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Accessibility
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General Descriptions
Go Local
International
MedlinePlus en español

News
Patient Education/Information Prescription
Research and Evaluation
Reviews
Theses/Dissertations
Training and Outreach


Accessibility (ADA)

McCord SK. An accessibility assessment of selected web-based health information resources. Library Hi Tech [Internet]. 2002 Jun 26 [cited 2005 Jan 25];20(2):188-98. Available from: http://thesius.emeraldinsight.com Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1108/07378830210432552

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Conference Proceedings

Hutchins J. MEDLINEPlus: technical abstract. In: Nixon C, Burmood J, editors. Computers in libraries. Proceedings of the 15th Computers in Libraries Conference; 2000 Mar 15-17; Washington, DC. Washington (DC): Information Today; 2000. p. 107.

Lacroix EM. MEDLINEplus: delivering health information to consumers. In: Nixon C, Burmood J, editors. Computers in libraries. Proceedings of the 15th Computers in Libraries Conference; 2000 Mar 15-17; Washington, DC. Washington (DC): Information Today; 2000. p. 147.

Lu WH, Lin RS, Chan YC, Chen KH. Overcoming terminology barrier using Web resources for cross-language medical information retrieval. Proceedings of the AMIA Annual Symposium [Internet]. 2006 [cited 2007 Sep 29];519-23. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1839663

Lu WH, Lin SJ, Chan YC, Chen KH. Semi-Automatic Construction of the Chinese-English MeSH Using Web-Based Term Translation Method. Proceedings of the AMIA Annual Symposium [Internet]. 2005 [cited 2007 Dec 17];475-9. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1560756

Zeng QT, Tse T, Crowell J, Divita G, Roth L, Browne AC. Identifying Consumer-Friendly Display (CFD) Names for Health Concepts. Proceedings of the AMIA Annual Symposium [Internet]. 2005[cited 2008 Mar 6];859-63. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1560732

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Editorials

Levine P. What should be the role of government-supported medical websites? LIBRES: Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal [Internet]. 2004 Sep [cited 2005 Jan 25];14(2):[about 15 p.]. Available from: http://libres.curtin.edu.au/libres14n2/index.htm

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General Descriptions

Burke C, Ahmed T, Greenberg S. Serving our colleagues: reference and history of medicine services from the National Library of Medicine. Medical reference services quarterly [Internet]. 2007 Spring [cited 2007 Mar 29];26(1):73-80. Available from: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303980~db=all Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1300/J115v26n01_07

Chepesiuk R. Prognosis: Literacy. American Libraries [Internet]. 2007 Dec [cited 2007 Dec 18];38(11): 54-6. Available from: http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/ Subscription required to view.

Fomous C, Miller N. The role of National Library of Medicine web sites in newborn screening education. Mental retardation and developmental disabilities research reviews [Internet].2006 [cited 2007 Mar 29];12(4):305-12. Available from: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/114028959/PDFSTART Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20125

Hogan K. Medical questions? MEDLINEplus and the National Library of Medicine has answers. Health Care on the Internet [Internet]. 1999 [cited 2005 Jan 25];3(2):27-32. Available from: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303980~db=all Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1300/J138v03n02_04

Lacroix EM. How consumers are gathering information from MEDLINEplus. Science Communication [Internet]. 2001 Mar [cited 2005 Jan 25];22(3):283-91. Available from: http://scx.sagepub.com Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1177/1075547001022003005

Lacroix EM, Mehnert R. The US National Library of Medicine in the 21st century: expanding collections, nontraditional formats, new audiences. Health Information and Libraries Journal [Internet]. 2002 Sep [cited 2005 Jan 25];19(3):126-32. Available from: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1471-1842.2002.00382.x/full Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-1842.2002.00382.x

Lindberg DAB. Internet access to the National Library of Medicine. Effective Clinical Practice [Internet]. 2000 Sep-Oct [cited 2005 Jan 25];3(5):256-60. Available from: http://www.acponline.org/journals/ecp/sepoct00/nlm.pdf 2 different volume numbers listed for this PDF article. The number is Volume 3, not Volume 4.

Marill JL, Miller N, Kitendaugh P. The MedlinePlus public user interface: studies of design challenges and opportunities. Journal of the Medical Library Association [Internet]. 2006 Jan. [cited 2006 Mar 01];94(1):30-40. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1324769

Miller N, Backus J. MEDLINEplus update. Consumer Connections [Internet]. 2003 Apr-Jun [cited 2005 Jan 25];19(2):[about 2 p.].

