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Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1995 April; 83(2): 228–233.
PMCID: PMC226033
Developing a subject-specific Gopher at the National Library of Medicine.
G A Dutcher and S J Arnesen
Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, USA.
Abstract
Development of subject-specific Gophers is one method to make valuable health information more accessible to those who need it. The National Library of Medicine has developed a Gopher that provides access to information produced by many areas of the library. Recommendations from subject experts in two areas--AIDS, and toxicology and environmental health--led to the development of two subject-specific Gophers. These two Gopher services provide organized access to resources outside of the library as well as to information produced internally. A number of important issues need to be addressed when selecting and organizing outside resources for inclusion in such a service.
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