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AlleyCat
Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries.
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Credo Reference
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Contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range or subject-specific titles covering everything from accounting to zoology. Provides access to the full text of hundreds of highly regarded and popular reference sources. Provided by Credo.
Lexi-PALS Drug Guide - Enter the drug name in EBSCO search box.
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Contains frequently updated consumer drug information sheets for medications and immunizations. Searched via "Health Source: Consumer Edition." Provided by EBSCOhost.
Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary - Select "Medical Dictionary" from menu at top of page.
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Provides the full text of the popular dictionary. Searched via "Health Source: Consumer Edition." Provided by EBSCOhost.
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Academic Search Premier
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Provides full text for more than 4,650 journals, including full text for more than 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Provided by EBSCOhost.
MasterFILE Premier
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Provides full text for nearly 1,750 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and 164,424 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of 440,207 photos, maps & flags. Provided by EBSCOhost.
CINAHL FullText
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Provides full text for more than 600 journals indexed in CINAHL and is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals. Contains full text for many of the most used journals in the CINAHL index - with no embargo. Full-text coverage dates back to 1981. Provided by EBSCOhost.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
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Provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Provided by EBSCOhost.
Health Source: Nursing & Academic Edition
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Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines; also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names. Provided by EBSCOhost.
MEDLINE
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Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals. Provided by EBSCOhost.
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Child Abuse - The Hidden Bruises
The AACAP has provided a concise overview of the behavior that abused children may exhibit.
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Child Sexual Abuse
The site provides extensive information about the sexually abused child; the behavior they may exhibit, and the importance of treatment.
Child Abuse - Recognizing Signs
KidsHealth.com sponsors this site; they provide extensive information about physical and emotional abuse and what should be done if you suspect a child is a victim.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse have merged to form this comprehensive new site. It is a wealth of child abuse information.
Childhelp USA - Join Us in Working to End Child Abuse
Childhelp USA was founded in 1959 by two actresses who had recently returned from a USO tour of Asian countries. This site provides access to information about how to report abuse, about their programs & services, and extensive information about child abuse - its signs & symptoms, statistics, articles and tips. (ChildHelp's story was dramatized in the Lifetime TV movie For the Love of a Child).
findcounseling.com - Child Abuse: an Overview
This site is huge - it starts with an overview, then provides links to other areas of information.
Helpguide - Child Abuse: Types, Signs, Symptoms, Causes and Help
As the title states, Helpguide provides a wealth of information about child abuse.
MedlinePlus - Child Abuse
Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, Medline Plus is updated daily and offers extensive information on over 600 diseases and conditions. Topics covered include an overview, diagnosis/symptoms, treatment, prevention/screening, coping, research and more.
MyOptumHealth.com - Child Abuse - Physical
MyOptumHealth.com - Child Abuse - Sexual
This site provides information, in layman's terms, in the areas of symptoms, signs & tests, complications, treatment, causes, incidence, risk factors and prevention.
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Child Sexual Abuse
The Center presents a layman's treatment of child abuse, answering basic questions such as symptoms, long term effects, and how to recognize if a child is being abused.
Prevent Child Abuse America
PCA America uses local programs and prevention initiatives to spread the word that the prevention of child abuse is possible. Its site provides access to publications, research and a list of five actions that can be taken to prevent child abuse. (The site is also available in Spanish).