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Reference Hours
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9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Information
974-2243
As always, start your research at the
Shimberg Health Sciences Library
homepage
Circulation
974-2243
http://www.library.hsc.usf.edu
Course Registration
974-2990
Education
974-2990
Interlibrary Loan
974-2123
Reference
974-2288
Serials
974-9080
GME Librarian
396-9667
Telephone Numbers
Director: Beverly A. Shattuck, MS, MBA
Hinks & Elaine Shimberg Health Sciences Library
University of South Florida
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC-31
Tampa, FL 33612
03/09
Direct links to the databases in this
guide are on the library homepage.
PsycINFO
Get online, full text articles in PubMed!
Change the Display option from Summary to
Abstract and look for the Online/In Print icons.
Also, use the ‘Limits’ feature to select Nursing
Journals from the Subsets option (see the PubMed
for Nursing guide. Use the link on the library homepage.)
HAPI
Health and Psychosocial Instruments
HAPI provides access to information on
measurement instruments (i.e., rating scales,
questionnaires, index measures, interview
schedules,
checklists,
coding
schemes/
manuals, projective techniques, vignettes/
scenarios, tests) in the health and psychosocial
sciences.
HAPI assists to identify measures needed for
research studies, grant proposals, program
evaluation, client/patient assessment, class
papers/projects, and theses/dissertations.
Produced by the
American Psychological Association
Up-to-date, full-text, medical, health, and wellness
information from journals, pamphlets, authoritative
medical sources, and pertinent Web sites.
All searches include the PDR Family Guides to:
Prescription Drugs; Over-the-Counter Drugs; and
Natural Medicines and Healing Therapies.
Provides access to:
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine - for diseases
and medical conditions
Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health
Dictionary
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
- for diseases and medical conditions
Medical & Health Information Directory –
search for:
1. Health organizations, agencies, schools
2. Journals, newsletters, publishers and Web sites
3. Hospitals and health care facilities, programs,
and special care.
A compilation of links to online nursing
resources, some free, some for sale, some are by
USF subscription. Electronic journals, Online
reference resources, and interactive courses,
databases, and tutorials.
Original research and journal articles,
literature reviews, reports of surveys,
case studies, theoretical discussions,
bibliographies, and descriptions of tests
and apparatus are also included.
Indexed materials are selected from more
than 1,300 journals as well as book
chapters and books in the English
language. Most records have abstracts.
Questions? Study guides, tutorials, and
more are available on the homepage links.
Tips and Guides Searching link for:
• Tutorial for using CINAHL (quick tips)
• Tutorial for PubMed
Frequently Asked Questions link for:
HAPI does not provide the actual instrument,
but does provide analysis, evaluation, and
citations to locating a variety of instruments.
"Virtual" Martindale's Nursing Center
PsycINFO
covers
the
scholarly
professional and academic literature in
psychology and the related disciplines of
medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology,
education, health administration, law,
public health, and more.
This database is a subset of Health and Wellness
Resource Center. Simultaneous Users: 5 Users
This multi-source database provides access to full
text nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide
variety of personal health information sources. 40
full-text nursing and allied health journals.
Reference header
• Nursing Instruments and Nursing Theorists
• How to cite a resource (APA style guides)
• Where to find statistics
• Consumer Health
The FAQ may also provide answers to your
questions about Services, Computing, Books
and Journals, and other Reference topics.
HAPI
Get online, full text articles in PubMed!
Change the Display option from Summary to
Abstract and look for the Online/In Print icons.
Also, use the ‘Limits’ feature to select Nursing
Journals from the Subsets option (see the PubMed
for Nursing guide. Use the link on the library homepage.)
Produced by the
Health and Psychosocial Instruments
HAPI provides access to information on
measurement instruments (i.e., rating scales,
questionnaires, index measures, interview
schedules, checklists, coding schemes/
manuals, projective techniques, vignettes/
scenarios, tests) in the health and
psychosocial sciences.
HAPI assists to identify measures needed for
research studies, grant proposals, program
evaluation, client/patient assessment, class
papers/projects, and theses/dissertations.
Up-to-date, full-text, medical, health, and wellness
information from journals, pamphlets, authoritative
medical sources, and pertinent Web sites.
All searches include the PDR Family Guides to:
Prescription Drugs; Over-the-Counter Drugs; and
Natural Medicines and Healing Therapies.
Provides access to:
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine - for diseases
and medical conditions
Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health
Dictionary
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
- for diseases and medical conditions
Medical & Health Information Directory –
search for:
1. Health organizations, agencies, schools
2. Journals, newsletters, publishers and Web sites
3. Hospitals and health care facilities, programs,
and special care.
PsycINFO
HAPI does not provide the actual instrument,
but does provide analysis, evaluation, and
citations to locating a variety of instruments.
Another source of fulltext, nursing and allied
health articles. Just click
the Lexis-Nexis link.
American Psychological Association
PsycINFO
covers
the
scholarly
professional and academic literature in
psychology and the related disciplines of
medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology,
education, health administration, law,
public health, and more.
Original research and journal articles,
literature reviews, reports of surveys,
case studies, theoretical discussions,
bibliographies, and descriptions of tests
and apparatus are also included.
Indexed materials are selected from more
than 1,300 journals as well as book
chapters and books in the English
language. Most records have abstracts.
Questions? Study guides, tutorials, and
more are available on the homepage links.
Tips and Guides Searching link for:
• Tutorial for using CINAHL (quick tips)
• Tutorial for PubMed
Search for FULL-TEXT articles in three areas:
Frequently Asked Questions link for:
Medical News – articles from medical and health
news sources covering healthcare
Reference header
• Nursing Instruments and Nursing Theorists
• How to cite a resource (APA style guides)
• Where to find statistics
• Consumer Health
Medical Journals – articles from medical and
health journals covering a wide range of medical
topics
Abstracts – The National Library of Medicine’s
Medline (PubMed)
The FAQ may also provide answers to your
questions about Services, Computing, Books
and Journals, and other Reference topics.