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To top of page The MLA Encyclopedic Guide to Searching and Finding Health Information on the Web

Edited by P. F. Anderson and Nancy J. Allee
The MLA Encyclopedic Guide to Searching and Finding Health Information on the Web

2004 (8.5 x 11 in., softcover and/or CD-ROM)
ISBNs noted below.

This encyclopedic guide saves reference staff time with its recommended sites and search terms and sets a new standard for comprehensive medical reference sources. Each entry shows you how an experienced health sciences librarian would approach a health reference question. Let a fellow librarian be your guide through the sometimes dizzying amount of information available. Find hundreds of specific entries grouped in three, easy-to-use volumes.

Volume 1:

Search Strategies/Quick Reference Guide (approx. 175 pages)

Volume 2:

Diseases and Disorders/Mental Health and Mental Disorders (approx. 440 pages)

Volume 3:

Health and Wellness/Life Stages and Reproduction, and Cumulative Index(approx. 380 pages)

Pricing
Three Print Volume Set

ISBN: 1-55570-494-8
MLA member: $355.50 plus shipping/handling
Nonmembers: $395.00 plus shipping/handling

CD-ROM

ISBN: 1-55570-495-6
MLA member: $355.50 plus shipping/handling
Nonmembers: $395.00 plus shipping/handling

Three Print Volume Set Plus CD-ROM

ISBN: 1-55570-496-4
MLA member: $445.50 plus shipping/handling
Nonmembers: $495.00 plus shipping/handling

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"The three volumes contain more than 720 search strategies created and tested by 'librarian-searching professionals, health care experts or practitioners, computer experts with health expertise, patient experts and advocates' (p. xviii). Whether the reader is a novice searcher needing help with every step of the searching process or a seasoned professional stumped by a reference question, this guide provides advice on how to tackle any health-related question.

...A lot of books are available on searching the Web for health information, but none is as comprehensive as the MLA Encyclopedic Guide. The real strength of this guide rests with volumes 2 and 3: not only do these volumes provide tested search strategies on various health topics and recommended Websites, they include background information, topic profiles, related issues, and frequently asked questions. ...The search strategies have been designed to be easily adapted to health topics not explicitly covered in these volumes.

...The combination of all of this information in one place makes this guide stand out.This three-volume set is not for the person who wants to find something that is only good enough. The MLA Encyclopedic Guide to Searching and Finding Health Information on the Web is for the searcher who wants a comprehensive search of the Internet for quality health information."

—J Med Libr Assoc 2005 January; 93(1): 135–137.

"We starred our review of the The Medical Library Association Encyclopedic Guide to Searching and Finding Health Information on the Web, published by Neal-Schuman. It's not often that a practical guide such as this one stands out among other reference sources, but given the amount of information—and misinformation—about health and medical matters available on the Web, we feel that this exhaustive resource deserves recognition."

"…searching for health and medical information may literally be a matter of life or death. This guide, written and edited by a group of experienced medical librarians, provides a framework for obtaining the best results from an online search. It will be useful for both consumers and librarians, and it is an outstanding resource for training. …It is essential for libraries involved in teaching health information literacy."

—Booklist, Reference Books Bulletin, August 2004

"…this impressive reference comprises an entire course in how to find consumer health information specifically through the use of Internet-only web sites and search engines. Even the most knowledgeable librarians will find something they don't know, or be reminded of a different way of searching the web. …Each section begins with an overview of the disease, disorder, or area of interest, explains the topic in lay terms, and provides an in-depth discussion of how to go about researching it. …Of special interest to librarians is a section on how to buy medical books online. …The CD-ROM offers links to over 11,000 web sites, all of which have been thoroughly vetted."

—-Library Journal, Professional Media, July 2004

"The MLA's guide serves as a good starting point for consumer health research. ... The two main editors are experienced health sciences librarians, and several other medical librarians contributed chapters... . Many search tips and resources described will be familiar to medical librarians, but the guide gives consumers and undergraduates authoritative links and strategies for going beyond a basic Google search for health information."

—-CHOICE, October 2004

"...the most authoritative resource to information available on the Internet written for health care consumers."

—Kathleen de la Peña McCook, University of South Florida,
School of Library and Information Studies, and former editor of Reference & User Services Quarterly

"Every librarian who works with health care consumers will want to have this guide…This guide is an essential for all public libraries."

—Diane K. Kovacs, Medical Library Association, Web-based Continuing Education Course Instructor

"…well-organized and easy to use. Even librarians with no background in the health sciences will be able to use this resource effectively."

—Ruth Holst, AHIP, FMLA, Associate Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region

"…a wealth of knowledge…an informed and quality-filtered starting point for an unfamiliar area. Highly recommended."

—J. Michael Homan, AHIP, FMLA, Director of Libraries, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
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