Guide to Libraries and Information Sources in Medicine and Health Care

• Author(s): Peter Dale,
• Publisher: British Library, Science Reference and Information Service
• Pages: 185
• ISBN_10: 0712308393
  ISBN_13: 9780712308397
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Accounting / General , Health & Fitness / Reference , Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General , Medical / Education & Training , Medical / Reference , Psychology / General ,

Description:... The 1997 edition of this unique guide is an essential resource for anyone doing research in the medical or health care field. The guide provides detailed entries on a wide range of libraries and information sources in the fields of medicine, health care, and "alternative medicine." Besides medical, hospital, and other health care libraries, it also includes details about a variety of professional and voluntary organizations that are able to provide researchers with information.

Detailed entries for each library include:
* full address and contact details,
* telephone, fax, and e-mail details,
* web addresses,
* availability of services to outside enquirers,
* stock coverage, services, and opening hours, and
* publications produced by the organization.

The new, second edition of the Guide contains the very latest information on 718 organizations. Extensively revised and updated, it now contains:
* 58 new entries,
* more detailed information on email and web addresses, and
* an appendix of Internet resources in medicine and health care and the address of a special web site listing the Internet addresses as links.