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Description:
Project CORK collection on alcoholism and substance
abuse on the Dartmouth College Library Online System.
Access: telnet -
Login: type SELECT FILE CORK
Contact:
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: LIB.DARTMOUTH.EDU
Description:
TATP maintains ATDI as a public database which aids
consumers in locating disability assistive equipment
and services. ATDI is meant to help create a list of
vendors in a certain region who provide certain
services.
Main menu
1) Search For Records
2) Find All Records
3) Display Found Records
4) Export Found Records
5) Help
6) Quit
If you have problems using ATDI or questions about
it,
send e-mail to [email protected] with a subject
of 'ATDI help'. Also any comments,
suggestions or new data are welcome.
Access: telnet
login: tatp
Contact:
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: BONGO.CC.UTEXAS.EDU
Description:
An Access System for Databases Distributed on
EARN/BITNET. The ASTRA service maintains multiple
databases called META databases. Each one has an
abstract containing information about the contents,
i.e. title, name of the authors, a brief description
of the database, the main arguments dealt with in the
database and the language. Of interest to those in the
health sciences is the ONCO database.
ONCO database
This bibliographic list keeps track of the work
concerning ongoing research related to the Oncology
field in Italy. The list includes work from different
research groups at various institutions. The language
is English.
NETWORK ACCESS AND USAGE The ASTRA database is
accessible by EARN/BITNET and
non- EARN/BITNET users. For EARN/BITNET users, user
interfaces for IBM VM/CMS and DEC VAX/VMS are
developed. Also a batch language format has been
developed for non-EARN/BITNET users and users of
different operation systems.
To access the ASTRA system the EARN/BITNET users
must
have the user interface on their disk. The user
interface can be obtained from
ASTRADB@ICNUCEVM with the following commands:
For IBM VM/CMS GET ASTRA EXEC
For DEC VAX/VMS GET ASTRA PAS
After the files are received and stored on the disk,
the server is accessed by entering:
For IBM VM/CMS ASTRA
For DEC VAX/VMS RUN ASTRA
Detailed information on the system can be retrieved
by
getting the file ASTRA INFO from ASTRADB@ICNUCEVM.
Access: See Description
Contact: astra@icnucevm
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: ASTRA@ICNUCEVM
Description:
Directory: First time users should access the
directory biology/database and read the file
DATABASES.TXT for a listing and description of the
databases available.
Access: telnet -
Contact:
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: MODL.UNIBAS.CH
Description:
This section provides information on the following
topics:
1. Description of the Service
2. Instructions
3. Questions or Problems?
4. Legal Notice
5. Credits
6. Routes of Access to the Service
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICE:
The Bioethics Online Service is an information resource
of the Center for the Study of Bioethics and the Health
Information Technology Center (HITC) of the Medical
College of Wisconsin (MCW).
The Bioethics Online Service consists of:
a. The Bioethics Database
b. The Bioethics Center and Wisconsin Ethics
Committee Network (WECN) News and Announcements section
c. The Bioethics Online E-mail Service
The features of the service are available for
use
through the Internet or by accessing the Medical
Information Network (MIN) of the Health Information
Technology Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
The Bioethics Database is an update service providing
information on current bioethics topics, including news
reports, abstracts of pertinent journal articles,
legislative actions and court decisions, with
intermittent commentary. The information is searchable
by key words.
The Bioethics Center and Wisconsin Ethics Committee
Network (WECN) News and Announcements section posts
news from the Bioethics Center, including speakers,
conferences, journal clubs, and other presentations. It
also posts news of the Wisconsin Ethics Committee
Network, and information about its Speakers Bureau. A
second feature of this section is a case discussion
area.
The Bioethics Online E-mail Service allows users
to
send messages worldwide to those users of the Bioethics
Online Service who have E-mail addresses through the
Medical College of Wisconsin or have Internet
addresses. You must have an Outreach Account or a Post
Account through the Medical College of Wisconsin, or
have an Internet address to be able to utilize the
Bioethics Online E-mail Service.
2. BIOETHICS ONLINE SERVICE DATABASE INSTRUCTIONS:
Using the Bioethics Database gopher:
The Bioethics Database menu has several numbered
options. Select an option with the up/down arrow keys
and
special symbol. These symbols identify each menu entry
as follows:
/ Item is a directory
. Item is a text file
<?> Item is a search index
<) Item is a sound (looks like a speaker)
By noting the symbols at the end of each entry you will
know what to expect when selecting a given menu
choice. For example, if the menu entry you select ends
with a "/", you will see another directory of choices;
if it is a ".", a text file is presented; etc.