Miller N, Lacroix EM, Backus J. The making of Medlineplus. Public Libraries. 2001 Mar-Apr;40(2):111-3.

Miller N, Lacroix EM, Backus J. MEDLINEplus: building and maintaining the National Library of Medicine's consumer health Web service. Bulletin of the Medical Library Association [Internet]. 2000 Jan [cited 2005 Jan 25];88(1):11-7. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=35193

Miller N, Tyler RJ, Backus JEB. MedlinePlus: The National Library of Medicine brings quality information to health consumers. Library Trends [Internet]. 2004 Fall[cited 2005 Jan 25];53(2):375-88. Available from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/staffpubs/lo/LibraryTrends_fall2004.pdf

Mitchell JA, Fomous C, Fun J. Challenges and strategies of the Genetics Home Reference. Journal of the Medical Library Association [Internet]. 2006 Jul [cited 2006 Sep 15];94(3):336-42. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16888669

Mitchell JA, Fun J, McCray AT. Design of Genetics Home Reference: a new NLM consumer health resource. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association [Internet]. 2004 Nov-Dec [cited 2005 Jan 25];11(6):439-47. Available from: http://www.jamia.org/cgi/reprint/11/6/439 Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M1549

Mitchell JA, McCray AT. The Genetics Home Reference: a new NLM consumer health resource. Proceedings of the AMIA Annual Symposium [Internet]. 2003 [cited 2005 Jan 25]:936. Available from: http://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/lhc/docs/published/2003/pub2003059.pdf

NIH MedlinePlus: The Magazine [Internet]. Greensboro (NC): Vitality Communications. Vol. 1, No. 1, 2006 - [cited 2006 Dec 21]. Available from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine.html

Sabo RM. Consumer Health Websites as a Platform for Teaching Evaluation of Internet Content in a Library Instruction Course. MLA Forum (Michigan Library Association) [Internet]. 2007 Jun 28 [cited 2007 Sep 12];5(3):[about 4 p.]. Available from: http://www.mlaforum.org/volumeV/issue3/article6.html

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Go Local

Abrahamson JA, Fisher KE, Turner AG, Durrance JC, Turner TC. Lay information mediary behavior uncovered: exploring how nonprofessionals seek health information for themselves and others online. Journal of the Medical Library Association [Internet]. 2008 Oct [cited 2009 Jan 8]; 96(4): 310-23. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=18974809. DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.96.4.006.

Blake C, West D, Luo L, Marchionini G. Cataloging On-Line Health Information: a Content Analysis of the NC Health Info Portal. Proceedings of the AMIA Annual Symposium [Internet]. 2005 [cited 2006 Mar 6];56-60. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1560486

Gore, S. All health is local: Go local Massachusetts helps consumers locate health care services close to home. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet [Internet]. 2006 [cited 2006 Oct 17];10(4):1-14. Available from: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303980~db=all Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1300/J381v10n04_01

Heidenreich FL, Auflick PA. AZHealthInfo: a database that complements Arizona's new "Go Local" directory of services and enhances online access to local health information. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet [Internet]. 2007 [cited 2007 Mar 21];11(1):1-13. Available from: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303980~db=all Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1300/J381v11n01_0

Hilligoss B, Silbajoris C. MedlinePlus goes local in NC: the development and implementation of NC Health Info. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet [Internet]. 2004 [cited 2005 Feb 14];8(4):9-26. Available from: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303980~db=all Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1300/J381v08n04_01

Hogan Smith K , MacCall S, Vucovich L. MedlinePlus "Go Local" and consumer health collection development. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet [Internet]. 2007 [cited 2007 Aug 30];11(2):43-59. Available from: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303980~db=all Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1300/J381v11n02_04

Howell LM, Prentice KA. The Creation of Lone Star Go Local for South Texas: A Star Is Born. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet [Internet]. 2007 [cited 2007 Dec 14];11(3):13-34. Available from: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303980~db=all. Available for purchase. DOI:10.1300/J381v11n03_02

Jenkins CG, Marshall JG, McDuffee D. MedlinePlus goes local in NC: context and concept. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet [Internet]. 2004 [cited 2005 Feb 14];8(4):1-8. Available from: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303980~db=all Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1300/J381v08n04_01

Richwine, P. IN Health Connect: connecting local health services to quality-filtered health information. Indiana Libraries. 2005;24(3):12-13.

