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Subject Guide for Biomedical Science

Books	Journal Databases	Referencing
Dictionaries/Encyclopedias	Journal Titles	Websites
E-Books	Statistics	Websites Evaluation
Handbooks/Reference Books	Videos/DVDs	Writing/Research

Books

Library Catalogue: search for books, journal titles, reports, statistics, DVDs/videos.
Link to electronic publications (books and journals) and Reserve

Useful Keywords/Subject terms used in the catalogue:

Ageing (Aging)	Human molecular genetics
Biochemistry	Human physiology
Bioethics	Human reproduction
Biomedical ethics	Immunology
Biostatistics	Life cycle, human
Biotechnology	Medical ethics
Developmental biology	Medical genetics
DNA	Medical statistics
Epidemiology	Metabolism
Forensic genetics	Microbiology
Genomics	Molecular biology
Human anatomy	Musculoskeletal system
Human disease	Nutrition
Human ecology	Organic chemistry
Human evolution	Pathophysiology
Human genetics	Pharmacology

Dictionaries/Encyclopedias:

Dictionary of cell and molecular biology (2007)
Dictionary of DNA and genome technology (2008)
The encyclopedia of human biology (1991)
The encyclopedia of molecular biology (1994)
Mosby's dictionary of nursing, medicine & health professions (2006) R610.3 HAR

E-Books

The Library has access to a number of e-books from the EBL e-book collection.
To search the Catalogue for all online publications limit a keyword search to "Online"
using the drop down menu.
To search for e-books in the EBL collection combine ebook with subject in a keyword search.
e.g. sports and ebook
Following is a selection of e-book titles that can be accessed via the Library Catalogue:

Basic epidemiology (2001)

Biology of human longevity: inflamation, nutrition and aging in the evolution of lifespans (2007)

Emerging infectious diseases: trends and issues (2007)

Environmental stressors in health and disease (2001)

An introduction to human molecular genetics: mechanisms of inherited diseases (2005)

A manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests (2009)

Nutritional oncology (2006)

Reemergence of estabilished pathogens in the 21st century (2003)

Scientific evidence for musculoskeletal, bariatric,and sports nutrition (2006)

2008 Lippincott's nursing drug guide

Handbooks and Key Reference Books:

Anatomica: the complete reference to the human body and how it works (2000)	R613 TRA
Drug abuse handbook (2007)	e-book
Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology (Martini) (2009)	612 MAR
Gray's anatomy : the anatomical basis of clinical practice	Reserve Q611
Handbook of pathophysiology (2008)	e-book
Human anatomy and physiology (Marieb) (2007)	612 MAR
Human physiology (Fox) (2008)	612 FOX
Human physiology: from cells to systems (Sherwood) (2007)	612 SHE
An introduction to human disease 7th ed (2007)	616.07 CRO
Nature of disease: pathology for the health professions	616.07 MCC
The substance abuse handbook (2007)	e-book

Journal Articles: Find articles by searching the Journal Databases. Use FIND IT to link to full text held by ECU.

Journal Databases:

Meditext Australian database, coverage includes all aspects of health and medicine,
with an emphasis on clinical medicine and paraprofessional fields. Indexes Australian occupational
safety and health journals.

MEDLINE International database indexing biomedical literature. This database is useful for searching
for information relating to addiction, biomedical research, human physiology, health policies,
health promotion, nutrition, occupational health and epidemiological studies.
Medline database guide (pdf)

ProQuest 5000 International International multidisciplinary database indexing a selection of journals in all subject disciplines. It is useful for a broad cross-disciplinary search, rather than in-depth in a subject.

Web of Science (ISI) This database includes: Science citation index, Social Sciences citation index,
and Arts & Humanities citation index.

MetaQuest allows searching across several databases simultaneously. Login to MetaQuest and then select the subject list for Health Sciences, Human Biology.

Key Journal Titles

All print and online journals held at ECU are available through the Library's catalogue.
Select Journal Title from the catalogue and type the journal name.

Statistics:

Search Library catalogue (subject and statistics) e.g. sports and Australia and statistics.
You can also search evaluated websites of government and professional organisations, for example:

Australian Bureau of Statistics publications

Videos/DVDs:

Limit a Keyword search in the Catalogue to videos/dvds by "modify this search" then limit by "material type - film/video".
Search by Title for specific videos/dvds, for example:

Genetics: a popular guide to the principles of human heredity (1997)
The living body (2004)
Rebuilding the brain: adult brain stem cells (2002)
Stem cells: the ethical issues (2006)
Understanding stem cells (2006)
Water babies (2001)

Referencing

ECU Referencing Guide
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association- Library holds print copies
APA style guide to electronic references (pdf)
Endnote
Endnote - Vista Compatibility
Endnote website - support
Referencing and avoiding plagiarism - Learning Resources, CHS Learning Advisor

Websites

Selected websites useful for finding free internet resources related to Human Biology

Websites evaluation

Internet Detective - This tutorial is designed for tertiary students and offers practical advice on evaluating the quality of websites. In a light - hearted way, it highlights the need for care when selecting internet sources for university work. Created in partnership between staff at the University of Bristol and Manchester Metropolitan University

Evaluating internet health information : a tutorial from the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

Writing/Research

Communicating at university: skills for success (2007)
Designing clinical research (2007)
Introduction to research in the health sciences (2008)
Researching health: qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods (2007)
SPSS for the health & behavioural sciences (2008)
Writing at university (2003) e-book

For assistance please contact: Pam Thornton or the CHS Library Team
Librarian: School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences