How to do HEALTH research in the Foran Library
Databases & E-Reference
(milforded.org to Foran website to Media Center to Databases & E-Reference page)
Marshall Cavendish (typical Foran username & password)
Sub-databases within Marshall Cavendish for Health research:
Diseases & Disorders
Drugs & Society
Facts About Drugs
Family Health
Food & Nutrition
Health Encyclopedia
iCONN.org (from school no password required; from home, you’ll need your Milford Public Library card number)
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iCONN.org now contains the EBSCO database (academic health and science journals, reference info, and more!)
Click on High School Resources to access Medline Plus, MasUltra, Academic Search Premier, Student Research Center)
Additional Health Resources: http://www.cslib.org/iconnsitemap/staff/AdditionalResourcesHealth.aspx
Online Magazines (Current Health-Teens / Scholastic Choices; Science News; Science World)
90 Non-Fiction E-books about Health including “Drug Use & Abuse”, “Fell’s Official Know It All Guide to Health and Wellness”,
“Alternative Medicine and Your Health”, and books on individual diseases and medical conditions
Grolier Online (ask Mrs. Pellegrino for the remote access username & password)
The three encyclopedias within Grolier will have articles on various diseases & conditions as well as various drugs
Once you are in an article, also click on “Web Links”, “Periodicals”, “Magazines” to find journal and magazine articles and academicquality websites on your topic.
Foran’s Electronic Reference Health Books:
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(use Foran’s typical username & password)
Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Addictions & Substance Abuse
Infectious Diseases & Conditions
Magill’s Medical Guide, Sixth Edition
SIRS Knowledge Source; Facts On File Issues & Controversies; CQ Researcher (use Foran’s typical username & password)
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These three databases contain articles from newspapers, academic journals, magazines, and other reference materials concerning
many different health topics. Examples: Alcohol, ADHD, Biomedical Technology, Body Image, Dating Violence, Diets, Health Care
Reform and more.
Time Magazine – electronic edition
New York Times – electronic edition http://eedition.nytimes.com (ask Mrs. Pellegrino for the password)
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How to do HEALTH research in the Foran Library
Websites You should use websites that are academic in nature: have current and accurate information, written by experts, purpose is to
educate and not to sell something or influence your opinion, information is appropriate for your age level. Here are some paths to find
academic quality websites:
Web Links on Health Page of Foran Media Center website (Foran website – Media Center - Subject links and Class Projects – Health Page)
These are links to websites that have already been evaluated by teachers and librarians as being accurate, current, relevant,
authoritative, and academic in purpose.
WebPath Express: http://destiny.milforded.org. Click Foran – Click Catalog - Click on WebPath Express.
Ipl2.org: The Internet Public Library
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com (Returns only Academic resources available via Google)
Infotopia.info: Created and maintained by a person with a PhD in Library Science who hand-picks the websites based on recommendations
from librarians and teachers.
KidsClick.org: Aimed at younger students but good for basic information.
iCONN.org resources: http://www.cslib.org/iconnsitemap/staff/AdditionalResourcesHealth.aspx
Books and Other Print Materials
Destiny Library Catalog: to find books in the Foran library and in all Milford public school libraries
http://destiny.milforded.org. Click Foran – Click Catalog. Type your search term and click “keyword”.
Milford Public Library: http://www.ci.milford.ct.us/milford-public-library
Foran Health books:
We’ve got tons of current health books. Here are some examples and where to find them:
Non-fiction section: 362’s: Books about suicide and specific drugs
613-618: Viruses, depression, bulimia, addiction, stroke, ADD, diseases, etc.
Reference section:
Drugs, Alcohol & Tobacco (3 volumes) REF 613.8 DRU
Infection Diseases & Conditions (3 volumes) REF 616 INF
Health Matters (8 volumes) REF 613 HEA
MacMillan Health Encyclopedia (9 volumes) REF 610.3 MAC
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