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The Delaware Library Catalog is the library's online catalog,
and will help you search for books, periodicals, pamphlets and
audiovisual materials. If you want to limit your search to items located at a specific Delaware Tech campus library
only, use the drop down menu for "library" and select that campus library.
You can search the
Delaware Library Catalog using a title or author's name
if you have that information. If not, you can search using a keyword or subject heading.
In a keyword search, type a word or phrase in the search box and click on the "search" button.
The catalog will look for that word or phrase somewhere in an item's title or subject content.
In a subject search, type a word or phrase in the search box and select "subject" from the drop down
menu and then click search. The catalog will look for that word or phrase in the list of subject headings related to the item.
Some examples of subject headings are listed below.
| Allied health personnel | Medical records | |
| Diagnosis, Laboratory | Medical transcription | |
| Filing systems | Medicine Terminology | |
| Keyboarding | Nosology | |
| Medical assistants | Pharmacology | |
| Medical care | Physicians' assistants | |
| Medical offices |
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PERIODICALS AND PERIODICAL INDEXES
You can find additional information on a topic by researching articles in periodicals, e.g. journals,
magazines or newspapers. To find an article you will look up a specific topic in an online
database. Delaware Tech's online databases can be found on the Online Databases page.
Typically, an online database will allow you to search for your topic by typing a keyword or
phrase, e.g. medical assisting. The results from your search will display in a list
of articles related to your topic. You will have access to the entire article online if there
is a Full Text icon. If you find an article using an online database, keep in mind
that these are actual periodical articles, not web sites.
If an article you want is not available in hardcopy format in the library or full-text online, consult
with the librarian about requesting it via interlibrary loan.
The online databases listed below may be used to locate articles on or related to medical assisting.
Use subject headings such as those used in searching the library catalog to locate articles on
medical assisting in these databases.
EBSCOhost (online database) - Select Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition,
CINAHL with Full Text,
Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive, and/or
MEDLINE.
FirstSearch (online database) - Select the Medicine/Health, Consumer or Medicine/
Health, Professional Topic Area, then select one or more databases for that area.
R2Library (online database) - A web-based database composed of full-text e-books in the allied health,
nursing and medical fields.
WEB RESOURCES
DTCC Recommended Websites for Medical Assisting
American Association of Medical Assistants
SearchMedica
STUDENT RESOURCES
Subject Guides from Other Institutions/Websites
-- this link can provide you with additional research assistance.
Best Search Tools Chart -- another option is to click on this link which is accessible
from the Student Resources page (under "Miscellaneous").
This will lead you to a listing of search engines and directories. Choose one to begin searching the
World Wide Web.
Criteria for Web Page Evaluation -- ask the library staff
for a copy of this handout to help you evaluate the websites you find.
APA Citation Style Guide
RELATED SUBJECT GUIDES
There are other Pathfinders that you may find useful in conjunction with this one. You may request the following
from a librarian:
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Last revised: 7/2009
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