Nursing Library Specialist

Jean Liddell
liddeje@auburn.edu
334/844-1797
RBD Library, 2nd Floor, North Annex


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Databases

To access a resource from home, type your library ID and last name. Your library ID is usually: two, zero, your Social Security Number, then zero. For example: A person with the Social Security Number 123-45-6789 has the library ID: 201234567890.


  • CINAHL 
    • Authoritative coverage of the literature for nursing and allied health fields including from 1982 to the present.
  • Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
    • Provides full text for over 255 health periodicals, over 1,065 health pamphlets, and 23 health reference books. Includes an electronic version of Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
  • Health Source: Consumer Edition
    • Provides over 7,000 reports, in every-day language, describing symptoms, treatments, risks and after-effects of a vast array of medical topics and conditions.
  • Current Contents/Science Edition 
    • Provides access to the tables of contents and bibliographic data from current issues of scholarly research journals and books in the sciences.  1996 – Present.
  • MEDLINE
    • Citations to journal literature covering biomedicine including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, etc. 1966 - Preseny
  • PsycARTICLES
    • is a database of full-text articles from journals published by the APA, APA Education Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association and Hogrefe & Huber. Contains everything from the print journal except ads. It covers 53 jouranls. 1985 - present

 

  • PsycINFO 
    • Contains summaries of the world's journal literature in psychology and related disciplines, as well as dissertations and technical reports. 1887 - Present

  • SPORTDiscus 
    • Covers sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, psychology, training techniques, coaching, physical education, physical fitness, recreation, facilities and equipment. 1949 - Present

  • International Pharmaceutical Abstracts 
    • Provides worldwide coverage of pharmaceutical science and health related literature from 1970 to the present
     
  • PubMed
    • Provides free access to MEDLINE. Linkages to publishers' sites for full-text journals. Approximately 250 journals available, some by subscription only. Clinical query form with built-in search filters for diagnosis, etiology, therapy, and prognosis.

Reference tools

  • Cecil Textbook of Medicine - Desk Ref. RC 46 .C423 2004
  • Connections: Nursing Research, Theory and Practice - Ref. RT 81.5 .Y68 2001
  • Dictionary of Nursing - Ref. RT 21 .D538 2003
  • Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary - Desk Ref R 121 .D73 2000 & Vet Med Lib 2003
  • Legal and Ethical Issues - Ref RT 85 .K55 2000
  • Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy - Desk Ref RC 55 .M4 1999 & electronic
  • PDR [Physicians Desk Reference] nurse's drug handbook - Desk Ref. RM 125 .P377 2002
  • Saunders Nursing Drug Handbook - Ref RM 300 .N79 1999
  • MEDLINEplus Medical Dictionary


Journals


Associations, Organizations and Societies

 

  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing
    • “AACN [fosters] quality preparation of clinicians, research scientists, educators, administrators, consultants, and policymakers for leadership and health promotion…”
  • American Association of Critical Care Nursing
    • AACN promotes the health and welfare "by advancing the art and science of critical care nursing and promoting environments that facilitate professional nursing practice.”
  • American College of Nurse Practitioners
    • “The ACNP is focused on advocacy and keeping NPs current on legislative, regulatory and clinical practice issues that effect NPs in the rapidly changing health care arena.”
  • American Nurses Association
    • ...the ANA is the strongest voice for the nursing profession with its headquarters in Washington, DC.
  • National Council of State Boards of Nursing
    • The NCSBN provides an organization for boards of nursing counsel together on matters affecting the public health, safety and welfare, and develop licensing examinations.
  • National Institute of Nursing Research
    • The NINR supports research for the care of individuals across the life span: managing patients during illness, promoting healthy lifestyles, and promoting quality of life in those with chronic illness.
  • National League for Nursing
    • NLN's purpose is to advance quality nursing education that prepares the nurses for the diverse population in an ever-changing health care environment.”


Web sites

  • CDC Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention
    • “The Division of STD Prevention… provides national leadership through research, policy development, and support of effective services..."
  • Combined Health Information Database
    • CHID provides an index to public health information published by the US Government
  • Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
    • “GLMA’s focus is to increase the visibility of the specific health concerns of LGBT patients and offer programs and services that we are in a unique position to provide.”
  • HealthWeb Nursing
    • A collection of useful nursing sources from the Taubman Medical Library, the School of Nursing at the University of Michigan, and the HealthWeb project
  • HospitalWeb
    • Links to Hospital web sites
  • MEDLINEplus
    • National Library of Medicine's information pages with information for health questions. Choose Drug Information, Encyclopedia, Dictionary, News or Other Resources
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • “The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC™), a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.”
  • National Women's Health Information
    • “This website [was] created to provide FREE, reliable health information for women everywhere” with topic areas like heart disease, disabilities and pregnancy.”
  • PubMed
    • A service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. 
  • World Health Organization (WHO)
    • The WHO is the United Nations specialized agency for health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

 

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