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Beginning
Your Research 
Taking a few minutes to read about your topic in a specialized
encyclopedia, dictionary or handbook may be one of the most effective
and time saving research tips in this guide. These can help you define
unfamiliar terms, understand the parameters of current debate in a particular
area and provide you with preliminary bibliography on the subject. The
following S&E Ref call numbers are located on the reference shelves behind the Science &
Engineering Reference Desk area.
Encyclopedias
Gale encyclopedia of medicine, edited by Jacqueline L. Longe [Ebook - UCSC Only]
Gale encyclopedia of nursing and allied health, edited by Kristine Krapp [Ebook - UCSC Only]
Gale encyclopedia of alternative medicine, edited by Kristine Krapp and Jacqueline L. Longe [Ebook - UCSC Only]
Also paper version at S&E Ref R733 .G34 2001 (4 volumes)
Encyclopedia of women's health issues, by Kathlyn Gay
S&E Ref RA778.G39 2002
Encyclopedia of reproduction, edited by Ernst Knobil and Jimmy D. Neill
S&E Ref QP251.E635 1998
The encyclopedia of fertility and infertility, by Carol Turkington and
Michael M. Alper
S&E Ref RG135.5.T87 2001
The encyclopedia of obesity and eating disorders, by Dana K. Cassell
and David H. Gleaves
S&E Ref RC552.E18.C37 2000
Encyclopedia of human nutrition, edited by Michele Sadler
S&E Ref QP141.E526 1999
Handbooks & guides
Women and health, edited by Marlene B. Goldman and Maureen C. Hatch
S&E Ref RA778.W66 2000
Handbook of women's sexual and reproductive health, edited by Gina Wingood
and Ralph DiClemente
S&E Ref RG103.H27 2002
Cancer sourcebook for women, edited by Karen Bellenir
S&E Ref RC280.G5.C34 2002
Dictionaries
Melloni's illustrated dictionary of obstetrics and gynecology, by
Ida G. Dox, June L. Melloni and Harrison H. Sheld
S&E Ref RG45.M45 2000
Dictionary of alternative medicine, by Joseph C. Segen
S&E Ref R733.S44 1998
Drug indexes and medical manuals
The Merck manual of medical information, edited by Robert Berkow
RC81.M535 1997
Current medical diagnosis and treatment
S&E Ref RC71.A14
Online reference
Style Guides
Internet
Public Library: Health & Medical Sciences
MedlinePlus-dictionaries
Merck Manual of Diagnosis
and Therapy
Books
Use these resources to find books at
UCSC or to request books from other libraries.
CRUZCAT
Catalog for UCSC McHenry and S&E Libraries. Includes our holdings
for books, journals, conference proceedings, maps, videos and more.
Flash movie tutorial: Searching
by KEYWORD  (2:55
min)
Flash movie tutorial: Searching
for a Known Journal Title (2:40
min)
Melvyl Catalog
This is the book catalog for the entire UC system. You can REQUEST books
to be sent from other libraries.
Books
and Other Materials on Reserve for Classes
Course reserves are also listed in the CRUZCAT
online catalog. You can search by course
name or instructor
to find items on reserve for your class.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Both the CRUZCAT and Melvyl Catalog use "Library of Congress Subject
Headings" to catalog books. These subject headings are slow to change
and sometimes removed from contemporary usage; they are, however, extremely
useful in locating books and articles. Examples of subject headings relevant
to Female Physiology (links to CRUZCAT catalog):
Not finding what you need? Email
a reference librarian.
Articles
Use these databases to search for articles. Links to the online full text
versions of the articles are often available.
NOTE: If the article is only
available in print, and the database does not provide the library's call
number (location) for the journal, you can search for the journal location
in CRUZCAT. If you already have
the full citation for the article (journal name, date, and page number)
you will only need to find the Web address or call number for the journal
and its location in the library. In this case again, use CRUZCAT
to search for the title of the journal. If the journal is available online,
CRUZCAT will have a link to it.
Connecting to Online
Resources from Home
You will need to have activated your campus I.D. at McHenry or the S&E
Library.
Academic Search Complete [UC Only]
A searchable database with citations and abstracts for journal articles covering all academic disciplines. Full text is available for more than 50% of the articles in this database. Subject areas: art and art history, general subjects, humanities, science and engineering, social sciences. Good place to start for general multidisciplinary searches or for more popular articles.