Richwine, PW, Skopelja, E, Rider, L. Better than yellow pages: Go local for health services where you live. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet [Internet]. 2006 [cited 2007 Mar 21];10(4):15-26. Available from: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303980~db=all Available for purchase. DOI:10.1300/J381v10n04_02

Silbajoris C, McDuffee D, Olney C. Creating the first MedlinePlus "Go Local" service: lessons and recommendations from the evaluation of NC Health Info. Med Ref Serv Q [Internet]. 2007 Summer [cited 2007 May 26];26(2):75-86. Available from http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303980~db=all Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1300/J115v26n02_07

Trettin LD, May JC, McKeehan NC. Teaching teens to "Get Net Smart for Good Health": comparing interventions for an Internet training program. Journal of the Medical Library Association [Internet]. 2008 Oct [cited 2009 Jan 8]; 96(4):370-4. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=18974815. DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.96.4.013.

Watson L, Brasure M. Consumer Health Information and Local Health Resources: MedlinePlus and My Health Minnesota --> Go Local Outreach Efforts. Proceedings of the AMIA Annual Symposium. 2008 Nov 6; 1169.

Wonderful Wyoming: Wyoming builds Go Local database. CW Newsletter (Connect Wyoming Newsletter) [Internet]. 2005 Jan 28 [cited 2005 Mar 1];7(1):[about 1p.]. Available from: http://www.uwyo.edu/wind/connect/newsletter/past.asp?issue=vol7iss1.inc#wyo

Workman TE, Stoddart JM. Building Online health resources using freely available tools: the goLocalUtah experience. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet [Internet]. 2007 [cited 2007 Mar 21];11(1):15-31. Available from: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303980~db=all Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1300/J381v11n01_02

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International

Bodenreider O. Comment les usagers accèdent à l'information médicale aux états-unis: l'exemple de medlineplus [How consumers access health information in the USA: The Medlineplus example]. ITBM-RBM (Revue Européenne de Technologie Biomédicale) [Internet]. 2000 Sep-Oct [cited 2005 Jan 25];21(5):286-90. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/12979562 Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1016/S1297-9562(00)90057-3. French.

Darmoni S, Thirion B, Platel S, Douyere M, Mourouga P, Leroy JP. CISMeF-patient: a French counterpart to MEDLINEplus. Journal of the Medical Library Association [Internet]. 2002 Apr [cited 2005 Jan 25];90(2):248-53. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=100773

Liem SL. NTvT digitaal - MEDLINEplus: een virtuele medische encyclopedie [NTvT digital: a virtual medical encyclopedia]. Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Tandheelkunde (Dutch Journal of Dentistry) [Internet]. 2003 Dec [cited 2005 Jan 25];110(12):524. Available from: http://www.ntvt.nl/artikel/?artikel=55&rubriek=5 Dutch.

Maquet D, Croisier JL, Crielaard JM. Le point sur la fibromyalgie: what happens to the fibromyalgia syndrome? Annales de Réadaptation et de Médecine Physique [Internet]. 2001 Jul [cited 2005 Jan 25];44(6):316-25. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01686054 Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6054(01)00108-8. French.

Soualmia LF, Darmoni SJ. Combining different standards and different approaches for health information retrieval in a quality-controlled gateway. International Journal of Medical Informatics [Internet]. 2005 Mar [cited 2005 Mar 1];74(2-4):141-50. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13865056 Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2004.05.012

Thygesen M, Vondeling H, Douw K, Jonler M, Pedersen KV, Mommsen S. [Development of an Internet search strategy to identify new medical technologies in prostate cancer]. Ugeskr Laeger [Internet]. 2007 May [cited 2007 July 19];14;169(20):1912-6. Available from http://www.ugeskriftet.dk Danish.

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MedlinePlus en español

Leon SA, Fontelo P. MedlinePlus en Español and Spanish-Speakers. Proceedings of the AMIA Annual Symposium [Internet]. 2007 [cited 2009 Jan 8]; 1028. Available from: http://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/lhc/docs/published/2007/pub2007077.pdf

Medline in Spanish. Ob.Gyn. News [Internet]. 2002 Dec 1 [cited 2005 Jan 25];37(23):42. Available from: http://www.obgynnews.com/ Registration required to view.

