National Information Resource on Ethics and Human Genetics (III)

The National Information Resource on Ethics & Human Genetics (NIREHG), in cooperation with the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature (NRCBL, funded by a contract with the National Library of Medicine and other sources) and with the consultation of an Advisory Board of subject matter experts, proposes:
- To continue the identification, collection, and cataloging of materials on the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genetic research;
-To support the retrieval of these materials in the following bibliographic databases: Genetics and Ethics, ETHX on the Web, PubMed, and LOCATORplus; (all bibliographic records that refer to documents produced with funding from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will be tagged);
-To provide access to the cited materials by offering links to full-text sources on the Internet, when available; offering a NIREHG document delivery service; and suggesting other sources for digital access or photocopies;
-To continue to develop the digital holdings of NIREHG;
-To maintain and further develop the NIREHG Web site by updating the Web editions of the Scope Notes on ELSI topics; featuring QuickBibs on major genetics topics; and enhancing access to web information at selected sites by using webcrawler software;
-To provide reference assistance and training in database usage in the library, via a toll-free number, in print, at conferences, in the classroom, and via the Web; and
-To publicize NIREHG's collections and services at appropriate conferences and via the media.