Toxicology and environmental health information resources : the role of the National Library of Medicine / / Catharyn T. Liverman ... [et al.], editors ; Committee on Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Resources for Health Professionals, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c1997
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (172 p.)
• Disciplina: 025.06/6159
• Soggetto topico: Toxicology; Environmental health
• Altri autori: LivermanCatharyn T
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Resources -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, And Boxes -- Executive Summary -- CONTEXT OF THE REPORT -- NLM'S TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION PROGRAM -- OTHER INFORMATION RESOURCES -- UNDERSTANDING THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS -- INCREASING AWARENESS: TRAINING AND OUTREACH -- ACCESSING AND NAVIGATING THE TEHIP DATABASES -- PROGRAM ISSUES -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- 1 Introduction -- HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER USER COMMUNITIES -- PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES -- CHANGING TRENDS IN HEALTH PRACTICE -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- REFERENCES -- 2 The National Library of Medicine's Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program -- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE -- Organization and Funding -- MEDLARS -- DIVISION OF SPECIALIZED INFORMATION SERVICES -- TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION PROGRAM -- Mission and History -- Funding -- TEHIP DATABASES -- TEHIP FACTUAL DATABASES -- ChemID and CHEMLINE -- Organization and Content -- Hazardous Substances Data Bank -- Organization and Content -- Review and Updates -- Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System -- Organization and Content -- Review and Updates -- GENE-TOX -- Organization and Content -- Review and Updates -- Integrated Risk Information System -- Organization and Content -- Review and Updates -- Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances -- Organization and Content -- Review and Updates -- Toxic Chemical Release Inventory -- Organization and Content -- TRIFACTS -- Organization and Content -- Directory Of Information Resources Online -- Organization and Content -- Review and Updates -- TEHIP BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES -- TOXLINE/TOXLIT -- Organization and Content -- Review and Updates -- Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology. ; Organization and Content -- Review and Updates -- Environmental Mutagen Information Center -- Organization and Content -- Review and Updates -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 3 Other Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Services -- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION -- REFERENCES -- 4 Understanding the Information Needs of Health Professionals -- INFORMATION NEEDS -- Why Health Professionals Need Information -- Information Needed by Health Professionals -- FACTORS AFFECTING INFORMATION SEEKING -- Demographics -- Work or Practice Setting -- Time Sensitivity and Level of Detail -- Cost -- Accessibility and Relevance -- CURRENT AND POTENTIAL USERS OF THE TEHIP DATABASES -- Current Users -- Potential Users -- Primary Care Professionals -- Occupational and Environmental Health Specialists -- Emergency Medicine and Poison Control Center Personnel -- Health Science Librarians and Faculty at Health Professional Schools -- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION -- REFERENCES -- 5 Increasing Awareness: Training and Outreach -- TRAINING -- Training in the Use of Computers and Online Database Searching -- Training in Occupational and Environmental Health -- Training in Health Information Management -- OUTREACH -- Current NLM-Wide Outreach Activities -- National Network of Libraries of Medicine -- Extramural Grants -- Training in Database Searching -- Current TEHIP-Specific Outreach Activities -- Toxicology Information Outreach Project -- Wheaton Regional Library Project -- Exhibits -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND RECOMMENDATION -- Emphasizing the Broad Spectrum of Information Resources -- Targeting Outreach and Training Efforts -- Use Existing Dissemination Mechanisms -- REFERENCES -- 6 Accessing and Navigating the TEHIP Databases -- ACCESS: GETTING CONNECTED TO THE DATABASES -- Cost -- NAVIGATING THE TEHIP DATABASES -- Selecting a Database -- Scope of the Databases. ; User Interface -- Direct Searching -- Menu Searching -- Grateful Med -- Experimental World Wide Web Search Interface -- Conducting a Search -- Evaluating and Refining the Search: Quality Indicators -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- Effective Interfaces -- Access -- Search Vocabularies -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 7 Program Issues and Future Directions -- PROGRAM ISSUES -- Funding -- Leadership Role for TEHIP -- Advisory Committee -- Evaluation -- Recommendation on Program Issues -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- Online Directory -- Single-Access Information Center -- REFERENCES -- Glossary and Acronyms -- Appendixes -- A Acknowledgments -- B Questionnaire -- Summary of Responses -- Toxicology and Environmental Health Online Databases -- C Workshop on Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Resources: Agenda, Participants, and Summary of Focus Group… -- AGENDA -- SUMMARY OF FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS -- Information Needs -- Methods and Sources Used to Locate and Retrieve Information -- Use of Online Toxicology and Environmental Health Databases -- Future Directions.
• Altri titoli varianti: Role of the National Library of Medicine
• Titolo autorizzato: Toxicology and environmental health information resources
• ISBN: 0-309-17501-1; 1-280-19179-1; 9786610191796; 0-309-59013-2; 0-585-02522-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817172503321
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