Online
Resources for
Teachers
Marty Magee
National Network/Libraries of Medicine Nebraska
Outreach and Education Liaison
McGoogan Library of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Agenda
 National Library of Medicine resources
 MedlinePlus
 Evaluation
 Government Resources
 Other Resources
 Local Resources
National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov
Turning the Pages
http://archive.nlm.nih.gov/proj/ttp/flash/gesner/gesner.html
Biology
Visible Human Project
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/
vhp_conf/lorensen/index.htm
Frankenstein
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/about/
exhibition/forteachersstudents.html
Visible Proofs
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/education/
Chemistry
ChemIDPlus
http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/ch
emidplus/
Chemistry
Toxmap
http://toxmap.nlm.nih.go
v/toxmap/combo/search
Place.do
Genetics
Genetics Home Reference
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
Careers
Watch for this
exhibit at the
Council Bluffs
Public Library
Dec. 12, 2007Feb. 15, 2008!
Careers
Careers
Haz-map
http://hazmap.nlm.
nih.gov/
MedlinePlus
www.medlineplus.gov
Redesign of Health Topics Page
MedlinePlus- Child and Teen Health Topics
Herbs and Supplements
Herbs and Supplements
Interactive Body Maps
Different parts of the image
are clickable, and show green
highlighting when the user
moves their mouse over the
area
HealthDay Items added to News
MedlinePlus
www.medlineplus.gov
Interactive Tutorials
Surgery Videos
NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine.html
Go Local Expands
Evaluating Internet Health Tutorial
Is there a MedlinePlus Link on Your
Website?
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/linking.html
PubMed
www.pubmed.gov
fast food AND diabetes AND free full-text [sb]
Toxtown
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov
Household Products Database
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Centers for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov
KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org
National Institutes of Health
http://health.nih.gov/search.asp/24
Librarian’s Index to the Internet
www.lii.org
Medical Library Association
www.caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/consumerAll.html
University of Nebraska Medical Center
McGoogan Library of Medicine
http://www.unmc.edu/library/consumer/index.html
healthHQ
http://www.healthhq.org/SupportGroups.asp
Community Health
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/minority.html
Community Health Blog
http://library.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/
Siobhan Champ-Blackwell
National Network/Libraries of
Medicine
Creighton University
Phone: (402) 280-4156
Fax: (402) 280-5134
Email: siobhan @creighton.edu
Streaming Videos
http://www.mlanet.org/career/index.html
Following the Clues:
A Visit to the Doctor and the Library
Available in English, Spanish and
Sudanese-Nuer
http://www.unmc.edu/library/clues/
Reasons to keep an open mind…
 “Computers in the future may weigh no
more than 1.5 tons.”
-Popular Mechanics, forecasting the
relentless march of science, 1949
 There is no reason anyone would want a
computer in their home.”
-Ken Olsen, president, chariman and founder of Digital
Equipment Corp. 1977
 “640 K ought to be enough for anybody”
-Bill Gates
What You Can Do NOW……….
1. Recommend www.MedlinePlus.gov to
your students
2. Teach students about evaluation
3. Link MedlinePlus to your web site
Marty Magee
National Network Libraries of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
986706 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha NE 68198-6706
402-559-7076
mmagee@unmc.edu
Questions?
Marty Magee
McGoogan Library of Medicine
Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center
986706 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha NE 68198-6706
402-559-7076
1-800-338-7657
mmagee@unmc.edu