I. Addictions Data Bases
A. Alcohol Information for Clinicians and Educators (CORK)
Scope: Developed as a by-product of an information service for
health care professionals. Contains selected alcohol
information in the social sciences and life sciences as
well as clinical information. Includes journal
articles, government reports, technical reports,
conference papers, and books.
Producer: Project Cork Resource Center, Dartmouth Medical School,
Hanover, NH 03756.
Contact: Virginia Rolett (603) 646-7540.
Document Delivery: Unpublished papers or articles that are not otherwise
available may be requested from Cork. Call or write for
fee schedule.
Years of Coverage: 1978-present with selected retrospective coverage.
Total size: 9,000 documents.
Updates: Quarterly.
B. Drug Information (DRSC)
Scope: Covers the educational, sociological, and psychological
aspects of alcohol and drug use and abuse.
Comprehensively indexes 37 journals and newsletters.
Producer: Drug Information Services (DIS), College of Pharmacy,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN 55455.
Contact: Gail Wienberg (612) 624-6492.
Document Delivery: Unpublished papers or articles that are not otherwise
available may be requested from DIS. Contact producer
for cost.
Years of Coverage: 1968-present with selected retrospective coverage.
Total Size: 25,000 documents.
Updates: Quarterly.
C. Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database (ETOH)
Scope: Comprehensive alcohol information directed to the
scientific community.
Producer: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(NIAAA), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville MD 20857.
Contact: Ellen McGinn (202) 842-7600.
Document Delivery: No.
Years of Coverage: 1972-present.
Total Size: 60,000 documents.
Updates: Monthly.
A. Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Scope: Covers research findings, project and technical
reports, speeches, manuscripts, books and journal
articles.
Producer: ERIC Processing and Reference Facility, 4350 East-West
Hwy., Suite 1100, Bethesda MD 20814-4475.
Contact: Ted Brandhorst (301) 656-9723, (703) 620-3660.
Document Delivery: ERIC documents are available in large libraries on
microfiche or hard copy.
Years of Coverage: 1966-present.
Total Size: 576,000 citations.
Updates: Monthly.
B. Health Planning and Administration Database (HLTH)
Scope: Health care planning, organization, financing,
management, manpower, and related subjects.
Producer: National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda MD 20894.
Contact: MEDLARS Management. 800-638-8480.
Years of Coverage: 1974-present.
Total Size: 300,000 citations.
Updates: Monthly.
C. MEDLARS-on-Line (MEDLINE)
Scope: All aspects of biomedicine, including the allied health
fields as they relate to medicine and health care.
Selected from 3,600 journals and monographs of
congresses and symposia.
Producer: National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda MD 20894.
Contact: MEDLARS Management 800-638-8480.
Years of Coverage: 1982-present. Backfiles to 1966 also available.
Total Size: 5,200,000 citations.
Updates: Monthly.
D. National Newspaper Index (NOOZ)
Scope: Covers all articles published in the New York Times,
The Wall Street Journal, and the Christian Science
Monitor as well as national and international news from
The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times.
Producer: Information Access Company, 11 Davis Drive, Belmont CA
94002.
Contact: Online Customer Service 800-227-8431, (415) 591-2333.
Years of Coverage: 1979-present. 1982-present for Washington Post and Los
Angeles Times.
Total Size: Over 1,000,000 records.
Updates: Monthly.
E. PsychINFO (PSYC)
Scope: Covers the world's literature in psychology and related
disciplines including psychiatry, sociology,
anthropology, education, pharmacology, physiology, and
linguistics.
Producer: American Psychological Association, 1400 N. Uhle St.,
Arlington VA 22201.
Contact: User Service Department. 800-336-4980, (703) 247-7829.
Years of Coverage: 1967-present.
Total Size: 500,000 records.
Updates: Monthly.
A. Alcohol Epidemiological Data System (Quick Facts)[37;0m
Scope: Statistical tables containing alcohol-related data.
Producer: CSR, Inc., 1400 Eye St. NW, Suite 600, Washington DC
20005. Produced for the National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Biometry and
Epidemiology.
Contact: Fred Stinson (202) 842-7600.
Document Delivery: No.
Years of Coverage: 19th century historical data to the most current
available data.
Updates: Authoritative current statistical information is
entered as it become available.