GCSU Library Subject Guide
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Databases
Most databases index articles from journals, newspapers, and magazines. Some databases offer full text articles, while others contain only citations. Some databases are subject specific, while others are more general in coverage. Some databases relevant to the biological sciences are:
Full-text resources for online articlesProquest Nursing & Allied Health Source. |
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Journal Locator
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Use the Journal Locator to search for specific journals or magazines or to see a list of available journals for a subject area. The Journal Locator will give you the location of a journal (whether online or in the library) and the dates available. Use the following links to get a list of magazines and journals related to the biological sciences. Click here for a list of Nursing journals available online and in the library. Click here for a list of other journals in the Life and Medical Sciences. |
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The Reference Collection, located on the second floor of the GCSU Library, is often the best place to start your research. Books in the Reference Collection can help you become more familiar with your topic and assist you with identifying keywords and important people. Bibliographies can help you identify specific articles and books.
For General Nursing materials, try browsing the call numbers beginning with RT in the Reference Collection. You may find the following reference materials useful.
Miller, Benjamin Frank and Claire Brackman Kean. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia & dictionary of medicine, nursing & allied health. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, c1997. (Reference Desk R121 .M65 1997)
Duncan, Helen A. Duncan's Dictionary for nurses. 2nd ed. New York: Springer Pub. Co., c1989. (Reference RT21 .D85 1989)
The encyclopedia of elder care. Amherst, N.Y: Prometheus Books, 2004. (REFERENCE RC954 .E53 2004)
Krapp, Kristine M. (ed.) The Gale encyclopedia of nursing & allied health (5 vols). Detroit: Gale Group, c2002. (REFERENCE RT21 .G353 2002)
Gahart, Betty L. and Adrienne R. Nazareno. Intravenous medications: a handbook for nurses and allied health professionals. St. Louis: Elsevier Mosby, c2005. (REFERENCE RM170 .G33 2005)
Baird, Marianne Saunorus, Keen, Janet Hicks and Pamela L. Swearingen. Manual of critical care nursing: nursing interventions and collaborative management. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo.: Elsevier Mosby, c2005. (REFERENCE RT120.I5 M29 2005)
O'Neil, Maryadele J. (ed) The Merck index: an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. 14th ed. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck, 2006. (REFERENCE RS51 .M4 2006)
Nurse's legal handbook. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2004. (REFERENCE RT86.73 .N855 2004)
Burns, Catherine E. Pediatric primary care: a handbook for nurse practitioners. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, c2000. (REFERENCE RJ245 .P43 2000)
Physicians' desk reference: PDR. Oradell, N.J.: Medical Economics Co.,2008. (Reference Desk RS75 .P5)
Fenstermacher, Karen. and Barbara Toni Hudson. Practice guidelines for family nurse practitioners. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders, c2004. (REFERENCE RT120.F34 F46 2004)
Online Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
MeSH, the Medical Subject Heading classification system.
Begaud, Bernard. Dictionary of pharmacoepidemiology. Chichester ; New York: John Wiley, c2000. Netlibrary e-book
Booth, Katie. Luker, Karen A. A practical handbook for community health nurses working with children and their parents. Oxford ; Malden, Mass: Blackwell Science, 1999. Netlibrary e-book
Carroll, Roberta. American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. Risk management handbook for health care organizations American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. 3rd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass ; Chicago: AHA Press, c2001. Netlibrary e-book
Crook, Martin A. Handbook of near-patient testing. London: Greenwich Medical Media, c1999. Netlibrary e-book
Ehrenpreis, Seymour. Ehrenpreis, Eli. Clinician's handbook of prescription drugs. New York: McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division, c2001. Netlibrary e-book
Gaither, Carl C. Cavazos-Gaither, Alma E. Slocombe, Andrew, Medically speaking a dictionary of quotations on dentistry, medicine, and nursing. Bristol: Institute of Physics Pub., c1999. Netlibrary e-book
McConachie, I. Roberts, D. Hesketh. Handbook of cardiac emergencies. 1st ed. London: Greenwich Medical Media, Ltd, c2000. Netlibrary e-book
McConachie, Ian. Handbook of ICU therapy. London: Greenwich Medical Media, 1999. Netlibrary e-book
Merck Manuals (includes The Merck Manual--Home Edition, The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, The Merck Manual of Health and Aging, and The Merck Manual of Geriatrics)
Strange, Gary R. American College of Emergency Physicians. Pediatric emergency medicine a comprehensive study guide: companion handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill, c1999. Netlibrary e-book
Turkington, Carol. Ashby, Bonnie. Encyclopedia of infectious diseases. New York: Facts on File, c1998. Netlibrary e-book
Books @ Ovid (Doody's Core Titles in the Health Sciences)
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Searching
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Start here for resources in our library. | |
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Next go here to find resources in other libraries in the University System. Use GIL Express to request the items from another library in the University System of Georgia. | |
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Use WorldCat to search libraries outside of Georgia. If you find something you need, use Interlibrary Loan to request items from out-of-state libraries. (Note: there is another version of WorldCat available here.) | |
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Use NetLibrary to search for online/electronic books. | |
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Use this database to search for dissertations and theses. If you find a dissertation you would like to read you should check the GIL Library Catalog and the GIL Universal Catalog. If you don't find it there, use Interlibrary Loan to request it from another library | |
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A free book catalog available from Google. If you click on the Find this book in a Library link in the right-hand column you can see a list of libraries in Georgia with the book. Use Interlibrary Loan to request a book. |
Browsing by Subject Heading
Using the correct subject headings for your topic will help you get more relevant results when searching the Library Catalog. Below is a concise list of subject headings for the biological sciences. Click on any of these subject headings to get a complete list of library resources for that topic.
Browsing by Call Number
You may also want to browse the shelves to find books. Here is a breakdown of the call number ranges for this topic.
Most of the books dealing with the medical and health sciences are located in the R's. Here is a general breakdown for this area:
| R = Medicine (General) | |||||
| RA | = | Public aspects of medicine | RK | = | Dentistry |
| RB | = | Pathology | RL | = | Dermatology |
| RC | = | Internal medicine | RM | = | Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
| RD | = | Surgery | RS | = | Pharmacy and materia medica |
| RE | = | Ophthalmology | RT | = | Nursing |
| RF | = | Otorhinolaryngology | RV | = | Botanic, Thomsonian, and eclectic medicine |
| RG | = | Gynecology and obstetrics | RX | = | Homeopathy |
| RJ | = | Pediatrics | RZ | = | Other systems of medicine |
For a more comprehensive breakdown of the sciences, go to this site from the Library of Congress
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Special Collections |
Clyde E. Keeler Collection: Finding Aid
Websites
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Web Sites |
Subject Directories
Hardin MD: Medical Information from the Hardin Library, University of Iowa
Nursing Education Initiative from the University System of Georgia
Nursing Links from Healthfinder.gov.
Nursing on the Net: A Web Sampler of Resources for Nursing Professionals, from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (nnlm.gov)
Professional Associations
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
American Society of Registered Nurses
Vocational Information
Georgia Board of Licensed Practical Nurses
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses from the Occupational Outlook Handbook. (U.S. Department of Labor)
Registered Nurses from the Occupational Outlook Handbook. (U.S. Department of Labor)
Nursing Workforce Reports and Data from the Health Resources Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Contact A Librarian
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For further assistance, contact the Reference Desk in the GCSU Library or contact the GCSU Library liaison to the Biological & Environmental Sciences Department:
Gary Austin
gary.austin@gcsu.edu
445-0987