Medical Reference A-Z

Reference Tools for the Information Age: Consumer Medical Resources

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Disclaimer:

Below are some helpful Online health and medical resources for library workers. College of DuPage and the C.O.D. Library do not own or control any of these resources, and they will not be held responsible for misuse of information or any adverse effects of recommendations stated in these resources.

Remember, when doing medical-related reference, information should always be discussed with health care providers, who can interpret it and apply it to an individual's case.

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HEALTHINFOQUEST

http://nnlm.gov/healthinfoquest/

The mission of HEALTHINFOQUEST is "to encourage users to experience firsthand the excitement of an information-seeking process and gain confidence in their ability to retrieve reliable health and medical information from the World Wide Web. HEALTHINFOQUEST pathfinders are designed to model the intuitive nature of reference work."

Medical References for Non-Medical Librarians

http://denison.uchsc.edu/outreach/medbib3.htm

Maintained by librarians from the Health Sciences Library at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Denison Memorial Library, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. This site covers multiple areas of medical librarianship via annotated links and descriptive, explanatory prose, including "general tips," sections on "evaluating health information" and "Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) for consumers."

Nebraska Library Commission - S.T.A.R. Medical & Legal Reference Manual

http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/ref/star/star.html

This comprehensive site discusses how to provide medical and legal reference services to consumers including selected lists of medical print sources, electronic resources and organizations; sample disclaimers and guidelines; and worksheets on medical and legal reference interview questions.

NN/LM Consumer Health: An Online Manual

http://nnlm.gov/scr/conhlth/manualidx.htm

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region's manual contains subjects useful for organizing consumer health collections whether beginning collections, updating existing resources, or expanding services.