Medical Library at the Ben Franklin Center
Online Information Resources
Links are provided below for selected resources in the following categories:
Indexes to medical and other current literature:
PubMed: Medline on the Web available to everyone from any computer with internet access and Web capabilities
Marvel: A collection of indexes to current periodicals covering a wide variety of topics; available to all Maine residents from any computer with Web capabilities
Selected Medical Web sites:
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Medical Association
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Franklin Community Health Network Bioterrorism Resources for Clinicians
Guidelines: a searchable database of clinical practice guidelines, from the AHCPR
Longwood Herbal Medicine: information about herbal remedies supported by Children's Hospital, Massachusett's College of Pharmacy and Health Science and the Dana Farber Institute
Selected Nursing Web sites:
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
American Nurses Association
Selected Consumer health information Web sites:
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
Medline Plus: produced by the National Library of Medicine, an organized and searchable database of links to reliable sources of health information on the Web intended for the lay person
Oncolink
Selected Health care management sites:
Index of Local Medical Review Policies for New England (related to Medicare)
Libraries online:
Library of Congress
MaineCat, a catalog of books in participating Maine libraries
National Library of Medicine
SOLAR, online catalog of several Maine libraries, including the FMH Medical Library. To limit findings to FMH, select Franklin County from the drop box beside the search entry bar.
URSUS, the catalog of the University of Maine libraries
Internet search engines:
Back to the Library Main PageAlta Vista -- good for controlled phrase and keyword searching; also has subject directory
Google -- very fast and comprehensive; most frequently linked-to sites presented at top of list
Yahoo -- useful subject directory for topics of general interest
Contact the librarian if you would like any help finding information.
