I. MEDICAL DATABASES VIA SHAKE LIBRARY’S

WWW HOME PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.VINU.EDU/SHAKE.HTM

Important library research tools are available via The World Wide Web and probably should be your first choice when seeking full text published articles for college medical research (especially for research papers). Any library PC with web access should allow you to connect to these databases, though some may not allow access from other facilities or from your home. After accessing online databases, use the help information available with each database to become familiar with its search options.

The Research Process:

• To find information for your research projects, first access one of the databases below and enter your search term(s) after familiarizing yourself with the particular database's search features. Some databases provide many full-text articles, some provide only basic data (citations and abstracts).

• If you find a full-text article, you can print it, download it to a disk, or often email it to your account.

• If you locate a non-full text citation to a journal or magazine article, the next step is to determine if Shake Library subscribes to the publication. Do a JOURNAL TITLE SEARCH using WEBCAT (VU's electronic catalog of books and other holdings from the library's web page at http://www.vinu.edu/shake.htm) to find out if the journal is on microfilm or is in the bound periodicals section. Consult the Subject Guide in the back section of the Periodical Holdings List (blue booklets available in the library) to find journals under specific topics such as Health or Nursing.

• INTERLIBRARY LOAN: Materials such as books or photocopies of articles may be ordered from other libraries if at least two weeks notice is given. There is no charge to students or VU employees for this service.

1. CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) via Firstsearch

CINAHL (which for many years provided only indexing and abstracting of nursing journal articles) finally offers many full text articles in its database. As a result, this database is recommended as the starting point for research in the Health Occupations areas.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Call up a browser (Internet Explorer is recommended), go to the VU Library's home page at http://www.vinu.edu/shake.htm , select Find Articles, then select FirstSearch.

2. Select the CINAHL database (use the pull-down menus under Jump to Advanced Search-Select a Database to Search).

3. Begin searching by typing in appropriate search terms, and click the full text box if desired.

4. If you see the small icon (below) in your list of search results it means the VU library subscribes to the journal and you may obtain it after checking VU WebCat for location information (bound or microform). If the article is full-text, then you can read or print it immediately on the screen.

2. INSPIRE, an Indiana-Supported Database Provider

INSPIRE is an Indiana tax-supported database provider that offers several databases of interest to students in the Health Occupations areas. These include:

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition: This database provides coverage of general health magazines and professional health care journals and features searchable full text for over 520 periodicals. Abstracting and indexing for nearly 560 general health, nutrition, and professional health care titles also are included.

Academic Search Elite: Here you will find full text articles from approximately 1500 periodicals in many disciplines, some of them medical and health related. Indexing and abstracting of many other journals are also provided.

USP DI Volume II, Advice for the Patient
Provides patient-oriented drug information in lay language. Monographs are organized into the following sections: Brand Names commonly used in both the United States and Canada, Description, Before Using This Medicine, Proper Use of This Medicine, Precautions, and Side Effects.

MEDLINE
MEDLINE does not provide full text articles at this time and features only indexing and abstracting (summaries). MEDLINE is a very large database, however, and provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE allows users to search abstracts from over 4,000 current biomedical journals.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. First type the VU Library's home page address ( http://www.vinu.edu/shake.htm ) into the address part of your browser, then click Find Articles, then click INSPIRE.

2. Select Search Inspire Now! (Click Go).

3. Click EbscoHost Interface, which is best for medical research because at this time they offer more databases than those traditionally supplied by the INSPIRE interface.

4. Select your database (such as Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition) by clicking on its title, and begin your information search.

3. PROQUEST

This library database provides full-text articles from many core nursing, health and medical journals, plus covers nonmedical technical subjects. Here you will find full text articles from approximately 1000 periodicals in many disciplines, some of them medical and health related. Indexing and abstracting of many other journals are also provided.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. First type the VU Library's home page address ( http://www.vinu.edu/shake.htm ) into the address part of

your browser, then click Find Articles, then click ProQuest.

B. You can search all ProQuest collections by default, or select Collections-ProQuest Nursing Journals by

clicking the appropriate box.

C. Use the search blank to enter your terms and click the appropriate box (such as the full text limit), or click

on the Search Methods box at the top for more options).

4. ACADEMIC UNIVERSE

Search full-text articles from many medical journals and other news sources.

