Thinking of words. . . using dictionaries, thesauruses, quotations
Familiar Medical Quotations (Science Reference R707 .S75)
Handbook of Practical Medical Terms (English-Chinese) (Science Reference R121 .N49 1998)
Medical Subject Headings (National Library of Medicine)
Mosby's Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Dictionary (Reference R121 .M89 2002)
On-line Medical Dictionary (Academic Medical Publishing / CancerWEB)
Oxford Reference Online Premium (Available on campus and off-campus with authorized logon)
Stedman's Concise Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions (Science Reference R121 .S8 2001)
Stedman's Medical Dictionary (Science Reference R121 .S8 1995) Note: Also available through Health Source: Consumer Edition
Gaining an Overview. . . using encyclopedias, guides, handbooks, textbooks, yearbooks
American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia (Science Reference RC81.A2 A497 2003)
Atlas of the Visible Human Male: Reverse Engineering of the Human Body (Science Reference GM25 .S74 1998)
Books@Ovid (Available on campus and off-campus with authorized logon)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders : DSM-IV-TR (Reference RC455.2.C4 D536 2000, Service Desk [7D])
Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements (Science Reference RM258.5 .E53 2005)
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (Available on campus and off-campus with authorized logon)
Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Science Reference RM666 .H33 Y38 1996)
Interpreting the Medical Literature (Science Reference R118.6 .G43 2002)
Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences (Science Reference R118.6 .I54)
Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide (Available on campus and off-campus with authorized logon)
Medical Statistics from A to Z: a Guide for Clinicians and Medical Students (Stacks RA407 .E943 2003)
Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals (Science Reference RS51 .M4)
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Merck Manual of Medical Information-Home Edition Online
Mosbys Handbook of Herbs and Natural Supplements (Science Reference RM666.H33 S58 2001)
Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine (Science Reference R121 .O884 2001)
Finding current information. . . using databases & indexes, alerting services (some may require free registration), journals to browse
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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. |
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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. |
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Browsing journals. . . Selected current journals in general health sciences that may be useful to browse are available on the second floor of Helmke Library:
American Journal of Health Behavior (Periodicals RA421 .H3)
American Family Physician (Periodicals R11 .A42)
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association (Periodicals R15 .A48)
Lancet (Periodicals R31 .L2)
Medical Anthropology (Periodicals GN296 .M42)
New England Journal of Medicine (Periodicals R11 .N45)
Milbank Quarterly (Periodicals RA421 .M65)
Patient Care (Periodicals R11 .P34)
Discovering books. . . using library catalogs, bibliographies
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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. |
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Checking facts. . . using almanacs, statistics
Health, United States (Government Publications HE 20. 7042/6:, Service Desk [8A])
New York Times . . . Almanac (Reference AY67 .N5 N48, Service Desk [7C])
Mental Health, United States (Government Publications HE 20.8137:, Service Desk [8A])
Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac (Reference HD9994 .U5 P68)
Statistical Abstract of the United States (Government Publications C 3.134:, Service Desk [7B])
World Almanac and Book of Facts (Available on campus and off-campus with authorized logon) (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 2005)
American Men and Women of Science, 19th ed. (Science Reference Q141 .A471 1995)
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 (Available on campus and off-campus with authorized logon)
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 (Ready Reference R119 .G376 1998, Service Desk [18])
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Ready Reference BF76.7 P83 2001, 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 R: Medicine
Medline (Ovid) Note: Check "Map Term to Subject Heading" to see terms displayed in a hierarchic tree structure.
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