RESOURCE CENTRE MANUAL
HEALTHLINK WORLDWIDE
communication, and population and environment. The database is produced by
the Population Information Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Public
Health.
Source Bibliographic database
http://www.asksource.info/databases.html
Provides free access to a unique collection of more than 20,000 records of
materials focusing on the management and practice of health and disability in
developing countries. References include books, reports, articles, and CD-ROMs
held in the Source International Information Support Centre. Details of publisher
or distributor of printed materials are given, and a link to the full text of
materials available electronically on the Internet. Subject areas include adolescent
and child health, disability, diseases and disease control, health communication,
HIV/AIDS, information management, poverty and health, primary health care,
reproductive and sexual health, training, and more.
The Source database includes what was known as the Healthlink Online
database and has been formed from the merger of the resource centres of
Healthlink Worldwide and the Centre for International Child Health, in
collaboration with Handicap International UK.
Source Contacts database
http://www.asksource.info/databases.html
Allows users to search for organisations – including publishers, distributors,
information providers, and training organisations – working in health and
disability worldwide. This resource has been used as a valuable networking tool
to learn about the activities of other organisations working regionally and
internationally.
Source Newsletters and Journals database
http://www.asksource.info/databases.html
Allows users to search information on over 150 newsletters, magazines and
journals related to health and disability, which are available free or at low cost to
readers in developing countries. Links to the full text of newsletters are included
if they are published on the web. This resource provides a rich source of core
materials to build up resource centres and to provide up-to-date health
information at little cost. It also lists a number of recommended titles available
on subscription.
WHOLIS (WHO Library Catalogue)
http://www.who.int/library/database
Catalogues the complete collection of WHO publications, including periodical
articles from WHO journals from 1985 to present, and the content of the
quarterly bulletin of additions to WHOLIS, called WHODOC. The catalogue
also provides access to the WHO collection on international public health and
development. References are searchable using NLM’s controlled vocabulary,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings).
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