INSTRUCTIONS:

A. First type the VU Library's home page address ( http://www.vinu.edu/shake.htm ) into the address part of

your browser, then click Find Articles, then click Academic Universe.

B. Select the Medical heading, then choose either Medical News, Medical Journals, or Abstracts.

C. Use either the Basic or Guided Search screens to being your research.

II. ADDITIONAL LIBRARY INDEXES/DATABASES

Other WWW Indexes Accessible from the VU Library’s Home Page at http://www.vinu.edu/shake.htm

1. Firstsearch, mentioned above, offers dozens of important databases (both bibliographic, full-text and reference) that provide coverage of most areas of study.

2. NewsBank Infoweb contains full-text databases that provide articles from national and international newspapers, wire services, journals, and magazines. This unique, Web-based collection of primary source information includes statistics, UN documents, and full-text coverage of the Indianapolis Star. This is a good source for newsworthy topics but not necessarily professional medical information (though there might be valid information, such as an interview with a medical professional or a news update on a disease).

3. Sirs Knowledge Source contains thousands of full-text articles and documents, many of them related to health and medical topics.

4. INSPIRE, mentioned above, is a virtual library that provides access to many articles from encyclopedias, journals, magazines, and newspapers.

5. Britannica Online is an important research tool and contains full-text information on almost all topics.

6. Facts.com is a layman's source for full-text coverage of world news, science & controversial issues.

III. LOCATE BOOKS WITH VU WEBCAT

WEBCAT is VU's computerized catalog of books, media (such as videotapes), and other library resources (such as titles of library owned periodicals). WebCat is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.vinu.edu/shake.htm - click on Find Books, then VU WebCat. Medical, nursing, and health books (both circulating and reference), ebooks, music CDs, titles of medical journals subscribed to by the library, and relevant videotapes can be located by using WebCat.

The user can find materials quickly by using the Simple Search system, which is the default that shows up each time you access VU WebCat. Using the menu to search the database in areas such as authors, titles, subjects, and journal titles. Use the Command Search (Keyword) choice for keyword searching using AND, OR, NOT, also phrase searching. The Find Books link on the home page also is a starting point to search other library catalogs (such as Indiana, Purdue, or Indiana State universities) by clicking on the Other Libraries pull-down menu.

IV. REFERENCE BOOKS

1. DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

A. General Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia Americana. (Ref. 031 A512e)

The World Book Encyclopedia. (Ref. 030 W927w)

B. Medical and Nursing Encyclopedias

Columbia Encyclopedia of Nutrition. (Ref. 613.2 C726c)

Concise Encyclopedia of Foods & Nutrition. (Ref. 613.2 C744c)

Control of Communicable Diseases in Man. (Ref. 614 C764)

Diseases. 8 vol. (Ref. 616.003 D611d)

Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health. (Ref. 610.3 M647e)

Encyclopedia of AIDS. (Ref. 362.19697 E56a)

Encyclopedia of Bioethics. 4 vol. (Ref. 174.2 R347e)

Encyclopedia of Drug Abuse. (Ref. 362.2 O13en)

Encyclopedia of Health. Medical Disorders and Their Treatment. 27 vols. (Starting at Ref. 616 H434)

The Encyclopedia of Health. Psychological Disorders and Their Treatment. 12 vols. (Starting at Ref. 616 P947a)

Encyclopedia of Psychology. 4 vol. (Ref. 150.3 C826c)

The New Complete Medical and Health Encyclopedia 4 vol. (Ref. 613 N532n)

The Origin of Medical Terms. (Ref. 610.14 S628o)

Professional Guide to Diseases. Ref. 616 P964p)

Professional Guide to Signs & Symptons (Ref. 616.07 S578p)

C. Medical and Nursing Dictionaries

Age Words: A Glossary on Health and Aging. (Ref. 612.67 A265)

The Aids Dictionary. (Ref. 616.9792 W343a)

Dictionary of Medical Folklore. (Ref. 615 R584d)

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (Ref. 610.321 D711d)

Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary. (Ref. 610.3 M894m)

Stedman's Medical Dictionary. (Ref. 610.3 S812s)

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Ref. 610.3 T113c)

2. HANDBOOKS, STATISTICAL SOURCES, AND DIRECTORIES

A. Handbooks and General Health Reference Sources

Accreditation Manual for Long Term Care: AMLTC. (Ref. 362.1 J74l)

Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide. (Ref. 613 A466a)

The American Medical Association Family Medical Guide. (Ref. 616 A512)

AMA Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants. (Ref. 615.9 L237e)

The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Complete Home Guide to Mental Health.

