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J.R. Bruman wrote: > > Current Science Reviews Index (Introduction) > > As most of you know, I have posted a "Current Science Reviews" > message every month for the past year or so. Recently I replaced > my antique PC with a more powerful new one, and can now offer a > monthly updated subject index by e-mail. It's rather long, so I > will send it to individual addressees to start. If you want > continued updates, note that in your request. If the mailing list > gets too big to handle, I can post to the Parkinsn. list. But > first I need to tell you what the CSR is, and what it is not: > > As a new PD patient I wanted to know all I could about the > disease, especially the progress of research that might lead to > improved treatment. I joined a local support group, who wanted > a science input for their newsletter. While not a medical pro- > fessional, I had access to a small medical library, where I > could regularly scan a few of the more relevant journals, and > translate the scientific jargon into English. (The huge UCLA > library is open to the public, but a little hard to get to.) > So I started the monthly CSR, with these rules in mind: > > -Stick generally to peer-reviewed articles, for authenticity. > > -Avoid judgement, selection, or analysis, just list what turns up. > > -Respect copyright restrictions. I don't retain an article unless > it is likely to have some historical significance. > > CSR items describe current published work which may or may not > prove to be important. Each one is just a piece of the big PD > jigsaw puzzle, so the CSR is not a good source for basic or > comprehensive info about PD. It is not a good reference for > archival material; there are big sophisticated services, such as > Medline, which do that. What the CSR does do is provide an inkling > of where we are, what lies ahead. I started it pretty much for my > own use, but of course am glad to share it with others of similar > inclination. > > Likewise, the CSR Index is not encyclopedic, but merely a clue to > locate any particular item. You can look it up in the CSR of the > date given, to see if you want to order the source article from > your local library, or you can go direct to the publication cited. > > Thanks to the outstanding and generous effort of our computer > wizard John Cottingham, back numbers of the CSR (I think starting > with August 1995) that were posted to the list will be available > by e-mail for the asking. Earlier ones are still in the dank > dreary dungeons of my old DOS files, if I can ever learn how to > retrieve them. Meanwhile, if you really want one, I can send a > paper copy by Snail Mail. > > PS: At long last I THINK I found the cause of those ugly wraps > and skips that appear unintended, like fungus, on the Jul 96 CSR. > I hope to issue a corrected version shortly. > > Cheers, > > Joe > > J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 > 3527 Cody Road > Sherman Oaks CA 91403 Joe, I would like to take advantage of your offer to send CRS Index and continued updates. ---Milo Milo V. Anderson, Ph.D. Box 417 Angwin, CA 94508 voice 707 965 2508 fax 707 965 3148 e-mail [log in to unmask]