MedlinePlus en Español. Information Retrieval and Library Automation. 2002 May;38(5):10.

MEDLINEplus in Spanish. Advanced Technology Libraries [Internet]. 2002 Nov [cited 2005 Jan 25];31(11):3. Available from: http://site.ebrary.com/pub/atl/Top?channelName=atl--pub&id=10027506&layout=home&page=1 Fee required to print article.

National Library of Medicine launches MEDLINEplus in Spanish. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing [Internet]. 2002 Nov-Dec [cited 2005 Jan 25];20(6):217-28. Available from: http://www.cinjournal.com Available for purchase.

The practical Internet. Give your patients the information they need -- MEDLINEplus now can do it in Spanish. Internet Medicine. 2002 Nov;7(11):1, 9.

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News

Doyle E. Medlineplus project: premium information for patients. ACP Observer [Internet]. 2003 Dec [cited 2005 Jan 25]: [about 3 p.]. Available from: http://www.acponline.org/journals/news/dec03/medlineplus.htm

Koon KA. News briefs. Journal of Community Health Nursing [Internet]. 2003 Jun [cited 2005 Jan 25];20(2):133-4. Available from: http://www.leaonline.com/loi/jchn Available for purchase.

MEDLINEplus tutorials; LOCATORplus upgrade. Information Retrieval and Library Automation. 2001 Nov;36(11):6.

MEDLINEplus web site redesigned. Medicine on the Net [Internet]. 2003 Jun [cited 2005 Jan 25];9(1):125. Available from: http://www.hcpro.com/pub-3476-6-2003.html Available for purchase.

NLM adds extensive drug info to MEDLINEplus. Online Newsletter [Internet]. 2000 Jun [cited 2005 Jan 25]: [about 1 p.]. Available from: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BNO/is_2000_June/ai_62263368/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1

NLM creates anthrax page on Medlineplus. Library Journal [Internet]. 2001 Oct 22 [cited 2005 Jan 25]: [1 paragraph]. Available from: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA178706

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Patient Education/Information Prescription

Ashmore AM. Information Rx: Fill at Your Local Public Library. Public Libr. 2008 Nov-Dec;47(6):44-51.

D'Alessandro DM. A randomized controlled trial of an information prescription for pediatric patient education on the Internet. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine [Internet]. 2004 Sep [cited 2005 Jan 25];158(9):857-62. Available from: http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/content/vol158/issue9/index.dtl Available for purchase.

Dillon K. "Health Information Prescription" project launched in Virginia. Virginia Libraries [Internet]. 2004 Jan-Mar [cited 2005 Jan 25];50(1):15-6. Available from: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/VALib/v50_n1/v50n1.pdf

Jones S. Health information referral project. Virginia Libraries [Internet]. 2004 Apr-Jun [cited 2005 Jan 25];50(2):11-6. Available from: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/VALib/v50_n2/v50n2.pdf

Ko Y, Brown M, Frost R, Woosley RL. Brief report: development of a prescription medication information webliography for consumers. Journal of general internal medicine [Internet]. 2006 Dec [cited 2006 Dec 21];21(12):1313-6. Epub 2006 Sep 25. Available from: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/jgi/21/s5 Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00620.x

Online patient education becomes a reality, just click on MEDLINEplus to check it out. Internet Medicine. 2001 Dec;6(12):11-2.

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Research and Evaluation

Burkell J, Campbell DG. "What does this mean?" How Web-based consumer health information fails to support information seeking in the pursuit of informed consent for screening test decisions. Journal of the Medical Library Association [Internet]. 2005 Jul [cited 2005 Aug 6];93(3):363-73. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1175802

Coleman B. Producing an information leaflet to help patients access high quality drug information on the Internet: a local study. Health Information and Libraries Journal [Internet]. 2003 Sep [cited 2005 Jan 25];20(3):160-71. Available from: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/120095510/PDFSTART Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2532.2003.00426.x

Crowell J, Zeng Q, Ngo L, Lacroix EM. A frequency-based technique to improve the spelling suggestion rank in medical queries. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association [Internet]. 2004 May [cited 2005 Jan 25];11(3):179-85. Available from: http://www.jamia.org/cgi/content/full/11/3/179 Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M1474

Fiszman M, Rindflesch TC, Kilicoglu H. Interpreting hypernymic propositions in an online medical encyclopedia. Proceedings of the AMIA Annual Symposium [Internet]. 2003 [cited 2005 Jan 25]:840. Available from: http://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/lhc/docs/published/2003/pub2003056.pdf

Fiszman M, Rindflesch TC, Kilicoglu H. Summarization of an online medical encyclopedia. Medinfo. 2004;11(Pt 1):506-10.

