[WEB4LIB] medLib-medical libraries on the Internet.

[Patricia F Anderson]

Checked your website, and did not see listed the three large collections
of medical library sites which are the ones most used by most of the
medical librarians I know.

Medical / Health Science Libraries on the Web (Hardin Library, University
of Iowa):
<http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/hslibs.html>

International Medical Libraries Webring:
<http://www.glenlib.demon.co.uk/medlib/>

National Network of Libraries of Medicine:
<http://www.nnlm.nlm.nih.gov/>
  NOTE: Includes library contact information, profile, collection
description, and policies for loaning or borrowing to unaffiliated users.
US only.

I would say that your related websites section bears a striking
resemblance to the related source section in the Hardin site, virtually
identical wording and punctuation. Certainly ought to include them. Eric
has been maintaining his list for at least 5-7 years, and it appears at
the top of the Google search for "medical libraries".

Personally, I find it a bit odd that the name for your site (MedLib) is
the name of the listserv for medical librarians from the early 90s, which
is still extremely active today. Since you link to it, you obviously know
that the name has been used for a long time. Can't imagine why you would
choose a name which is already branded with another group.

Patricia Anderson, pfa at umich.edu
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P. F. Anderson, University of Michigan, Dentistry Library, pfa at umich.edu
1100 Dental Bldg, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078 <www.lib.umich.edu/dentlib/>
"Tommy sat down next to Jonathan and reached for the keyboard -- and Mary
Kay took it away from them both. "This is my pidgin," she said firmly, and
they relinquished it. (Mary Kay is one of the secret masters of the world:
a librarian. They control information. Don't ever piss one off.)"
Spider Robinson, _The Callahan Touch_ , p. 64.


On Sat, 21 Sep 2002, vinod wrote:

> Hi folks @ Web4Lib,
>
> Thank you a lot for suggesting URLs of Medical library websites.
> I have created a directory of medical library websites at
> http://www.medlib.netfirms.com
> Please send me comments on the website.
> If your Library/libraries in your locality does not figure in our list, you
> could add them using the 'suggest a website' link
> http://www.medlib.netfirms.com/suggest.html  or you could send it directly
> to me at : vinodscaria at eth.net
>
> Best Regards
> Vinod Scaria
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Vinod Scaria
> Medical Student @ Calicut Medical College
> Contact e-mail: vinodscaria at eth.net
> Address: Vinod Scaria,42nd batch, MH4, Calicut Medical College,Calicut,
> Kerala, India
> Curator:
> MedLib http://www.medlib.netfirms.com the directory of Medical
> library websites.
> VirtualMed http://www.virtualmed.netfirms.com resource directory of
> authentic medical information resources.
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