(Note: The Bioethics Database does not support
or <) entries.)
After viewing a text file, you have the option
of
saving it to a file, printing it, or sending it to
someone's mailbox (Note: MIN users without accounts are
only provided the mail option). All printing occurs
remotely at the ITS (Information Technology Systems)
computer room. Please do not print files unless you
are a local MCW user. All output is retrieved at the
MCW ITS office.
The Bioethics Database is menu driven and very
user
friendly. A help screen is always available by typing
"?". Traverse up menu levels with "u" (for up). Quit
at any time with "q".
The Search Index
When you select a search index you are prompted for the
word(s) to search on. The Bioethics Database supports
natural language queries. All matches are ranked based
on the number of matches found. For example, to search
for articles on ethics or AIDS you could type:
Index word(s) to search for: ethics aids
Search specifications are not case sensitive
Additional information on this service is available
by
typing "?" at any menu.
3. QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS?
If you have technical questions or problems, please
contact the MCW Information Technolgy Systems office.
Bioethics Online Service users with E-mail (MCWConnect
or MCW Post Accounts) or Internet users may send
comments or questions to:
[email protected]
Otherwise you may send comments or questions to:
Bioethics Online Service c/o Information Technology
Systems Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 257-8700.
You may also send comments or questions about
the
content of the service to:
Arthur R. Derse, M.D., J.D.
Bioethics Online Service Director
Center for the Study of Bioethics
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 257-8498
[email protected]
4. LEGAL NOTICE:
The Bioethics Online Service provides information of a
general nature regarding current ethical, legal and
legislative information. None of the information
contained in the Bioethics Online Service is intended
as ethical or legal advice or opinion relative to
specific matters, facts, situations or issues and
additional facts and information or future developments
may affect the subjects addressed.
The Bioethics Online Service is a copyright of the
Center for the Study of Bioethics at The Medical
College of Wisconsin. The Internet gopher is an
information retrieval program distributed by the
University of Minnesota.
5. CREDITS:
The Bioethics Online Service is made possible
with the
help of:
- Perry Brunelli, Technical Director and Acting
Director, ITS
- Rob Gatter, J.D., Abstracter
- Mary Olson, Abstracts Editor
- Sean Castro, Technical Assistant
- Larry Roscoe, Technical Assistant
- Jay A. Gold, M.D., J.D., M.P.H. Abstracter Emeritus
6. ROUTES OF ACCESS to the MCW Bioethics Online
Service:
a. Access by modem and telephone line to MCW:
i. For those with an MCWConnect Account at MCW:
dial 1-800-699-3282 or 414-266-5777 at any baud rate.
At the prompt (HITC>) type "c outreach" (without the
quotes) and press enter. At the menu select "Internet"
and press enter. At the next menu, select "Gopher" and
enter. Finally, select "Bioethics Online Service" and
press enter.
ii. For those with a Post Account at MCW: dial
414-266-5777 at any baud rate. At the prompt (HITC>)
type
"c post" (without the quotes) and press enter, then at
the prompt (post>) type "bioethics" (without the
quotes) and press enter.
iii. For those who have neither a Post Account
or
an MCWConnect Account at MCW:
Obtain an MCWConnect Account from MCW. An MCWConnect
Account provides access to the Bioethics Online
Service, including a Bioethics Online E-mail account,
and access to Internet which includes access to a
cornucopia of medical databases, library resources,
discussion groups, and electronic mail.
Best of all, this MCWConnect Account can be reached
toll- free at 1-800-699-3282. It may also be reached by
dialing 414-266-5777.
An MCWConnect Account subscription is $18/year
(which
includes password, login insructions, user support, and
first 2 hours of connect time. Online connect time is
$9/hour.
To get further information about MCWConnect or
to apply
for an account contact the Library Systems Office at
MCW at 414-778-4290.
Wisconsin Ethics Committee Network members may
also
reach the Bioethics Online Service Database and
Bulletin Board (minus the all the other capabilities
including e-mail and Internet access) by dialing: 414-
266-5777 At the prompt (HITC>) type "c min" (without
the quotes) and press enter, then select the "Bioethics
Online Service" option on the menu.
