Fitzpatrick Roberta Bronson
Smith Library of the Health Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 30 Twelfth Avenue, Newark, NJ 07101-2754, USA.
Med Ref Serv Q. 2010 Jul;29(3):260-8. doi: 10.1080/02763869.2010.494510.
The AbleData Web site provides links to a variety of resources within the broader category of assistive technology and rehabilitation. It contains a library of links to its own publications as well as related news. It also has a searchable database of publications on assistive technology. The site contains links to information centers, conferences, and other resources on these topics. Finally, it contains a database of 35,000 assistive technology devices and products. This column will focus on an overall description of what users will find at this site and hints for successful searching within the databases it contains.
AbleData网站提供了指向辅助技术和康复这一广泛类别内各种资源的链接。它包含一个指向其自身出版物以及相关新闻的链接库。它还有一个可搜索的辅助技术出版物数据库。该网站包含指向这些主题的信息中心、会议及其他资源的链接。最后，它包含一个拥有35000种辅助技术设备和产品的数据库。本专栏将重点全面描述用户在该网站上能找到的内容，以及在其所含数据库中成功搜索的提示。
