Research by Subject: Occupational Therapy
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CINAHL 
Index to articles on nursing, physical therapy, health care administration, and allied health professions; Some 1982-current.
MEDLINE (EBSCO)
Medical info from the National Library of Medicine: medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care system, pre-clinical sciences, etc.
Note: Also available via ScienceDirect and PubMed
ScienceDirect
Full-text scientific, technological, medical journals; subjects covered include biology, biochemistry, business management and accounting, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, environmental science, mathematics, medicine, neuroscience, nursing, physics, psychology, education, and communication. Includes access to selected full-text reference books. Indexing/Abstracts to additional titles.
General OneFile
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile
Health Sciences: a Sage Full-Text Collection
Journals from Sage Publishing in full text covering nursing,health services & administration, child psychiatry, public health, aging and gerontology, physiology, physical medicine & rehabilitation, pediatrics, learning disability, health education & health promotion, and health evaluation.
Psychology: a Sage Full-Text Collection
Psychology journals from Sage Publishing covering Applied Psychology, Assessment, Child Development, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Family Studies, Group Work, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Language Acquisition, Learning Disabilities, Neuropsychology, Personality, Psychiatry, School Psychology, Social Psychology, and Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text
Access to the full text of over 240 journals covering sports, physical education, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, kinesiology, coaching, training, sport administration, sport law and legislation, sports facility design and management, doping, health education, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention, rehabilitation, physical therapy, nutrition, exercise physiology, recreation, leisure studies, tourism, allied health, occupational health and therapy.
PsycINFO
Bibliographic citations in psychology for journal articles, books, and book chapters. 1872-present.
ERIC (Ebsco interface)
Educational information produced by the Educational Resource Information Center; annotated references to published and unpublished materials. 1966-present.
MEDLINE (ScienceDirect)
Medical info from the National Library of Medicine: medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care system, pre-clinical sciences, etc.
Note: Also available via EBSCO and PubMed; this version integrated with ScienceDirect.
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine 
Website includes teaching materials and analytical tools (pre-test probability, likelihood ratios, levels of evidence)for appraising evidence related to clinical care decisions.
Cochrane Controlled Trials Register
CCTR is a bibliography of controlled trials identified by contributors to the Cochrane Collaboration and others, as part of an international effort to hand search the world's journals and create an unbiased source of data for systematic reviews. CCTR includes reports published in conference proceedings and in many other sources not currently listed in MEDLINE or other bibliographic databases.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Provides full-text materials, abstracts and citations to patient and consumer health information. Provides browsable access to Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Medical & Health Information Directory, Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary, the USPDI, vol. 2: Advice for the Patient, and other resources.
Clinical Trials (NIH)
Provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.
Information Mastery Practicum & Course (University of Virginia Health System)
Online practicum and course on Information Mastery, a methodology for providing clinicians with the best possible information available at the \"point-of-care\" to assist in caring for their patients. Course includes modules about \"Evaluating Information About Therapies\" and \"Evaluating Information About Diagnostic Tests and Clinical Decision Rules\".
OT search: the occupational therapy bibliographic system
Occupational therapy information clearinghouse: references to monographs, journals, dissertations, theses, conference proceedings and audio-visual materials.
Ithaca College Department of Occupational Therapy
Link to departmental website.
Stedman's medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing.
Call Number: R121 .S8 2005
Provides simple definitions on key terminology in the field of medicine with full color illustrations of the human anatomy.
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
Call Number: Ref R 121 .D73 1994
Standard work, frequently revised. Used to find the spelling, meaning and derivation of specific [medical] terms. Has a special chapter on fundamentals of Medical Etymology.
Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy
Call Number: Ref RM 735 .J345 2004
This dictionary evolved from compiling glossaries contained within some of the major textbooks used in entry-level OT courses, as well as the inclusion of terminology found in AOTA documents.
ADAM Medical Encyclopedia
Includes articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. Also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.
The Encyclopedia of Aging
Call Number: Ref HQ 1061 .E53 2001
This source is an authoritative, comprehensive introduction to gerontology and geriatrics, useful to both educated lay persons and professionals. This edition emphasizes the international aspects of aging individuals and populations.
Willard and Spakeman's Occupational Therapy
Call Number: Ref RM 735 .O29 2003
This textbook is written primarily for OT students. The first half of this book gives an overview of Occupational Therapy, while the second half concerns the implementation of Occupational Therapy in specific areas of practice.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
An agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, provides clinical information, funding sources, research, and statistical information. Topics covered include evidence-based practice and outcomes & effectiveness.
ebrary
Over 44,000 full-text ebooks on business & economics, education, technology, humanities, life & physical sciences, law & politics, medicine, social & behavioral sciences, language & literature, and career guidance. Approximately 175 ebooks are single-user access titles; all other ebooks support multiple-user simultaneous use. In order to view, copy, or print from an ebook, you must download and install the ebrary Reader plugin.
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Health source: consumer edition
Full-text for several consumer health periodicals; indexing/abstracts of additional periodicals; health-related pamphlets; health reference books; Clinical Reference Systems reports; Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
Cognition and Occupation in Rehabilitation
Call Number: Ref RC 553 .C64 .C6 1998
This source presents a multidimensional perspective of cognition and cognitive deficits needed to provide effective rehabilitation.
Occupational therapy student fieldwork manual
Fieldwork Manual
Oxford Reference: Medicine
Contains an array of medical dictionaries.
Quick Reference to Occupational Therapy
Call Number: Ref RM 735.3 .R42 2001
The purpose of this handbook is to provide students, practitoners, and researchers with a ready source of information about disorders or conditions seen in Occupational Therapy.
Atlas of Human Anatomy 
A library of digital images of human anatomy.
Anatomy of the Human Body
The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body with color images.
Human Anatomy Online
Interactive links to graphic depictions of the major physiological systems.
American Occupational Therapy Association
The purpose of AOTA is to support a professional community for occupational therapist and to develop and preserve the viability and relevance of the profession.
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists provides services, products, events and networking opportunities to assist occupational therapists achieve excellence in their professional practice.
Biomedical Ranked Journal Lists - Journal Citation Reports
Ranked lists of journals from biomedical fields - data is pulled from Thomson Scientifics' Journal Citation Reports(JCR).
Cochrane database of systematic reviews
Reviews of evidence-based health care treatment studies.
Cochrane databases
Evidence-based medicine database of peer-reviewed meta-analyses of published clinical trials, comprised of several different databases including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE) and Cochrane Controlled Trials Register.
Note: Search all three at once from this link.
OTseeker
Abstracts of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy.
Health Services/Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT)
Searchable full-text database of clinical clinical practice guidelines, technology assessments and health information that support evidence-based practice.
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