Health Information Technology 

Thinking of words

. . . using dictionaries, thesauruses, quotations

Medical Subject Headings (Science Reference 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)

Computer Dictionary (Science Reference QA76.15 S64 1993)

Health Information Technology Dictionary (Science Reference R858 .R64 1999)

Dictionary of Information Science and Technology (Science Reference Z1006 .W35 1992)

Gaining an Overview

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

Encyclopedia of Bioethics (Reference QH332 .E52 1995, Service Desk [11])

Concise Encyclopedia of the Ethics of New Technologies (Science Reference QH332 .C6545 2001)

Encyclopedia of Information Systems (Science Reference T58.5 .E535 2003)

Endangered Medical Record: Ensuring its Integrity in the Age of Informatics (Stacks R864 .S57 2000)

Essential Guide to the Internet (Stacks R119.9 .C48 2000)

Handbook of Informatics for Nurses and Health Care Professionals (Stacks RT50.5 .H43 2001)

Health and Medicine on the Internet: a Comprehensive Guide to Medical Information on the World Wide Web (Reference R859.7.E43 H43 2003)

Healthcare Information Systems (Stacks R858 .H384 2000)

Information Technology for the Health Professions (Stacks R858 .B856 2000)

Interpreting the Medical Literature (Science Reference R118.6 .G43 2002)

Introduction to Clinical Informatics (Stacks R858 .D434 1997)

Introduction to Nursing Informatics (Stacks RT50.5 .H35 1999)

Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences (Science Reference R118.6 I54 1994)

Nursing Informatics: Where Caring and Technology Meet (Stacks RT50.5 .N87 2000)

Performance Improvement Through Information management: Health Care's Bridge to Success (Stacks R858 .P47 1999)

Super Searchers on Health and Medicine: the Online Secrets of Top Health and Medical Researchers (Stacks R119.9 .D486 2000)

Understanding Medical Information: A User's Guide to Informatics and Decision-Making (Stacks R858 .J67 2002)

Finding current information

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

Academic Search Premier -

Coverage: Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1975 or earlier, and most titles indexed from the 1990s. Brief Description: Provides abstracts and indexing of articles in more than 8,000 popular magazines, scholarly journals, and major newspapers in all fields of study, with nearly 4,000 titles available full text. Tools Available: A complete list of titles covered is available.

ACM Digital Library -

Coverage: 1952 to present Brief Description: Provides indexing, abstracts, and access to the full text of materials published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), including journals, magazines, transactions, proceedings, newsletters, and publications of affiliated organizations. Tools Available: Contents of the ACM Digital Library Using the ACM Digital Library CrossRef Search My Binders Table-of-Contents TOC Service Guide to Computing Literature Computing Classification System

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:

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making [All campuses] <2001 to present> (Available on campus and off-campus with authorized logon)

Clinical Data Management (Online) [All campuses] <01/01/1999 to 03/01/2000> (Available on campus and off-campus with authorized logon)

Computers in Nursing plus: CIN plus (Accessible through authorized IP & VPN addresses)

Computers, Informatics, Nursing : CIN (Ovid) (Periodicals RT50.5 .C645)

Ehealth International (Online) [All campuses] <2002 to present>(Available on campus and off-campus with authorized logon)

Health Data Network News [All campuses] <11/20/1997 to 09/20/1998> (Available on campus and off-campus with authorized logon)

Health Management Technology (Online) [All campuses] <01/01/1998 to present> (Available on campus and off-campus with authorized logon)

IT Health Care Strategist (Online) [All campuses] <01/01/1999 to 09/01/2002> (Available on campus and off-campus with authorized logon)

Journal of Medical Internet Research (Online) [All campuses] <1999 to present> (Available on campus and off-campus with authorized logon)

Medical Informatics and the Internet in Medicine (Online) [Bloomington, East, Fort Wayne, Kokomo, Southeast] <03/01/1999 to 1 year ago> (Available on campus and off-campus with authorized logon)

Topics in Health Information Management (Periodicals R118 .T67)

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

Health, United States (Government Documents HE 20. 7042/6:, Service Desk [8A])

New York Times . . . Almanac (Reference AY67 .N5 N48, Service Desk [7C])

Mental Health, United States (Government Documents HE 20.8137:, Service Desk [8A])

Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac (Reference HD9994 .U5 P68 1995)

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

World Almanac and Book of Facts (Reference AY67 .N5 W7 2000)

Seeking people & organizations

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

AHA Guide to the Health Care Field (Science Reference RA977 .A1 A46 1999-2000)

American Men and Women of Science, 19th ed., 1995 (Science Reference Q141 .A471)

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, Reference Index Tables)

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

American Medical Association Manual of Style a Guide for Authors and Editors (Science Reference R119 .A533 1998)

Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association

Health Writer's Handbook (Reference R119 .G376 1998, Service Desk [18])

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

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Crossing boundaries

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

Library of Congress Classification Outline for Schedule Q: Science

Library of Congress Classification Outline for Schedule R: Medicine

Library of Congress Classification Outline for Schedule T: Technology