Tennessee State University Brown-Daniel Library

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Tennessee State UniversityBrown-Daniel Library

• Resources for Allied Health

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Prepared by

• Lynetta Alexander

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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.

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Electronic Access to Books

• Online Catalog
• Athena
• Interlibrary Loan

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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

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Selected Print Reference Sources

• 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)

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Selected Print Sources in Reference (cont.)

• At Ready Reference Desk
• Physicians Desk Reference
• CDR Complete Drug Reference
• Encyclopedia of AIDS
• Statistical Record of Health and Medicine

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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

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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

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Electronic Resources (1)

• Books in Print
• Evaluations
• Government Resources
• Online Forms
• Online Journals
• Periodical Holdings
• Virtual Reference Desk

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Electronic Resources (2)

• May be accessed through Databases Online via
  Library Home Page
• MEDLINE
• Academy of Science Abstracts
• Marcive Web Documents

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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)

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Electronic Resources (4)

• Librarians Index to the Internet
  http//www.lii.org
• Internet Public Library http//www.ipl.org

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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

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Conclusion

• Thank you for your attention. We hope this
  presentation has been helpful.
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