These sources, and those used for all of the analyses so far, have been retrieved via the internet, which represents a global information source; however, the focus of the analysis is on the critical information needs of the local population.
As a global information source, the Internet provides extensive options to search for answers, and may influence the way family physicians shape their questions and look for responses.
Launch of the GLOBEFISH website, a website which is used as a global information source on relevant market access issues with timely reports on the major seafood commodities.
Considering that we started out with 49 accesses in July of 2002 when we published the first article, these numbers show that Environmental Health has become well established as a global information source.
While it is arguably less valuable for common chemistry, the utility for link-poor structures (i.e. a couple of pages of results or less) is transformative because it turns Google into the de-facto largest open global chemical information source.
Handheld devices are the "Swiss Army Knife" of modern life: a safety device to keep in contact with family and friends, a camera for documenting the world, a window to connect with grandparents across miles, an e-reader, an educational tool, a gateway to global information, and a source of games and entertainment.
Moreover, GBIS acts as a data source for global information systems, such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility GBIFF) or the European Search Catalogue for Plant Genetic Resources EURISCOO).
The IUCN's Red List, the world's most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of plant, animal and fungi species, shows that Plectostoma sciaphilum is one of 901 species of the 76,199 assessed to have become extinct through fishing, logging, mining and agriculture.
For example, Catholics were especially likely to say: "I trust Pope Francis as an information source on global warming" (77% of Catholics versus 56% of non-Catholics); "The Pope's position on global warming had an influence on my own views about global warming" (20% versus 5%, respectively); and "The Pope's position on global warming has made me more concerned about global warming" (19% versus 5%).
Relief Web, a humanitarian information source on global crises and disasters, and a digital service of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), recently released four mobile apps that aim to serve different members of the humanitarian aid community.
The database maintained by the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program is the leading source of global information on volcanic eruptions at all magnitude scales; however, it currently focuses on Holocene eruptions (the last 10,000 years).
