Merck Manual: Consumer Version

The Merck Manual, a reference book as iconic as the Physician’s Desk Reference, is now completely online as the Merck Manual Consumer Version. Editor-in-Chief of the Merck Manuals, Robert S. Porter, admits that publishing a print book every five years and then shipping it around the world is no longer the best way to provide up-to-date medical information. I applaud them for giving consumers and librarians a great online reference tool that is constantly being updated with new information and new content such as news stories and commentary from the writers and editors, as they are no...