Rosen's e-venture

By Mirela Roncevic -- Library Journal, 2/15/2007

Last month, Rosen Publishing unveiled its Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers database at the ALA Midwinter conference in Seattle. Developed primarily for teens, "with their unique concerns and perspective in mind," the product is based on the publisher's backlist but goes well beyond providing definitions of terms and conditions to serve as a one-stop self-help resource and a fully interactive online community center for teen health and wellness, featuring polls and quizzes, first-person narratives, national 24-hour hotlines for teens in crisis, automatically generated citations, numerous print and email functions, multiple paths to information via browse, search and high-interest features, and more. The publisher takes special pride in the product's authoritative content, which was reviewed by a library advisory board as well as leading professionals in the fields of medicine, mental health, nutrition, guidance, and career counseling.

The database is searchable by 14 subject categories—including Diseases, Infections, and Conditions; Friendship and Dating; Grief and Loss; Nutrition, Fitness, and Appearance; Safety; and Sexuality and Sexual Health—and its content will be updated as frequently as twice a month. For a free 30-day trial call 1-800-237-9932 or go to www.teenhealthandwellness.com/trial.