All Wisconsin Ethics Committee Network members
are
encouraged to take best advantage of the service by
obtaining an MCWConnect Account.
b. Access using the Internet:
i. Using a UNIX-based system with a gopher
client: If you are accessing the Internet through a
UNIX based system and have a gopher client, you may
access the Bioethics Online Service by typing: gopher
post.its.mcw.edu 72
ii. Using UNIX-based system utilizing telnet
(without a gopher client) : If you are accessing the
Internet through a UNIX based system but do not have a
gopher client, you may access the Bioethics Online
Service by typing: telnet min.lib.mcw.edu. Then select
the "Bioethics Online Service" on the menu
iii. Using gopher on systems than UNIX: Gopher
clients are available from the University of Minnesota
for Macintosh, IBM-PC compatible, IBM VM/CMS, and UNIX
based systems via anonymous FTP from
boombox.micro.umn.edu in the
pub/gopher directory.
Any questions? Send e-mail to [email protected]
Access: telnet
Contact:Arthur R. Derse, M.D., J.D.
Associate Director for Medical and Legal Affairs,
Center for the Study of Bioethics, MCW, and
Director
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: See description
Description:
BIOSIS contains citations from a number of biological
publications providing worldwide coverage of research
in the biological and biomedical sciences. The
database is comprised of over 500,000 citations
covering over 9,000 primary and monograph titles.
Access: A password is needed to access this database, for help
call the OCLC User Contact Desk at 1-800-848-5800.
Contact:
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address:
Description:
CANCERNET is a quick and easy way to obtain, through
electronic mail, recommended treatment guidelines from
the National Cancer Institute's Physician Data Query
(PDQ) system in English or Spanish. CANCERNET also
lets you request information about PDQ, PDQ
distributors, and other products and services from the
NCI, including a list of patient publications available
from the Office of Cancer Communications. CANCERNET is
accessed through a number of different networks
including BITNET and Internet. There is no charge for
the service unless your local computer center charges
for use of e- mail.
The CANCERNET contents list may change to include new
statements.
Access: 1. Address your mail message to:
If you are not on Internet, you may have to change
the
format of the address. Consult your systems manager for
the correct address format.
2. Leave the subject line of the message blank
(hit
CR).
3. In the body of the message:
a. If you need the CANCERNET contents list, enter
HELP to receive the most current list in English.
For example, to receive the contents list:
To: [email protected]
Subject: < Leave this blank >
help
To request the contents list in Spanish, enter
SPANISH in the body of the message.
b. If you have the CANCERNET contents list and
would like to request a particular statement
or piece of information, enter the code from
the Contents List for the desired information.
If you want more than one piece of
information, enter the code for each piece
of information desired on a separate line
within the message.
The information in CANCERNET is also available
on the NIH Gopher server. To access the
server you must either have Gopher client
software on your host computer or PC, or
telnet to one of the following gopher public
access sites and choose the NIH Gopher from
their menu.
Hostname , IP#
INFO.UMD.EDU , 128.8.10.29
CONSULTANT.MICRO.UMN.EDU, 134.84.132.4
GOPHER.UIUC.EDU , 128.174.33.160
PANDA.UIOWA.EDU , 128.255.40.201
For example to access the NIH Gopher server from
INFO.UMD.EDU, select option 6 (other systems) from the
initial menu, and from subsequent menus, option 4
(Gopher and Information Services), option 7 (North
America), option 3 ( USA), option 1 (all). The NIH
Gopher server is option 120 on the final menu displayed
(as of this writing. New Gophers are coming online
almost daily). The process will be similar for the other
access sites.
If you have Gopher client software on your host
computer, point it to GOPHER.NIH.GOV. To access
CANCERNET from the main gopher server menu, select
option 3, (Health and Clinical Information).
Contact: Cheryl Burg
Internet:
[email protected]
Building 82, Room 103A
Phone: (301) 496-8880
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: See description
URL Address:
Description:
What is CDC WONDER?
CDC WONDER is software for DOS based
microcomputers that creates a fast
and efficient electronic link between CDC and public
health practitioners.
It is distributed free and uses a toll free number to
connect to the CDC in Atlanta. It was originally
created to connect local, county, and state public
health officials to national databases. It is now
available to all public health practitioners. The data
available through CDC WONDER come from
the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Cancer
Institute, the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, the Census Bureau, etc.
