· Please Note: If your instructor says you may not use the Internet, clarify if he or she means that you may not use electronic resources such as books and journal articles available on the Internet (in other words, you are to use only paper materials), or if he or she means that you may not base your research on the results of a general search using something like Google. This is an important distinction because many legitimate journals and textbooks are now available on the Internet. If your instructor has questions concerning this distinction, her or she is welcome to call SRAHEC’s medical library at 678-7276 for information and clarification.
“I am looking for review articles that compare the occurrence of diabetes in Native Americans, African Americans and Caucasians. My articles need to be no further back than 10 years. I need to limit my research to peer-reviewed articles and prepare a research paper.”
Having a clear search statement will help you plan the best research strategy and will help your librarian help you find the best possible resources. Top
About
the AHEC Catalog – Available
at http://catalog.ncahec.net
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Users can search the catalogs of
other AHEC libraries across the state of North Carolina.
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Those with a current SRAHEC library
card can request items from these libraries using the Make-A-Request
service.
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There are several literature databases you can search from any computer with an Internet connection.
PubMed (http://www.pubmed.gov)
· Gives full-text access to several textbooks and journals through PubMedCentral
http://www.ncbi.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?holding=ncaheclib,uncchlib
HINT: Save the printouts that contain the articles you are using. They contain the information you will need to prepare your notes and bibliography!
What is the AHEC Digital Library?
A complete electronic medical library that is available to all North Carolina health
professionals, educators and students. Includes unlimited full-text access to
numerous medical texts and journals. This resource can be accessed from any
computer with an Internet connection.
Several web sites offer free full-text access to archived copies of medical journals.
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http://www.freemedicaljournals.com
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http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov
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http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/freeart.dtl
· Also see if the journal has its own web site. Many journal publishers and associations are beginning to offer their periodical archives available for free online access. Try running the name of the journal typed inside of quotation marks in a search engine like Google. Example: “New England Journal of Medicine” Top
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AHEC Digital Library (http://library.ncahec.net)
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PubMed (http://www.pubmed.gov)
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NCLive – (http://www.nclive.org) Netlibrary (You need to be a registered public library borrower to use
this service, and you must initially sign up at your local public
library.)
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You have several options
for obtaining articles that are not available online.
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AHEC Digital Library
(http://library.ncahec.net)
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Loansome Doc
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Register for Loansome Doc service
through PubMed.
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Go to www.pubmed.gov.
Click Order Documents on the lower left-hand of the page.
On the Loansome Doc page, click “Registration” on the righthand side
of the page. Click the sign up link
and complete the registration form. SRAHEC’s
libid is NCUFAC.
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SRAHEC document delivery
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SRAHEC staff can copy and mail
articles from the SRAHEC collection for additional fees.
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Please note that US Copyright law
allows only one article per issue of a journal to be
photocopied by library staff for a third party.
For example, library staff cannot legally copy two articles out of the
December, 2004 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine for a
customer.
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Options
for borrowing books and other items from another library
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Make A Request
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An electronic interlibrary loan
service that can be used to borrow materials from other AHEC libraries and have
them delivered directly to the borrower’s home.
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This service is only available to
current SRAHEC cardholders.
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SRAHEC Interlibrary loan service
o For more information, call 678-7276 and ask for Elizabeth Hosler or email ill@sr-ahec.org.
MedlinePlus
http://www.medlineplus.gov
- Provides consumer level information on medical conditions, diseases, drugs and
nutritional supplements, a medical encyclopedia, medical dictionary, medical
news and several interactive tutorials on medical conditions and procedures.
The “Espanol” link changes the web site to Spanish.
NCHealthInfo
http://www.nchealthinfo.org
- In addition to the information listed in
MedlinePlus, this resource helps North Carolina residents locate health care
providers, specialists, programs, facilities and other resources by county.
It includes an “Ask A Librarian” link for additional assistance.