New National Library of Medicine Citation Rules for blogs on the internet

Blogs can now be cited as a source of information even in the strictly regulated field of medicine. Take a a look at this.

The National Library of Medicine-NIH, probably having the largest collection of medical materials and an authority in the use of biomedical information, has issued citation rules for blogs in the internet.

An example of citing blogs from the internet can be seen here.

Now that is some encouraging news for scientist-bloggers!

Together with the modified NIH guide for evaluating resources on the internet, this citation and guide leads to a potentially powerful source of information for the fast evolving social media.

(Thanks to Medgadget where I stumbled on this story)

Remo Aguilar

Hi, I'm Dr. Remo Aguilar! I am an orthopedic surgeon, healthcare administrator and educator. My writing and speaking interest is in the intersection of healthcare, technology and education.I use all these learning to positively change people lives.

Hi. I’m Dr. Remo Aguilar, an Orthopedic Surgeon, Healthcare Administrator and Educator I write ( and speak ) about improving quality of healthcare systems, processes and infrastructure since 2007. I am an orthopedic surgeon, healthcare administrator and educator. My interest is in the intersection of healthcare, technology and education. I use all these learning to positively change people lives. When I’m not working, I love to travel outdoors- hiking and shooting landscapes whenever, wherever. I’m a hobby badminton player, MTB biker. I run and drink coffee, a lot.