Internet links

• Using the Internet
• Subject gateways
• Organisations and institutions
• Medical statistics resources
• Medical history resources
• Dentistry resources
• Social Medicine resources
• Other useful resources
• Faculty and department websites
• MetaLib

Using the Internet

The following tutorials are provided by the Virtual Training Suite. Written by a team of UK university lecturers and librarians they will help you to use the Internet effectively:

• Internet for Medicine
• Internet for Veterinary Medicine
• Internet for Nursing
• Internet for Health & Social Care
• Internet Detective

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Subject gateways

• SearchMedica - A medical search engine which searches websites selected by healthcare professionals
• Ecto- and Endo-Parasites - a directory of academic links to ecto- and endo-parasite resources in medical and veterinary parasitology
• BUBL (Bulletin Board for Libraries) - links to high-quality web pages, indexed by subject. Includes many medicine and veterinary related links
• SciCentral - a gateway to science resources on the Internet, including the life sciences
• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources - offers access to comprehensive resource lists in health related subjects. Sites chosen for inclusion are the most frequently cited by those in the field.
• BioLinks - lists biomedical subject resources, including genetics, microbiology, neurobiology, physiology and biophysics
• NetVet and Electronic Zoo - one of the main starting points for veterinary resources, though it has an American bias
• International Veterinary Information Service - IVIS is a New York-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to provide up-to-date, clinical information to veterinarians, veterinary students and animal health professionals worldwide using Internet technologies

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Organisations and institutions

• Health Information Resources (formerly National Library of Health)
• Department of Health - the home page of the UK's Department of Health, for official health related information
• World Health Organisation - information on a wide variety of WHO publications and health related topics, including epidemiologic and demographic data, diseases and conditions
• BMA Library Online - offers a wealth of information on its catalogues, collections and other library services. In addition there are reference fact sheets on a wide range of topics with useful contact information included
• United States National Library of Medicine - the World's largest medical library, giving access to health information, library services, research programmes, etc
• British Equine Veterinary Association
• British Small Animal Veterinary Association
• British Veterinary Association
• British Veterinary Nursing Association
• Institute of Food Science and Technology
• Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

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Medical statistics resources

• World Health Organisation Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) - health and health-related statistical information from the WHO Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy
• UNICEF statistical data - country by country health data including population, mortality rate and immunisation statistics
• Department of Health Statistics and Surveys - a DoH/ National Statistics-produced resource of UK health data
• HSE Statistics - provides access to official Health & Safety Executive data
• National Center for Health Statistics - US-specific site featuring a range of medical data

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Medical history resources

• MedHist - gateway to evaluated, quality resources relating to the history of medicine and allied sciences
• Images from the History of Medicine - US site providing access to the nearly 60,000 images in the prints and photograph collection of the History of Medicine Division (HMD) of the US National Library of Medicine (NLM)
• Historical Anatomies on the Web - Selected images from anatomical atlases in the US National Library of Medicine's collection
• Wellcome Trust Medical Timeline - illustrated tour through the history of medicine
• Today In Health History - medical history throughout the calendar year, updated daily
• The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online - a site containing "every Darwin publication as well as many of his handwritten manuscripts"

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Dentistry resources

• The BDA (British Dental Association) - the Information Centre offers library services for members, including an index of BDA packages of articles on dental topics.
• Centre for Evidence-Based Dentistry - offers evidence-based resources including tools and journals.
• Dental Services Division of the NHSBSA (formerly the Dental Practice Board). Links to sites related to dental practice.
• The General Dental Council - the regulatory body of the dental profession in the UK.
• Intute: Health and Life Sciences: Medicine (formerly OMNI) - a gateway to high quality Internet resources in medicine and dentistry.

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Social Medicine resources

• Intute: Medicine, including Dentistry - a gateway to high quality Internet resources in medicine
• Intute: Social Sciences  - a gateway to selected and evaluated resources in the Social Sciences
• Department of Health - the home page of the UK's Department of Health, for official health-related information
• World Health Organisation - for information about issues in health work in an international context
• NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination - based at the University of York, and providing information on the effectiveness of treatments and delivery of healthcare
• Health Protection Agency - for information about infectious diseases
• Delta Omega Classics - Classic Public Health texts in PDF format

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Other useful resources

• National Electronic Library for Medicines - information on medicines aimed at NHS practitioners; much of the information is provided by the NHS pharmacy medicines information service
• Medicdirect - an interactive website hosted by UK medical consultants providing consumer health information online
• MedicalStudent - a digital library of authoritative medical information for all students of medicine
• MedlinePlus -  an online health encyclopaedia aimed at the general public
• HighWire Press - an American site offering access to biomedical Electronic journals, including archives of past issues, instructions to authors and subscription information
• BioTech's Life Sciences resources and reference tools - a searchable dictionary of terms dealing with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics
• Ecto- and Endo-Parasites - a directory of academic links to ecto- and endo-parasite resources in medical and veterinary parasitology
• Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Society - a local society, open to Medical Practitioners, Medical Students and others with allied interests
• HEALTHmap - an interactive map showing where infectious diseases have been reported around the world, produced by the Children's Hospital Informatics Program (Boston) and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
• Database of Uncertainties about the Effects of Treatments (DUETs) - a database established by the NHS and other UK contributors to "publish uncertainties that cannot currently be answered reliably by referring to up-to-date systematic reviews of existing research evidence"
• Wellcome Images - a wide-ranging collection of biomedical images from the Wellcome Library

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Faculty and department websites

The sites listed below offer links to more subject-specific resources:

• Medici - the School of Medicine's website giving staff and student related information and details of research and the curriculum.
• Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bristol
• Faculty of Medical & Veterinary Sciences
• Anatomy Department, University of Bristol
• Biochemistry Department, University of Bristol
• Cellular & Molecular Medicine Department, University of Bristol (formerly Pathology & Microbiology).
• Physiology and Pharmacology Department, University of Bristol
• The Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol
• Institute for Learning and Research Technology, University of Bristol

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Other online resources

Quick search on the Library homepage includes the Library Catalogue, eJournals catalogue, Google Scholar, and through the 'Articles & Databases' tab access to many other resources via MetaLib: your resource gateway.

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