Respiratory Information
Scope
HSC CAMPUS - SEGARS LIBRARY
Respiratory Therapy Pathfinder
The respiratory therapy collection in the Segars Library consists of reference works, circulating books, ebooks, magazines, audiovisual software, and access to databases.
BOOKS
The library's online catalog OPAC will help you find books, periodicals, and audiovisual materials in the library. You can search the OPAC using a title or author's name if you have that information. If not, you can search using a keyword or subject heading. Possible subject headings of interest for your course are:
- Respiratory therapy
- Respiration
- Pulmonary
Most resources devoted to respiratory therapy are classified under the call number RC735
eBooks may be accessed via netLibrary from the library's Web page.
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
The magazines listed below are respiratory therapy titles available for use in the library:
- AARC Times
- American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine
- Chest
- CJRT: The Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy
- Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
- Respiratory Care
DATABASES
The allied health and nursing tab on the library's database page gives you access to journal articles. Typically you will search by tying a keyword, e.g. respiration, and then you will be given a list of articles related to the keyword. You will have access to the entire article online if "full text" is indicated. Available databases are:
- EBSCOHOST - CINAHL
- EBSCOHOST - Pre-CINAHL
- EBSCOHOST - Health Source Consumer Edition
- EBSCOHOST - Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
- EBSCOHOST - MEDLINE
- EBSOHOST - Clinical Pharmacology
- ERIC
- FirstSearch
- InfoTrac - Health Reference Center Academic
- InfoTrac - Health and Wellness Resource Center
- Lexis Nexis - Medical
- Proquest- Nursing Journals
OFF - CAMPUS ACCESS
The off-campus access link on the library's web page will provide instruction to access our eResources collections that require passwords. Follow the directions given for access to eResources off campus.
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