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Looking for books and journals on Nursing? Here's where to look:
RD 32-63 1-43 Surgical Nursing RD 596 Neurosurgical Nursing RD 753 Orthopedic Nursing RE 88 Opthalmic Nursing RG 105 Gynecological Nursing RG 950-RG 960 Obstetrics Nursing RJ 131-RJ 138 Pediatrics-Growth and Development; Medical Rehabilitation RJ 245-RJ 253 Pediatric Nursing RT1- RT120 Nursing Care, assessment, Standards
Books - You may use the online catalog [http://library.ua.edu] to obtain the location and call number of print books in the UA Libraries. The catalog will also tell you if UA Libraries has a license for an electronic book. You may search by book title, book author or editor (last name first), Keyword, subject heading, and other options.
Journal title - You may also search the online catalog by the title of the journal to determine whether the library has a subscription to the journal title, electronically or in print; and which years of a journal title are available electronically and which years are available in print.
UA Theses - You may also use the online catalog to locate UA Master's and Ph. D. theses by searching as an Author the following: university of alabama. dept of (name here).
Display long/detailed form of each entry to view notes field indicating master's thesis or Ph. D. thesis.Full text of many University of Alabama dissertations and theses published after 1996 is available in electronic format to UA faculty, staff, and students, in the Current Research @ the University of Alabama database and also in Digital Dissertations.
Need journal articles, technical reports or conference papers? Search these databases and print indexes for citations and/or full text.
Some of the databases will contain full text articles and reports. Some will have links to full text articles and reports. For many databases, the Libraries have configured a button labeled Article Linker to help you determine if the Libraries has access to a given article or journal title. You may also search the online catalog by journal title to determine whether the Libraries have the journal volume in which a needed article is located.
ACCESS KEY:
UA- - - - - - - - Available to UA campus computers
Remote- - - - -Available via remote access to current UA faculty, staff, and students
Open access - Available to the public
Database: CINAHL Plus with Full Text
CINAHL Plus with Full Text provides authoritative coverage for over 3000 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. CINAHL Plus with Full Text covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. In addition, this database offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters, as well as Evidence-Based Care Sheet.
Access: UA, RemoteDatabase: Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library is designed to supply evidence-based information to people providing and receiving care, and those responsible for research, teaching, funding and administration at all levels. The Cochrane Library contains Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, The Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE) and Cochrane Controlled Trials Register.
Access: UA, Remote
Database: Health Source: Nursing/Academic
Provides over 520 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for over 560 journals. This product offering also includes USP Pharmacopoeia DI: Volume II Advice for the Lay Patient and Stedman's Medical Dictionary - providing users with access to terminology of genetics, oncology, pediatrics, pulmonology, emergency medicine, bacteriology, and laboratory medicine. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from a number of journals related to the field of nursing.
Access: UA, Remote
Database: ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source
Provides abstracting and indexing for more than 525 titles, with over 470 titles in full-text in nursing and allied health. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source covers over 70 wide-ranging topics.
Access: UA, Remote
Database: PubMed
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources
Database: Web of Science (Science Citation Index Expanded)
Interdisciplinary database covers major journals in all areas of science and engineering. This database may be searched by subject, author, or cited author. Abstracts are available for most indexed journal articles. 1985-current. Access: UA, Remote
Print: Science Citation Index SEL Ref Z 7401 .S365, 1961, 1965-2001Database: ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
Full text of most journals from 1995-present, from Elsevier and related publishers. UA's subscription includes full text of selected journals for older years. Database includes abstracts only for most additional years of journals. Some titles and abstracts are available as far back as 1822. Access: UA, Remote
Additional relevant databases may also be found through the UA Libraries database menus for
SEL.....Science and Engineering Library (Rodgers Library)
REF.....Reference Section, on the First floor
red......Link to electronic bookDICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide
REF RM 301.12.457 2004
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
REF R 121 .D73 2003
Handbook of nursing diagnosis: Definitions and Classifications REF RT48.6. N67 2003-04
Nurses Guide to Clinical ProceduresREF RT51. S655
Mosby's Critical Care Nursing ReferenceREF RT120.I5 S75
PDR [Physicians Desk Reference] nurse's drug handbookREF RM 125 .P472 2004
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied HealthREF RT 21. G353
HANDBOOKS AND ELECTRONIC BOOKS
Rodgers Library has many more handbooks, both in print and electronic. Use the online catalog to locate more titles. Also find Nursing reference books by browsing "R-RT" call numbers in the Reference area.
