InfoGuides: ATTR 3308/3309: Therapeutic Modalities: Reference Sources

Reference Sources - What are they?

Reference sources:

are an excellent place to start research
provide background information
include basic information sources like dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, chronologies, and research guides.

Some of the most common types of reference sources are:

Bibliographies: Provide list of sources (books, articles, etc.) for specific subjects. May include annotations.
Guides to Research: Provide list of sources (books, articles, etc.) for specific subjects. May include annotations
Subject Encyclopedias: Provide in-depth, reliable articles focused on a specific subject or discipline. Often include bibliographies.

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Full-text, searchable access to more than 175 specific encyclopedias in many subjects, including business, social sciences, history, biography, religion, popular culture, and much more.
Format: Full-text, Coverage: 1993-2007 publication dates, Truncation and Wildcard: * and ? Or !, Search Tips: Search by title, keyword, author, subject, ISBN, full-text, and image caption. Limit by date, document type, or audience type. You can also drill down through a subject classification list from general to specific.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Specific, detailed answers to clinical questions in nursing, sports and exercise sciences, communication disorders, and psychology. Original content that is written, reviewed and continually updated by a faculty of more than 5,100 leading physicians. Content includes over 9,500 topics in 21 specialties, a drug database and drug interactions program, 135 Medical calculators, What’s New (summary of important new findings by specialty), and patient education materials.

Human Body Maps
This site offers an interactive way to explore human anatomy, with multiple layers of detail ranging from surface, to muscles, organs, circulation/lymphatic systems and skeletal system.