BIOSIS
Previews [UC Only]
1969-present. Citations and abstracts to journal articles in the life sciences and biology, including biochemistry, zoology, ecology, and microbiology.
PubMed UC Version
[UC Only]
Mid-1960's - present. This searchable database of citations to
biomedical literature is a customized University of California edition
of the the National Library of Medicine PubMed database. This edition
includes more links to full text than the public version, and provides
enhanced access to document delivery, among other things.
PubMed Quick Guide
Web of Science
[UC only]
1955-present. This database provides access to all three parts of the
Citation Index: Arts and Humanities, Social Science and Science. Search
by subject, author, journal title. Cited Reference Search finds articles
that cite an author or article that you specify.
Complete
list of Science & Engineering Databases available to UCSC
users.
Not finding what you need? Email
a reference librarian. You can also request books and articles online
via Document Delivery.
Online Journals
See also Connecting
to Online Resources from Home
List of Electronic
Full Text Journals
Search by words in the journal title to find journals which are available
in full-text electronic format to UCSC users.
How To Determine
if UCSC Owns A Particular Journal in print or electronic format.
Not finding what you need? Email
a reference librarian.
Comprehensive Websites
Health
Topics for Women's Health
The American Medical Women's Association's Health Topics provides information
about a variety of different medical issues of interest to women. This
site offers factsheets, links, and AMWA publications. Topics are specific
to women's health issues.
MEDLINEplus:
Women's Health Topics
An A-Z topic list of women's health topics, including birth control, cancer,
lesbian health, menopause, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases.
MEDLINEplus:
Food, Nutrition and Metabolism Topics
An A-Z topic list that includes eating disorders, metabolic disorders,
obesity, vegetarianism, and vitamin supplements.
Women's Health
in Primary Care
A list of sites containing information for health care professionals,
patients, or both.
Healthfinder
An extensive searchable database of online health publications, clearinghouses,
Web sites, self-help groups, government agencies, academic centers, and
nonprofit agencies.
The American Social Health Association
- Your source for sexual health information
This site provides facts and answers about sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs).
Reproductive Health Outlook
This site provides in-depth information on several reproductive health
topics, including cervical cancer, contraceptive methods, HIV/AIDS, infertility,
and STDs. (Produced by the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health)
Not finding what you need? Email
a reference librarian.
Statistics
WHO Statistical Information
System (WHOSIS)
Provides health and health-related statistical information from the WHO
Global Program on evidence for health policy. The database can be searched
by a topic or disease.
How to Find Statistics Guide
Not finding what you need? Email
a reference librarian
Writing Tools
Directions for Formatting a Health Topic Paper - Instructor Jill Thompson (PDF)
A Writer's Reference, edited by Diana Hacker [Ebook - UCSC Only]
NCSU Online Writing Lab
List of resources from the North Carolina State University's now defunct
Online Writing Lab.
Citation Style Guides
Citation
Style for Research Papers
Very readable brief introduction for APA, Turbian, MLA, Chicago &
AMA. Includes citing Internet sources for each of the styles and how to
choose a style.
Columbia
Guide to Online Style (Janice R. Walker)
Includes Elements of Citation, Scientific Style, Preparing the Bibliographic
Material, etc.
Dictionaries
The Oxford English Dictionary
[UC ONLY]
Oxford Reference Online Premium [UC ONLY]
Note: This excellent resource provides access to dictionaries, thesauruses, language references, quotations, as well as subject reference guides, including medicine.
Merriam-Webster Online Based
on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate (R) Dictionary, 10th ed.
Web of Online Dictionaries
Now linked to more than 800 dictionaries in 160 different languages
The Medical Librarian
Christy Caldwell is the Medical Librarian at UCSC. She can help you
with:
- Suggestions for medical books or journals for the library to purchase
- Questions or comments about the books or journals in the library
- Questions or concerns about library policies
- Library instruction in your classes, ranging from basic computer searching
to the use of specialized resources in medicine
- Provide a refresher on how to use the article databases,
MELVYL or CRUZCAT
Christy can be reached at caldwell@ucsc.edu,
phone (831) 459-1287 or via campus mail sent to the Science & Engineering Library.
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