- State university graduates to high-speed online
library access.
GigE increases traffic capacity and adds multimedia support without complexity. Some say the Internet will mean death for libraries. While online resources might minimize the need for bigger library buildings, they maximize the need for an industrial-strength library computing infrastructure. This is particularly true as Penn State University Libraries begins ......
- Philly Health Info: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia's Regional Community Health Information Project
HEADNOTE ABSTRACT THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF PHILADELPHIA has created Philly Health Info (PHI), a regional community health information model. PHI objectives are, first, to provide as many citizens of greater Philadelphia as possible with accurate, current, and understandable health information they can use to their benefit; and second, to ......
- Ochsner Medical Library links displaced doctors to medical information
<p>The Ochsner Medical Library has introduced a Medical Library Recovery Project for Southeast Louisiana, providing physicians and patients at medical facilities computer access to medical information. The project will electronically link displaced medical professionals and the public to medical libraries at Ochsner Hospital, Chabert Medical Center in Houma and the ......
- Ochsner Medical Library links displaced doctors to medical information
<p>The Ochsner Medical Library has introduced a Medical Library Recovery Project for Southeast Louisiana, providing physicians and patients at medical facilities computer access to medical information. The project will electronically link displaced medical professionals and the public to medical libraries at Ochsner Hospital, Chabert Medical Center in Houma and the ......
- The Holy Grail of One User ID
Librarians would like to provide patrons with ubiquitous access to electronic journals, databases, image collections, and full-text books. However, for many of these expensive resources, strict licensing terms allow access only to in-building users. How do we bridge the gap to offsite and home access? It can be a daunting ......
- Clinical social work and family medicine: A partnership in community service
HEADNOTE Traditionally, family physicians have been called on to handle the emotional problems of their patients. Their ability to address these concerns has been inconsistent. In hospital settings, where interdisciplinary teams are common, nonmedical professionals have been able to provide counseling services to patients. But this is a problem in ......
- VIRTUAL MEDICINE.
ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER'S 'CYBERDOCS' TREAT PATIENTS ON LINE It's 2:15 p.m. on a Friday, and 33 Internet users in Hawaii, the U.S. mainland and Australia are logged onto www.stfrancishawaii.org and www.americasdoctor.com to chat anonymously with Dr. Maurice Nicholson, medical director for the Gamma Knife Center of the Pacific at ......