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PubMed1981

Reception of the stethoscope and Laënnec's book.

A study of contemporary book reviews and other notices enables us to trace the reception of the stethoscope and Laënnec's book between 1816 and 1826. It is quite clear from these that the stethoscope was welcomed with enthusiasm by most people who saw it as the first major diagnostic tool medicine had ever had. Laënnec's book was recognised as being the most important, interesting, accurate, and complete work on diseases of the chest that had ever been published.

Academic Dissertations as Topic↗
PubMed2004

Parenting book recommendations for commonly encountered pediatric issues.

Parenting books offer a variety of information and advice for parents on subjects they frequently encounter; however, the recommendations of books are dependent on the author and different books offer conflicting advice on the same subjects. In addition, some of the information presented is not concordant with current American Academy of Pediatrics policy statements and recent medical literature. It is important for pediatricians to be aware of the information parents are obtaining from different sources so that they can address areas where erroneous advice is potentially being given. Pediatricians will then be able to discuss discrepancies with parents and give them recommendations based on current research and recommendations.

Child↗
PubMed1995

Hand-held digital books in radiology: convenient access to information.

Radiologists need constant, convenient access to current information throughout the course of their daily work. Today most learning in radiology is obtained from the printed word in books, journals, and teaching files, supplemented by the spoken word in lectures and conferences. Although learning from printed material and lectures has been proved efficacious over time, these media share the disadvantage of not being conveniently available for reference during the course of daily work at the alternator or in the examination room when accurate and up-to-date information is needed the most. As a result, many important questions about patient care go unanswered. We have developed a technique--hand-held digital books--to lower this barrier to searching and retrieval. When radiologists have a digital library that can be carried with them, they will be able to incorporate current radiology information into their daily decision making. We describe a technique for creating hand-held digital books and their future use in radiology.

Humans↗
PubMed2001

Online tables of contents for books: effect on usage.

OBJECTIVES: To explore whether the presence of online tables of contents (TOC) in an online catalog affects circulation (checkouts and inhouse usage). Two major questions were posed: (1) did the presence of online tables of contents for books increase use, and, (2) if it did, what factors might cause the increase? METHOD: A randomized and stratified design was used in tracking usage of 3,957 book titles that were previously divided into two groups: one with TOC and one without TOC. Stratification was done for year of imprint, location, subject, previous use, circulating or non-circulating status, and presence of TOC. The use was tracked by the online catalog statistics in the InnoPac online catalog for fourteen months. RESULTS: The study found that tables of contents do increase usage. It also showed a correlation in the size of the effect based on the currency of the titles. In general, even after adjusting for all of the variables (publication date, location, circulation status, subject, and previous use), the odds of a title being used increased by 45% if the titles had online tables of contents, a statistically significant impact at the 0.05 level. CONCLUSIONS: This case-control study presents new information about the impact on circulation and inhouse use when tables of contents for books are added to the online catalog record. The study helps to establish the positive role of tables of contents in online catalogs. The research establishes TOC as a major parameter that can be successfully studied using quantitative methods. The study also provides information professionals with some guidance on when enhancement of TOC is likely to be most effective in increasing the use of existing collections.

Academic Medical Centers↗
PubMed2001

[Theories of medicine in the newly discovered medical book "Hon'po Kagen Hishu" by San'ki Tashiro: basic prescriptions and modified prescriptions].

While investigating the formation of the Gosei-ha school in Japan by Tashiro San'ki and Manase Dosan, we discovered "Hon'po Kagen Hishu", a heretofore unknown medical book by San'ki Tashiro. A comparison of this work with Sanki's "Wakyokushu" revealed the following points. (1) "Hon'po Kagen Hishu" is a medical book compiled by San'ki Tashiro, and is believed to have been put together after the newly-compiled "Wakyokushu" (1525). (2) The book is roughly divided into two parts: basic prescriptions and modified prescriptions. "Hon'po Kagen Hishu" reveals clearly that San'ki's medical theories form the key theories of these two parts. (3) Many of the basic prescriptions contained in "Hon'po Kagen Hishu" were existing prescriptions used by the Kyokuho-ha School which was popular in Japan at the time. The modified prescriptions conform to the bian zheng pei ji (selection of drug based on the differential diagnosis) theories of the Li-Zhu medical school. (4) Among the 15 prescriptions described in the 'Shobyou Tsuyo no Yakuho' chapter of "Hon'po Kagen Hisku" secret prescriptions from schools of thought including the Nakarai school were discovered, pointing to a connection between San'ki and the Nakarai school.

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PubMed1965

BOOK CATALOGS VERSUS CARD CATALOGS.

