Last updated July 20, 2000

Searching for Books

MaagNet [online public access catalog (OPAC)]

Look here for books, government documents and other materials (not journal articles) owned by Maag Library.

Search by subject, keyword, author or title. If you have difficulty locating the correct subject heading, it may help to consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings, a set of large red books located behind the Reference Desk in the Reference Room.

For search tips and information see Library Information (from the MaagNet menu).

OhioLINK Central Catalog

Look here for books not available at Maag, but owned by other Ohio colleges and universities.Takes 3-5 working days M-F) for books requested over the computer.

Check your circulation record to see if book has arrived. Once book is here, pick up and check out at Circulation Desk.

See Borrowing Books for more information.

For search help see Search Tips and Information About the OhioLINK Central Catalog.

WorldCat (only available through the YSU campus computer network)

Books not available in Maag Library or from OhioLINK institutions may be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

See Borrowing Books for more information.

For WorldCat search tips see guide to OCLC FirstSearch databases.

The Library of Congress classifications which deal with Medicine are:
 

Searching for Periodical Articles

AIDSLine (1980 to date).

A bibliographic database of references to the literature of  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

For  search tips see guide to OhioLINK Research Databases, guide to Thesaurus Searching and online Help.

BioethicsLine (1973 to date).

The online version of Bibliography of Bioethics. Provides references to publications including books, articles and legal materials relating to ethical issues in health care.

For search tips see guide to OhioLINK Research Databases, guide to Thesaurus Searching and online Help.

CancerLit (1983 to date).

Bibliographical references to cancer literature. Produced by the National Cancer Institute.

For search tips see guide to OhioLINK Research Databases, guide to Thesaurus Searching and online Help.

CINAHL(1983 to date).

Provides references to articles nursing and allied health from major English-language nursing journals and from primary journals in the biomedical and allied health disciplines. Includes publications of the American Nurses' Association and National League for Nursing.

For search tips see guide to OhioLINK Research Databases, guide to Thesaurus Searching and online Help.

HealthStar (1975 to date).

International coverage of the literature of hospital and health care administration. Includes material indexed in Hospital Literature Index since 1978.

For search tips see guide to OhioLINK Research Databases, guide to Thesaurus Searching and online Help.

MEDLINE (1966 to date--Full database) or (1996 to date--Current database).

Provides references to the biomedical literature. Includes material referenced in Index Medicus, International Nursing Index and Index to Dental Literature.

For search tips see guide to OhioLINK Research Databases, guide to Thesaurus Searching and online Help.

Per. RM 214 .N8 (1977 to date. Latest 3 years on Index tables in Reference).

Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews. Series A: Human and experimental.

OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (EJC) (1995 to date)

Full-text articles from OhioLINK electronic journal subscription databases.  Currently includes scientific and technical journals from Elsevier Scientific, science and social science journals from Academic Press, and humanities from Johns Hopkins University. Titles from additional publishers will be added soon.

For hints on using the EJC, see guide to the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center.

PsycINFO, 1967 to present or Historical PsycINFO, 1887-1966.

For search tips see guide to OhioLINK Research Databases, guide to Thesaurus Searching and online Help.

Science Citation Index Expanded (1990 to date).

For search tips see guide to ISI Databases.

Social Sciences Citation Index  (1990 to date).

Provides references to cited authors and articles as well as keyword searches for the journal literature of the social sciences.

For search tips see guide to ISI Databases.

Sociological Abstracts (1963 to date).

Bibliographic references to the literature (journal articles, books, dissertations, conference papers) of sociology and related disciplines.

Background Information

Encyclopedias and Handbooks

Ref. RB37.A25 G34 1996
Addison Wesley's Laboratory and Diagnostic Test Handbook.

Ref. RC 81.A2 A52 1989
The American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine.

Ref. RC 87 .A535 1990
The American Medical Association Handbook of First Aid and Emergency Care.

Ref. RC 263 .C2935 1990
Cancer Sourcebook: Basic Information on Cancer Types, Symptoms, Diagnostic Methods, and Treatments,
Including Statistics on Cancer Occurrences Worldwide and the Risks Associated with Known Carcinogens and
Activities.

