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Accessing the Scientific LiteratureThe Reality of Virtual Scholarship
Richard B. Birrer, MD, MPH;
Mary Doherty, MLS
Arch Fam Med. 1997;6(3):285-288.
Abstract
The age-honored practice of plowing through the Index Medicus in a good medical library to meander through citations for treasured finds is an anachronism. Today, clinicians have the astonishing capacity to bring to bear existing knowledge almost effortlessly. Virtual scholarship makes available up-to-date medical citations and their abstracts. There can be access around the clock on any topic in the office, at the bedside, or from home. Computerized searches of the medical literature promote directed continuing education and may enhance clinical care of patients.
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Family Practice, Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn (Dr Birrer), and Medical Library (Ms Doherty), State University of New York at Brooklyn.
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Another fine MeSH: clinical medicine meets information science
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Journal of Information Science 1999;25:275-281.
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