RESOURCE CENTRE MANUAL
HEALTHLINK WORLDWIDE
6.9 Electronic resources
This list includes:
6.9.1 websites
6.9.2 electronic journals and newsletters
6.9.3 on-line training
6.9.4 electronic conferences
6.9.5 databases and other resources on CD-ROM
6.9.6 databases on the Internet
6.9.7 image collections on the Internet
6.9.1 Websites
The African Publishing Companion: a resource guide
http://www.africanpublishingcompanion.com
A resource that facilitates access to a wide array of up-to-date information
relating to African publishing. It provides an extensive bibliographic survey of
literature on the key issues and topics in African publishing, with an emphasis on
literature published over the past five years. Over 1,600 cross-referenced entries
about African publishers and the book trade – including African publishers’
websites, African booksellers, dealers and distributors in African books, African
book trade associations, etc.
BUBL
http://bubl.ac.uk
A website for libraries which has eight main components: LINK, a catalogue of
Internet resources; Journals, offering the contents, abstracts or full text of current
titles; Search, with ways of searching BUBL or the whole Internet; BUBL UK, an
index to UK institutions; Mail, which takes you to available mailing lists and
their archives; Archive, holding old BUBL files; and Admin, providing
information about BUBL itself.
Center for Disease Control (CDC) National Prevention Information Network
(NPIN)
http://www.cdcnpin.org
Makes available a variety of Internet services to share and distribute information
and materials on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and
tuberculosis for people and organisations working in prevention, health care,
research, and support services. Provides a list of publications and materials which
can be ordered on-line; links to on-line databases; a poster gallery; the Prevention
News Update (e-mail bulletin) and a dedicated Spanish section.
Communication Initiative
http://www.comminit.com
Provides information on communication and development experiences and
thinking. Includes communication and development news items, base line data
from the development and communication sectors, the electronic magazine The
Drum Beat, programme descriptions, evaluation data and methodologies,
planning methodologies, commentaries, an extensive listing of publications and
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