Medical information resource retrieval and utilization

Author: Wang Tinghuai
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: In the current information age, mastering modern information technology and utilizing information resources are essential qualities for every medical professional. This book aims to cultivate the information awareness, ability to retrieve and comprehensively utilize information, and research capabilities of medical professionals. It highlights the fundamental knowledge and latest advancements in information utilization, covering both the basic knowledge and theories of literature retrieval, as well as the continuous updates and developments in retrieval knowledge and tools. The book teaches new methods and advancements in computer and network medical information retrieval. The book's features include up-to-date content, a focus on practical skill development, strong operability, and an effort to achieve a balance between classic and modern approaches, foundational knowledge and practicality, and conciseness and comprehensiveness. The editors are all professionals with long-term experience in medical information retrieval, teaching, and research, and the book is co-authored with experts from New York University and the Pacific Center for Research and Education in California. The book integrates education into learning, with medical information retrieval as the main thread, emphasizing the cultivation of readers' information awareness and information utilization skills. The book can serve as a textbook for graduate students and long-term medical students in medical schools, as well as a reference tool for clinical doctors, medical educators and researchers, and medical information professionals.