Summary of Features and ArticlesAugust 2009
Editorial: Lapsing into Metaphor, by Rebecca A. Bartlett. Bartlett pays tribute to Choice's review support staff.
Health Information on the Internet: Seeking the Gold Standard, by Charles L. Brown, university librarian at Sullivan University; Belinda Yff, senior librarian at Sullivan University; and Charles S. Brown, medical student at the University of Louisville.
According to recent research, health-related searches on the Internet make up nearly half of personal and family information needs. Brown, Yff, and Brown use a gold standard assessment algorithm to sift out superior health-related sites. They discuss a range of sites suitable for three audiences: students in medical, nursing, and allied health fields; health care professionals; and health-services consumers. The authors evaluate some 100 resources.
Recent & Forthcoming Internet Publications, 2009-2010. This annual feature highlights publications about the Internet, including introductory guides, specialized design manuals, and works dealing with social influences and policy issues.
E-Products for Academic Libraries: 2009 Buying Guide, compiled by Susanne Bjorner. In the seventh annual installment of the Buying Guide, independent consultant and former Choice editor Susanne Bjorner presents succinct descriptive information on Web-based resources of potential use to a broad range of academic library patrons.
Loyola/Notre Dame Library, serving the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and Loyola University in Maryland. John W. McGinty, director. Alain Jaramillo, photographer.
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