Ref. RC81 .I46 1995
Consumer's Medical Desk Reference.

Ref. QH 332 .E52 1995
Encyclopedia of Bioethics.

Ref. RC455.2.C4 D54 1994
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV. 4th ed.

Ref. RC 952.55 .J64 1992
Johns Hopkins Medical Handbook.

Ref. RC 55 .M4
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy.

Ref. RC 952 .M47 1990
Merck Manual of Geriatrics.

Ref. RC 76 .M63 1991
Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination.

Ref. RC 41 .O84 1994
Oxford Medical Companion.

Ref. RS 75 .P5
Physician's Desk Reference.

Ref. RA 1215 .P75
Poisoning and Drug Overdose.

Ref. RA 1224.5 .
Poisons and Antidotes.

Dictionaries and Thesauri

Ref. Z 695.1 .M48 U52c (Previous years in Government Documents)
Medical Subject Headings. Annotated Alphabetic List.

Ref. RC 262 .A39 1992
The Cancer Dictionary: An A to Z Guide to over 2,500 Terms.

Ref. RC 69 .M33 1990
Dictionary of Medical Syndromes.

Ref. R 123 .D66 1992
Dorland's Medical Abbreviations.

Ref. RA 423 .S55 1991
Health Care Terms.

Ref. R 121 .S8 1990
Stedman's Medical Dictionary.

Ref. R 121 .T18 1993
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary.

Statistics and Atlases

Ref. Atlas RJ 50 .A86 1997
Atlas of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis.

Ref. RA 804 .S54 1993
Disease and Medical Care in the United States: a Medical Atlas of the Twentieth Century.

Ref. G 1046 .E5 M3 1993
State of Health Atlas.

Health Statistics (resources available through Maag Library)

Locating Statistical Information Using OhioLINK Research Databases.

Directories

Ref.  RA 977 .A1 A46
American Hospital Association (AHA) Guide to the Health Care Field.

Associations Unlimited (A directory of organizations, professional associations and societies).

Ref. RA 981 .A2 S86 1995
Best Hospitals in America.

Ref. R 712 .A1 E53
Encyclopedia of Medical Organizations and Agencies.

Ref. R 118.4 .U6 M43
Medical and Health Information Directory.

Ref. RA7.5 .N37
National Health Directory.

Ref. R 712 .A1 O335
Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists.

Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics

Ref. RS51.M4
The Merck Index. Provides quick information on chemicals, drugs, and biological substances.

Ref. RC 271.C5 W55 1994
Oncology Nursing Drug Reference.

Ref. RS 75.P5
Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR). Provides essential information on major pharmaceutical and diagnostic products.

Ref. RS 141.2.P5
United States Pharmacopeia.  An official list of medicines.

Ref. RM 300.U833
United States Pharmacopeia Dispensing Information. V. l--Drug information for the health care provider. V. 2--Advice for the patient.

World Wide Web

Internet Subject Guides

• Internet Public Library Reference Center
• Librarians' Index to the Internet
• Signpost
• Webliography: A Guide to Internet Resources
• WWW Virtual Library: Subject Catalogue
• Internet Services from OhioLINK

• WWW Search Engines and Subject Guides (from Maag Library home page)
• Internet Search Tools (Library of Congress Explore the Internet)
• Netsearch

• ICD-9-CM (Medical Diagnosis Codes)
• Martindale's Health Science Guide
• The MMRL: Jonathan Tward's Multimedia Medical Reference Library, a virtual medical library
• The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 17th ed.
• The Merck Manual of Geriatrics

• Government Resources on Health (from Maag Library Government Documents home page)
• U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Centers for Disease Control
• Ohio Department of Human Services
• The Ohio Department of Health
• DAS/HRD/BAS Healthy Links (from the Ohio Department of Administrative Services)
• Health Services/Technology Assessment Text
• Mahoning County District Board Of Health
• Trumbull County Department of Human Services

• American Cancer Society
• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
• American Hospital Association
• American Lung Association