Currently, CDC WONDER only runs on DOS based
machines. They plan to port CDC WONDER to other
platforms shortly. There will also be Internet access
sometime later this year.
According to the CDC documentation, user specified
tables can be created from the following data sets:
AIDS Microfiche Data Summary
AIDS Public Use
Mortality Data:
US Mortality by county, age, ICD code, year
Associated Morbidity
Comorbidity Multiple Cause of death data
ENGLAND AND WALES MORTALITY
CBA CEA Bibliography
NHIS PAP Smear Data
National Hospital Discharge Survey (Data elements
available not specified in the documentation)
NHIS Tobacco Use Data
SEER (Cancer surveillance data set for 10 sites,
combined to estimate
national rates for age-race-gender-year stratum)
Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity
US Census
One limit of the WONDER system for those outside
CDC is
that it has to be accessed by modem, as access over the
net is not yet available.
Access: email: [email protected]
This is not an automated email server, so just ask for
a user registration form for Wonder. Please be sure to
include a US Mail address.
Phone: 404-332-4569
You will be answered by Wonder User Support.
Request registration material.
fax: 404-488-7593
Send a note asking for registration material.
Please be sure to include a US Mail address.
The reason you cannot register automatically is the
requirement for a physical signature to access some of
the databases they provide.
Contact:Dan Rosen
Public Health Information Systems Branch
Information Resources Management Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway
MS F-51
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
[email protected]
phone:404-488-7521
fax:404-488-7593
Internet Address: [email protected]
Description:
CHAT (Conversational Hypertext Access Technology) is a
natural language information system. This information
retrieval technology developed by Industry Canada.
Please note that your interactions with CHAT are being
recorded. You will have a chance to leave comments at
the end of your session.
There are information files available on the following
topics:
- AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
- Epilepsy
- Alice (A simulated conversation)
- Maur (A simulated conversation with a dragon)
- Spectrum Management Program of Industry Canada
(DIR) Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC)
Access: telnet -
Login: CHAT
Contact:For information about CHAT, download the file
/pub/chat/info.page from debra.dgbt.doc.ca using
anonymous ftp, or contact: Thom Whalen: (613) 990-4683
[email protected], or Andrew Patrick: (613) 990-
4675, [email protected].
Internet Address: DEBRA.DOC.CA
Heudelberg, Germany
Description:
The EMBL Network File Server enables network access to
the following:
EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database - The newest
nucleotide sequence data created at EMBL and GenBank
since the latest full release of the EMBL database -
DNA sequence alignments and consensus sequences - Free
software for molecular biologists - Reference lists of
relevance to molecular biology General documents with
importance to molecular biology - Documents describing
the services of the EMBL Data Library.
Access: EMAIL - HELP
Contact:
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: netserv@embl-heidel
Description:
This is the FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION's
Internet link to its databases. The user will find
reports and press releases on everything the FDA is
responsible for. There is an online users manual.
Access: telnet -
Login: BBS
Register as requested by the menus.
To access it type MANUAL at the prompt and hit enter.
Then type 1. The manual will scroll down the screen.
Contact:
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: 150.148.8.48
Description:
F e d W o r l d (TM)
National Technical Information Service
A database of government databases. Of interest to the
this document are the following:
The Health Security Plan
ALF (USDA) National Agricultural Library
CIC-BBS (GSA) Consumer Information
CRS-BBS (Dept of Justice) Amer. With Disabilities Act Info
NADAP (US Navy) Navy Drug and Alcohol Abuse
prevention
NDB-BBS(Dept of Agricul) Human Nutrition Information
Service
WTIE-BBS (EPA) Wastewater Treatment Info Exchange
OASH-BBS (HHS) Health & AIDS Information & Reports
NIDR Online (NIH) Nat. Institute of Dental Research
NIHGL (NIH) Nat. Inst. of Health Grant Line BBS
DRIPSS (EPA) Drinking Water Info Processing
Support
PIM BBS (EPA) Pesticide Information Network
HSETC MD (U.S. Navy) Naval Health Sci Edu & Training
Command
ACF-BBS (HHS) Admin. for Children and Families
BHPr-BBS (HHS) Medical & Health Services
Information
ABLE INFORM (Dof Ed) Disability & Rehab Data & Info
Quick Facts! (NIAAA/HHS) Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
Information
RSA-BBS (RSA) Rehabilitation Services
Administration
NBCI-BBS (USDA) Natl Biological Control Institute
Access: telnet
Follow the prompts to register.
