical Matrix
Medweb
Harden Directory
Achoo
Metasearch engines
http://www.albany.net/allinone/
http://metasearch.com
http://www.stpt.com/search.html
Search engines
http://altavista.digital.com
http://www.excite.com
http://www.lycos.com
http://www2.infoseek.com
http://www.nlightn.com
http://www.webcrawler.com/
Medical guides
http://www.kumc.edu/mmatrix/
http://www.cc.emory.edu/WHSCL
http://www.arcade.uiowa.edu/hardin-www/md.html
http://www.achoo.com/
There are estimates of 10,000 health related sites on the Internet.
Spring Cleaning-share the print
We have prepared a list of organizations seeking donations of medical books
and journals. The requirements and postage reimbursement plans vary so you
will need to contact the organization you choose. Please call Sara (7484)
if you would like a copy of our list.
Workshops
July 16, we will cover an Introduction to Netscape: A web browser. This
will introduce the basics: What is Netscape, how to use it and where some
useful sites are located. Room 43; 12:30-1400 As space is limited, call
7484 to sign up.
August 12, Searching the Medical Literature Databases will be offered at
the Women's Hospital for the OB/GYN Teaching Service lecture. Classroom 3;
12:30-1:30 Call Suzanne (6878) to sign up.
MOSES H CONE HOSPITAL
July 1996
Working the Net
The Internet's free-wheeling, wild & woolly culture is evident when looking
for medical information. One can easily click open a world of therapies
that the doctor never mentioned, full text sources, AMA approved
information and advice specifically written for patients. A good place to
start is by using a search engine, a program that looks through
databases for information requested. There are also metasearch sites that
are designed to search several databases at the same time. Caveat emptor:
Some search engines only check the title while others search every word.
Additionally, Metasearch sites vary in sites searched. Here are some of
the addresses (checked yesterday) we have found helpful.
All-in-one search page
Metasearch
Starting Point
Alta Vista
Excite
Lycos
Infoseek
NlightN
Webcrawler
Medical Matrix
Medweb
Harden Directory
Achoo
Metasearch engines
http://www.albany.net/allinone/http://metasearch.comhttp://www.stpt.com/search.html
Search engines
http://altavista.digital.comhttp://www.excite.comhttp://www.lycos.comhttp://www2.infoseek.comhttp://www.nlightn.comhttp://www.webcrawler.com/
Medical guides
http://www.kumc.edu/mmatrix/http://www.cc.emory.edu/WHSCLhttp://www.arcade.uiowa.edu/hardin-www/md.htmlhttp://www.achoo.com/
There are estimates of 10,000 health related sites on the Internet.
Spring Cleaning-share the print
We have prepared a list of organizations seeking donations of medical books
and journals. The requirements and postage reimbursement plans vary so you
will need to contact the organization you choose. Please call Sara (7484)
if you would like a copy of our list.
Workshops
July 16, we will cover an Introduction to Netscape: A web browser. This
will introduce the basics: What is Netscape, how to use it and where some
useful sites are located. Room 43; 12:30-1400 As space is limited, call
7484 to sign up.
August 12, Searching the Medical Literature Databases will be offered at
the Women's Hospital for the OB/GYN Teaching Service lecture. Classroom 3;
12:30-1:30 Call Suzanne (6878) to sign up.
