Audiology and Speech Sciences 

Thinking of words

. . . using dictionaries, thesauruses, quotations

Medical Subject Headings (Science Reference F Z695.1.M48 U5, Science Service Desk)

• Annotated Alphabetic List (Science Reference Z695.1.M48 U52c, Science Service Desk)
• Permuted Subject Headings (Science Reference Z695.1.M48 U52d, Science Service Desk)
• Tree Structures (Science Reference Z695.1.M48 U52b, Science Service Desk)

Singular's Illustrated Dictionary of Audiology (Science Reference RF290 .M464 1999)

Singular's Illustrated Dictionary of Speech-Language Pathology (Science Reference RC423 .S533 2000)

Sound (Science Reference QC221.5 .S73 1974)

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health (Science Reference R121 .S8 1995)

Gaining an Overview

. . . using encyclopedias, guides, handbooks, textbooks, yearbooks

Encyclopedia of Deafness and Hearing Disorders (Science Reference RF290 .T93 2000)

Concise Encyclopedia of Language Pathology (Science Reference RC423 .C656 1999)

Acoustics for Audiologists (Stacks RF291 .V54 2000)

Introduction to Sound: Acoustics for the Hearing and Speech Sciences (Stacks QC225.15 .S64 1999)

Clinical Audiology: an Introduction (Stacks RF290 .S755 1998)

Finding current information

. . . using databases & indexes, alerting services (some may require free registration), journals to browse

CINAHL (EBSCO) -

Call Number: Reference Z6675.N7 C8 Coverage: 1981 to present Brief Description: Provides monthly updated indexing of more than 2,900 journals in the fields of nursing and allied health and publications from the American Nurses' Association and the National League of Nursing, covering 1981 to present. Other IPFW Formats: IPFW library owns the printed index 1956-1997.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition -

Coverage: 1975 to present Brief Description: Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals, including nearly 450 peer-reviewed journals focusing on many medical disciplines.

Medline (Ovid) -

Coverage: 1950 to present Brief Description: Produced by the National Library of Medicine, Medline indexes over 4,600 national and international journals covering all areas of medicine, 1950 to present.

Medline (NLM Gateway) -

Coverage: 1950 to present Brief Description: The NLM Gateway is a Web-based system that allows users to search multiple retrieval systems simultaneously at the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Tools Available: A Gateway Basics brochure is available.

Browsing journals

. . . Selected current journals in biology are available on the second floor of Helmke Library

American Journal of Audiology (Periodicals RF286 .A44)

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (Periodicals RC423.A1 A43)

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (Periodicals RC423 .J7)

Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools (Periodicals RC423.A1 L28)

International Journal of Audiology (available online in Academic Search Premier and Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition)

Journal of Audiological Medicine (available online in Academic Search Premier and Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition)

National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA Journal) (Periodicals RC423.A1 J67)

Discovering books

. . . using library catalogs, bibliographies

IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog) -

Brief Description: Search Helmke Library's online catalog to find books, electronic resources, periodicals (scholarly journals, popular magazines, or newspapers), government publications, music CDs, videorecordings (DVDs, VHS), and other library materials. Tools Available: Searching IUCAT Tutorial How Do I Use IUCAT Guides

WorldCat -

Brief Description: Provides access to the OCLC database with more than 1 billion bibliographic records for materials in all formats. Tools Available: Online tutorials are available.

Checking facts

. . . using almanacs, statistics

Statistical Abstract of the United States (Government Publications C 3.134:, Service Desk [7B])

Seeking people & organizations

. . . using biographies, directories, cited/co-cited author indexes

Biography Resource Center -

Coverage: Current and retrospective reference sources Brief Description: Provides biographical information on more than 275,000 people from throughout history and around the world, across all disciplines and subject areas. Tools Available: An online list of sources indexed is available. An online research guide and  search tips are also available.

Science Citation Index, 1970-1991; see science librarian (Reference Z7401 .S365)

Encountering facts & opinions

. . . using reviews, editorials

Book Review Index (Reference Z1035.A1 B6)

Editorials on File (Reference D839 .E3, latest binder at Service Desk [3B])

Facts on File (Reference D410 .F3, latest binder at Service Desk [3B])

Using writing & editing tools

. . . using style guides, guidelines for authors

Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Reference BF76.7 .P82 1994, Service Desk [1A])

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Writer's Guide to Nursing and Allied Health Journals (Reference RT24 .B69 1998, Service Desk [18])

Crossing boundaries

. . . using subject headings, call numbers, syndetic structure

Library of Congress Classification Outline for Schedule R: Medicine

QC221-QC246 Acoustics, Sound

RC346-RC429 Neurology, Diseases of the Nervous System (including speech disorders)

RF1-RF547 Otorhinolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)