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Nagaraja, Aragudige; Joseph, Shine A.; Polen, Hyla H.; Clauson, Kevin A. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to assess and catalogue the magnitude of URL attrition in a high-impact, open access (OA) general medical journal. Design/methodology/approach: All "Public Library of Science Medicine (PLoS Medicine)" articles for 2005-2007 were evaluated and the following items were assessed: number of entries per issue; type of…
Descriptors: Internet, Electronic Journals, Medicine, Information Management
Clark, Suzanne M. – 1987
Designed to assist health sciences librarians in identifying and obtaining government publications in the areas of health and medicine, this annotated guide highlights significant publications and relevant processes. The following types of sources are detailed: guides; directories; statistics; indexes and abstracts/online service for general…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Federal Government, Government Publications, Health Materials
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Compton, Anne W.; Stenger, Kathleen A. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1986
POPLINE, a cooperatively produced bibliographic retrieval system offered through MEDLARS, is a comprehensive collection of the worldwide literature on population and family planning. A comparison of several medical and social science databases with POPLINE indicates that POPLINE offers the greatest depth and breadth of subject coverage in this…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Demography, Family Planning
van Why, Richard P., Comp. – 1989
This comprehensive bibliography of research and writings on massage therapy for chronic illness, disabilities, and general health, is addressed to students of therapeutic bodywork, massage therapists, osteopathic and chiropractic physicians, as well as schools and research centers for health professionals. The work draws its citations from…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Chronic Illness, Disabilities, Exercise Physiology
Schwank, Jean; Allen, Joyce – 1980
Designed for beginning health science librarians, this continuing education course syllabus presents a guide to information resources for answering physicians' questions about patient care. Sources from standard core lists, such as the Alfred Brandon list, are highlighted and described, along with additional titles. General resources covered…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Course Content, Information Sources, Librarians