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TexShare was recently awarded a $1 million dollar grant to improve medical database selections. The first database to be purchased with this grant is Salud para Todos, Ebsco's consumer health information database. To get to Salud para Todos, choose EBSCO (all EBSCO) or EBSCO host Espanol from the menu at http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/texshare/pl/index.html. When you get to the EBSCO host page, scroll all the way down to the end to reach Salud para Todos. This resource was considered by the Electronic Information Working Group as one that would be beneficial to a wide variety of libraries that compose the TexShare membership. It will be especially useful in public libraries with large numbers of Spanish speaking patrons, for physicians to share with their Spanish-speaking patients and the Texas Dept. of Health has expressed interest in this product for use in their public health clinics. More information will follow on future purchases planned with this grant. The Texas State Library would like to thank the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund (TIF) and the TIF Library Working Group for approaching the TSLAC with the idea for this grant. Read below for more information about this database. It has been included on the EbscoHost menu page and all links should be fully functional. Salud para Todos Salud para Todos (en Espa�ol) provides full text Spanish-language information for a wide variety of medical and health-related topics. This product is designed to make useful health information more readily accessible for Spanish-speaking consumers and patients. It includes a wealth of valuable information gained from federal and state agencies, voluntary health associations, pharmaceutical companies, and other health-related organizations. The easy-to-use interface allows the researcher to quickly find the information via keyword search and/or category searching. The product has been set up using the EBSCO Espa�ol interface, which provides instructions and tips in Spanish language. The content in the product is made up of the following data: - All articles that appeared in the Oryx Press print product of the same name - Essays and articles from government and health agencies - Articles from Nidus Publishing's Well-Connected series - Articles from the Clinical Reference Systems collection The articles in "Salud para Todos" were selected from over 300 publications and sources created by over fifty (50) research associations and national institutes. Much of the data was originally prepared in Spanish, with the remainder translated for consumer use by Irene Afranchino-Miniello, a translator at the International Center of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Alan M. Rees, editor of the print product, continues his efforts in identifying Spanish language content in the most important category areas for the online version of the product. The data is well indexed, with each article being associated to one of 48 main categories. Researchers will be able to search the data using a keyword search, as well as through selection of one of the 48 categories in a drop-down category box. Categories include substance abuse, cancer, mental health, contraception, infectious diseases and many other key health areas. TexShare member libraries will serve their Spanish-speaking researchers with important health information. The product will be updated regularly. Existing data will be updated and new data will be added each year. The product is cumulative and new content will be added each year. This database is exclusive to EBSCO Publishing. Russlene Waukechon TexShare Database Coordinator Texas State Library and Archives Commission 512.463.7402 512.936.2306(f) [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Include in body: unsubscribe ctls-l For information on CTLS-L please visit: http://www.ctls.net/document/ctls-l.htm