The development of the library catalog in book form and its abandonment in favor of the card catalog are briefly traced. The advantages and disadvantages of both types of catalogs are enumerated, and several solutions which tried to combine the best features of both are discussed. The present trend back to the book catalog, made possible by recent advances in computer technology, is analyzed, advantages and disadvantages are compared, current examples are illustrated, and finally the computerized catalog is weighed against both the book and card catalog as to main features and practicality.

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PubMed2000

[The comparison of the two Ottoman books of anatomy (17-19th centuries) with regard to the circulatory system].

17th and 19th centuries were particularly important for the development of the Ottoman medicine. Westernization which had already started in the 17th century continued along the 19th and the early 20th centuries. Turkish physicians began to contact with their European colleagues and in this period Latin medical terminology began to appear in the Ottoman medical literature. Sirvanli Semseddin Itaki's work of the 17th century, the Teşrihü'l Ebdan ve Tercüman-i Kibale-i Feylesufan, is the first illustrated Turkish manuscript of anatomy. The illustrations are qualified as developed examples, compared with the medical literature and knowledge of the period. In the 19th century, Sanizade Mehmet Ataullah Efendi (1771-1826) wrote a modern book of anatomy for the Ottoman medical doctors. Miyarü'l Etibba was one of the earliest printed medical books in Turkish. The second volume of Sanizade's Hamse, Miratü'l Ebdan fi Teşrih-i Azai'l Insan is the first printed Ottoman book on anatomy. In Usulü't-Tabia, the third volume of Hamse, the circulatory system is discussed. In this article, we studied the circulatory system described in Semseddin Itaki's Teşrih-ül Ebdan ve Tercüman-i Kibale-i Feylesufan and in Sanizade's Usulü't-Tabia and compared them.

Anatomy↗
PubMed2004

Dental writings in a medical self-help book of 1650.

Only one copy exists of the very first medical self-help book written in the Yiddish language. The author, a well respected. barber-surgeon in Prague, states that he wrote the book for those too poor to consult a physician. Physicians were not as knowledgable or experienced as the barber-surgeons who were the principal providers of medical care for the masses. The book follows the format of discussing illnesses from head to toe, and includes numerous prescriptions for toothache, loose teeth, foul mouth and sore tongue. We derive an interesting picture of what dental treatment was like in the mid-seventeenth century.

Barber Surgeons↗
PubMed2005

[Treatise on correcting mistakes by Xuanyuan and Qibo, A book of self-treatment by a doctor].

Treatise on Correcting Mistakes by Xuanyuan and Qibo (Xuan Qi Jiuzheng Lun), written by doctor Xiao Jing from the last years of Ming Dynasty to early years of Qing Dynasty, is a rare work dealing with doctor's shortcomings. This book includes two sections. Although the styles of these two sections are different, the contents of them are related. In the first part of the book the author implicitly criticizes doctors showing contempt for medical classics, and defends purity and honor of medical classics. While in the second part of the book he expands the view of the Confucianists, points out the lack of medical virtue in that period without mincing words, and advocates that medical practitioners should take Confucian doctors as the model. Thus the value and manner of traditional Confucian doctors are defended.

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PubMed2005

[The medical and scientific book in the Roudnice Lobkowicz library in the 15th and 16th centuries].

With about 65000 volumes, the Roudnice Lobkowicz Library, recently restituted to the owner and reconstructed at Nelahozeves Castle, is one of the greatest aristocratic libraries of Middle Europe. The library holds an extremely rich collection of medical books, starting from manuscripts and incunabula. Following up the development of studies started in the last years in the Library focused on provenances, collecting and with the reception of books throughout the centuries, the research is a survey of the medical literature present in the library. It is an attempt to individuate the kind of edition as well as to determinate the origin of the items, to explain their presence according to the different provenances and possibly their use through the different periods. As result, is possible to determinate models of reception of medical books in aristocratic libraries.

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PubMed2005

[Medical books printed in the 16th century in Dalmatian libraries].

The purpose of this text is to search for medical books in monasteries, museums and university libraries in Split, Omi's, Zaostrog, Ciovo (near Trogir) and Sinj. Medical books from the 17th century were rare. When we compare this research with previous ones, one can conclude that very little of such sort of literature in Dalmatian libraries is still existing. Among preserved literary works we found works by Galenus, Oribasius, Valverde and others. The explanation for the little number of medical books is to be seeked in hard historical and educational conditions, destruction and damage to library stock in the past.

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PubMed1986

[Young children and books].

Children come into contact very early with the written language. The work of Emilia Ferreiro, a student of Piaget, has shown that from early on, well before they can read, they know that the written word has a meaning. Their successive hypotheses show an elaboration which does not occur by chance. Experience shows that babies have a specific interest for a book as an object. They recognize the value of the pictures, as much representations of their mental representations as are words, whereas these two capacities evolve in a complementary fashion. The capacity to be interested by a narrative introduces a new form of organization in the chain of representations, whether they refer to absent or imaginary objects. A good story has a special place among the narratives the child hears, which actually have the specific structures of the written language. The authors of this work report a number of examples of very young children who are put in contact with books. They see in this a new model for mental health work which can be set up by virtue of meetings outside the school rooms, the mental health services, and even of the libraries, by people of different professional skills, in order to loosen the vice of the children's daily routine, and to give the child time to dream with the books, and to draw the adults in to a salutary disorder.