Contact:
Internet Address: FEDWORLD.GOV
Description:
The U.S. General Accounting Office, Congress' Watchdog
agency, now has available a daily electronic posting of
released reports. The "GAO Daybook" is the daily
listing of released GAO reports and the "Reports and
Testimonies Issued in Month/Year", includes abstracts of
the items issued that month, arranged by subject.
Access: To access both the "GAO Daybook" and "Reports and
Testimonies Issued in Month/Year" on the INTERNET
simply:
- use the Telnet feature on your system,
- access the site
- log on as guest (password: visitor)
- type "go gao" at the main menu
Contact:Ordering information is included in the
GAO menu. Any
questions or comments can be sent to
Please do not use this address for ordering reports.
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: CAP.GWU.ED
Description:
These two addresses provide access to nucleotide and
protein sequence databases. The sequences are from the
literature and direct submissions. RETRIEVE allows you
to retrieve a sequence using a gene name, GENBANK
accession number (from Medline or another database) or
other descriptive information. BLAST is a program that
matches a sequence to sequences already in the
database. Messages to either must be formatted in a
very specific way. To receive directions for each send
an email message with the word HELP in the body of the
message.
Access: EMAIL -
Contact:
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: [email protected]
[email protected]
Description:
The following issues of are available through
the PHNFLASH Listserv.
Title
File
Name
-----
HR0 a) Tobacco Death Toll
HR1
b) The Benefits of Education for Women
HR2
c) Poverty & Income Distribution in
Latin America
HR3
d) Acute Respiratory Infections
HR5
e) From Manpower Planning to Labor Market
Analysis
HR6
f) Enhancing Investments in Education
through Better Nutrition and Health
HR7
g) Indigenous People in Latin America
HR8
h) Developing Effective Employment
Services
HR9
i) Social Security: Promise and Pitfalls
in Privatization Experience in Latin America
HR10
j) Making Motherhood Safe
HR11
k) Indigenous People & Socio Economic
Development in Latin America: The Case of
Bolivia
HR12
l) World Population Surpasses 5.5 Billion
in 1993
HR14
m) Alcohol-Related Problems: An Obstacle
to Human Capital Development?
HR15
n) Hidden Hunger I
HR16
o) Hidden Hunger II--Micronutrient Malnutrition
HR17
p) Barriers and Solutions to Closing the Gender
Gap
HR18
q) Higher Education, Innovation and Market
Response: The Singapore Experience
Access: You must subscribe to the PHNFLASH newsletter
in order
to retrieve these files (see the newsletter section of
this document.) Send a message to
[email protected] (World Bank staff can simply
type @listserv) and in the text body, type: get
PHNFLASH filename. For example type get PHNFLASH HR1
or get PHNFLASH HR18, etc. Unfortunately the Listserv
cannot handle multiple requests, so you would have to
send separate request for each issue.
Contact:PHNLINK Team
[email protected]
Internet Address: [email protected]
Description:
Infomed has distributed the table of the Statistical
Yearbook of the Ministry of Public Health 1991. These
tables contain the principle indicators of Health in
Cuba. The tables are in ASCII files.
All of these files are in Spanish.
Yearbook tables:
To obtain a table from the yearbook, send an electronic
message to [email protected] without a subject and
with the following content in the body of the message:
GET ANUARIO
A list of the tables follows with the name of
the file
that contains them. You can only request up to 10
tables in the same message. If you have any difficulty,
request the help file. Example:
To get the table CD1
Send to: [email protected]
Subject: leave blank
Within the body of the message put:
GET ANUARIO CD1
You will receive the table by email.
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE YEARBOOK
MORTALITY.
