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Research Guide for Occupational Therapy
FINDING ARTICLES
Occupational Therapy Database
EBSCO's Health databases searches CINAHL ®, PreCINAHL ™, Health Source ®: Nursing/Academic Edition, Clinical Pharmacology, SPORTDiscus, and the multidisciplinary Academic Search ™ Premier. You can search individual databases by going to EBSCO Database Selection . Additional search features are provided when you limit your search to a single database.
TIP: EBSCO's Health databases is the best online source to find the full-text of articles about occupational therapy.
The American Occupational Therapy Association OT Search Database covers the literature of occupational therapy and related subject areas, such as rehabilitationeducation, psychiatry or psychology, and health care delivery or administration. Some of the records include an abstract of the article. (years of coverage vary from 3 to 15 years).
TIP: The full-text is not available for articles cited in OT Search. The full-text is available in the EBSCO Health databases and in the Alvernia Library collection of print journals for some articles cited in OT Search. Articles not available in these two sources can be obtained through interlibrary loan.
OTSeeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. Trials have been critically appraised and rated to assist you to evaluate their validity and interpretability. (OTS)
National Library of Medicine Gateway
The National Library of Medicine Gateway facilitates the simultaneous search of multiple National Library of Medicine information systems, including MEDLINE and PubMed. Users can access citations - some of which link to full text, video, audio and images.
PubMed is a free database that searches millions of article citations from approximately 5000 journals of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences. Users can access citations - some of which link to full text, video, audio and images.
Occupational Therapy Related Databases
Dissertations & Thesis - ProQuest
This database includes doctoral dissertations and master's theses from over 1,000 graduate schools and universities in North America and from around the globe.
Dissertations & Thesis - WorldCat
LexisNexis AcademicUpdated daily, this database contains records for all dissertations and theses, and published materials based on theses, cataloged by libraries in WorldCat. The database contains records for over 5 million dissertations, theses, and published materials based on all subjects cataloged by libraries in WorldCat.
Medical News 47 Titles
This is a database of full text articles in the fields of life sciences, medicine, & health. (Dates of coverage: varies by title, all titles to present)Medical Journals 20 Titles
This is an index of full-text journal articles in fields of life sciences, medicine, & health. (Dates of coverage: varies by title, 11 titles to present)Medical Abstracts
This is an index to the abstracts of journal articles in the National Library of Medicine's Medline (Dates of coverage: 1966-present)
EBSCO's Education searches four databases, Education Research Complete ™, Professional Development Collection ™, ERIC ®, and the multidisciplinary Academic Search ™ Premier. You can search individual databases by going to EBSCO Database Selection . Additional search features are provided when you limit your search to a single database.
ProQuest® Education Journals gives users access to over 700 top educational publications, including nearly 600 of the titles in full text. Image articles include all the charts, tables, diagrams, and other graphical elements often used to enhance the editorial value of articles that focus on education topics. ProQuest Education Journals covers not only the literature on primary, secondary, and higher education but also special education, home schooling, adult education, and hundreds of related topics.
EBSCO's Psychology searches three databases, PsycINFO ®, PsycARTICLES, and the multidisciplinary Academic Search ™ Premier. Searches can be limited to the PsycINFO database by going to EBSCO Database Selection. This will allow you to search using an electronic version of APA's official Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms ®
EBSCO's Sociology databases searches SocINDEX™ with Full Text and the multidisciplinary Academic Search ™ Premier. SocINDEX™ with Full Text encompasses the broad spectrum of sociological study with abstracts for more than 815 "core" coverage journals dating as far back as 1895. The full text for 397 "core" and 150 "priority" coverage journals dating back to 1908, are covered. Books/monographs, conference papers, and other non-periodical content sources are also included.
WestLaw Research Campus is an online legal research tool for students interested in law-related areas such as criminal justice, social work, business, education and law. In addition to primary legal information consisting of case law, and state and federal statutes, this resource provides summaries and analysis of court decisions, law reviews, and synopsis of legal issues.
Please note that in order to access this database, WestLaw requires users to check the I agree button at the bottom of the terms of agreement page.
FINDING AUTHORITATIVE WEB SITES
Alvernia Library’s Internet Reference Library
The Internet Reference Library has a list of selected Occupational Therapy and Health and Medicine Web sites. The Internet Reference Library can be accessed from the Resources page of the Library Web site.