Hailemeskel B, Dutta AP, Daftary M, Akiyode O, Ayuk-Egbe P, Koomer A, Ellis L, Ward L, Xue Z. Campus-community pharmacy partnership to foster awareness and use of MedlinePlus. J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash DC) [Internet]. 2007 May-June 1 [cited 2007 May 19];47(3):385-389. Available from: http://www.pharmacist.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=JAPhA2. Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2007.06067

How well do supplements work? Check this source. Heart Advisor [Internet]. 2006 Dec [cited 2008 Mar 6]; 9(12):5. Available from: http://www.heart-advisor.com/pub/9_12/features/398-1.html Available for purchase.

Keselman A, Browne AC, and Kaufman DR . Consumer health information seeking as hypothesis testing. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association [Internet]. 2008 Jul-Aug [cited 2008 Apr 26];15(4):484-95. Epub 2008 Apr 24. Available from: http://www.jamia.org/cgi/content/full/15/4/484 Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2449

Keselman A, Smith CA, Divita G, Kim H, Browne AC, Leroy G, and Zeng-Treitler Q. Consumer Health Concepts That Do Not Map to the UMLS: Where Do They Fit? Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association [Internet]. 2008 Jul-Aug;15(4):496-505. Epub 2008 Apr 24 [cited 2008 Jul 30]; 15(4):496-505. Available from: http://www.jamia.org/cgi/content/full/15/4/496 Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2599

Lau AY and Coiera EW. Impact of web searching and social feedback on consumer decision making: a prospective online experiment. Journal of Medical Internet Research [Internet]. 2008 [cited 2008 Feb 9]; 10(1):e2. Available from: http://www.jmir.org/2008/1/e2/HTML. DOI: 10.2196/jmir.963

Laurent MR, Vickers TJ. Seeking health information online: does Wikipedia matter? Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association [Internet]. 2009 Mar-Apr [cited 2009 Apr 28]; [Epub 2009 Apr 23]. Available from: http://www.jamia.org/cgi/reprint/M3059v1. Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M3059

Lu WH, Lin RS, Chan YC, and Chen KH. Using Web resources to construct multilingual medical thesaurus for cross-language medical information retrieval. Decision Support Systems [Internet]. 2008 Jun [cited 2008 Jun 26]; 45(3):585-95. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01679236 Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2007.07.004

Luthy, KE, Tiedeman, ME, Beckstrand, RL, Mills, DA. Safety of live-virus vaccines for children with immune deficiency. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners [Internet]. 2007 Oct [cited 2007 May 24];18(10):494-503. Available from: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1041-2972 Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00163.x

McCray AT, Tse T. Understanding search failures in consumer health information systems. Proceedings of the AMIA Annual Symposium [Internet]. 2003 [cited 2005 Jan 25];430-4. Available from: http://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/lhc/docs/published/2003/pub2003049.pdf

Miller N. Analysis of user messages to MedlinePlus.gov. Journal of the Medical Library Association [Internet]. 2007 Jan [cited 2007 Mar 21];95(1):81-3. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17252071

Neveol A, Pereira S, Soualmia LF, Thirion B, Darmoni SJ. A method of cross-lingual consumer health information retrieval. Studies in health technology and informatics [Internet]. 2006 [cited 2006 Nov 18];124:601-8. Available from: http://www.iospress.nl/ Available for purchase.