CMT-11....Death rates by age group
CMT-13....Mortality by age group and province
CMT-12....Principal causes of death for all ages
CMT-34....Years of potential life lost per 1000
inhabitants 1-64 years, rates of mortality according to
selected causes of death
CMT-53....Rates of mortality according to selected
causes of death by province
CMT-5.....Principal causes of death by sex
CMT-1.....Perinatal mortality
CMT-2.....Perinatal mortality by province
CMT-52....Selected indicators of mortality under 5
years of age, also under 5 years of age by province
CMT-15....Infant mortality by province
CMT-16....Principal causes of death under 1 year of age
CMT-17....Principal causes of death from 1-4 years of
age
CMT-18....Principal causes of death from 5-14 years of
age
CMT-19....Principal causes of death from 15-49 years of
age
CMT-20....Principal causes of death from 50-64 years of
age
CMT-21....Principal causes of death from 65 years of
age or more
CMT-22....Mortality due to heart disease
CMT-22A...Mortality due to heart disease by sex
CMT-23....Mortality due to malignant tumors
CMT-33....Mortality due to malignant tumors by sex
CMT-24....Accidental deaths by selected causes
CMT-24A...Accidental deaths by selected causes by sex
CMT-25....Mortality by infectious and parasitic diseases
CMT-26....Mortality by infectious and parasitic
diseases by province CMT-27....Mortality by acute
diarrhetic diseases
CMT-28....Mortality by acute diarrhetic diseases by
province
CMT-29....Maternal mortality by apparent cause
CMT-30....Maternal mortality by apparent cause by
province
CMT-32....Mortality by reportable diseases
Access: See instructions above.
Contact:
Internet Address: [email protected]
Bitnet Address:
URL Address:
Description:
1. Genome Data Base (GDB) (Human chromosome mapping)
2. OMIM Data Base. Online Mendelian Inheritance in
Man. (Inherited disorders and traits) Network access
is supported. However, users must first contact the
Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins University to
obtain a user id and password. Telephone (301) 955-
9637 to obtain a user id and password, or contact
[email protected].
Access: Users must first contact GDB/OMIM User Support at Johns
Hopkins University to obtain a user id and password.
Telephone (410) 955-7058 to obtain an account, or
contact [email protected].
Access: telnet gdb.gdb.org
FTP server: ftp.gdb.org
Gopher server: gopher.gdb.org
WAIS databases:
gdb-citation.src
gdb-contact.src
gdb-locus.src
gdb-map.src
gdb-mutation.src
gdb-polym.src
gdb-probe.src
gdb.src
WWW server: coming soon!
Contact:Ken Fasman, Ph.D.
Informatics Director
Genome Data Base
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2024 E. Monument St.
Baltimore MD 21205
[email protected]
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: See description
Description:
This is the NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE DATABASES.
You will be issued a user i.d. and password in order to
access MEDLINE as well as the other 24 databases
maintained by the National Library of Medicine. For
online access informaiton, e-mail to the MEDLARS
Management Section: [email protected]"
Access: See description
Contact:
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: See description
Description:
MEDLINE is one of over 20 databases available from the
National Library of Medicine.
Access: MEDLINE is accessible via the Internet. An account is
required for billing purposes. The user is issued a
user i. d. and password. For more information, email to
[email protected]. There is an algorithm for pricing.
Since it is paid for by taxes, the prices are modest and
have just DECREASED to about $17.00/hr. You can also
get information about a software package available for
$30 called GRATEFUL MED which allows untrained database
searchers and health professionals a menu-driven means
of performing searches on many of their databases. In
addition, an enhancement to the original program called
LOANSOME DOC allows you to order copies of articles
that you wish to read from participating medical
libraries. It's available for both IBM, compatibles and
Mac computers. For information about
GRATEFUL MED/LOANSOME DOC, email to:
[email protected]
Once you get your user i.d./password (which is
free) you
can search databases directly by telnetTING to:
MEDLARS.NLM.NIH.GOV.
Those institutions which make MEDLINE or other
databases
available for their students/faculty/clientele pay
royalty fees and contractually can only allow members of
that institution to search FREE.
Contact:
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: See description
Description:
Contains known information about, and pictures of,
children who are missing. The database is maintained by
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
(NCMEC). This mirror of the files contained in the
CompuServe Forum is maintained as a public service by
Maxwell Labs in order to provide access to this
information for Internet users. The database contains
pictures of the children in GIF format and text files
containing information about their disappearance.
Access: Via a World Wide Web client (such as NCSA Mosaic).
(Mosaic is available via anonymous ftp at
ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu). In the near future
Gopher and
anonymous ftp access will be added.
http://inept.scubed.com:8001/public_service/missing.html'
is the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the site. It
appears as if the site is still under construction.
