TY - JOUR T1 - Information searching for multiple sclerosis JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 282 LP - 283 DO - 10.1136/jnnp.64.2.282a VL - 64 IS - 2 AU - M JORDÀ AU - C NOS AU - I DURÁN AU - J RÍO AU - M TINTORÉ AU - X MONTALBAN Y1 - 1998/02/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/64/2/282.2.abstract N2 - The acquisition of information is an important part of scientific work. In recent years, available information sources have multiplied exponentially, and as a result, we have come to find ourselves immersed in an “information overload”. Although we feel committed to keeping up to date with the advances in neurology by using our information seeking skills, paradoxically the new, widely expanded information technologies have made it more and more difficult to gain knowledge about relevant literature sources and to retrieve information. Under the pressure of this situation, many of us have resorted to the passiveness of searching only the most commonly used databases such as Medline and Current Contents to acquire the information we need.In the frequent practice of retrieving information needed for patient assistance, it is accepted that the use of Medline gives good results for European and North American countries. However, in searches directed towards investigation, we suspected that other, perhaps less accessible databases, could provide valuable additional information. … ER -