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Subject Guide for Occupational Therapy

Books	Journal Databases	Videos/DVDs
Dictionaries/Encyclopedias	Key Journal Titles	Referencing
E-Books	Legislation/Health Law	Related Guides
Handbooks	Statistics	Research

Library One Search is a search engine that helps you discover information on any topic from ECU Library's collections. You can search across the Library's catalogue and online journal collection, to find information from books, journal articles, newspapers and more. From your search you can link directly to the full text of articles and e-books or to the catalogue for finding books and other resources on the shelves. Access Library One Search from the Library Homepage using your ADS login at the prompt.

How to use Library One Search: Type your keywords into the single search box. Refine your search using the options on the left, such as content type, subject or date. For a more specific search, by author or journal title for example, use the Advanced Search option.

Library One Search video clip (visual guide, no voice/sound)

To search beyond ECU Library's collection, or for a more in-depth search, it is suggested that you also search the subject specific databases listed below.

Books

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

Useful Keywords/Subject terms used in the catalogue:

Anatomy	Neurosciences
Assistive Technology	Occupational analysis
Gerontology	Occupational performance
Group dynamics, Social groups	Occupational therapy
Health promotion	Pathophysiology
Human physiology	Pediatrics
Kinesiology	Psychiatry
Mental health	Rehabilitation
Neuropsychology	Social medicine

Dictionaries:

MedlinePlus medical encyclopedia
Mosby's dictionary of medicine, nursing & health professions (2006) R610.3 HAR
Quick reference dictionary for occupational therapy (2009) R615.851503 QUI
Stedman’s medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing (2008) R610.3 STE

Encyclopedias

The Cambridge encyclopedia of child development (print and online)
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (online)

E-Books:

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. occupational therapy and ebook
Following is a selection of e-book titles that can be accessed via the Library Catalogue from
the EBL ebook collection, James Bennett etitles and PsycBooks collection:

Autism and pervasive developmental disorders (2007)
Clinical interviewing (2009)
Communication for health care (2002)
Contemporary issues in gerontology (2005)
Emerging theories in health promotion practice and research (2002)
Handbook of health research methods (2005)
Health policy in Australia (2002)
Health promotion and aging (2007)
Health promotion in practice (2006)
Health science research (2001)
Journey across the life span: human development and health promotion (2007)
Key concepts in medical sociology (2004)
Occupational therapy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (2007)
Occupational therapy in oncology and palliative care (2006)
Qualitative research in health care (2006)
Physical activity and psychological well-being (2000)
Research in occupational therapy: methods of inquiry for enhancing practice(2006)

Handbooks and Key Reference Books:

Cambridge handbook of psychology, health and medicine (2007)

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV-TR(2000) 4th ed. e-book

Handbook of pathophysiology (2008) e-book

Handbook of psychology online

International handbook of occupational therapy interventions (2009)

Kaplan & Sadock's pocket handbook of clinical psychiatry(2005) 616.89 SAD

Kaplan & Sadock's synopsis of psychiatry: behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (2007) 616.89 SAD

Mental measurements yearbook R016.15393 MEN

Quick reference neuroscience for rehabilitation professionals(2008) 616.8 GUT

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

Types of Journals (podcast 4.22min)

Journal databases :

CINAHL Plus with Full Text: International database indexing nursing and allied health literature. This database is also the main database for Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and related areas such as Rehabilitation and Ergonomics.
Guide to Cinahl (pdf)
How to do a keyword search in Cinahl (Running time 4:06) (video clip)

Cochrane Library: Evidence based medicine database. Clinical trials are reviewed and analyzed.
Cochrane Guide to the Cochrane Library database
Library Guide to Cochrane

Family & Society Plus (Australian): covers research, policy and practice issues about, or of relevance to, Australian families and is produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

Family Studies Abstracts (Ebsco database). Covers essential areas related to family studies, including marriage, divorce, family therapy and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Can be searched simultaneously with other Ebsco databases, Cinahl, Medline, PsycInfo, Eric etc., by clicking on "Choose Databases" in Ebsco.

ERIC: International index of education related journals and research reports, ERIC Documents (ED), from the Educational Resources Education Center (ERIC). Use the limit option if you wish to select journals only. i.e. Journals (EJ). If you wish you can search more than one database simultaneously. Click on "choose databases" to search ERIC with one or more of the health databases in the EBSCO suite of databases.

