In this section we continue to divulge online resources, which may be personal web pages, blogs, institutional portals, etc. We shall give preference to those of simple and intuitive use, preferably free of charge. A large part will be dedicated to the medical sciences.
In the present edition, we offer some more suggestions, which may also be added to the favourite pages link.
Alto Comissariado da Saúde (High Committee for Health)
On this extremely well structured page of the High Committee for Health, you will be able to keep abreast of several health-related news, namely congresses, training courses etc., as well as results from studies, surveys and other news.
Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (Virtual Health Library )
Developed by the Latin American and Caribbean Information Centre on Health Sciences (better known as BIREME, after the original name Biblioteca Regional de Medicina - Medicine Regional Library), this is more than a digital library on health sciences, as it is a large scale resource sharing social network.
One reads on the webpage: “the institutions that are part of VHL share responsibility in producing and operating the contents network. Adopting networked collaborative work is determinant for increasing accessibility and visibility of the region’s health scientific information
Ciência Viva TV (Living Science TV (CVTV) )
One reads on the website: “Living Science is an online publication that offers you two distinct ways of keeping abreast of scientific matters. On the one hand, we give you the possibility to access our multimedia library, and, on the other, we facilitate access to a 24/24 programming with the latest news. CVTV is devised to work with any browser.”
Science Museum's History of Medicine (Science Museum's History of Medicine )
On this page, you will be able to access relevant information on the History of Medicine, such as the history of distinct medical instruments, the fight against some diseases or the development of certain drugs, with images from the Science Museum collections, in London.
Arquivo da Web Portuguesa (Portuguese Web Archive )
This is the Portuguese web page, and one never knows when we may need to access it. According to information held on the site, “there are over 130 million pages filed between 1996 and 2010 at your disposal.”
André Silva
andresilva@fm.ul.pt