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Information Strategy

Information Strategy
A basic guide for tracking down relevant, high-quality information needed for papers, lab reports, discussions, and other purposes.

Define

Define...
... a topic by gathering background/overview information; help formulate your question.

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
For easy-to-understand, authoritative information about human diseases and disorders.

The Merck Veterinary Manual
For easy-to-understand, authoritative information about animal/non-human diseases and disorders.

The Merck Manual of Geriatrics

MEDLINEplus
An incredible wealth of overview and more in-depth information organized by the United States National Library of Medicine.

Reference Sources

Drug Information
MEDLINEplus -- United States National Library of Medicine; a guide to thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications, and herbs and supplements.

DailyMed
In-depth information about marketed drugs; National Library of Medicine.

AccessScience Off-campus access
The online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and Yearbooks and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, and more.

Oxford Reference Online (ORO) Off-campus access
Provides full text of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations from 175+ Oxford reference titles, many of which are in-depth, scholarly entries.

Identify

Identify
... specific sources of information about the defined topic--to answer your question

Databases

LexisNexis Academic Off-campus access
1-popular Useful for coverage of newspapers and some popular magazines 1980's-present; use the Power Search.

Access World News Off-campus access
Mostly 1990's-present online resource that provides full-text information from over 1,000 United States and international newspapers and news services.

Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (Annual)
Call Number: Burling 1st Floor, Reference Area--ask at the circulation desk for help locating.
An index of the most popular, general-interest periodicals published in the United States, reflecting the history of 20th century America.

Academic Search Premier Off-campus access
2-popular/primary

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Off-campus access
1975-current. Provides access to hundreds of peer-reviewed journals focusing on many medical disciplines, with emphasis on nursing and allied health.

Health Source: Consumer Edition Off-campus access
1985-current. A collection of consumer health information with access to hundreds of periodicals. Subjects covered include genetics, oncology, pediatrics, emergency medicine, bacteriology,and more. Available off-campus via proxy server.

Entrez: the Life Sciences Search Engine
3-primary Allows many NCBI databases to be searched simultaneously--including PubMed/MEDLINE.

MEDLINE Off-campus access
1953-current; FirstSearch interface. One of the premier sources for bibliographic coverage of medicine, medical research, health care, molecular biology, physiological psychology, and more.

NCBI PubMed (MEDLINE)
The NCBI interface to MEDLINE.

Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Off-campus access
A multidisciplinary database providing coverage of the environmental sciences. Abstracts and citations are drawn from nearly 6,000 serials including scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications.

Grinnell College Libraries
Books, media, Web sites, databases, art work, and more

Science Citation Index
4-primary Contact Kevin Engel for access to the Science Citation Index. A unique database that allows you to discover who has cited (referred to) a particular article or book since it was originally published.

WorldCat Off-campus access
Before 1000 B.C. to the present. The OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other materials held in libraries worldwide. Contains millions of records.

Reference Sources

Sources of Statistics

AP images (Associated Press) Off-campus access
Provides 24/7 access to over 4.9 million primary source photos from 1825 to the present. Additionally, provides audio, video, graphics and interactives. Constantly updated, AP Images is an important resource for virtually every discipline. This database may be used for educational purposes only. Images may not be posted on the Web or otherwise made available electronically to anyone outside the Grinnell College community. These images may not be republished or distributed in newspapers, newsletters, magazines, brochures, catalogs, yearbooks, calendars, posters, or similar materials.

Locate

Locate
... the publications identified above at Grinnell or elsewhere--get your information

Grinnell College Libraries
Books, media, Web sites, databases, art work, and more

Journal Finder
Journals, magazines, and newspapers available through the Grinnell College Libraries.

Interlibrary Loan

Other Library Catalogs

Iowa State University Library Catalog

University of Iowa Libraries Catalog

Evaluate

Evaluate
...the validity, objectivity, and usefulness of the information