Olney CA, Warner DG, Reyna G, Wood FB, Siegel ER. MedlinePlus and the challenge of low health literacy: findings from the Colonias project. Journal of Medical Internet Research [Internet]. 2007 Jan [cited 2007 Mar 21];95(1):31-9. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17252064

Rankins J, Kirksey O, Bogan Y, Brown B. Impact of a low-intensity pedagogical model for integrating MedlinePlus exercises into middle school nutrition lessons. J Med Libr Assoc [Internet]. 2007 Oct [cited 2007 Nov 3];95(4):388-93. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2000791. DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.95.4.388

Redalen A, Miller N. Evaluating website modifications at the National Library of Medicine through search log analysis. D-Lib Magazine [Internet]. 2000 Jan [cited 2005 Jan 25];6(1):[about 1 p.]. Available from: http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january00/redalen/01redalen.html

Siegel ER, Logan RA, Harnsberger RL, Cravedi K, Krause JA, Lyon B, Hajarian K, Uhl J, Ruffin A, Lindberg DA. Information Rx: Evaluation of a new informatics tool for physicians, patients, and libraries. Information services & use [Internet] 2006 [cited 2008 Aug 24];26(1):1-10. Available from: http://www.iospress.nl/ Available for purchase.

Scott-Wright A, Crowell J, Zeng Q, Bates D, Greenes R. Analysis of information needs of users of MEDLINEplus, 2002 - 2003. AMIA Annu Symp Proc [Internet]. 2006 [cited 2007 Sep 29];699-703. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17238431

Smalligan RD, Campbell EO, Ismail HM. Patient experiences with MedlinePlus.gov: a survey of internal medicine patients. Journal of investigative medicine [Internet]. 2008 Dec [cited 2009 Jan 8]; 56(8):1019-22. Available from: http://www.jinvestigativemed.com Available for purchase.

Warren, J. Young tech-savvy users - Perceptions of consumer health portals. Health Care and Informatics Review Online [Internet]. 2008 Oct [cited 2009 Jan 8]; [4 pages]. Available from: http://www.hinz.org.nz/journal-pdf/1001

Wood FB, Benson D, LaCroix EM, Siegel ER, Fariss S. Use of Internet audience measurement data to gauge market share for online health information services. Journal of Medical Internet Research [Internet]. 2005 Jul 1 [cited 2005 Jul 9];7(3):e31 [9 p.]. Available from: http://www.jmir.org/2005/3/e31/ 9 pages. Each page of article states, "page number not for citation purposes." DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7.3.e31

Wood FB, Lyon B, Schell MB, Kitendaugh P, Cid VH, Siegel ER. Public library consumer health information pilot project: results of a National Library of Medicine evaluation. Bulletin of the Medical Library Association [Internet]. 2000 Oct [cited 2005 Jan 25];88(4):314-22. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=35252

Zeng QT, Kogan S, Plovnick RM, Crowell J, Lacroix EM, Greenes RA. Positive attitudes and failed queries: an exploration of the conundrums of consumer health information retrieval. International Journal of Medical Informatics [Internet]. 2004 Feb [cited 2005 Jan 25];73(1):45-55. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13865056 Subscription required. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2003.12.015

Zeng QT, Tse T, Crowell J, Divita G, Roth L, Browne AC. Identifying consumer-friendly display (CFD) names for health concepts. Proceedings of the AMIA Annual Symposium. 2005 [cited 2007 Mar 29];73(1):859-63. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16779162

Zeng-Treitler Q, Goryachev S, Tse T, Keselman A, and Boxwala A. Estimating consumer familiarity with health terminology: a context-based approach. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association [Internet]. 2008 May-Jun;15(3):349-56. Epub 2008 Feb 28 [cited 2008 Jul 30]; 15(3):349-56. Available from: http://www.jamia.org/cgi/content/full/15/3/349 Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2592

Zun LS, Blume DN, Lester J, Simpson G, Downey L. Accuracy of emergency medical information on the web. American Journal of Emergency Medicine [Internet]. 2004 Mar [cited 2005 Jan 25];22(2):94-7. Available from: http://journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/yajem Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2003.12.009

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Reviews

Booth A. Resource corner: MEDLINEplus: a golden gateway to health information resources. ACP Journal Club [Internet]. 2002 Sep-Oct [cited 2005 Jan 25];137:A14. Available from: http://www.acpjc.org/Content/137/2/issue/ACPJC-2002-137-2-A14.htm

Brown H. Medline plus website. The Lancet Oncology [Internet]. 2002 Apr [cited 2005 Jan 25];3(4):255. Available from: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470204502007210/fulltext Registration required to view.

