- Books & Movies
- Reference Databases
- Article Databases
- Web Sites
- Topic Search
- AlleyCat
- Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries.
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Contains the renowned McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, plus information on recent research developments, biographies of scientists, late-breaking science and technology news. Provided by McGraw Hill.
- Clinical Reference Systems
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Offers thousands of essays, many with images, covering eight major health related subjects including: adult health, behavioral health, cardiology, drug and medication information, pediatric health, senior health, women's health and sports medicine. Searched via "Health Source: Consumer Edition." Provided by EBSCOhost.
- 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.
Online Texts
- Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
- Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings, many in color, from the classic 1918 publication as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn.
- The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 17th edition, 1999.
- The Web counterpart of this general medical textbook of medicine provides a concise summary of disease and its treatment. Widely used by health care professionals in the U.S. and worldwide. Searchable.
- The Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition
- This publication is based on The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. Comprehensive information about diseases, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment in easy-to-understand English. Available in an interactive edition that features illustrations, photos, animations, and videos, and in the original text edition. Searchable.
- The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, 3rd ed., 2000
- This new edition features a unique interdisciplinary approach that specifically addresses the challenges facing geriatric care. It includes information on nursing care, pharmacy issues, discussions of the best drugs for the elderly, and new or extensively revised chapters on dementia, Alzheimer's disease, rehabilitation, respiratory failure, and managed care. Searchable.
- PDR Encyclopedia of Medicine
- Comprehensive information concerning all major illness, diseases and treatments. Part of HealthSquare.com, a consumer oriented health information website. It provides free access to high quality health and wellness information, written specifically for the layperson.
- PDR Family Guide Women's Health
- Vital information on major women's health concerns. From Major Illnesses to Common Disorders. Details on their symptoms, causes and treatments. Part of HealthSquare.com.
General Web Sites
- The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Stresses policy information, surveys, statistics and studies. Includes full text articles on major areas of health policy including Medicare, Medicaid, managed health care, HIV/AIDS, minority health, women's health and others.
- Locating a Doctor
- A list of annotated websites recommended by CCAC librarians.
- Locating a Hospital
- A list of annotated websites recommended by CCAC librarians.
- Locatorplus Home Page
- Search the National Library of Medicine's book and audiovisual catalog and databases (MEDLINE, AIDSLINE, and other NLM databases). Online tutorials are available.
- Medicare
- This is the official U.S. Government Medicare site.
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Produced by the CDC, the MMWR provides data on specific diseases and injuries; current, as well as archived information is available. Links to local public health departments are provided.
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institutes of Health today is one of the world's foremost biomedical research centers, and the Federal focal point for biomedical research in the U.S. It has great links to many other sites and its own search engine. It searches over 100 web/gopher sites which comprise the NIH WEB-SPACE.
- PubMed
- PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.
- United Way of Allegheny County: "Help Connections"
- This searchable database of regional and social health services has incorporated the popular "Where to Turn" Directory.
- CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) Citation Index
- The CAM database is a subset of of the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database that contains over 90,000 references to articles on alternative medicine from 1963 - present. Browse by disease or method, or use the site's sophisticated search engine. Most entries include abstracts.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Search Engine
- Search the CDC's pages for information, publications, data and statistics.
- Healthfinder (U.S.Gov site on health)
- Searchable site that pulls together health information from many federal agencies and non-profit organizations. A "News" feature provides links to numerous online news sources related to health. "Hot Topics" groups links to sites on topical issues on a single page. "More Tools" contains links to many health related sites, including support and self help groups.
- World Health Organization
- Founded in 1948, the WHO operates under the auspices of the United Nations and is governed by 192 member countries. Their page provides extensive information on a variety of health topics, as well as access to their publications and research tools.