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Resources for
Health Technology Brown Library has a number of
resources for health technology students. Some of the sources, such as
reserves and circulating books, are available on the top floor.
Other resources, such as databases, periodicals and reference books, are
available on the main floor.
Library Handbook for Health
Technology
This
library handbook is a guide to the essential resources for
research in health technology. MLA Style for
Health Technology Databases
Here are some MLA sample
citations to health technology databases. Presentation
Here is a link to an online
Power Point Presentation
outlining our electronic databases for health technology.
Reserves
There are several health technology textbooks on reserve at the
circulation desk. Also on reserve are nursing dictionaries,
diagnosis manuals and test preparation guides. Please click here for a
complete list. Search
reserve lists by class, subject or teacher.
Books
Books in Brown Library are arranged in
Library of Congress call
number order. Each book has a unique call number, making it
possible for you to find it on the shelf. Books on nursing are
found in the R section for medicine. More specifically,
they are found in the RT section for nursing. You can go
to the shelves and browse or you can locate a specific book on
your topic by using the
book catalog. Most of the books in Brown Library are
circulating books and can be found on the top floor.
Reference Books
Reference books are books that do not check out. They are
located on the main floor in the reference area. They are
arranged the same way as the circulating books. Each reference
book has the letters REF in front of the call number.
Here is a selected list of titles.
     
- Encyclopedia of Nutrition
and Good Health RA784 .R646
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Encyclopedia of Obesity &
Eating Disorders RC552.E18 .C37
- Exploring Health Care
Careers R690 .E97
- Gale Encyclopedia of Mental
Disorders RC437 .G35
- Merck Manual of Diagnosis &
Therapy 16th edition 1992 RC55 .M4
- Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)
- 59th edition 2005 RS75 .P5
- Gale Encyclopedia of
Alternative Medicine - online only
- Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
RC254.5 .G353
- Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic
Disorders RB155.5 .G35
- Gale Encyclopedia of
Medicine RC41 .G35
- Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing
and Allied Health RT21 .G353
Periodicals
Periodicals in Brown Library include magazines, newspapers
and journals. The periodicals are located on the main floor in
the reference section. They are arranged in alphabetical order
by title. They come in paper, film, and microfiche formats. As
more and more titles become available through electronic means,
we have discontinued many of our paper subscriptions. We do
however, continue to maintain an archive of older titles.
Nursing periodicals in Brown Library
Databases
In addition to our hard copy sources, we also provide access
to periodicals through our electronic databases. Most of these
databases are provided by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia.
These databases include references to articles that are
full-text, as well as references to abstracts and citations.
Nursing periodicals full-text through VIVA.
The databases listed below cover
topics in nursing and health.
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Blackwell Synergy - Full-text journals published by
Blackwell. Limit your search to either health sciences or
medicine.
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CINAHL
- This index database covers journals articles back to 1982 from the fields of nursing and
allied health. Cinahl itself does not include many full-text articles, but
you can click on the Lincit
icon
to see if articles are available in full-text from other databases such as
Blackwell, Cambridge, OVID, and Gale.
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EBSCO - This group of databases
includes: PreCinahl, Cinahl, PsycInfo,
PsycARTICLES, ERIC, and Medline. Articles may be full-text, abstracts, or
citations.
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Gale - This group of databases includes:
General OneFile, Academic OneFile, General Reference Center
Gold, and Opposing Viewpoints. It also includes specialized
databases for health, such as the two listed below. The
Gale PowerSearch is the place to start for your
research.
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Gale: Health & Wellness Resource Center
- Find reference books such as Mosby's Medical, Nursing and
Allied Health Dictionary and the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Also find a directory of
health organizations, drug finder, health news and assessment
tools.
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Gale: Health Reference Center
- This is a smaller database than General OneFile and is
focused just on health related topics.
Web Sites for Health
Statistics
Web Sites for Professional
Development
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DIR Line Directory
of Health Organizations Online
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Nursing World -
(American Nurses Association) Find latest headlines in
nursing, nursing code of ethics, career center, and
information about credentialing. Also find publications such
as the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing.
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Open Directory
Nursing - This directory of nursing web sites includes
links for employment, education, history, humor,
organizations, specialties, discussion boards, volunteer opportunities, testing
etc. Too many to list here.
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Virginia Department of
Health Professions - Contains information pertaining to
the examination, licensing and disciplining of health care
practitioners governed by Virginia’s 13 health care boards.
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