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Evaluating Health-Related Websites
Find links to organizations which review Internet sites and the evaluative criteria they use.
Consumer Health Reference Bibliographies
Links to core consumer resources in print.
Weeding Guidelines
To assist in removing outdated or otherwise less useful materials.
Instructional Materials
Includes a brief guide and tutorial to successfully searching MEDLINE, plus materials on conducting a class for consumer health research on the Web.
Evaluating Health-Related Websites
The Health Summit Working Group
The Health Information Technology Institute of Mitretek Systems convened a Health
Summit Working Group to develop a set of criteria for use in assessing the quality
of health information on the Internet. They have also developed an "I.Q. Tool" that assists users
in evaluating health-related websites. Click on "Begin Using I.Q."
The Health on the Net Foundation
HON's site was posted on the World Wide Web on March 20, 1996, and became
one of the very first URLs to guide both lay users and medical professionals
to reliable sources of healthcare information in cyberspace. Among HON's distinguishing
features are two widely-used medical search tools, MedHunt© and
HONselect©, plus the HON Code of Conduct
(HONcode©) for the provision of authoritative, trustworthy Web-based medical information.
Consumer Health Reference Bibliographies
Consumer Health Library Collection Guide
By Susan Murray, MLS, of the Consumer Health Information Service at the Toronto Reference Library. Updated March 2003
Bibliography of Consumer Health Books
From the Arkansas Consumer Health Information Network Resource Task Force.
Updated July 2003
The New York Public Library 2003 Consumer Health Reference List
This list is divided into broad subject areas that address frequently requested topics.
Most subject areas have core titles, designated by the word "core" in bold type. Other titles are not considered core titles and are
recommended for larger collections or libraries desiring additional subject coverage.
Consumer Health Bibliography for the Small Public Library
By Gail Hendler, MLS, of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Updated July 2001.
Pediatric Consumer Health Information
By Brenda Pfannenstiel, MALS, MA, Coordinator, Kreamer Family Resource Center
Children's Mercy Hospital & Clinics. Updated August, 2001.
Aging Resources Bibliography
(While not specifically for consumer health libraries, this is an excellent resources list.)
Compiled by the Special Interest Group on Gerontology and Geriatrics of the Medical Library Association.
Weeding Guidelines
General, common-sense guidelines to weeding consumer health collections.
Instructional Materials
PubMed Tutorial
This is an online tutorial for PubMed, the National Library of Medicine's freely accessible interface for MEDLINE.
The tutorial is provided by the National Library of Medicine.
The New York Public Library Health Information on the Internet Workshop
This is a leader's outline for the workshop. Developed June 1999.
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