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Information for Librarians and Trainers

The goal of MedlinePlus is to bring appropriate, authoritative health information to those who need it. We appreciate your efforts in training people on how to use MedlinePlus. Here are some training resources which might help you with your classes and health fairs:

Instructional Materials

• Guide to Healthy Web Surfing – information for the public on how to evaluate the quality of health information on web sites.
• Helping Older Adults Search for Health Information Online: A Toolkit for Trainers from NIHSeniorHealth
• Sample Interactive Health Tutorials – sample tutorials (one English and one Spanish) are for demonstration purposes only and can be downloaded and viewed when no Internet connection is available. The files have been limited to a manageable size, therefore some content may not be included.
• Tour – a narrated animated tour of the main features of MedlinePlus. It runs about 8 minutes and requires a Flash plug-in (version 6 or above).
• Tri-fold Brochures – PDF brochures from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine
• MedlinePlus - in English (updated June 2008) and Spanish (updated June 2008)
• MedlinePlus for Health Professionals (updated August 2008)
• Tutorials
• Evaluating Internet Health Information: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine (download version for use when no Internet connection is available).
• MedlinePlus Tutorial (Mental Health Information Network)
• MedlinePlus Tutorial (WebHealth, from the Health Sciences Library at the University of Tennessee Health Science in Memphis)
• NLM Tutorial (Hepatitis B Foundation) – guides users through NLM's resources including MedlinePlus, ClinicalTrials.gov and MEDLINE/PubMed. HTML and Flash versions are available.

Additional Resources

• Articles about MedlinePlus
• Citing MedlinePlus FAQ
• E-mail Announcement Lists – e-mail lists from MedlinePlus; sign up to receive e-mails containing links to new topics, new sites, and health news.
• Evaluating Health Information – MedlinePlus page with links on evaluating health information.
• FAQs – answers to frequently asked questions about MedlinePlus.
• How to Write Easy-to-Read Health Materials
• InformationRX and InformationRX Tool Kit (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
• Public Libraries and Community Partners (National Network of Libraries of Medicine)
• Quality Guidelines – explanation of how material is chosen for MedlinePlus.

Have you created a brochure, bookmark, or handout you would like to share with other trainers? If so, please contact us.