Beyond surfing ... searching the Web for veterinary information

Authors
Citation
Rb. Ford, Beyond surfing ... searching the Web for veterinary information, COMP CONT E, 22(6), 2000, pp. A30-A31
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
COMPENDIUM ON CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR THE PRACTICING VETERINARIAN
ISSN journal
01931903 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
A30 - A31
Database
ISI
SICI code
0193-1903(200006)22:6<A30:BS.STW>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
If you have already tried to cruise the "information superhighway" for qual ity information on clinical veterinary medicine, you have probably discover ed how bumpy the ride can be. Just when you think you have overcome the Int ernet learning curve, feel comfortable using web-browser software, and gain ed a good grasp of the "cyber" terminology needed, reality sets in. Surfing the Web can provide hours of fun, entertainment and education-that is, unt il you become serious about finding quality veterinary information. With mo re than 500 million pages of text and no index or table of contents, the We b is the largest reference source you will ever search through, and finding exactly what you want can take time-a lot of it.