FHI360-SATELLIFE Health Information and Technology | Internet Skills for Health Information Users

This site indicates the essential questions to ask when evaluating a health related resource on the Internet. It is intended for use by the general public, but the criteria are applicable for all. The site is maintained by the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Health, U.S. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/webresources/

Basic Internet FAQ for the Medical Librarian: General Internet Information

This FAQ sheet (Frequently Asked Questions) is designed for the Medical Librarian with little or no experience of the Internet. It includes links to related sites. The site is maintained by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, U.S. http://nnlm.gov/scr/technology/internetfaq1.html

Basic Internet FAQ for the Medical Librarian: Internet Information Access

This FAQ sheet (Frequently Asked Questions) continues with discussion of various resources available for sending and receiving data on the Internet. It includes information on e-mail, telnet, ftp, and links to related sites. http://nnlm.gov/scr/technology/internetfaq2.html

Databasics or Leveling of the Database Learning Curve

This site is an overview of 'common database functions' for searching health related databases. It includes information on help/guide pages, truncation/wildcards symbols, controlled vocabulary, limits, combining searches, and history of session. These are concepts that can be applied to searching in numerous online databases. The site is maintained by the Health Science Center Libraries, University of Florida, U.S. http://www.library.health.ufl.edu/help/databasics/slideShow_1.html

Do Healthcare Providers Need the Internet?

This is an introduction to cyberspace for medical professionals who are unfamiliar with the Internet . It is organized by a linked table of contents. http://hyperlinked.com/mednet/framedhepni.html

Electronic Information Resources for Health Researchers and Professionals (INFORM) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)

This site contains materials from a health information training workshop held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, July 2005. It includes educational material on literature searches, formulating searches, finding references to journal articles, accessing fulltext articles, and finding and evaluating WWW sites. These documents have been produced by INFORM, an international collaborative network based in the Faculty of Medicine at Uppsala University, Sweden. http://www.inasp.info/file/206e713d8c5b2ca360a8b4e993ca5a84/electronic-information-resources-for-health-researchers-and-professionals-inform.html

Electronic Journals and Electronic Resources Library Management (Focus on Low-Income Countries) (French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)

This page gives a full breakdown of the modules availabe as part of the Electronic Journals and Electron Library Management Workshop. Modules include an overview of e-library resources, how libraries can access e-journals and e-resources, review of the PERI program, effective searching, evaluation of e-resources, downloading and archiving of material, software needs, and copyright and licensing issues. The course was developed by INASP. http://www.inasp.info/file/defbcb4a5b6473cd13246a728ea1578f/electronic-journals-and-electronic-resources-library-management-workshop-modules.html

Evaluating Internet Health Information

This 16 minute tutorial teaches individuals how to evaluate Internet based health information. Technical requirements include a Flash plug-in, version 6 or higher. The tutorial can be downloaded for non-Internet use. It was developed by the (U.S.) National Library of Medicine. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/webeval/webeval.html

Guide to Internet Discovery Tools for Health Professionals, Librarians, and Consumers

This site provides a list of high-quality starting points for Internet resources in the health sciences and librarianship. The site is maintained by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, U.S. http://nnlm.gov/tools.html

Health Information Literacy

The site is an annotated bibliography of health information literacy resources on the Internet. It is divided into two broad categories: Resources for Health and Information Professionals and Resources for Health Consumers. Sites listed include definitions, fact sheets, teaching tools and handouts. The resources are from the (U.S.) Medical Library Association and its member organizations. http://www.mlanet.org/resources/healthlit/index.html?focus_20090625

Health Information Literacy Program and Tutorial

Developed by the (U.S.) Medical Library Association, the site was created to assist health professionals and patients in dealing with the large volume of available information to make informed health care decisions. The information is organized in two broad categories: Resources for Health Information Professionals and Resources for Health Consumers. Information includes a health literacy tutorial, toolkit for trainers and various resources for different consumer groups. http://www.mlanet.org/resources/healthlit/index.html?focus_20090625

Health on the Net Foundation (HON)

Created in 1995, HON is a not-for-profit international organization whose mission is to guide lay persons and medical practitioners to useful and reliable online medical and health information. The site describes the organization and its projects and contains numerous e-health surveys and reports. The organization has developed the HON code of conduct, a set of eight principles for health sites' reliability and credibility. http://www.hon.ch/

HINARI Training Material (Focus on Low-Income Countries)

Extensively revised in 2008, the HINARI training material contains a series of step-by-step modules to maximize use of this extensive gateway to e-journals. Also included are numerous training tools for adapting and using in local training activities, marketing and repackaging methods plus a section on ‘authorship skills.’ Some of the modules are applicable to the use of other electronic resources besides HINARI. http://www.who.int/hinari/training/en/

Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA) (Focus on Low-Income Countries)

ITOCA supports training for librarians, information specialists, scientists, researchers and students in sub-Sahara Africa. ITOCA supports TEEAL, FAO's AGORA and WHO's HINARI programmes in the region. The site describes the organization's programs and contains fulltext training documents. http://www.itoca.org/

Internet for Medicine

This site is a free, interactive tutorial that lets users develop and practice Internet Information Skills. It is comprised of a series of modules that assist the user in identifying and locating health and medical information for physicians. The site is part of the Virtual Training Suite with the tutorials written by a team of UK lecturers and librarians. . http://www.vtstutorials.co.uk/tutorial/medicine

Internet for Nursing

This site is a free, interactive tutorial that lets users develop and practice Internet Information Skills. It is comprised of a series of modules that assist the user in identifying and locating health and medical information for nurses and midwives. The site is part of the Virtual Training Suite with the tutorials written by a team of UK lecturers and librarians. http://www.vtstutorials.co.uk/tutorial/nursing

Internet Training Activities and Materials (Focus on Low-Income Countries)

This site contains annotated links to numerous INASP workshops and training materials on electronic information access in developing countries. Several links are specific to health information while others deal with issues that are relevant to the developing country environment ranging from bandwidth optimization to PC trouble shooting and web page design. http://www.inasp.info/file/2589392a7696a1a52785752ef9135c5b/training.html

National Library of Medicine: Guide to Finding Health Information, U.S.

This site includes information on "How can the NLM help me with my research?", "How can I get information from other government or health-related organizations?", "How do I search for other medical information on the Web?" and "How do I evaluate the information I find?". The site has an emphasis on the Internet resources of the National Library of Medicine, U.S. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/guide.html

Physician's Guide to the Internet: 2007 Edition

This site links to selected sites on the Internet to help the physicians use the web. It includes sections on clinical practice, current medical news and post-graduate education http://www.physiciansguide.com/

pm2mail (Focus on Low-Income Countries)

pm2mail (PUBMED-TO-EMAIL) is a free software that allows email access to PUBMED and to full-text articles of scientific and medical journals indexed by Medline. This is a useful tool for all professionals with slow access to the Internet. Users that have questions about the program or want to download it should contact Kurt Brauchli, Department of Pathology, University of Basel, Switzerland, the developer of the program. http://www.nongnu.org/pm2mail/

Resources for International Librarians, Health Professionals and Researchers in Developing Countries (Focus on Low-Income Countries)

Developed by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), this site provides links to useful resources for health information workers in developing countries. It includes links to sites on training and courses, document delivery, library development manuals and other NLM sites of interest. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/international.html

Ways to Find Medical Information on the Internet

This site provides a brief overview and first steps for finding medical and health sciences information on the Internet. http://www.pavilion.co.uk/mednet/find_med.html

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