BY

OBAJE, ALFRED MICHAEL(DBA., B.SC., M.L.S.)MEDICAL SCIENCES

LIBRARIAN

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Library E-resources Sensitization and Demonstrations for 400 Level Medical

Students

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INTRODUCTION SUBSCRIBED ONLINE DATABASES FEDERAL HEALTHCARE REFERENCE

SITES OTHER USEFUL DATABASES IN MEDICAL

SCIENCES DATAD INTRANET/ E-GRANARY QUESTIONS/ANSWERS

INTRODUCTION3

University of Jos library holds many e-resources that are very useful for your study and research. There are many online databases with Journals articles that you can download full texts, print and use for your assignments. Online textbooks are also available in Medical Sciences. We shall look at these shortly.

SUBSCRIBED ONLINE DATABASES 4

HINARI (Health Inter Network Access to Research

Initiative)The HINARI Programme, set up by WHO together with

major publishers, enables developing countries to gain access to one of the world's largest collections of biomedical and health literature. Over 6200 journal titles are now available to health institutions in 108 countries, benefiting thousands of health workers and researchers, and in turn, contributing to improved world health.

Website Address:http://www.healthinternetwork.orgUser ID = NIE014Password = 9592W

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NIGERIAN VIRTUAL LIBRARY5

Organized by National University Commission (N.U.C.) and supported by Education Trust fund (ETF)

The resources of NVL collection includes Electronic books, journals, films, videos and maps. The goal is to ensure that we have the highest and latest publications in our fields to facilitate teaching, research and learning. Wisdom enriched by knowledge liberates the mind to rise to its full potential.

Website Address:http://www.nigerianvirtuallibrary.comUsername : unijosPassword : jos

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EBSCOHOST6

The following are some of the databases accessible through EBSCOHOST:

i. MEDLINE: provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences and much more

ii. HEALTH SOURCE PREMIER: provides health information on many health topics.

Website Address:http://search.epnet.comuser ID = s3569806Password = password

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OXFORD JOURNALS ONLINE7

Free Access for developing countriesContain so many free journals in life Sciences and

MedicineFree for developing countries –for nowWebsite Address:

http://www3.oup.co.uk/jnlsuser ID = UnijosPassword = Unijos

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JSTOR (Journal Storage)8

JSTOR is a not–for–profit organization dedicated to helping the scholarly community discover, use, and build upon a wide range of intellectual content in a trusted digital archive.

Website Address: http://www.jstor.org The JSTOR collections are available at thousands of participating libraries and institutions. However, if you are trying to access JSTOR from an off-campus location, you may not be recognized as being affiliated with a participating site. Please visit your library's website to login to JSTOR(no user id or password required)

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FEDERAL HEALTHCARE REFERENCE SITES.

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American Public Health Associationhttp://www.apha.orgCenter for Disease Control and Preventionhttp://www.cdc.govDept. of Health and Human Serviceshttp://www.hhs.gov/phs

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WHO Drug Informationhttp://www.who.int/druginformation.orgPatents at www.uspoto.govWorld Digital Library of Books/Journals

http://www.worlddigitallibrary.org

http://www.inasp.info/ajaol

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Food and Drug Administrationhttp://www.fda.govFood and Nutrition Information Center:http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnicHealth finder: http://www.healthfinder.govHealth People 2010: http://www.health.gpy/healthypeopleHospital Infection Programme:http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hipNational Association of Rare diseaseshttp://www.raredisease.org

OTHER USEFUL SITES FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES

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African Journals Onlinehttp://www.tjpr.freehosting.net POPLINE- Medical and other scienceshttp://www.new.list.org.za/linkGood sites for Medical and Pharmaceutical

Sciences:http://www.ncbi.ntm.nih.govwww.biome.ac.ukhttp://www.freemedicaljournals.com/Medical and Pharmaceutical Scienceshttp://www.new.hst.org.za/links/index.php/251

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Medical Revision Bookswww.pastest.co.ukMedical Bookswww.searchexplorer.comMedical Reference Library Onlinehttp://www.medical–library.org/Biome – Centralhttp://www.biomedcentral.com

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http://www.aem.asm.orghttp://www.ijp-online.comhttp://www.jac.oxfordjournals.org/current.dtlhttp://www.amjbot.org/Public Library of Sciencehttp://www.publiclibraryofscience.orgwww.cellbio.com/elecpubs.html

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National cancer Institute: http://www.nci.nih.gov

National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats

National Center for health statistics:http://www.cdc.gov/nchs

Database of African Theses and Dissertations (DATAD)

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Organised by Association of African Universities (AAU)As at November 2008, the AAU has 212 Members from

the 45 African countries. Nigeria is a memberDATAD database contains citations and abstracts for

theses and dissertations completed in African universities. The database includes works from all subject areas.

Access is possible through unijos web site. Select library services, library resources then select Theses and Dissertation. OR

Website Address : http://www.aau.org/datad/database here you will need to log in with user id and

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Unijos website Address: http://www.unijos.edu.ng

Select library services at the left sideSelect Internet resources/ services Select Medical sciences for your numerous

resources E-granary is also in the same page here,

click to enjoy our relevant resources for your study.

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I urge you to use every opportunity you have to explore these online databases in order remain current in your assignments and research. We remain grateful to the University of Jos-Carnegie partnership project team for their support, the University librarian for his encouragement and Deputy University Librarian (Systems) for being resourceful.

Thank you for listening and your precious time.BYE