Cappellano KL. MEDLINEplus: a hefty dose of good information. Nutrition Today [Internet].2000 Sep-Oct [cited 2008 Jul 15];35(5):199-201. Available from: http://www.enlink.org/pt/re/nestle/abstract.00017285-200007000-00009.htm;jsessionid=L9NLQMmNjTDJLH13Rgv1LGR6V91DJSh6NygvhDKx4tcStqHWQqZJ!536197444!181195628!8091!-1 Available for purchase.

Consens FB. Web watch. Sleep Medicine [Internet]. 2001 May [cited 2005 Jan 25];2(3):269. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13899457 Available for purchase.

Etkin C. National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus. Library Journal. 2000 Apr 15;125(7):58.

Felber SH. Book review: Everone, Chadd A. DoctorInternet: How to use the Internet for health & medicine. Bulletin of the Medical Library Association [Internet]. 2001 Oct [cited 2005 Jan 25];89(4):413-4. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?action=stream&blobtype=pdf&artid=57974

Fitzpatrick RB, Hendler G. What every medical librarian should know about MEDLINEplus. Medical Reference Services Quarterly [Internet]. 1999 Winter [cited 2005 Mar 14];18(4):11-7. Available from: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303980~db=all Available for purchase.

Hendler GY. MedlinePlus: arthritis. Library Journal. 2002 Jan;127(1):62.

Husted S. MedlinePlus. School Library Journal. 2002 Jun;48(6):56.

Jacso P. Peter's picks & pans - MEDLINEplus; Webster's New World Medical Dictionary; X-Plain Tutorials. Online Magazine (Information Today). 2003 Nov-Dec;27(6):56-8.

McDonnell B. MEDLINEplus health information, from Web Watch: Infectious Diseases. Library Journal [Internet]. 2003 Aug [cited 2005 Jan 25];128(13):26. Available from: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA315186.html

MEDLINEplus interactive health tutorials. Reference Reviews incorporating ASLIB Book Guide [Internet]. 2002 [cited 2005 Jan 25];16(5):21-7. Available from: http://thesius.emeraldinsight.com Available for purchase.

MEDLINEplus: new database, accreditation. Information Retrieval and Library Automation. 2002 Jan;38(1):4.

MEDLINEplus plus news. Information Retrieval and Library Automation. 2001 Sep;36(9):6.

MedlinePlus: public library consumer health web site. Information Intelligence, Online Libraries, and Microcomputers. 1999 Feb 1;17(2):7.

MEDLINEplus: Recent changes and coming attractions. Medicine on the Net [Internet]. 2003 Jun [cited 2005 Jan 25];9(6):8-9. Available from: http://www.hcpro.com/ppv-49754.html Available for purchase.

MEDLINEplus: tutorials & e-mail. Information Retrieval and Library Automation. 2001 Jun;37(6):5.

Mehnert R. MEDLIINEplus. D-Lib Magazine [Internet]. 2000 Jun [cited 2005 Jan 25];6(6):[about 2 p.]. Available from: http://www.dlib.org/dlib/june00/06featured-collection.html

National Library of Medicine (NLM) consumer health initiatives: MEDLINEplus. CHRC News [Internet]. 1999 Apr [cited 2005 Jan 25];1(4):[about 1 p.]. Available from: http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/library/chrc/apr1999.htm

New MEDLINEplus offers more health information. Orthopaedic Nursing [Internet]. 2001 Sep-Oct [cited 2005 Jan 25];20(5):[about 1 p.]. Available from: http://www.orthopaedicnursing.com Available for purchase.

NLM Launches MEDLINEplus. Advanced Technology Libraries. 1999 Feb;28(2):1.

O'Leary M. Database review: MEDLINEplus: MEDLINE for the masses. Information Today[Internet]. 2000 Jul-Aug [2008 Jul 15];17(7):20. Available from: http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/986552-1.html

Reiswig J. MEDLINEplus: better than ever for consumer health information. Health Care on the Internet. 2001;5(2):61-8.

Rose PM. Web site review: MEDLINEplus Interactive Health Tutorials. Online Information Review [Internet]. 2002 [cited 2005 Jan 25];26(5):355-6. Available from: http://thesius.emeraldinsight.com Available for purchase.

Rosenthal M. National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus. Choice (American Library Association) [Internet]. 1999 Aug [cited 2005 Jan 25];36 Suppl:126. Available from: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/choice/home.htm Subscription required to view.

