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HLTH 130: Introduction to Public and Community Health

Instructor: Dr. Estina Thompson

Resources compiled and Web page created by Dr. Barbara Nail-Chiwetalu, UM Libraries

This Web page contains links to electronic and print resources to assist students with the research process for assignments in the Spring 2007, HLTH 130: Introduction to Public and Community Health. For a complete list of electronic resources available to University of Maryland faculty, staff, and students, as well as information about the full range of library materials and services, consult the UM Libraries' home page.

Because of licensing agreements, access to most bibliographic databases and electronic journals is restricted to UM faculty, staff, and students. These may be accessed from off campus, consult Off-Campus Access to Library Resources for further information.

Contents

Starting Resources

• Congressional Budget Office

• Rand Foundation

• Kaiser Family Foundation

• Core U.S. Health Indicators

• Surgeon General

• Department of Health and Human Services

• National Institutes of Health

• Census Bureau

• National Center for Health Statistics

Web Searching

• Use Search engine, such as Google. In Google, use quotes around words that you wish to keep together as a phrase or name, e.g., "public health" "united states". Try Google Advanced to limit your search to English, by domain (e.g., .gov) and more!

• Evaluating Web Sites
  [ http://www.lib.umd.edu/guides/evaluate.html ]

• Evaluating Health Web Sites
  [ http://nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/evalsite.html ]

Finding Government Literature

• MedlinePlus (NLM Web Site)
  Preformulated searches of authoritative information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), other government, non-profit, and other health-related organizations. See health topics. Check under the heading of organizations.
  NOTE: Particularly useful for topics of child health, mental health, substance abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, senior health.

• Regional Depository for Federal Government Documents
  McKeldin Library, 4th floor, is the regional depository library for federal government documents. You can search for materials on a topic in the Catalog. Note that the location code for materials will say GOVDOC and LC DOC, SU DOC, MFICHE, or MFILM. Many of the materials may be checked out. Otherwise, they can be photocopied or printed out. Ask staff at the desk on the 4th floor of McKeldin Library for assistance.

  To search the Catalog specifically for Government Documents on your topic, use the Advanced Search screen. Type in your topic and, under Location, select Government Documents (all) from the drop down box.

Searching Databases for Journal Articles on a Topic

• Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCOhost)
  Citations and abstracts for over 550 journals. Full-text for nearly 520 scholarly journals. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong.

• MEDLINE PubMed (NLM Website) or EBSCOhost (1966- ) UM Only
  Comprehensive database for biomedicine. Citations, abstracts, and link-out to some full-text at publisher's Web sites. More than 5,000 medical journals and basic science journals related to medicine. Broad scope. Updated weekly.[Further information]

• SocIndex with Full Text (EBSCOhost) (1895- ) UM Only
  Citations and abstracts for more than 1,300,000 records. Abstracts are provided for more than 620 core journals dating back to 1895. Contains full-text for 242 core journals, 72 priority journals, 547 books and monographs, and 6,711 conference papers.

• Additional databases may be found in the subject category, Public Health, in Research Port.

Obtaining Journal Articles

From the results page in a database following a search:
• Where available, click on the full-text link within a database to get an electronic (full-text) copy of the article online. The article will be in HTML and/or PDF format. You may be given the option to print, e-mail, or save the article to a disk.

• If no full-text link is available, click on the Find It button for the citation of interest. Find It integrates full-text articles embedded within databases, full-text articles from e-journals, a link into the Catalog for a paper copy of the article, and the Interlibrary Loan service when no copy of the article is available on this campus. Your options will be apparent from the available links within Find It.

  If searching for a journal article when not within a database:

• Search Research Port to find articles embedded within databases or in e-journal collections to which we subscribe. After logging into Research Port, click on the E-journals tab at the top of the screen. Type the name of the journal in the search box or use the alphabetical option. Click on the Go button. If we have an electronic copy of the journal, you will see it listed. Click on Find It to get to the copy of the article online.

• Search the Catalog primarily to find a paper copy of the journal. Click on JOURNALS near the top of the page. The drop down box will default to title beginning with.... Type the complete title (no abbreviations) of the journal (e.g., American Journal of Public Health) in the search box. You will be able to determine if our campus or another campus in the University System of Maryland subscribes to the journal.

• If our campus does not own a paper copy of the journal and does not have electronic access, request a FREE copy of the article through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) via the online request form.
  NOTE: ILL delivery averages 3-6 days with article delivered via e-mail (desktop delivery).
  OR...

• Go to another library in area that owns the journal to photocopy the article:
  
  • Guide to D.C. Area Health/Medical Libraries
  • WorldCat. Search to find citations and locations of books and journals in libraries within our state, other states, or other countries.
    
  • Other Libraries' Catalogs

Plagiarism

• What is Plagiarism? (University of Maryland, College Park)
  [ http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/plag_stud_what.html ]

Style Guide

• Citing Sources Using the APA Style Manual (Overview with Examples)

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 2001. 5th Edition
  LOCATION: McKeldin Reference, McKeldin Ready Reference, McKeldin Stacks
  CALL NUMBER: BF76.7.P83 2001

Getting Additional Help

• Ask a librarian at the McKeldin Reference/Information Desk in person or call them at 301-405-9075.

• Chat with a Librarian via a live, real-time interactive reference service.

• Make an appointment with the Public and Community Health subject specialist:
  Barbara Nail-Chiwetalu, 301-405-9546, bnailchi@umd.edu.