Missing Children's Hotline: 1-800-THE-LOST
(1-800-843-5678)
(24 hours, 7 days).
Contact:
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address:
URL Address: http://inept.scubed.com:8001/public_service/missing.html
Description:
The database contains over 10,000 chemicals. You can
also find the sheets on the internet.
Access: telnet
Login: msds.
Contact:
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: CLVAX1.CL.MSU.EDU
URL Address:
Description:
Health and Social Services Data. Provides datasets on
magnetic media. Health-related data deposited in the
Center incorporate both biomedical and sociological
information.
Access: email
Reference Staff
Center for Electronic Records (NNX)
National Archives and Records Administration
Washington D.C. 20408
Phone: (202) 501-5579
Contact:
Bitnet Address: TIF@NIHCU
Internet Address: [email protected]
Description:
Full text database. Mainly family sociological and
health data. Users are invited to contribute articles
to the continuously growing database.
Access: telnet -
Login password: Your country's two letter designation
then follow the screen prompts
Contact:
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: psupen.psu.edu
Description:
E-mail addresses for Health Agencies (Revised Oct 17,
91) ORGANIZATION: Federal/State, Private: International,
National (Agencies, Institutions), State/Province/City.
Access: For further info about nodes send a message
to listserv
at BITNIC (USA) or HEARN (Europe) 'GET NODENTRY
Node_name' Address enquiries: [email protected] (to
subscribe on Bitnet SUB INFONETS full_name to any
LISTSERV or on Internet mail request to
[email protected]) and
[email protected]. For a full general account
obtain HOSTINFO NOTES (send command to listserv at JHUVM
GET HOSTINFO NOTES) this covers WHOIS, database searches
for regions, topics or individuals, etc.
It is especially useful to search the NIC database.
telnet to NIC.DDN.MIL and type WHOIS
.string_as_part-of_a_nodename.
Gives details of address syntax (telnet
ftnic.gsfc.nasa.gov; Username=dftnic (no password
required).
Contact: (800) 235-3155
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: See description
Description:
This is a massive collection of information on the
university, libraries, networks, computing resources,
electronic texts, and MEDINFO database.
Access: telnet -
Login: none required
All files are also available via anonymous FTP from
PENNINFO.SRV.UPENN.EDU
Contact:
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: PENNINFO.UPENN.EDU
URL Address:
Description:
Directory: repository or REBASE (Restriction
Enzyme Database). The database contains both data and
literature citations.
Access: telnet -
Also via anonymous FTP - GENBANK.BIO.NET
Directory: pub/db/REBASE
Files: references.lst (literature citations) type2.lst
(data)
Contact:Dr. Richard Roberts, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
([email protected]).
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV
URL Address:
Description:
Users may search for AIDS Information by any of the
following:
P > PERSON/ORG/RESEARCH
O > Organization TYPE
M > MEDICAL Specialty
R > Research SITE
T > Research TYPE
A > Res ELIGIBILITY
H > HEALTH&SOCIAL Serv
B > Mental HEALTH Serv
E > EDUC & Info Serv
Q > QUIT
This project is sponsored in part by the National
Library of Medicine.
Access: telnet -
login: LIBRARY
Select L on main menu
Select 1 on next menu
SEFAIN Database
Contact:
Bitnet Address:
Internet Address: CALLCAT.MED.MIAMI.EDU
Description:
Searches are based on specific topics. The BIRON
system prompts you to type in a topic for which you are
seeking data. Your term is matched against a list of
several thousand descriptive terms arranged in
associated groups. If an exact match is found, you are
told how many datasets have been indexed with the
matching term. Then you are offered other associated
terms which might assist in focussing your search. If
no exact match is found, lists of similarly spelled
words are offered for your selection and the process of
matching begins there. Some topics covered in the
catalog archive cover areas of social and economic
life. Areas of interest to the health community
include:
Agriculture and Rural Life
Child Development and Child Rearing
Education
Ethnic Minorities, Race Relations and Immigration
Government Structures, National Characteristics and
Policies
Health, Health Services and Medical Care
Population Studies and Censuses
Plant and Animal Distribution and Conservation
Religion
Social Structure and Social Stratification
Social Welfare: Use and Provision of Social Services
Social Issues and Values Access: telnet - login: BIRON Password: NORLIB
Contact:
Internet Address: 155.245.10.133
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