Library orientation for the

Philosophical and historical foundations of Chinese Medicine

Librarian
Svetlana Oziransky, MA, MILS.
sozirans@pacificcollege.edu
 Library resources

• Print format: books, journals, anatomy flash cards,

readers, handouts.

• Electronic format: e-books, e-journals, software on old

computers, and apps on iPads.

• Media collection: DVDs, CD-roms.

• Anatomical models.

• Herb samples
Where do you find general and detailed information about Traditional East Asian
Medicine and Western medicine approaches to diseases, diagnostics and
treatment?
1. On-line catalog www.pacificcollege.edu
Print books, journals, media.

2. E-book databases:
ProQuest Central/Ebrary (Oxford American handbooks), and
OvidTCM (for example, books on Asthma, or Arthritis).

3. E-Journals
EbscoHost Databases
ProQuest

4. Web sites:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
https://nccih.nih.gov/
MedLinePlus www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
MayoClinic www.mayoclinic.com
CDC www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
www.pacificcollege.edu -> put your cursor on the Resources link->
click on the Library link.
Library page
On-line catalog
Library On-Line Catalog
Search on Title: “Foundations of Chinese Medicine”
 Library on-line catalog. CyberTools.
Please use CyberTools system buttons, such as Main, Next, View Picks, Search Results

Find a book on shelfs using a

call number
Library On-line resources
E-books
Personal PCOM id and pswd
 ProQuest Central/Ebrary.
Oxford American Handbooks and Huang Di Nei Jing
Searching ProQuest Ebook Central
OvidTCM
 OvidTCM – book content page.
Anatomical illustration of acupuncture points
OvidTCM – search features
 Electronic Journal Databases

1. EbscoHost databases:
AlthealthWatch, EJS, MedLine with Full Text, CINAHL

2. ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health

3. Cochrane Library
Library page -> Databases
 EbscoHost databases –
search through all journals on the topic or
choose one journal from the Title list.
EbscoHost databases. Main Search Screen
EbscoHost databases search results page. Limiters.
ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health
ProQuest Search results page
New aggregated search
 Search result list. Limiters. Links to resources. Publications.

Number of results

Search on the topic

inside the journal

Electronic journal

Catalog

An article about the

New England Journal
Databases Tutorials and Reference Style
To find general information about physiology, disease, treatment, side
effects, and drugs, go to MedLinePlus, MayoClinic, NCCIH or CDC.
MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.org
Go to Diseases and Conditions
CDC – Center for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/
NCCIH – National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
https://nccih.nih.gov/
Thank you for staying awake!