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How do I connect to UW restricted databases from home? (Off Campus Access)
UW Libraries Catalog The catalog contains over 6 million titles held by more than 20 branches of the UW Libraries.
- How to read a Library of Congress call number - how to find a book on the shelf. The UW Libraries uses the LC system to categorize and locate materials. If you haven't used this system before you might want to take a few minutes to skim this brief overview and guide.
Summit Catalog: Search the combined catalogs of more than 30 public and private colleges and universities in Oregon and Washington.
Print Reference Sources located in the UWB/CCC Campus Library Reference area on the first floor of the Library. These are just a few examples...
General or
subject encyclopedias can be a great source of background information. Researchers
use encyclopedic and reference sources to establish a fuller picture of the
players, conditions, perspectives and events related to their area of research.
Depending on your topic, consulting an appropriate encyclopedia before you begin
searching in the databases and online catalog
will save you time and make your searches more effective.
- Professional guide to diseases. (REF) WB 39 P964 2006
- Gray's anatomy for
students. (REF) QS
4 D762g 2005
- The encyclopedia of cancer (REF) QZ 13 T939e 2005
- The Gale encyclopedia
of neurological disorders. (REF) WL 13 G151 2005 (2 volumes) (also
available online - UW restricted)
- The architecture and design of man and woman: the marvel of the human body, revealed. (REF) QM 25 .T748 2004
- Encyclopedia of health & behavior. (REF) WB 13 E56283 2004 (2 vols.) (also available online - UW restricted)
- 50 years of DNA. (REF) QP 624 .A15 2003
- The encyclopedia of infectious diseases. (REF) WC 13 T939e 2003
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Encyclopedia of the human brain. (REF) QP 376 .E586 2002 (4 volumes)
- The Gale encyclopedia of Cancer. (REF) QZ 13 G151 2002 (2 volumes)
- The Gale encyclopedia of genetic disorders. (REF) QZ 13 G1515 2002 (2 volumes)
- Encyclopedia of Public Health. (REF) WA 13 E566 2002 (4 vols.) (also available online - UW restricted)
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The Gale encyclopedia of Medicine. (REF) WB 13 G151 2002 (5 volumes) (also available online - UW restricted)
- Human diseases and
conditions. (REF) W 13 H918 2000 (3 volumes and 2 supplements)
Perscriptions and non-perscriptions:
- Physicians' desk reference: PDR. (REF) QV 772 P578 2006
- A primer of drug action: a comprehensive guide to the actions, uses, and side effects of psychoactive drugs. (REF) QV 77.2 J94p 2005
- Worst pills, best pills : a consumer's guide to avoiding drug-induced death or illness. (REF) QZ 42 W931 2005
- The encyclopedia of
vitamins, minerals, and supplements. (REF) QU 160 N321e 2004
Medical Dictionaries:
- Concise dictionary of modern medicine. (REF) W 13 S4545c 2006
- Taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary. (REF) W 13 T113d 2005
Online books: textbooks and reference books
How do I connect to UW restricted databases from home? (Off Campus Access)
- Pathophysiology of disease: an introduction to clinical medicine - UW restricted. This textbook includes handy illustrated chapters on different types of diseases, published in 2003 by Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill.
- Review of medical physiology - UW restricted. Latest edition published by Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill.
- Harper's illustrated biochemistry - UW restricted. Latest edition published by Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill.
- Concise Pathology - UW restricted. 1998 edition published by Appleton & Lange.
- Gale Virtual Reference - UW restricted. In this database of electronic encyclopedias and books you can search in an individual title or through multiple titles at the same time. Titles included in this collection: Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Students, Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior, Encyclopedia of Public Health, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders, Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health.Tip: To focus in on your topic, try limiting your search to the "document title" instead of the "keyword" default search.
- Oxford
Reference Online - UW restricted.
An online database that searches across many Oxford University Press specialized
dictionaries and reference titles at once. Full text entries are available.
Titles include: An A-Z of Medicinal Drugs, Concise Medical Dictionary, and
The Oxford Companion to the Body.
Tips: On the Advanced Search page - Change the "Refine your Search" box from Full Text to "Entry Headings" to search with more precision. After you have submitted a search, on the left hand side of your search results page - look for the "Refine by Subject" categories such as medicine. Click on these subjects to look within that discipline area. - Merck Manuals: Merck provides the content of these Merck Manuals on the web for free. Registration is not required, and use is unlimited. The web publications are continuously updated to ensure that the information is as up-to-date as possible.