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PubMed1987

Medical rare book provenance.

Provenance is defined as the record of a book's ownership history. Its value and uses are explored. A survey of provenance practices in medical school rare book libraries found that only 21% of the reporting libraries maintain this important file. Examples of the uses and value of a provenance file in a medical rare book collection are presented. Decisions necessary to institute and maintain such a file are outlined and discussed.

Documentation↗
PubMed1986

Book reviews in medical journals.

In a study of book reviews published in four general medical journals over a six-month period, 480 reviews were analyzed. Twenty-five features that reviewers address when evaluating a text were identified, and the frequency of commentary for each feature was determined. The mean number of features addressed per review was 9.0. Reviews averaged 389 words, but review length did not correlate with the length or scope of the book, with the number of features addressed, nor with the reviewer's assessment of the text. Extraneous commentary by the reviewer occurred in 16% of the reviews. This editorializing appeared in lengthier reviews that addressed fewer features. Favorable reviews were far more common than unfavorable ones (88.5% vs. 11.5%). Consequently, for the fifty-five books reviewed in more than one journal, agreement regarding rating of the text was high (86%). Results of this study may provide useful guidelines for reviewers of medical texts.

Book Reviews as Topic↗
PubMed1974

Current status of biomedical book reviewing. I. Key biomedical reviewing journals with quantitative significance.

This is the first part of a comprehensive, quantitative study of biomedical book reviewing. The data base of the total project was built from statistics taken from all 1970 issues of biomedical journals held in the Science Library of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Of 285 so-called "life sciences" journals held by that library, fifty-four English journals (excluding Science and Nature) were found to contain bona fide book reviews (as contrasted with mere author-title lists) and were therefore selected for close study. The statistical results reveal that there were 3,347 reviews of 2,067 biomedical books in these fifty-four selected journals in 1970. Part I of the study identifies key biomedical reviewing journals of quantitative significance. The top ten journals, British Medical Journal, Lancet, Annals of Internal Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, Archives of Internal Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine, Quarterly Review of Biology, Bioscience, Canadian Medical Association Journal,(*) and American Journal of the Medical Sciences, accounted for 63.03% of the total number of reviews in 1970.

Book Reviews as Topic↗
PubMed1967

Selected list of books and journals for the small medical library.

This updated list of 388 books and 140 journals is intended as a selection aid for the small library of a hospital, medical society, clinic, or similar organization. Books and journals are arranged by subject, with the books followed by an author index, and the journals by an alphabetical title listing.

Book Selection↗
PubMed1983

[Neurology and photographic illustration in the medical book].

The mutual influence between G. B. A. Duchenne (de Boulogne) (1806-1875), who published in 1862 the first known medical books illustrated with photographs, and J.M. Charcot (1825-1893), whose appointment as "Médecin de la Salpêtrière" occurred in the same year, has been of great importance for the history of medical illustration. The development of medical photography at the Salpêtrière has been continuous, absorbing also a stream sprung from another Paris hospital, the Hôpital Saint Louis (A. Hardy and A. de Montmeja, 1868). The first Department of Medical Photography was installed by the "Assistance Publique" at the Salpêtrière (1878). The books and journals were for the greater part published by two publishing houses: J. B. Baillière and Delahaye and his successors. Attention is drawn to the fact that the third edition of Duchenne's major work (1872) is no longer illustrated by photographs but contains engravings from those photographs. Other books and articles are illustrated with photographs but one is increasingly confronted with a great number of drawings of engravings made from photographs. The reasons for this change are discussed. It appears that a photograph may serve as an illustration but that for an educational or a research purpose it has another function: to preserve the image to be studied, the authors preferring to sort out the essential information (or what was thought to be so) in the form of drawings or engravings.

Books, Illustrated↗
PubMed1981

An examination of characteristics related to success of friends groups in medical school rare book libraries.

Friends of the library groups traditionally have been considered effective sources of funding for libraries. Empirical evidence was sought to determine the accuracy of this belief for medical rare book libraries. Characteristics of the medical rare book library and of the friends group were examined to identify those which are correlated with successful friends groups. Correlations were found between the amount of money contributed by the friends group and the age of the friends group, the librarian's participation in forming the group, and the amount of money spent by the library on the friends group. Recommendations are made toward a goal of larger donations from friends groups of medical rare book libraries and toward more effective management of those funds.

Financial Management↗