NetLibrary
UA purchases selected electronic titles from netLibrary. The netLibrary titles to which we have access are listed in the library online catalog, with links. For off campus access to UA e-book titles from netLibrary, create a personal netLibrary account while on campus.
LITERATURE GUIDES
Information Sources in Science and Technology
SEL REF Z 7401 .H85 1998 • Also available as an electronic book in netLibrary.Scientific papers and presentations / Martha Davis ; illustrations by Gloria Fry.
T11 .D324 1997STYLE MANUALS, PUBLISHING, MEETINGS
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)
SEL REF BF 76.7. P83 2001Chicago Manual of Style
SEL REF Z 253 .U69 2003 • Chicago Manual of Style "Examples of Chicago-Style Documentation"SCI-JCR: Journal Citation Reports
SEF REF Z 7401 .S366x (Ref Desk)
Also available electronically in Web of Science - Lists impact factors and half-lives for journals in subject categories, including Nursing, Medicine etc." JCR Science Edition online, 2006-&
JCRsocial sciences journals online 2004-present
HINARI - Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative
ORGANIZATIONS
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Critical Care Nursing
American College of Nurse Practitioners
American Nurses Association
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
National Institute of Nursing Research
National League for NursingGATEWAYS
Health encyclopedia
CCHS Digital Library
CINAHL Sources
Web sites indexed in the CINAHL database.
Hardin MD- Nursing
HealthWeb Nursing
Includes a comprehensive list of doctoral programs in nursing.
MedscapeIntute is a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research.
Health InfoNet of Alabama/ Go Local
A free statewide consumer health information service of the alabama public and medical libraries
National Libraries of Medicine
ToxSeek for Environmental Health and Toxicology
Other Useful Nursing Related Web Sites
APA Style
Cancer-Related Web Sites
Combined Health Information Database
Directory of Accredited Nursing Programs
Directory of Open Access Journals
HealthWeb Nursing
HospitalWeb
Medical Matrix
Medline Plus
National Library of Medicine's information pages
Nursing Institutes
Women's Health Web Sites (Auburn University)
Capstone College of Nursing
FUNDING SOURCES FOR RESEARCH
Community of Science (COS) Available to UA faculty and research staff to search for funding opportunities.
Access: log into COS Workbench with individual user names and passwords received from the UA Office of Sponsored Programs (348-8881).
GRANTS.GOV
NSF Active Funding Opportunities
Federal R&D Research Project Summaries
Distance Education COURSES AND TUTORIALS
Distance Learning Course-Related Pages
This page is designed to support the teaching of Nursing 501.502,520,522,530, and RN Mobility Tracks.
We are here to help you with learning and research.This tutorial is designed to help Nursing students discover the resources available through the University Libraries.
EngineeringINFO Tutorial
[http://www.lib.ua.edu/tutorials/EngineeringINFO/ ]
This tutorial introduces engineering information sources to engineering students. The emphasis is on electronic databases and other tools provided by Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering. It also includes sections on the mechanics of searching the Web and tips on information seeking for practicing engineers.Bama Undergraduate Information Literacy Tutorial (BUILT) for Sciences (Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering)
University of Alabama faculty, staff, and students may use UA Libraries Interlibrary Loan [http://www.lib.ua.edu/interlibloan/] to borrow materials not owned or licensed by the University of Alabama Libraries. See Interlibrary Loan's "Frequently Asked Questions about Interlibrary Loan" [http://www.lib.ua.edu/interlibloan/illfaq.htm] for more information. Requests are made electronically at [http://illserver.lib.ua.edu/illiad/logon.html].
Requested journal articles are sent to your email address. Books are picked up at the Service Desk at Gorgas Library, Floor 2.
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