Electronic Dictionaries, Directories, and Encyclopedias

AccessScience
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Online version of the the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 9th Edition, and the the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th Edition. Covers all areas of science and technology.

The Alcohol and Other Drug Thesaurus: A Guide to Concepts and Terminology in Substance Abuse and Addiction (Third edition, 2000)

"The AOD Thesaurus provides a conceptual map of the multidisciplinary field of AOD research and practice, as well as standard terminology, which, over time, will result in consistent indexing and major improvements in searching and retrieval across many databases." From the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH.

AMA Physician Select

Choose AMA Physician Select to locate a doctor by name, specialty and location from over 690,000 physicians licensed to practice in the US.

American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)

Consumers can verify the certification status of any physician certified by any of the 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (one-time registration required).

American Hospital Directory

The directory "provides on-line, comparative data for most hospitals. Our database is built from Medicare claims data, cost reports, and other public use files obtained from the federal Health Care Financing Administration."

Associations Unlimited (Encyclopedia of Associations)
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Information from the Encyclopedia of Associations forms the Foundation of this database. Listings exist for U.S. national associations; international associations; U.S. regional, state and local associations; and U.S. 501(c) non-profit organizations.

ChemIDplus from the National Library of Medicine

ChemID is a chemical dictionary file of compounds of biomedical and regulatory interest. It lists chemical substances cited in the NLM databases and tells you what NLM databases to look in for citations on the substance. Records include CAS Registry and other identifying numbers, molecular formulas, generic names, and synonyms. Another feature of the database is the SUPERLIST which provides information on whether the chemical substances is on federal and state regulatory agency lists.

Combined Chemical Dictionary
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"The Combined Chemical Dictionary is a structured database holding information on chemical substances. It includes descriptive and numerical data on chemical, physical and biological properties of compounds [including toxicological information]; systematic and common names of compounds; [annotated] literature references; structure diagrams and their associated connection tables. The Combined Chemical Dictionary online version contains all those compounds published in:

Dictionary of Organic Compounds (240,000 records)

Dictionary of Natural Products (155,000 records)

Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds (100,000 records)

Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents (38,000 records)

Dictionary of Analytical Reagents (14,000 records)"

Combined Chemical Dictionary is one of the products available from CHEMnet BASE.

CQ Washington Information Directory
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Includes over 10,000 entries on federal agencies, congressional committees and interest groups in Washington, D.C. Searchable by subject category, organization type and name. Part of the CQ Electronic Library collection.

Diabetes Dictionary (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, 2005)

This dictionary defines words that are often used when people talk or write about diabetes. It is designed for people who have diabetes and for their families and friends.

DocFinder from the Administrators in Medicine (AIM) and Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors

Links to participating state licensing authorities.

Encyclopaedia Britannica (from Britannica Online)