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New library
and research services HRF has significantly expanded its library
and research services in order to continue to provide the most
current scientific information on the health benefits, safety,
and cultivation of herbs
HRF's research services are heavily used
by health care practitioners, researchers, writers, educators,
dietary supplement and pharmaceutical companies, the media, major
publishing houses, and the general public. "As the sheer number
of information sources increases, more and more people are relying
on HRF to cull out the best research available," commented HRF
Research Director Lisa Podmajersky. "HRF specializes in providing
the most up-to-date, accurate information and expertise in the
field. This benefits the entire industry."
HRF's library currently contains more than
250,000 scientific articles on thousands of herbs - a number that
is multiplying rapidly with the expansion of the organization's
Internet and on-line database searching. "Our on-line searches
have enabled HRF to add several hundred articles to our collection
each month," commented Podmajersky. Concurrent with its expansion,
the entire library collection is undergoing conversion to an electronic
format that will make HRF's wealth of information even more accessible
to those who rely on it.
HRF has also expanded its research department
to include two services that are now available by subscription
to individuals or companies. The first service is customized
electronic information tracking, which provides regular updates
on the latest scientific citations for specific herbs or other
natural substances of one's choice. The second new service is
targeted document delivery, HRF's innovative "clipping
service" that provides newly available, full-text articles on
specific herbs or other natural substances. In addition to these
new services, the HRF research department continues to offer on-site
research in HRF's extensive botanical library, multiple database
online bibliographic searching, document delivery (including the
online document delivery service HerbDocExpressT). HRF's comprehensive
research services are far more cost-effective than those provided
by traditional libraries or document delivery services. For a
price and timing estimate on your next research project, call
(303) 449-2265. - Krista Morien, HRF
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