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Addresses	Grants
Author Instructions	Kids & Educators
Campus Links	Medicine
Citing Electronic Sources	Molecular Biology - Helix Helper
Consumer Health	News in Health & Medicine
Copyright	Nursing
Current Awareness	Pharmacy
Databases	Reference Tools
Dictionaries	Remote Access to Web Resources
Digital Libraries	Rumors on the Web
Evidence Based Health Care	Scholarly Communication and Publishing
Fulltext	Services at the library
Genetics, see Helix Helper	Statistics
Government Documents & Databases	Utah Resources

Addresses

See also Directories

Address Lookups
American Dental Association - Find A Dentist
American Medical Association - "Doctor Finder"

Author Instructions

Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
PubMed MEDLINE Journals Database Type in the journal name, if listed, click on the ISSN to see a link the publisher's web site, which will, most likely, include instructions for authors.
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

Campus Links

A to Z Index - University of Utah
Academic Pioneer: from Utah Academic Library Consortium Resources
Bioengineering
Clinical Trials Management
College of Health
College of Medicine (School of Medicine)
College of Nursing
College of Pharmacy
Evidence-Based Medicine Search Site from the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine
Health Information Department University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Health Sciences Bookstore, see University Bookstore.
Health Sciences Center
University of Utah Hospital & Clinics
Hope Fox Eccles Clinical Library at the University of Utah Hospital
Human Genetics Department (Eccles Institute of Human Genetics)
Huntsman Cancer Institute
IRB, Institutional Review Board
Libraries on campus:
- Eccles Health Sciences Library
- Marriott Library
- Quinney Law Library
Moran Eye Center Department of Ophthalmology
Patient Education for U from the U of U Health Sciences Center
PEAK Academy A Clinic of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science
Physician Assistant Program
Science & Engineering / Marriott Library Check out the Science Library's web page!
Student Health Services
University of Utah, A to Z Index

Citing Electronic (& Print) Sources

Abbreviations for journals indexed by MEDLINE & other NLM databases.
Citing Medicine, The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers.
Citing eSources -from Citation Styles Online!
Instructions to Authors
for over 3,500 journals in the health and life sciences. (courtesy of the Mulford Library, Medical College of Ohio)
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). See Sample References.
Citing Styles from Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
APA Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
Citing Government Publications, Brief Guide from U. Memphis Libraries Uncle SAM
Citing Print and Electronic Research Sources, from Weber State Univesity.
Style/Citation Guides & Publications from the Cheng Library, William Patterson University.

Bibliographic Management programs:
- EndNote Web See tutorials.
- EndNote - purchase via EndNote or, if UU affiliate via software.utah.edu
- Take a Class @ the Library

Copyright

Know Your Copyright - from ARL, Association of Research Libraries
- “Know Your Copy Rights—What You Can Do,” a 2007 brochure aimed at faculty and teaching assistants.
- Using Copyrighted Works in Your Teaching—FAQ:
  - Part I: Uses in the Traditional Face-to-Face Classroom
  - Part II: Uses in the Online Classroom / Course Management System
Copyright Tutorials from Scholarly Communication Center of the NCSU Libraries, Peggy Noon, J.D.
- Distance Education: TEACH Act Toolkit
  - TEACH Checklist (pdf)
- Fair Use Worksheet (pdf)
Copyright, the United States Copyright Office
- Copyright Law
Marriott Library Copyright Information Page
When Works Pass Into The Public Domain -from Lolly Gassoway
For Authors:
- Retain your rights with the SPARC® Addendum
- Creative Commons - free tools for authors, scientists, artists, and educators to mark creative work.
- See also our Scholary Publishing page.

Current Awareness & Health News

CDC's In the News

from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

CNN Interactive - Health
Current Bibliographies in Medicine Each bibliography in this series covers a distinct subject area of biomedicine of current popular interest. From NLM, the National Library of Medicine.
FDA - What's New, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
MedScape (free registration required)
Newspapers:
- Deseret News (Utah Daily.)
- Salt Lake Tribune (Utah Daily.)
- Newspaper Source (Ebscohost database of newspapers.)
- Proquest (database of newspapers.)
NIH - News & Events, from the National Institutes of Health
PubCrawler "is a free "alerting" service that scans daily updates to the NCBI Medline (PubMed) and GenBank databases. PubCrawler can keep scientists informed of the current contents of Medline and GenBank, by listing new database entries that match their research interests."
Reuters Health Information Services
University Health Care News
University of Utah Health Sciences Center Public Affairs

Databases

-some are restricted to University of Utah users.