Article databases are electronic indexes and abstracts to scholarly journal, magazine and news articles. Some databases contain the full text of an article. Many more provide only citations and abstracts. Important: if a database only shows you a citation or abstract - you'll need to do a search in the UW Libraries Catalog to see if the full text of the article is available in print or online through another database. Ordering articles from another UW campus through Document Delivery usually takes about 2-5 weekdays so remember to plan ahead.
- Databases A-Z complete alphabetical list of UW Libraries' subscription databases
- How do I connect to UW restricted databases from home? (Off Campus Access)
- Online Document Delivery
- Research Tips Review includes info about database searching fundamentals, search terms, and focusing your topic
Health Topics databases:
Note the UW restricted tag - this means that to be able to search these
databases from off campus you need to be connecting using either the "off
campus access" link or UWICK.
ProQuest databases - UW restricted. Includes the databases of ProQuest Medical Library, ProQuest Health and Medical Complete, ProQuest Pharmaceutical News Index, ABI/INFORM Global and many more article databases. These databases index and include many full-text articles from key medical titles covering all the major healthcare specialties, including nursing, pediatrics, neurology, pharmacology, cardiology, physical therapy, and related areas.
Expanded Academic Index UW Restricted
Scholarly and general interest sources in humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.CQ Researcher - UW restricted. Explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. There are 44 reports produced each year including four expanded reports. Comprehensive full-text coverage 1996+. The online archive also contains selected reports back to 1991.
Facts.com - (Facts on File World News Digest) - UWB/CCC on-campus use only. Provides full access to Facts on File World News Digest (1980 to present), Facts on File News Archive (1950-1980), and selected access to the World Almanac, The World Almanac Encyclopedia, Reuters News Service, Issues and Controversies On File, Today's Science on File and Editorials on File.
Medical databases:
ProQuest databases - UW restricted. Includes the databases of ProQuest Medical Library, ProQuest Health and Medical Complete, ProQuest Pharmaceutical News Index, ABI/INFORM Global and many more article databases. These databases index and include many full-text articles from key medical titles covering all the major healthcare specialties, including nursing, pediatrics, neurology, pharmacology, cardiology, physical therapy, and related areas.
PubMed: (Publicly accessible - but some full text is UW Restricted) The National Library of Medicine's search service to over 15 million citations in Medline and related databases. (Search tips for this database)
Looking for additional relevant databases not on this list? Try...
Databases A-Z complete alphabetical list of UW Libraries' subscription databases
Anatomy:
- The Visible Human Project is a complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representation of the normal male and female human bodies. From the National Library of Medicine.
- Cancer Genome Anatomy Project provides the gene expression profiles of normal, precancer, and cancer cells. From the National Cancer Institute.
- Workshop Anatomy for the Internet A collection of detailed image of human anatomical structures and tools for viewing these images.
- BIODIC: The ultrastructure website. Worlds largest Ultrastructure images gallery online-maintained by the Free University of Brussels.
- Get Body Smart is a fully animated and interactive eBook about human anatomy and physiology. Quizzes available.
- Gray's Anatomy (by Bartleby.com)
- Web Anatomy Murray Jensen from the Univ. of Minnesota
- Movies, Animations, & Tutorials (I) from Rose Chute
- Movies, Animations, & Tutorials (II) from Rose Chute
- The Virtual Body
- Medical Animation Library from the University of Pennsylvania
Physiology:
- Muscle Physiology from the National Skeletal Muscle Reseach Center at the University of California, San Diego. Many useful topics on muscle physiology.
- Hypermuscle: Muscles in Action exhibit from the The University of Michigan.
- Exercise Physiology: The Methods and Mechanisms Underlying Performance from The Institute for Sport, Agder College, Kristiansand, Norway.
Finding Information
- Search by Subject UWB/CCC Campus Library subject guides to databases, reference resources, websites and more.
- UW Libraries Resources by Subject Subject guides prepared by librarians from the UW Libraries in Seattle
Evaluating Information
- Research Guides Guides for finding and evaluating resources, searching electronic databases, citing sources.
Citing Information
- Style Guides for Citing Sources
- APA Documentation Style A summary of the APA citation format prepared by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
- Connect to Electronic Reserves (ERes)
Rob Estes
Reference and Instruction / Science Librarian
Phone: 425-352-5242
Office#: LB1-310g
restes@uwb.eduJulie Planchon Wolf
Reference and Instruction / Nursing Librarian
Phone: 425-352-3452
Office#: LB1-210b
jwolf@uwb.edu
Feel free to contact either of us with questions about this or any other class at the reference desk in the Information Commons, by phone, email, or online through chat. Individual/group consultations are also available by appointment.
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