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Consumer Health Information

Marlboro College not only has resources for scholarly medical information, it also has consumer health information. Consumer health resources include books, articles, web sites, etc. written for the public or general audience - not medical professionals or science students. Below you will find link's to the library's consumer health resources.

Books & Audiovisual

All new books and A/V materials the library purchases relating to consumer health are cataloged with the same additional subject heading. To locate them, go to the library catalog and do a SUBJECT SEARCH with the phrase "'consumer health collection". The library adds to this collection throughout the year.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Britannica Online
Oxford Reference Online

Articles

Health & Wellness Resource Center

Websites

The library has evaluated consumer health-related web sites for you and posted the ones they recommend in their del.icio.us account. See: http://del.icio.us/Rice.Aron.Library/consumerhealth
Each site within this bundle has tags, which are similar to keywords and subject headings. You can also search the library's bookmarks with these tags.

Web Evaluation Criteria

Resources to help determine if a web site contains reliable health-related information or not.

Criteria and Tips (PDF)
Evaluation Form (PDF)

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