Introduction to library resources in nursing

For basic information on Baldwin Library policies and procedures, see the brochure “Introduction to Baldwin Library.” Or call the library main desk at 1-229-391-4990. Or e-mail us at asklib@abac.edu.

Looking for current information about a particular disease, drug or therapy? There are hundreds of medical resources out there, the great majority of them being on-line. But you will not find the best information by simply doing a Google search. This handout will introduce you to some of the resources available to you through the Baldwin Library. For specific questions on the best way to search a particular database or advice on which resource is the most applicable to your situation, do not hesitate to ask the library staff. We like doing reference!

Call numbers beginning with	Have this as their primary subject	Call numbers beginning with	Have this as their primary subject
QM	Human Anatomy	RD	Surgery
QP	Physiology	RG	Gynecology and obstetrics
QR	Microbiology	RJ	Pediatrics
R	Medicine (general works like encyclopedias)	RM	Pharmacology
RA	Public aspects of medicine	RT	Nursing
RB	Pathology	RX	Homeopathy
RC	Internal medicine

It may be worth your time to browse the appropriate sections in the main collection upstairs as well as the Reference Collection on the main floor, but as a general rule, the most current information will be in the Reference Collection.

Reference Works on Medicine and Nursing at Baldwin Library – only a selected few listed here! All of these are in the Reference Collection

Stedman’s Medical Dictionary for the health professions and nursing REF R 121 .S8 2006
Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy REF QM 25 .A38 2005
Healthy People 2010 REF RA 305 .A3 H44 2000
McGill’s Medical Guide REF RC 41 .M34 2005
Conn’s Current Therapy REF RM 101 .C85
Nursing 2006 Drug Handbook REF RM 147 .N87

When using GIL (our on-line catalog - https://gil.abac.edu/) to look for information on an author, use the author as a SUBJECT rather than searching everything or looking for the author’s name in a title.

Don’t ignore the e-books!!! GIL gives you access to a number of digital books through NetLibrary. You will find these e- books by searching GIL for your subject. There are a number of NetLibrary books in the areas of Pharmacology, Alternative Medicine and Obstetrics that may be of use. To read these books off campus, you must set up a NetLibrary account while you are on campus.

GILExpress will let you request books that ABAC does not own from other University System of Georgia libraries. Interested? Ask one of the library staff for help.

GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library) , gives ABAC students access to many different research databases from every discipline. Often, the most difficult problem is choosing the best resources for your research interest. We often suggest the following databases as medical resources. Find them by clicking on the Medicine & Health tab

and then choosing Nursing & Allied Health If you find an article citation and no full text, you may request the article from one of the librarians using a process called Interlibrary Loan. If you are using GALILEO off campus, you may be asked for a password. Contact a member of the library staff for the one currently in use.

CINAHL with FullText – An excellent choice. Over 300 full text journals, information on drugs and clinical trials.

Medline at EBSCOHost – need to choose the Medicine option under the Medicine & Health tab to find this one: it will be worth the effort. A production of the Federal Government in collaboration with many health organizations, this database is a huge collection of journal articles, studies and drug information for health care providers and consumers.

Clinical pharmacology – Current information for all US prescription drugs – can search using brand name or generic name. Patient education in Spanish and English. This database also has pictures of the various forms of the drug.

Alt Health Watch – a small database of journal articles and citations on homeopathy and alternative medical therapies

INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections Many of the resources described here are paid subscriptions (and you will not be able to access them), which proves again that not everything on the ‘net is free.

Medscape from WebMD Information for nurses on careers, conferences and continuing education opportunities as well as relevant medical information.

The National Library of Medicine Your tax dollars at work! This resource includes a version of Medline, as well as databases of information for health care consumers of all ages and educational levels, practitioners and researchers.

Need study space?
There are eight study rooms located on the second floor of the Baldwin Library. Each of these rooms is equipped with a dry erase board, marker and an eraser. Rooms are available for use by our patrons on a first come, first served basis. Baldwin Library assumes no responsibility for items left unattended – watch your property, please! Room 308 Is the Honors Study room and is reserved for students in the Honors Program. Honors students should sign in at the front desk to obtain a key to this room and must return the key when leaving the library.

Copies and Printouts
Photocopies are made on the self service copier in Room 206. They are 10¢ each. Change for bills 10 dollars or smaller can be obtained at the front desk. Printouts from the GALILEO computers and the microfilm copier are free (limit of 5 documents per session, please).