Welcome to the OT Research Guide!
Welcome! This Guide will highlight Library resources for searching biomedical literature databases, and also provide resources on EBP and research methodology in the Health Sciences.
Your Librarian for the OT Program is Virginia Young, Health Sciences Librarian - Please contact her with any questions or suggestions!
Where do I search the research literature?
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PubMedFree and accessible version of MedLine from the National Library of Medicine. Includes: over 4000 medical and biomedical journals in the U.S. and other countries. Coverage: 1966 to present
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CINAHL with Full TextCINAHL covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative complementary medicine, consumer health.
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ScopusScopus is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles. It covers nearly 22,000 titles from over 5,000 publishers, of which 20,000 are peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences (including arts and humanities).
Coverage: 1995 to present
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Google ScholarLink to Le Moyne full text by adding Le Moyne in Scholar Settings / Library Links.
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OT SearchOT Search, from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), is a bibliographic database covering the literature of occupational therapy and related subject areas, such as rehabilitation, education, psychiatry or psychology, health care delivery, and health care administration. The full text of the indexed resources is not in this database, but links to full-text sources are included when they are available.
Coverage: 1910 to present
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OT SeekerAbstracts of Systematic Reviews and Randomized Controlled Trials relevant to OT
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NARIC RehabData abstractsThe database describes over 80,000 documents covering physical, mental, and psychiatric disabilities, independent living, vocational rehabilitation, special education, assistive technology, law, employment, and other issues as they relate to people with disabilities. The collection spans 1956 to the present.