Tennessee State University
Brown-Daniel Library
Resources for Allied Health
Prepared by:
Lynetta Alexander
Scope
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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 healthrelated resources.
Electronic Access to Books
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Online Catalog
Athena
Interlibrary Loan
Print Resources – Stack Area
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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
Selected Print Reference Sources
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Medical dictionaries (R
121)
Exploring Health
Careers (R 690)
American Hospital
Association Guide (RA
977)
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CINAHL (paper)
Statistical Abstract
(HA 202)
Encyclopedia of
Bioethics (QH 332)
Selected Print Sources in
Reference (cont.)
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At Ready Reference Desk:
Physician’s Desk Reference
CDR Complete Drug Reference
Encyclopedia of AIDS
Statistical Record of Health and Medicine
Periodical Holdings
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May be accessed by:
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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
Representative Allied Health
Periodicals
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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
Electronic Resources (1)
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Books in Print
Evaluations
Government Resources
Online Forms
Online Journals
Periodical Holdings
Virtual Reference Desk
Electronic Resources (2)
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May be accessed through Databases Online
via Library Home Page
MEDLINE
Academy of Science Abstracts
Marcive Web Documents
Electronic Resources (3)
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Infotrac: (some full text)
EBSCOhost: Academic Search Premier (full
text)
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CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and
Allied Health)
PsycInfo: indexes books and journal articles
about psychology
Lexis-Nexus: medical research (full text)
Electronic Resources (4)
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Librarians’ Index to the Internet:
http://www.lii.org
Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org
Government Documents
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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
Conclusion
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Thank you for your attention. We hope this
presentation has been helpful.
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