SI 503, Introduction to Searching, Drs. Bhavnani & Radev

Just the Links, None of the Lecture

General and Cites

• Pat's Resume: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/resume.pdf
  
• Patient Rights & Responsibilities: http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org/initiatives/put_patients_rr.htm
  
• Medical Library Association: Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS): Consumer: http://caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/consumerAll.html
  
• Marcia Bates, The Role of the PhD: http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/bates/phdrole.html
  
• Brin, Sergey; Page, Lawrence. "The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine." http://www7.scu.edu.au/programme/fullpapers/1921/com1921.htm
  

Examples

Issue - Finding / Navigation

• Example Internet Searching Assignment for Health Care Students: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/courses/PtCareQs.html
  
• Internet Search Engine Selection Decision Tree: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/articles/dtree4.pdf
  
• FRIAR/SECT Form (Internet): http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/courses/FRIARnet.pdf

Issue - Media / Format

"Information technology does not exist independently of human beings. Not only is it created by people, but people also shape that technology to their needs." Information Needs and Seeking of Scholars and Artists in Relation to Multimedia Materials / by Marcia J. Bates, Copyright © 2001 http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/bates/scholars.html

Issue - Methodologies (Net and/or Databases)

Databases / EBHC

• National Institutes of Health: Consensus Development Conference for the Diagnosis and Management of Dental Caries
  • Methodology Homepage: http://www.lib.umich.edu/dentlib/nihcdc/
  • Example Search: http://www.lib.umich.edu/dentlib/nihcdc/searches/shuler/shulerSS4a.html
• The Cochrane Library: http://www.cochranelibrary.com/enter/
• Knowledge Utilization / Utilization des Connaissances (KUUC): http://kuuc.chair.ulaval.ca/
• PubMed Search on EBHC & Metaanalysis
• EBHC Tools: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/consult/endo.html
• HealthWeb: Evidence-Based health Care: http://healthweb.org/browse.cfm?subjectid=39

Internet

FRIAR/SECT Form (Internet): http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/courses/FRIARnet.pdf

Issue - Evalution

• Internet Site Evaluation Assignment for Health Care Students:
  • Clinical Product Web Site Evaluation:
    • Assignment: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/courses/procomm.html
    • Tool: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/courses/EvalClin.pdf
  • Patient Information Evaluation:
    • Assignment: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/courses/PtURLs.html
    • Tool: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/courses/EvalPtEd.pdf
• NOTE: Precedents for comparison:
  • DISCERN: http://www.discern.org.uk/discern__instrument.htm
    (Full Version: http://www.discern.org.uk/Discern%20HB&10L.pdf)
  • Medical Library Association: Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS): The Librarian's Role In The Provision Of Consumer Health Information And Patient Education: Medical Library Association Policy Statement: http://caphis.mlanet.org/resources/caphis_statement.html