Health Collection: Australian full text database covering Australasian health information in a range of publications, including journal articles, reports and conference proceedings.

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

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

Library video clips:
How to access Medline and other databases: video clip
How to search Medline: video clip

OTseeker: A database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials

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.

PsycINFO : International database indexing journals in psychology and related disciplines.
Guide to PsycINFO (pdf)

Note: Evidence-based journal articles can be found by searching journal indexing databases such as Cinahl and Medline. Use the "Evidence-Based-Practice" limit option in Cinahl and subject "Evidence-Based-Medicine" or limit option "EMB Reviews" in Medline.

MetaQuest allows searching across several databases simultaneously. Login to MetaQuest and then select the Subject List for Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy from the left hand side bar.

Key Journals

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.

Legislation/Health Law and Ethics

ComLaw (Commonwealth Law) - Australian Government Legislation
State Law Publisher - Western Australian Government Legislation

Search the catalogue for books on health law and ethics. Key titles include:

Australian health and medical law reporter (CCH online update service)
Biomedical ethics (2006) Author: Thomas A. Mappes
Disputes and dilemmas in health law (2006)
Essentials of law for health professionals (2005)
Ethics and law for the health professions (2005)
Ethical practice for health professionals (2006)
Ethics for health care (2007)
Health care and the law (2006)
Mason & McCall Smith's law and medical ethics (2005)

Statistics

Search Library catalogue (subject and statistics) e.g. disability and statistics, health and Australia and statistics.
The following publications are available via the library catalogue, as well as individual reports of the
Australian Bureau of Statistics and other Australian government organisations:

Australia's health
Australia's welfare

You can also search evaluated websites of government and professional organisations, for example:

Australian Bureau of Statistics publications
Austalian Department of Health and Ageing
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
National Health and Medlcal Research Council
Western Australian Department of Health (publication: Our state of health (2004))
World Health Organisation: Data and Statistics

Videos/DVDs

Search the catalogue using the Advanced Search keyword search option. Select Film/Video in the Material Type limit box provided.
This will limit a keyword search to videos or dvds.

Search by Title for specific videos/dvds. Some useful titles include:

Aged care: communicating with aged care residents (2007)
Ageing well (2002)
Communication in mental health care (1993)
Drug and alcohol abuse (2003)
Indigenous health in Australia (2003)
Just like you: a guide to etiquette and communicating with people with a disability(2002)
Meaningful activities for people with dementia(2006)
Nonverbal communication and culture (2005)
Patch Adams (1999)
Sensory changes in the elderly(1985)
The living body series (2004)

Referencing

Referencing @ ECU Library
ECU Referencing Guide
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association- Library holds print copies 6th ed.
APA style guide to electronic references (pdf)
Endnote

Websites:

Selected websites useful for finding free internet resources related to Occupational Therapy

Websites: Evaluation

Evaluating Internet Health Information: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine

Research

Theses

ECU theses:
Print copies are held at the home campus of the ECU student at the following call numbers:
378.242 Honours (only specially nominated theses)
378.243 Masters
378.244 PhD
378.245 Doctorate (by coursework)
Recently published these may also be available online through the Australasian Digital Theses (ADT) database.
Search for ECU these held, either by author or by using the library catalogue's Keyword search option, using the terms Edith Cowan dissertations and a subject.

Other theses:

Australasian Digital Theses (ADT): ECU is a participant of a national collaborative distributed database of digitized theses of Australian PhD and Masters by research theses.

Proquest Dissertations and Theses: This database is an index to selected Masters and PhD theses from around the world.

Writing/Research Books

Doing case study research (2006)
Doing your research project(2005) e-book
Evidence based practice for occupational therapists (2009)
Foundations of clinical research (2009)
Introduction to research in the health sciences (2008)
Literature review (ECU Academic Tip Sheet)
Practice of social research (2010)
Qualitative methods for health research(2009)
Research in occupational therapy (2006) e-book
Research techniques for the health sciences (2010)
Researching health: qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods (2007) 610.72 SAK
The Researching therapist: a practical guide to planning, performing & communicating research
Successful qualitative health research: a practical introduction (2006) 610.7 HAN
Systematic reviews in health care: a practical guide (2001) print
Systematic reviews in the social sciences (2006)
The literature review: a step by step guide for students (2008)
What is a systematic review? Cochrane information sheet
Writing at university (2008) e-book

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