Rosenthal M. National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus. Choice (American Library Association) [Internet]. 2000 Aug [cited 2005 Jan 25];37(11-12):125. Available from: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/choice/home.htm Subscription required to view.

Rosenthal M. National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus. Choice (American Library Association) [Internet]. 2001 Jul-Aug [cited 2005 Jan 25];38(11):118. Available from: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/choice/home.htm Subscription required to view.

Rosenthal M. National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus. Choice (American Library Association) [Internet]. 2002 Jul-Aug [cited 2005 Jan 25];39(11-12):112. Available from: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/choice/home.htm Subscription required to view.

Rosenthal M. National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus. Choice (American Library Association) [Internet]. 2004 Jul-Aug [cited 2005 Jan 25];41(11):136. Available from: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/choice/home.htm Subscription required to view.

Sandstrom H. Consumers have cause to celebrate: MEDLINEplus. Consumer Connections. 2000 Spring;16(2):8.

Schloman B. MedlinePlus?: Key resource for both health consumers and health professionals. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing [Internet]. 2006 Mar 7 [cited 2006 Aug 3];11(2):[about 4 p.] Available from: http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/Columns/InformationResources/MedlinePlus_1.aspx

Santoro E. Internet and information on breast cancer: an overview. The Breast [Internet]. 2003 Dec [cited 2005 Jan 25];12(6):424-31. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09609776 Available for purchase.

Sibley D. MEDLINEplus medical encyclopedia. Choice (American Library Association) [Internet]. 2001 Feb [cited 2005 Jan 25];38(6):1113. Available from: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/choice/home.htm Subscription required to view.

Site guide: MedlinePlus makes house calls. Smart Computing in Plain English [Internet]. 2004 Oct [cited 2005 Jan 25];15(10):42-5. Available from: http://www.smartcomputing.com Subscription required to view.

Spallek H. Information retrieval on the Internet: a guide for dental practitioners. Dental Clinics of North America [Internet]. 2002 Jul [cited 2005 Jan 25];46(3):435-62. Available from: http://dental.theclinics.com Available for purchase.

Sweeney R, Lapp T. Newsletter: online site offers latest health news. American Family Physician [Internet]. 2001 Mar 15 [cited 2005 Jan 25];63(6):1015. Available from: http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010315/newsletter.html

Update on MEDLINEplus. Consumer Connections. 2000 Summer;16(3):8.

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Theses/Dissertation

Clifton SL. Impact of web-based MEDLINEplus training tutorial on southeast Texas school nurse computer skills, self-efficacy and diabetes knowledge [master's thesis] Galveston (TX): The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Galveston; 2001. 76 p.

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Training and Outreach

Bowden VM, Wood FB, Warner DG, Olney CA, Olivier ER, Siegel ER. Health information Hispanic outreach in the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley. Journal of the Medical Library Association [Internet]. 2006 Apr [cited 2006 May 1];94(2):180-9. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16636711

Gregg AL, Wozar JA. Delivering Internet health resources to an underserved health care profession: school nurses. Journal of the Medical Library Association [Internet]. 2003 Oct [cited 2005 Jan 25];91(4):398-403. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=209504

Hailemeskel B. E-health and a campus-church partnership. ASHP Summer Meeting. 2004 Jun;61:P-14D.

Sollenberger J. Internet access and training for African-American churches reducing disparities in health information access. The Reference Librarian[Internet]. 2003 Spring-Summer [cited 2008 Jul 15];39(82):171-82. Available from: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303980~db=all Available for purchase. DOI: 10.1300/J120v39n82_11

Warner D. Chapter research committees report: Med High Peers Tutors Project -- high school students teaching MEDLINE and MEDLINEplus. Hypothesis [Internet]. 2003 Spring [cited 2005 Jan 25];17(1):6-7.

Warner DG, Olney CA, Wood FB, Hansen L, Bowden VM. High school peer tutors teach MedlinePlus: a model for Hispanic outreach. Journal of the Medical Library Association [Internet]. 2005 Apr [cited 2005 Jul 9];93(2):243-52. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1082942&blobtype=pdf

Wessel CB, Wozar JA, Epstein BA. The role of the academic medical center library in training public librarians. Journal of the Medical Library Association [Internet]. 2003 Jul [cited 2005 Jan 25];91(3):352-60. Available from: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=164399

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