2009 Health Presentation

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Medical Resources

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Medical Resources Presentation by Deirdre Mc Intyre Reference Librarian

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Medical Resources

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Introduction to Health Resources

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Circulating Books

Reference Books

Pamphlets

Brochures

Websites

Databases

Medical Resources Available to Library Users

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Searching Library Medical Databases

Consumer Health Database

EbscoHealth Source

Nursing/Academic

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Medical Informationin Spanish

Salud en Espanol is Spanish Language Version of Consumer Health Database

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Health Websites

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Health Websites-- Organizations

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Internet Users by Age

Fox, Susannah. Internet Use & Email. Pew Internet & American Life Project, December, 2005.http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Generations_Memo.pdf accessed on Sep 30, 2008.  

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Hidden Gems: Medical Libraries

Donald J. VincentLibrary (Riverside)

Peggy L. Wood Cancer Information Library

Grant Medical Center Library

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Summary

• Good Authoritative Online Resources are readily available free to registered users of your local public library and often through academic institutions if one is a student of that institution such as Ohio State University, COTC or Denison University.