(Ref. 616.89 C726C)

The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide.

(Ref. 613 C726b)

The Consumer's Medical Desk Reference: Information Your Doctor Can't or Won't Tell You (Ref. 616 I56c)

Control of Communicable Diseases Manual. (Ref. 614 C764)

Diabetic's Guide to Health and Fitness. (Ref. 616.46206 B493)

Do-It-Yourself Medical Testing. 240 Tests You Can Perform at Home. (Ref. 616.075 P647d)

Illustrated Guide to Diagnostic Tests. (Ref. 616.075 I29i)

Mayo Clinic Family Health Book. (Ref. 613 M473m)

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. (Ref. 615 M554m)

Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests. (Ref. 616.075 P128m)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sourcebook (Ref. 616.951 S518s)

The Yale University School of Medicine Patient’s Guide to Medical Tests. (Ref. 616.07 P298p)

Woman's Body. A Manual for Life. (Ref. 613.0424 W872w)

B. References Pertaining to Drugs and Medicine

Complete Drug Reference. Consumer Reports. (Ref. 615 C737c)

Delmar’s Therapeutic Class Drug Guide for Nurses. (Ref. 615.1 D359t)

Drug Evaluations. (Ref. 615 A512a)

Drug Interactions and Side Effects Index. (Ref. 615.1 D794)

Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference. (Ref. 615.58 M894n)

Nurse's Drug Guide. (Ref. 615.1 N974d)

PDR Nurse's Drug Handbook. (Ref. 615.58 P578n)

Physicians' Desk Reference. (Ref. 615.13 P578p)

Physicians' Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs. (Ref. 615.13 P578p)

C. Statistical Sources

Facts About Nursing. (Ref. 610.73 A512f)

Health: A Concern for Every American. (Ref. 360 I43h)

Health Care State Rankings. (Ref. 362.1 H434hr)

Health, United States. (Ref. 362.1 U58h)

Healthy Hoosiers 2000: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives, Maternal, Infant, Child, and

Adolescent Health. (Ref. 362.1 H434he)

Hospital Statistics. (Ref. 362.1 A512h)

The Indiana Factbook. (Ref. 320.9772 I39i)

Statistical Abstract of the United States. (Ref. 317.3 U58s)

D. Health Directories

Allied Health Education Directory. (Ref. 610.72 A436a)

American Hospital Association Guide to the Health Care Field. (Ref. 362.1 A277a)

Healthcare Resource and Reference Guide (Ref. 362.1 H434g)

The Hospital Phone Book. (Ref. 362.1 U58a)

Medical and Health Information Directory. (Ref. 362.1 M489m)

VI. WWW SEARCHING AND SAMPLE MEDICAL WEB SITES

A. Web Search Engines.

(These will allow you to search the World Wide Web for medical information.)

Google

http://google.com

Yahoo

http://www.yahoo.com/

Webcrawler

http://webcrawler.com

Fastsearch

http://www.alltheweb.com

Dogpile (multiple search engine)

http://www.dogpile.com

Hotbot

http://www.hotbot.com

B. Selected health-related WWW sites.

(There are thousands more you can find on your own using the search engines above.)

American Medical Association

http://www.ama-assn.org/

World Health Organization (WHO)

http://www.who.int/

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

http://www.os.dhhs.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

http://www.cdc.gov/

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

http://www.nih.gov/

All the Virology Servers in the World

http://homeport.tcs.tulane.edu/~dmsander/garryfavweb1.html

American Diabetes Assoc.

http://www.diabetes.org/

American Lyme Disease Foundation

http://www.aldf.com/

Ohio State Univ. Comprehensive Cancer Center

http://www.jamesline.com/output/content/CCCsite/ccc

Mayo Clinic

http://www.mayo.edu

National Library of Medicine

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

Internet Medical Resources (Free, required registration)

http://www.medmatrix.org/

Dr. Bob's Health Page

http://home.earthlink.net/~drbobshields/index.html

Pharmweb (Pharmacology Portal)

http://www.pharmweb.net/

National, State and International Nursing Organizations

http://www.nurse.org/orgs.shtml