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2001. MediLexicon. East Sussex, United Kingdom: MediLexicon International,

Annotation: This electronic resource provides a database of pharmaceutical and medical abbreviations and acronyms, plus a database of pharmaceutical companies, medical associations, hospitals, drugs, equipment, ICD9 codes. Links to a variety of medical and health resources are also provided.

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Keywords: Clinical coding, Acronyms, Dictionaries, Drugs, Electronic publications, Medical reference books, Online databases, Pharmaceuticals

Jacso P, Tenopir C. 2001. Content evaluation of textual CD-ROM and Web databases. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 275 pp.

Annotation: This book, intended for librarians, information specialists, and database reviewers, provides a systematic approach to evaluating the content of databases. The book describes and illustrates content characteristics of databases. Book chapters include: (1) database products, producers, and publishers; (2) database content evaluation criteria; (3) database subject scope; (4) database dimensions; (5) database source coverage; (6) record content; (7) accuracy; (8) format and content consistency; (9) completeness; (10) quality of subject indexing; (11) quality of abstracts; and (12) cost considerations. Numerous charts, graphs, tables, and Web snapshots illustrate this book.

Keywords: CD-ROMs, Electronic databases, Qualitative evaluation, Resources for professionals, World Wide Web