title: A core electronic medical library in a rural setting: update.
abstract: In rural areas an electronic medical library is one of the most effective ways of staying abreast of advances in clinical medicine. A health care provider's educational needs for staying current are best met by a combination of CD-based textbooks and an inexpensive on-line database. Since publication of this review last year, several beneficial changes have occurred. In general, they are: greater availability of fast data transmission rates, wider selection of databases to choose from, both on-line and off-line, the feasibility of obtaining toll-free access numbers in selected instances, and the elimination of daytime higher connect rates. This update discusses some of these changes.
authors.affiliation: Labette County Medical Clinic & Center, Parsons, Kansas 67357.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satya-Murti
mesh_terms: D016250:Compact Disks; D007615:Kansas; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D009862:Online Systems; D012423:Rural Health; D013782:Textbooks as Topic