Alvernia Library Research Page
The Research Guides page, listed under Research Help on the Alvernia Library Research page, links to sources for finding and evaluating Web sites.
The Brodart DartClix consists of 16,000 professionally selected Web sites.
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FINDING BOOKS, VIDEOS, DVDS, & CDS
WorldCat 100 million records
This Online Union Catalog lists holdings from libraries across the world. Searches can be conducted across all libraries or limited to the Alvernia Library collection. Searches can also be limited to specific types of documents such as books, visual materials and Internet resources. (dates of coverage: 2100 B.C. – present)
Requesting a book from this collection only takes a minute. Click on the Borrow this item from another library link. Submit the form with your Alvernia ID number and allow two weeks for delivery of the requested book.
Alvernia's Catalog is the best tool for finding items in Alvernia Library's collection. You can search for books, audiobooks, books in the Best Seller collection, audio-visual materials (videos, DVD's and CD's), course reserves, and journals in our print collection. Item records indicate if the item is available. Students, faculty and staff with an Alvernia ID card can place a hold on items that are currently in circulation.
The Dewey Decimal System is used to classify books in the Alvernia Library collection. Most books about occupational therapy are located in the 615.85 section.
Examples of Occupational Therapy background books are listed below:
Encyclopedia of Aging R301.26 E56 2002
Encylcopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health R610.3 E56 2003
Spanish-English, English-Spanish Medical Dictionary R610.3 M141 2005
Mosby's Medical Dictionary R610.3 M894 2006
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health R610.7307 G151 2002
Documentation Manual for Writing SOAP Notes in Occupational Therapy 615.8 B726 2005
Handbook of Psychophysiology R612.8 H236 2000
Clinical Nutrition R615.8 C641 2005
Occupational Therapy Practices Guidelines R615.85 A512 1999
Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy R615.85 Q6 2004
OT Exam Review Manual R615.8515 015 2001
The Encyclopedia of the Muscle and Skeletal Systems and Disorders 616.7 S275 2005
Encyclopedia of the Neuological Sciences R616.8 E56 2003
Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders R616.8907 D536 2000
Diagnosis and Statistical Manual Mental Disorgers: Diagnosis, Etiology & Treatment R 616.8907 F527 2004
Rehabiliation of the Hand and Upper Extremity R617.57 R343 2002
Biomedical books
The National Center for Biotechnology Information's collection of electronic books can be searched for topics in occupational therapy.
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The Encyclopedia covers topics in all major health professions, including nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, medical lab technology, emergency medical technology, pharmacology and nutrition. In addition, approximately 400 photographs and illustrations are featured.
International Encyclopedia of the Social Services
This encyclopedia covers articles and biographies contributed by scholars from around the world on a wide array of global topics in the social sciences.
Gray's Anatomy
http://www.bartleby.com/107/
The classic illustrated text of human anatomy (20th edition, 1918) is now available online. It is fully searchable by keyword, table of contents, or subject index containing 13,000 entries. From Bartleby.com. (LII)
Mental Measurements Yearbook
Produced by the Buros Institute at the University of Nebraska, the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. The MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. All MMY entries contain descriptive information (e.g., test purpose, publisher, pricing) and edited review(s) written by leading content area experts. MMY provides coverage from Volume 9 to the present.
NetLibrary eBooks
A collection of over 12,000 eBooks is now accessible from NetLibrary. eBooks are full text electronic versions that can be borrowed and returned over the Internet. To access eBooks from off-campus, you must first Create A Free Account from a computer on the Alvernia College computer network. Examples of books on occupational therapy include:
- Occupational Therapy: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References (2004)
- Career As an Occupational Therapist: Healthcare Professional (2005)
Merck Manuals
- The Merck Manual of Medical Information--Second Home Edition
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html
The full-text, searchable consumer edition of the famous Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy "meant for all those people interested in medical care who did not have a medical degree." Includes audio files of pronunciations, photographs, animations, and video files. (LII) - The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Seventeenth Edition
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/home.jsp
This well-known medical diagnostic handbook is online in its entirety. Searchable, and browsable by chapters. (LII) - The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, Third Edition
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmg/home.jsp
Online edition of print book of same title, providing "information of clinical relevance on geriatric care." Searchable, and browsable by index. (LII) - The Merck Manual of Health and Aging
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_ha/contents.html
Online edition of print book of same title, providing "information of clinical relevance on geriatric care." Searchable, and browsable by index. (LII)
Enyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safe
Updated: April 23, 2008