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Wellesley College Library catalog Books, journal titles (NOT individual articles), and more.
FreeBooks4Doctors! contains reputable electronic searchable textbooks in anatomy, physiology, and more.
Nearby library catalogs. Links to other local libraries.
WorldCat (via FirstSearch platform)^WC OCLC catalog of books, journals, manuscripts, etc. available in libraries worldwide. Covers works 1000 B.C.E.-present.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service from which you can request a journal article (book, book chapter, technical report, etc.) that is not available at Wellesley in any format.

• Obtain the whole journal article without charge.
• Normal delivery time is about 1-3 weekdays to receive journal article, a little longer for other formats. Occasionally takes longer if the item is held by few libraries, or the request is placed before a holiday weekend.
• You do not have to tell the system where to find the item... that is done via ILLIAD.

  Requirements:

  • Available to members of the Wellesley College community (student, faculty, staff)
  • One-time free registration on ILLIAD supplies your contact information and preferences to the Interlibrary Loan staff. The ILLIAD system draws upon the holdings of up to 9,000 libraries worldwide.

  NExpress and ILLIAD:

  • NExpress, a quicker, more local component of interlibrary loan (group of New England libraries).
  • NExpress request form shows up inside when Wellesley does not own the desired item.
  • The two systems complement each other.
    • If NExpress cannot find an item, it transfers the request to ILLIAD, without your needing to intervene.
    • However, to make this occasional transfer smoothly, the Interlibrary Loan office requires that you be registered on ILLIAD.

  Questions? Contact AskUs or the Interlibrary Loan office.

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Dictionaries

Melloni's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. Science Reference q R121 .D76 2002. Extensively illustrated.
Oxford Reference Online ^WC an electronic collection of more than 100 dictionaries published by Oxford University Press.
Physicians' desk reference: PDR. Science Reference RS51 .P5 2006
The Skeptic's Dictionary, by philosopher Robert Todd Caroll, covers alternative medicine, with additional references and/or links.

Encyclopedias

Access Science,^WC the online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
Encyclopedia of Sports Science, Science Reference q GV558 .E53 1997. Physical principles of sports; descriptions of common sports injuries.
Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior. Science Reference q R726.5 E53 2004. Examines connections between health and psychology.
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine. 2001.^WC Alternative/complementary medical practices, e.g., acupuncture, chelation therapy, and more.
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. 2nd ed., 2002. ^WC Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and therapies for a wide variety of diseases and disorders.

Handbooks and Guides:

ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 6th edition. Science Reserve RC684 .E9 A45 2006.
Handbook of Sport Psychology, Science Reference q GV706.4 .H37 2001. Imagery/goal setting in sports, how spectators' reactions affect athletic performance, etc.

Prevention, treatments, and rehabilitation from common sports injuries:

Team Physician's Handbook. Science Reference RC1211 .T43 2002.
Sports Injuries Source Book. Science Reference RD97 .S736 1999.
Clinics in Sports Medicine, Science Reference RC 1200 .C5. 1984+. Thematic issues: the knee, foot/ankle, etc, as well as larger themes like the athletic woman.

MEDLINEplus pathfinders link to short articles, on the world-wide web, from reputable sources:

Rehabilitation
Sports Injuries (see also specific injuries--hand/wrist/arm, shoulder, etc.)
Herbal Medicine

Drug resources:

Physicians' desk reference: PDR. Science Reference RS51 .P5 2006. Drug product descriptions prepared by the manufacturer.
PDRhealth, from Thomson Healthcare, is "based on the FDA-approved drug information found in the PDR," but written in layperson-accessible language.
RxList, an Internet drug index, covers several thousand drugs either available in the United States of America, or close to U.S. FDA approval.

History of Traditional Chinese Medicine, from the Karolinska Institutet.
Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines [Complete German Commission E Monographs], 1998. Science Reference RM666 .H33 C67 1998.

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The following databases provide either full-text articles or citations (information about when and where the article was published).
Once you have an article citation,

• Use the Find It! @ Wellesley link from each citation to reach one or more electronic journal sources or perform a search in the Wellesley College Library Catalog.
• If Wellesley does not own the title, you can request it via Interlibrary Loan (ILL)^WC. (For ILL, see more detail under 'Find Books')

  Start with any of these:

  InfoTrac OneFile ^WC (via Thomson). Coverage is 1980's onward, for citations and some abstracts; 1990's onward for selected online articles. Contains scholarly/peer-reviewed/refereed and popular articles covering sports, physiology, health and society, medical ethics, and related issues. Fulltext available for some items, from early to mid-1990's onward.

  Wilson Web databases ^WC includes several databases that cover relevant aspects of sportsmedicine. Coverage is from early 1980's for citations and abstracts. Fulltext available for some items, from early to mid-1990's onward. Select these databases: General Sciences FullText, Omni Fulltext MegaFile, and Social Sciences FullText.

PsycINFO ^WC (via EBSCO Host) contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations, in psychology and related fields. Searching PsycINFO for Sports and Leisure Topics lists almost fifty potential topics which are covered in this database and relevant for your project or paper.

If you want/need more depth, try these databases.

PubMed indexes articles in all fields of medicine and biomedicine, with abstracts, from the 1950's onward. Links to additional resources (encyclopedia, drug information, etc.) from the National Library of Medicine. PubMed Basics brochure. Short Tutorial.

Web of Science ^WC , also known as Science Citation Index Expanded, is very useful in performing interdisciplinary subject searches, from 1965+. Also identifies newer articles, written in 1965 onward, which cite certain authors or key papers from any time period. NOTE: When you finish your session, please be sure to logout.

Other databases may be useful for you, depending on your specific topic and approach. AskUs for some customized suggestions, or feel free to contact the library research liaison for an appointment. Neil Nero, Science Librarians, are happy to help you with your searching.

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Criteria you should use to evaluate a web page/site: Accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, coverage, and ease of use. Based on Kapoun, J. (1998). Teaching undergrads Web evaluation: a guide for library instruction [Online]. College & Research Libraries News, 59 (7), 522-523. Accessed February 8, 2007, from http://www.ala.org/acrl/undwebev.html

Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask (Joe Barker, UC-Berkeley). Valuable approach to critically evaluating what you find on the Internet.

Integrative Medicine:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Center, from MayoClinic.com
Duke Center for Integrative Medicine Check out their valuable eLearning Center for 'Articles and Links.'
The New Medicine website complements the DVD of the PBS documentary produced in 2006.

Musculoskeletal System:
Interactive Learning segments from MerckSource.
"Muscles in Action," from the University of Michigan, recreates common types of muscle movements.

Orthopedics:
Wheeless'Textbook of Orthopaedics

Sports Nutrition:
University of Massachusetts at Amherst's Center for Nutrition in Sport and Human Performance offers practical information in Quick Tips, Hot Topics, and an FAQ in sports nutrition.

Associations:
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

Comprehensive Website:
Scholarly Sport Sites, from the University of Calgary, Canada, is intended for the serious or academic researcher in sports medicine.

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• Wellesley College Library
• Date created: February 27, 1998
• Date Modified: February 8, 2007
• Expires: September 1, 2007