Introduction to Information Resources
- Goals:
- Initiate contact
- Identify your needs
- Describe information resources available
- Library web sites:
- Contacts:
Connecting to the UW
- General
Information: http://healthlinks.washington.edu/help/connecting.html
- Requirements: UW NetID, Husky Card, Pin #
- Proxy server--for DSL line, cable modem, alternative ISP
- UWICK kit--for free dialup connection at 56Kbps
Online Resources
- Web Catalog &
Cascade: http://catalog.lib.washington.edu/search~/
- Research Databases:
- PubMed http://healthlinks.washington.edu/databases/
- PsycInfo
- CINAHL (Nursing & Allied Health)
- Clinical Resources:
- MD Consult: http://healthlinks.washington.edu/databases/
- Clinical Evidence
- Cochrane
- UpToDate
- Other:
E-Journals & E-Texts
- E-Journals: http://healthlinks.washington.edu/journals/
- E-Texts: http://healthlinks.washington.edu/textbooks/
Search Strategies
- Define topic & discipline
- Topic: Speech Apraxia
- Discipline: Speech
& Language Communication
- Select terms or use standard thesauri
- Thesaurus of Linguistic Indexing Terms
- Select databases
- Use special features of any database
Questions?