LIBRARY - MEDICAL AND GENERAL REFERENCE

Libraries, Books/Journals/Magazines, Dictionaries/Reference Tools, Medical Search Engines, MEDLINE, Medical Coding Utilities, Miscellaneous Medical Resources, General Reference Tools

 Libraries

Library of Congress World Wide Web Home Page
Catalogs (Library of Congress)
U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)
National Information Center on Health Services Research
Resources available from NICHSR division of the National Library of Medicine.
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Subject Catalogue
Resources on the WWW sorted by subject or discipline.
Minneapolis Public Library Home Page
Saint Paul Public Library Home Page
University of Minnesota Libraries
Homepage of information about the University Libraries' services and resources.
U of MN Bio-Medical Library Homepage
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 Books, Journals, Magazines

Amazon.com Books
An online bookstore - search for publication/ordering information.
Login Brothers
Medical book distributor.
National Institutes of Health -- Online Journals
Biomedical Journals Title Converter
MedWeb: Electronic Publications
Elsevier Science Tables of Contents
Instructions to Authors
A lengthy list of medical journals and the guidelines to authors for submission of articles.
MediaFinder
Search for publishing information about magazines/journals, catalogs, newsletters, newspapers, directories, and mailing lists.
ARL Directory of Electronic Journals and Newsletters
A directory of online publications - not limited to health/medicine - compiled by the Association of Research Libraries.
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 Dictionaries/Reference Tools

My Virtual Reference Desk - Welcome
A directory of WWW research tools.
Research-It! - One-stop Reference Desk
On-line Dictionaries
Multilingual dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, etc. - searchable.
Martindale's 'The Reference Desk: Calculators On-Line'
Online mathematical calculators in a wide variety of subject areas.
Multilingual Glossary of Medical Terms
          Translates medical terms in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Language Translator for WWW - AltaVista Babelfish
Translate paragraphs of text from foreign language WWW sites to English or vice versa.
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 Medical Search Engines

Achoo Healthcare Directory Home Page
Healthatoz - The Search Engine for Health and Medicine
Medical World Search
MedFinder Smart Medical Web Search
Avicenna: The Medical Information Supersite of the World Wide Web
Medsite Navigator
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 MEDLINE

HealthGate Home Page
Allows free searching of: AIDSDRUGS - AIDSLINE - AIDSTRIALS - BIOETHICSLINE - CANCERLIT - HealthSTAR - MEDLINE.
PubMed - (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
A free MEDLINE search site from the National Library of Medicine - advanced search options available, as well as a journal search, and a clinical search engine.
 Dr. Felix's Free MEDLINE Page
Access to various MEDLINE vendors and help tools.
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 Medical Coding Utilities

Unique Physician Identifier Numbers (UPIN)
Search for UPIN numbers by physician last name - provides specialty classification and zip code - no address.
ICD-9-CM International Coding Standard
An ICD-9-CM reference sorted by disease categories.
Medical Coding Utility - UCD Med Informatics
A tool to identify a specific DRG or ICD 9 code.
A DRG Reference
A listing of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) sorted by anatomical system.
Diagnostic Procedures Handbook Online
Provides: CPT Code - Description - Indications - Patient Care/Scheduling - Methods - Interpretation - References.
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 Miscellaneous Medical Resources

AMA Physician Select
Search for a physician's address or locate a physician based on specialty. Info includes: physician's location and phone number - gender - primary specialty - medical school - year of graduation - residency training.
 American Board Medical Specialties (ABMS) Certified Doctor Service
Verify a physician's specialty certification.
Doctor's Guide - Medical Conferences & Meetings
A list of upcoming medical meetings.
Medical Meetings Finder Logon
An online searchable database for medical meetings.
Liszt: Health
A list of health-related discussion lists.
CyberStacks(sm) Medicine
Catalogued online medical resources.
Jonathan Tward's Multimedia Medical Reference Library
Provides links to online research journals, software, audio, images, and other medical media.
The Cool Medical Site Of The Week
A weekly review of a chosen WWW medical site.
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 General Reference Tools

USNO Master Clock Time
The official time provided by the U.S. Naval Observatory Clock.
Remind U-Mail: Personalized Web-Calendar.
A free online calendar and email service to keep track of important days.
MapQuest! Welcome!
Worldwide interactive maps - driving directions - personalized maps.
National Geographic Map Machine
Maps, flags, facts, and profiles for countries around the world.
Rand McNally Travel Tools: Road Construction
Search and determine if road construction exists on your travel route.
Twin Cities Traffic Net
Up-to-the-minute metro traffic conditions.
How Far Is It?
Calculates the distance (as the crow flies) between two places.
The Weather Channel - Home Page
National and international weather and travel conditions.
Zip2 Main Search
Search for businesses in particular geographical areas.
Zip2 Search by Distance
Locate businesses by category within proximity of a particular address.
USPS ZIP Code Lookup and Address Information
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