Waggoner Library Research Guide to Allied Health Resources

WAGGONER LIBRARY

Trevecca Nazarene University
333 Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, TN 37210-2877
http://library.trevecca.edu/
Circulation Desk: 615-248-1214    Reference Desk: 615-248-1570

The library is dedicated to facilitating education and research by providing access to resources
and quality services for the University community.

 

 

*Committed professionals     *Effective communication   

 

*Supportive technology    *User-centered service


Locating book resources and the online catalog
  • Books are located through the library Web site
  • The online catalog allows you to search by author, title, subject, and keyword.
  • Allied Health books are shelved in the 'Q'category (Science) or 'R' (Medicine), on the second floor of the library.
  • ATHENA(accessed from the library web site) allows you to search several other middle Tennessee libraries' holdings with one search question. A courier service allows a patron to retrieve a book from ATHENA within 5-7 working days.ILL Requests can be made online.
  • Ebooks - Ebrary and netLibraryintegrate over 60,000 full text ebooks into the library holdings. Both ebook sites can be searched directly.  *Login accounts need to be created at each ebook website in order to take full advantage of ebook applications.

Searching the Online Catalog

Keyword VS Subject Searching Keywords are searched by the database simply by matching the spelling of the word/phrase-NO meaning is attached.  Searching by subject (or author and title) will attach a meaning to the spelling creating a better result list.  If you cannot find any titles after searching by subject, enter your terms in as a keyword search.  This will broaden the search.

Advanced Search provides access to search by Call Number, by type of resource (DVD), options to limit your search (date) and Electronic Journal Titles as well as basic search options of Author, Title, Keyword and Subject.

Search Area Libraries   If you need book materials to supplement the TNU collection, click on the Search Area Libraries link on the Library web page.  This virtual online catalog provides access to several local area libraries including Trevecca, MTSU, Vanderbilt, Nashville Public Library, and TSU. Retrieved titles can be ordered online for no cost.  They will be couried to Trevecca for pickup.  If you are residing in the Nashville area or taking classes on campus, you will be asked to come to campus for pickup.  If you are residing outside the Nashville area and are on clinical rotations materials will be mailed directly to you.  There is no cost for this service.

 

PAC Result List The subject search result list appears in the order a record was entered into the catalog.  Keyword search results are sorted by copyright date, reverse order. The holdings line provides call number as well as indicates whether a book has been checked out by using the phrase “No copies available.” Reference books also indicate “No copies available” since they cannot be checked out.  Photocopies can be made of needed pages.  Also included in the library holdings are e-books from netLibrary which are indicated by the phrase [electronic resource] in the title line

Checking out/Renewing library books  These are checked out at the Main Desk with a maximum of fifteen books and are due back your last class meeting. Your TNU I.D. card serves as your library card. Books cannot be checked out from the Web site.

Materials can be renewed online! From the library home page click on the “My Account” link on the menu. Follow instructions to view your account. The renew link will appear on the screen.  Books cannot be renewed if they are overdue.   Call 615.248.1214 for assistance or email at library@trevecca.edu

Obtaining materials using Waggoner’s Interlibrary Loan Services
   
         All transactions for ILL are handled through the Interlibrary Loan Services Librarian and can be done by email or online. Complete an online form on the library Web site following the ILL link on the menu.  Allow 7-10 days for the requested book to arrive and 7 days for article reprints.  Items are sent to the Library for pickup.  If you are residing in the Nashville area or taking classes on campus, you will be asked to come to campus for pickup.  If you are residing outside the Nashville area and are on clinical rotations materials will be mailed directly to you.  There is no cost for this service.

Books:  Books generally have a three to four week checkout period.  Turnaround time for book requests is about 7 working days. There are generally no fees for this service; however, late fine charges for ILL books are $.50 per day.

Journal Article Reprints: If a journal is unavailable at TNU a reprint of it can be ordered using the online form off the web site.  There is no cost. Allow 7 days for delivery of the article.
Reference Books

This abbreviated list of sources is used for quick information.  Photocopies can be made, as reference books are not available for check out. Some of these titles are available on the Internet. See Suggested Internet Sites below for links.
 