Medical & Health Sciences Databases such as MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, SciFinder. Eccles Health Sciences Library.
Other Databases covering Humanities, Political Science, Engineering, and more. Marriott Library.

Dictionaries

Biomedical:

Dictionary of Genetics Molecular Biology

(University of Utah only)

MEDLINEplus Dictionary page
YourDictionary.com - Medical Dictionary Links.
Stedman's Medical Dictionary - found under "Resources" in Stat!Ref (University of Utah only)
WhoNamedIt.com

Merriam Webster
Oxford English Dictionary, OED (University of Utah only)
Quotations
Roget's Thesaurus
YourDictionary.com

Directories

AMA Doctor Finder
Medical Specialists See also "Which Specialties are Board Certified?"
Find a Dentist
Hospital Directory
MedlinePlus Directories
NLM's DIRLINE
Associations Unlimited University of Utah only.

Fulltext

eBooks
eJournals Eccles Health Science Library
Fulltext Resources Eccles Health Science Library

Government Agencies, Documents & Databases

Grants

Community of Science^UofUtah A consortium of major research universities and national laboratories. Includes Expertise Database, grants databases, (Funding Opportunities Database) and Web versions of the Commerce Business Daily and the Federal Register. University of Utah only.
GrantsNet "A resource to find funds for training in the biomedical sciences and undergraduate science education. Free registration required.
The Foundation Center is an "independent nonprofit information clearinghouse" that provides evaluated information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects. Some services are fee-based.
NCRR, National Center for Research Resouces
includes Biomedical Technology, Clinical Research and Comparative Medicine.
NIH, National Institutes of Health Grants & Funding Opportunities
University of Utah resources:

Help Writing Grants:
- Foundation Center's Online Training and Quick Tutorials
- EPA Grant-writing Tutorial - produced by Purdue University.
- Tips on Writing Grant Proposals from EPA

Grantmakers: see Councial on Foundations.

Kids & Educators

Kids & Educators Science pages.

Medicine

Arbor Nutrition Guide
Association of American Medical Colleges
American Medical Association
College of Medicine University of Utah (aka School of Medicine)
Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Resources
Human Genome Project Information
Martindale's Health Sciences Guide
"The Virtual Medical Center" includes lists of web sources, teaching materials, tutorials, Calculators for Medical & Health Science, Nutrition and more. Arranged by broad specialty areas.
Partners in Medicine (Housing Information)
Public Health Research Tools for beginning your research.
Research Tools - Medicine for beginning your research.
United States Medical Licensing Examination, (USMLE)
Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing an agency of the Utah Dept. of Commerce
Utah Medical Practice Act Title 58 -- Chapter 67 of Utah Code.
Utah Medical Association

Nursing

ANA, American Nurses Association
College of Nursing University of Utah
Hardin Meta Directory: Nursing
Internet Resources for Nurse Practitioners
Martindale's Virtual Nursing Center
MedWeb from Emory University
National Institute of Nursing Research from NIH
National League for Nursing
Nursing History from Brownson's Nursing Notes
NursingNet
Research Tools for beginning your research.
Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing
SpringNet for Nurses, Clinical Information and more.
State Boards of Nursing from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Utah Code, search for titles:
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact (Search for Title 58 Chapter 31d -- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact.)
- Nurse Licensure Compact (Search for Title 58 Chapter 31c -- Nurse Licensure Compact.)
- Nurse Midwife Practice Act (Title 58 Chapter 44a of Utah Code.)
- Utah Nurse Practice Act (Title 58 Chapter 31b of Utah Code.)
Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing an agency of the Utah Dept. of Commerce
Utah Nurses Association

Pharmacy

American Association of Poison Control Centers
APhA - American Pharmaceutical Association
Centre for International Ethnomedical Education and Research
College of Pharmacy University of Utah
- Medicinal Chemistry / Pharmacology & Toxicology / Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Pharmacy Practice
Drug Information Resource Center, DIRC at UUHSC, University of Utah Health Sciences Center.
FDA U.S. Food & Drug Administration
- FDA's Drug Information from the Center for Drug Evaluation & Research
- FDA's Electronic Orange Book Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations
- FDA's OTC Drugs Over-the-Counter Drugs
Federal Regulations:

CFR, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 from GPO Access.
Federal Register, FDA-related material, from the FDA website.
Federal Register, 1995 - present, from GPO Access.

Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Resources:
- Biotechnology
- Pharmacy
- Pharmacology
- Toxicology
Librarian's Index to the Internet
- Alternative Medicine
- Drugs
- Drug Interactions
- Toxicology
Martindale's Virtual Pharmacy
MedWeb from Emory University
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
PharmWeb
Poison Control Center, Utah
Research Tools, Pharmacy for beginning your research. Developed by librarians at Eccles Health Sciences Library.
RxList
TOXNET Toxicology Data Network from the National Library of Medicine
UUHSC

Utah Code, Searchable Database.
- Utah Pharmacy Practice Act (Title 58 -- Chapter 17b of Utah Code.)
- Utah Controlled Substances Act (Title 58 Chapter 37 of Utah Code.)
Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing an agency of the Utah Dept. of Commerce
Virtual Library Pharmacy
WorstPills.org from Public Citizen, a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization.

Reference Tools

Author Instructions
Citing Electronic (& Print) Sources
Dictionaries
Research Tools For beginning your research in nursing, medicine, pharmacy and allied health.

Rumors, Hoaxes or Bogus Information on the Web

FDA - Food & Drug Administration
Hoaxes from Nuketown
Netlore: Rumors, Hoaxes & Urban Legends
- Health & Medical Rumors & Hoaxes

Services

Library Request & Orders, Interlibrary Loans, Document Delivery, Renewals and more.
Reference Services - General Info
Request a Literature Search
Other library services

Statistics Sources

Finding and Using Health Statistics -An online self-study course from NLM and NICHSR

Statistics Sources

Federal Government

Agency for Healthcare Quality & Research
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Census Bureau
- U.S. Gazetteer
- American FactFinder
- Census 2000 Data for the State of Utah
- Utah Census Quick Facts
Center for Mental Health Services
CDC,Centers for Disease Control
CDC's Data & Statistics
Fastats from NCHS
Fedstats
Federal Agencies with Statistical Programs -from Fedstats.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Injuries, Illnesses & Fatalities. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Institute of Medicine
Mapstats From Fedstats, good for state profile data.
NCHS National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)
- Fastats frp, NCHS.
- Vital & Health Statistics Series (Rainbow Series)
  - Series 13. Data From the National Health Care Survey
- Other Sites for Health Information from NCHS.
National Information Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Technology (NICHSR), from the National Library of Medicine, NLM.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIH National Institutes of Health, Institutes & Offices
OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Statistical Abstract of the United States (Data in pdf format - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Statistical Universe, statistical information from leading federal, state, private & international governmental documents. Links to selected full-text publications.

Statistics Sources

Utah

Census:
- Census 2000 Data for the State of Utah -from the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Utah Census Quick Facts -from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Mapstats From Fedstats, good for state profile data.
Statistical Universe, statistical information from leading federal, state, private & international governmental documents. Links to selected full-text publications.
Utah Attorney General
Utah Department of Health
Data & Statistics , Utah Department of Health
- IBIS-PH: Indicator Based Information System for Public Health
Utah Occupational & Professional Licensure Divison, Utah Department of Commerce
Vital Statistics from the Utah Office of Vital Records & Statistics

Statistics Sources

World or International

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Statistical Universe, statistical information from leading federal, state, private & international governmental documents. Links to selected full-text publications.
United Nations
World Health Organization

Utah Resources

Academic Library Consortium, Utah (UALC)
Attorney General, Utah
Bureau of Economic and Business Research, University of Utah.
Commerce, Utah Department of
Donar Registry, Utah
Driver License Division (Download the Utah Driver Handbook)
Education, Utah State Office of
Environmental Quality, Utah Department of
Health, Utah Department of
Health Data, Utah Department of Health
Human Services, Utah Department of
Health Sciences Library Consortium, Utah. (UHSLC)
Information and Referral Center Human Services Directory
Labor Commission, Utah
Libraries:
- Academic Libraries in Utah
  - see also UALC, Utah Academic Library Consortium
- UtahHealthnet
- Public Libraries in Utah from utah.gov
- UHSLC, Utah Health Sciences Library Consortium
- Utah Library Association
- Utah Library Division
Licensure Utah Div. Occupation & Professional Licensure, Utah Dept. of Commerce
Salt Lake City, Utah Official Website.
Salt Lake Valley Health Department
Tax Forms and Publications
UALC, Utah Academic Library Consortium
UHSLC, Utah Health Sciences Library Consortium
Utah Code
- Utah Code, Title 58 -- Occupations and Professions
UtahHealthnet
Utah Medical Association
Utah Div. Occupation & Professional Licensure (DOPL)
Utah, Official State Site
Utah Collections Multimedia Encyclopedia of video, audio, pictures, maps, texts, charts and graphs about Utah
Utah County Health Department

Did you know?

DynaMed is an evidence-based clinical reference tool for use at the 'point-of-care'. Available in PDA.

PubChem provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. Linked within NCBI's Entrez databases, PubChem is a component of NIH's Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative.

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