Occupational Therapy Research Guide

This list of library resources is intended to aid you in your research in the field of Occupational Therapy. Electronic indexes available through the Library are listed on this page. Click on Internet Resources for Web pages or Reference Books for print sources. The Occupational Therapy Research Guide is meant to be just that, a guide, not to answer specific questions. Please consult a librarian at the Reference Desk for more detailed assistance. You may also call to schedule an appointment (570-941-4000).

 

Databases and Electronic Indexes                         Internet Resources                         Reference Books

 

CINAHL with Full Text - The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature contains citations to articles published in more than 1,200 journals. There are some full-text articles. CINAHL indexes selected books, book chapters, pamphlets, pamphlet chapters, dissertations and master’s theses, audiovisuals, and software.

 

ERIC and ERIC (through EBSCOhost) - Contains citations with abstracts to journal articles and a variety of documents (e.g., research reports, technical reports, books, and curricular materials) in the field of education. The coverage is from 1982 to the present year. Includes somefull text if available. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

 

Mental Measurements Yearbook (Full Text) - Mental Measurements Yearbook, produced by the Buros Institute, contains full text information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas. This online version includes test reviews from the latest print version as well as the previous editions.

 

OT Search - Containing only bibliographic citations (not full-text), this database is nevertheless the most comprehensive index to the literature of occupational therapy. Items indexed are monographs, proceedings, reports, doctoral dissertations, master's theses and journals and newsletters, which comprise the entire contents of the Wilma L. West Library.

 

OTseeker - Contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. Trials have been critically appraised and rated to assist you to evaluate their validity and interpretability.

 

MEDLINE/PubMed - PubMed, the search engine developed by the National Library of Medicine, provides free public access to MEDLINE, a database of more than 10 million bibliographic citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and preclinical sciences. Coverage extends back to 1966 and new material is incorporated weekly.MEDLINE is also available in FirstSearch.

 

 

 

 

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