  • Miller-Keane Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Allied Health    Ref R 121 .M65
  • The Physician Assistant Medical Handbook    Ref R 697. P45P484
  • Medicine for the Practicing Physician    Ref RC 46. M477
  • The Merck Manual     Ref RC 55.M4
  • Current Diagnosis & Treatment    Ref RC 71.C97
  • Davis’ Drug Guide for Nurses    Ref RM 301.12.D44

MDConsult is provided to you through Trevecca's Graduate Physician Assistant Department.  Each student has a unique account in which to log in to MDConsult's core collection which helps physicians answer clinical questions, research, print information and stay abreast of recent developments by integrating:

            * 40 respected medical reference books
            * Over 50 medical journals and clinics
            * MEDLINE
            * Comprehensive drug information
            * More than 1000 clinical practice guidelines
            * Over 3,500 customizable patient education handouts
            * Daily personalized clinical updates
            * and online CME

Below is the introduction page after you have logged in to the database. You can see from the tabs the variety of ways you can research information here.  By books, journals, drugs, news, current practice, and even view patient handouts and have access to the student union.
Trevecca's Academic Honesty Statement

Academic Honesty is expected of all students at TNU. Plagiarism, using another’s statements or thoughts without giving credit, submitting for credit a borrowed or purchased paper, falsifying documentation, these types of infractions can result in course failure and/or program termination.         
Locating professional journal articles
    Online account information is provided exclusively for Trevecca Nazarene University. Our licensure agreements permit use of databases only by Trevecca faculty and students.  Please help us maintain the integrity of our licensure agreements by not sharing access with family, coworkers, and friends.
If you know the journal title: 

From the library homepage, enter the name of the journal in the search box near the top.  Change the tag to read “Journal Title” then enter.  If your journal is full text in one of our databases the result will include a link to the database where you can access the full text or indicates bound, back issues or microfilm availability.  If there were no hits you can complete online an ILL form requesting a journal article reprint. Allow 7 days for receipt of the reprint. 

If you are searching by subject: 

Electronic Resources Link: Click on ‘Electronic Resources’ link, then You choose either
Looking for databases by subject [to see a subject list of databases] or Looking for databases by name [if you know a specific database you want to search such as MD Consult]


Physician Assistant Database Descriptions

Databases are accessed from the library homepage, 'Electronic Resources' link.

Note: from off campus Trevecca users will be required to enter their name and 11 digit library barcode number before the database will open.

PQD/ProQuest ®  Full Text articles. Interdisciplinary databases but has these modules:
  • Health & Medical Complete
Designed to serve a wide range of people who need health information -- from hospital administrators to medical professionals to consumers. The database provides coverage from leading health journals and essential medical journals in key medical specialties. Also provides WeBridge links for ILL.
  • MEDLINE®
Search the premier bibliographic database in biomedicine and the life sciences using the ProQuest interface. Contains more than 11 million references to journal articles, compiled by The National Library of Medicine. This is indexed only but does have Webridge links for ILL.
  • ProQuest Medical Library
This database combines MEDLINE® indexing with full images for more than 450 key medical titles. Offers coverage of all the major healthcare specialties, including nursing, pediatrics, neurology, pharmacology, cardiology, physical therapy, and others.  This database incorporates MEDLINE® into the ProQuest database which provides links to full text from Scholarly Journal Articles; Magazines; Trade Publications such as New England Journal of Medicine and Reference/Reports such as MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.  Also provides WeBridge links for ILL.
  • Psychology Module: Search all titles related to psychology for information on human development, learning, psychiatry and more. Also provides WeBridge links for ILL.
  • PsycARTICLES ®    Full Text APA published journals full text searchable using the ProQuest interface. Use this database to access nearly 50 top full-text psychology publications covering the disciplines of Human Physiology, Personality Psychology, Social Psychology, Educational Psychology, and more.
  • PsycINFO ®  Abstracted   APA abstracted index that is searchable using the ProQuest interface. Use this database for citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines. Also provides WeBridge links for ILL.
  •  Social Science Full Text ®      Full Text   Part of Wilson Web, use this database for the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences. Also provides WeBridge links for ILL.
Tennessee Electronic Library a collection of Full Text InfoTrac Gale databases.  Medical databases include:
  • Health Reference Center Academic;  Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. Also provides WeBridge links for ILL.
  • Health and Wellness Resource Center: Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. Also provides WeBridge links for ILL.
On the Internet you have access to Medline's PubMed  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed
WebBridge: Retrieving the full text of abstracted/citation only articles                    

          WebBridge links are provided within databases linking you to other full text locations in the library holdings for those articles that only have citation or abstracts. WebBridge provides links to other databases, links to the library catalog for print or microfilm information and provides a link for interlibrary loan if needed.
Searching the ProQuest Database

Below is a result screen from ProQuest.  Keyword or Basic search for 'lyme disease' and treatment.
Searching InfoTrac Databases

Below is a result screen from InfoTrac's Health Reference Center, Academic Database searching lyme disease and treatment.

Searching TEL/InfoTrac's Health & Wellness Resource Center (1980-present)

Below is the result screen from a search on lyme disease and treatment in the Health & Wellness Resource Center Database.
Suggested Allied Health Internet Web Sites
Internet journals
 Web Sites
Waggoner Library Contact Information

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