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Reference Resources

General Resources

  • Acronyms, Dictionaries & Terminology
  • Databases
  • Directories
  • Encyclopedias, Almanacs, & Handbooks
  • Government
  • Grants & Funding
  • Libraries
  • News & Weather
  • Statistics
  • Table of Contents, Journals (Ebling Library)
  • Web Directories
  • Writing & Publishing

Medical, Health Care & Life Science Resources

  • Continuing Education
  • Databases
  • Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Handbooks
  • Directories
  • Government
  • Grants & Funding
  • Licensure & Certification
  • Medical Images
  • Meetings
  • Organizations
  • Practice Guidelines
  • Statistics
  • Research Instruments & Assessment Tools
  • Web Directories

 

A note about access: While many of these resources are available freely on the Internet, access to some of them are restricted. For off-campus access information, see remote access information.

  • HSC: accessible from computers on the Health Science Campus or off-campus for people who are affiliated with the Health Science Campus
  • UT: accessible from computers on any University of Toledo campus or off-campus for people who are affiliated with the University of Toledo
  • OL: accessible from on any OhioLINK campus (including all UT campuses) and is also available off-campus to people who are affiliated with OhioLINK institutions

Acronyms, Dictionaries, & Terminology

  • Acronym Finder
  • American Heritage Dictionary
  • Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary [UT]
  • Dictionary of Computing [UT]
  • Dictionary of the Internet [UT]
  • OneLook Dictionaries
  • Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English [UT]
  • Acrynoma
  • Oxford Reference Online [UT]
  • Roget's II: The New Thesaurus [UT] 
  • Quotations and Proverbs Search
  • whatis.com
  • WWWebster
  • Yourdictionary.com

Databases

  • Databases by Name
  • Databases Alphabetically

Directories

  • AnyWho
  • InfoSpace
  • Switchboard
  • Ultimate White Pages
  • Who Where?
  • U 101 College Search

Encyclopedias, Almanacs, & Handbooks

  • Columbia Encyclopedia
  • Information Please
  • OhioLINK Electronic Book Center [OL]
  • Oxford Reference Online [OL]
  • World Book Web 

Government

(see also Statistics)

Federal Government

  • LexisNexis Congressional [UT]
  • USA.Gov
  • GPO Access
  • American Law Sources Online
  • GovEngine

State and Local Government

  • Gongwer News Service [OL -- off-campus access]
  • State of Ohio Government
  • State of Ohio Laws
  • Toledo, Ohio Municipal Code
  • GovEngine
  • U.S.A. Blue Pages (USA facts and information resources) 

Grants & Funding

  • UT Research
  • Community of Science
  • CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) 
  • Federal Register
  • Foundation Center
  • Funding Opportunities (NIH)
  • Grants & Awards (NSF)
  • Grants.gov

Libraries & Catalogs

  • Health Sciences Libraries (Hardin Meta Directory)
  • Library of Congress
  • Libweb
  • University of Michigan-Taubman Medical Library
  • OhioLINK Libraries
  • OPLIN: Ohio Public Library Information Network
  • Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
  • LibDex (library catalogs)

News & Weather

  • Health and general news directory
  • America's News Magazines [off-campus access]
  • America's Newspapers [off-campus access]
  • Newspaper Source [off-campus access]
  • AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive [off-campus access]
  • Vanderbilt Television News Archive (free searching)
  • Voice of America
  • Weather Channel - Toledo, OH

Statistics

Finding Aids

  • FEDSTATS
  • Nationmaster
  • University of Chicago Statistical Sources
  • University of Michigan Statistical Resources on the Web

International

  • CIA World Factbook
  • Official Statistics on the Web
  • United Nations Statistics Department

USA

  • US Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • US Bureau of the Census
  • Statistical Abstract

State & Local

  • State and County QuickFacts

Web Directories

  • InfoMine
  • Librarian’s Index to the Internet
  • E-Ref [Electronic Reference]
  • Internet Public Library
  • LibrarySpot
  • Intute

Writing and Publishing

Writing Guides

  • University of Toledo Writing Center guides
  • American Heritage Book of English Usage [UT]
  • Guide to Grammar & Style
  • Nuts and Bolts of College Writing

Avoiding Plagiarism

  • Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It (University of Indiana)
  • Avoiding Plagiarism (Purdue University)
  • Plagiarism Tutorial (San Jose State University)
  • Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgements (Dartmouth College)

Style Guides

If you need more information that what can be found online, the Mulford Health Science Library has a collection of style guides.

American Medical Association (AMA)
  • HealthLinks: University of Washington
  • Long Island University
  • AMA format uses NLM journal abbreviations, which can be found in the PubMed Journals Database
American Psychological Association (APA) - 5th edition
  • Purdue University Online Writing Lab [full version for printing]
  • Vanguard University of Southern California
  • University of Maryland, University College
  • Online!
Council of Science Editors (formerly the Council of Biology Editors)
  • The Ohio State University
  • Monroe Community College (Rochester, NY)
  • Colorado State University
  • Online!

Modern Language Association

  • Dallas County Community Colleges
  • Online!
National Library of Medicine
  • National Library of Medicine
  • PubMed Journals Database (journal abbreviations)
  • Supplement: Internet Formats
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (Vancouver)
  • International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
  • University of Queensland, Australia
  • Vancouver format uses NLM journal abbreviations, which can be found in the PubMed Journals Database

Publishing

  • Bioscience Writers
  • Instructions to Journal Authors in the Health Sciences
  • PubList.com
  • Biomedical Publishers & Vendors
  • Publishers' Catalogues

Copyright

  • Copyright and Fair Use
  • Copyright Clearance Center Online
  • Copyright Crash Course
  • Copyright Slider (an aid for determining copyright permissions) 
  • Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright
  • Interactive Guide to Using Copyrighted Media in your Courses
  • US Copyright Office
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