National Library of Medicine Gateway: a personal view http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov Tom Flemming, MA, MLS, AHIP Head of Public Services McMaster University Health Sciences Library Hamilton, ON

brings together a variety of NLM web sites and information products http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov brings together a variety of NLM web sites and information products provides “first stop shopping” for disparate resources directed at health care workers and researchers, librarians, students, patients, their families, and the public can be used as a “way into” NLM resources Presentation sponsored by Ontario Hospital Libraries Association January 2004

Now includes (and searches): http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov Now includes (and searches): MEDLINE/PubMed (& OLDMEDLINE) LOCATORplus -- the NLM catalogue MEDLINEplus -- consumer health resource DIRLINE, AIDS Meetings, Health Services Research Meetings, Space Life Sciences Meetings, and HSRProj ClinicalTrials.gov other NLM files to follow: Toxline, HSTAT Presentation sponsored by Ontario Hospital Libraries Association January 2004

the Gateway is a work in progress http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov the Gateway is a work in progress things will change from time to time (check What’s New regularly) use the Help and FAQ features when you need assistance or, click Contact Us at the bottom of the screen ordering documents feature doesn’t work in Canada as it does in the U.S. Presentation sponsored by Ontario Hospital Libraries Association January 2004

consumer health information medical encyclopedia drug handbook/information dictionaries, directories, tutorials, news ... easy-to-use U.S. focus, with Canadian relevance directed at the public, but not necessarily “simple”; uses a variety of sources Presentation sponsored by Ontario Hospital Libraries Association January 2004

database(s) of the biomedical literature MEDLINE (INI, IDL), PREMEDLINE now about 4,300 biomedical journals annually coverage: 1960 to present intuitive interface for the casual searcher expert interface for the scientist/librarian many enhancements: ordering, linkout, tutorial, storage ... Presentation sponsored by Ontario Hospital Libraries Association January 2004

Catalogue of NLM holdings & products: books, journal titles, audiovisual programmes databases, guidelines , images includes library information: location, hours, services simple menu-driven interface uses MeSH: Medical Subject Headings good source of verification & browsing no book/AV loans outside the USA ILL through DOCLINE & Loansome Doc Presentation sponsored by Ontario Hospital Libraries Association January 2004

Questions welcome at any time! http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/ Questions welcome at any time! Presentation sponsored by Ontario Hospital Libraries Association January 2004