Health is probably the largest single category of information hosted by World Wide Web.
Neurosurgeons can benefit from the advantages of electronic communication, the powerful mechanism for accessing neurosurgical information, and above all the enhanced professional collaboration.2 The quantity of information available over the web and the escalation of its use in healthcare have led to a stream of specialized expertise in their own fields. World Wide Web is a store house of knowledge for all professionals and Neurosurgeons are not excluded from it. Advances in the basic understanding of the nervous system and therapeutics of neurologic disease have created, for the first time in human history, an ethical imperative to correctly diagnose neurologic diseases, more so in differential diagnosis, through valid and evidence based information from the disease management and clinical guidelines available on World Wide Web. The medical specialty concerned with study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system falls under Neurological sciences, whereas neurosurgery pertains to the discipline in medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the central, peripheral and autonomic nervous system. All that we know, all that we are, comes from the way our neurons are connected”.1 The brain has no knowledge until connections are made between neurons. Tim burners Lee mentioned that “There are billions of neurons in our brains, but what are neurons? Just cells. Moreover, the benefit of ICT for medical professionals has become more evident with time.Ĭomputers are connected through a world wide network for sharing of information. The Information explosion has made profound impact in 21st century due to the advent of information and communication technologies (ICTs), particularly in providing an access to a universe of medical resources. Librarians can a play a vital role in helping users to find quality information from World Wide Web (WWW). There are various kinds of information resources available on World Wide Web, but finding the reliable website with right information is a complex process.
Yet library has an edge over web because the user can benefit from the librarian’s experience to analyze the sources appropriateness and authenticity. Internet is a treasure house of resources and mass. Keywords: Online resources, Web databases, Neurology, Neurosurgery The authors have made an attempt to compile a directory of digital resources on Neurology and Neurosurgery and allied areas which are available over web. The benefits of medicine have been increasingly evident providing ever wide access to a universe of online medical resources. The medical professionals are facing major challenges to keep abreast of current and updated information with the rapidly growing scientific and clinical knowledge.