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Tennessee State University Brown-Daniel Library. Resources for Allied Health. Prepared by:. Lynetta Alexander. Scope. By its very nature, the field of health involves many other disciplines, such as psychology, nutrition, physical exercise.
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Tennessee State UniversityBrown-Daniel Library Resources for Allied Health
Prepared by: Lynetta Alexander
Scope • By its very nature, the field of health involves many other disciplines, such as psychology, nutrition, physical exercise. • The fields in allied health also encompass diversity such as dental hygiene, occupational therapy and several others. • This presentation covers general health-related resources.
Electronic Access to Books • Online Catalog • Athena • Interlibrary Loan
Print Resources – Stack Area • The discipline of health: R, third floor. • Psychology: RC (psychiatric disorders), BF psychology • Science Q, third floor (QD chemistry, QH biology, anatomy QM) • Nutrition, TX
Medical dictionaries (R 121) Exploring Health Careers (R 690) American Hospital Association Guide (RA 977) CINAHL (paper) Statistical Abstract (HA 202) Encyclopedia of Bioethics (QH 332) Selected Print Reference Sources
Selected Print Sources in Reference (cont.) At Ready Reference Desk: • Physician’s Desk Reference • CDR Complete Drug Reference • Encyclopedia of AIDS • Statistical Record of Health and Medicine
Periodical Holdings • May be accessed by: • Notebooks located in both libraries, listing title, call or shelf number, Main or Williams Campus, and dates • Periodical holdings link on the library web page, includes links to title and subject lists
Representative Allied HealthPeriodicals • Jrnl. American Medical, Dental Assns. • Jrnl. Health and Social Behavior • Jrnl. of Allied Health • American Jrnl. of Physiology, Nursing • Journal of Immunology • Journal of Biological Chemistry • Health Management Technology
Electronic Resources (1) • Books in Print • Evaluations • Government Resources • Online Forms • Online Journals • Periodical Holdings • Virtual Reference Desk
Electronic Resources (2) • May be accessed through Databases Online via Library Home Page • MEDLINE • Academy of Science Abstracts • Marcive Web Documents
Electronic Resources (3) • Infotrac: (some full text) • EBSCOhost: Academic Search Premier (full text) • CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health) • PsycInfo: indexes books and journal articles about psychology • Lexis-Nexus: medical research (full text)
Electronic Resources (4) • Librarians’ Index to the Internet: http://www.lii.org • Internet Public Library:http://www.ipl.org
Government Documents • Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report • Vital & Health Statistics • Public Health Reports • Journal of the National Cancer Institute • Health Care Financing Review • Index Medicus • National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Management Series
Conclusion • Thank you for your attention. We hope this presentation has been helpful. Brown-Daniel Library Tennessee State University (615) 963-5201