APA new 6th edition -- helpful resources

The Alvin Sherman Library has been working on an APA (6th ed.) page with a number of How Do I Cite? videos: -- http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/lessons/apa/index.htm
(This is the main page with all the links.)

I should mention that this is still a work in progress, but we wanted to post it in time for the new
semester. These APA modules are generic rather than program specific so they
may also be useful in your institutions.

We have some general overview videos. They can also be helpful for students
who have trouble with just the basics and have trouble remembering to just
put a period after the parentheses enclosing the date of publication and
need visuals.

. Citing Sources (20-page handout) --
http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/teachinghandouts/apa/APA_6th_ed.pdf
. Assignments (5 min. 45 sec.) -- Title page, formatting of paper,
headings, reference page
http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/video/format_assignAPA6th/
. Text Citations (11 min.) -- Discussion of text citations, quotations,
paraphrasing, and plagiarism
http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/video/TextCitations6thed
. Article Citations (4 min. 15 sec.)
http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/video/FormatJournalArticle_APA6th/
. Book Citations (4 min.)
http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/video/FormatBookReferenceCitations_APA6thed

Especially for doctoral students who have more specialized needs, we also
have specialized videos for questions about how to handle various scenarios.
The reference components may be helpful because each module looks in depth
at one specific element of the citation (authors/editors, date of
publication, titles, publication information, and electronic sources). For
example, the module on authors/editors look at formatting author information
in the text and reference citations for one author, two authors, six
authors, eight authors (with ellipses), no author, corporate authors,
anonymous, editors, compound initials, and suffixes like Jr. and III. (See
http://www.nova.edu/library/help/video/apa/apa_advanced/authors_apa/index.ht
m )
You are all welcome to share these resources with anyone you like. If you
have any suggestions or comments, let me know. Thanks,
Johanna Tunon

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Journal of Hand Surgery American

Today we have a trial from Elsevier for these 2 titles, accessible when on campus.

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00039993

Journal of Hand Surgery American
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03635023

Joint Commission publications

Today, 7-14-09, a user reported that The Source was not working. It was showing access with a charge. In following up I discovered that all our Joint Commission titles handled by IngentaConnect had been de-activated. This is an error and they have responded promptly to correct this problem. Access should resume soon. Please let me know if you have continuing problems.

The titles we take from Joint Commission Resources are:
Environment of Care News
Joint Commission Benchmark
Joint Commission Perspectives
Joint Commission Perspectives on Patient Safety
Joint Commission: The Source.

PubMed Central

PubMed Central now includes a number of useful information points about the journals included in the database such as previous and future names of titles and the amount and period of free access available. "PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature."

Canadian Children

The journal Canadian Children is published twice yearly by the of the Canadian Association for Young Children (CAYC), "the only national association specifically concerned with the well being of children of preschool and elementary age in Canada." It offers a limited number of articles free at its website.

Reading Research Quarterly

Occasional issues of this title from the International Reading Association are available free online at

http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/Journals/RRQ/ArchivesRRQ.aspx

from v.31, 1996 til the present.

SCI titles

As of October, 2008, Paralyzed Veterans of America assumed the administrative functions of several societies, including their journals. These are the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses, the American Paraplegia Society and the American Association of SCI Psychologists and Social Workers.

Access to archives is limited, but more current issues are now online as follows.

SCI Nursing Online
http://www.aascin.org/sci-nursing-online.html
issues 2008- online

SCI Psychosocial Process Online
http://www.aascipsw.org/sci-psychosocial-process-online.html
v.21, 2009- online

Joint Commission Resources publications

2-18-09:
Our Joint Commission newsletters are now handled by IngentaConnect and as of today they are all accessible via our A to Z list of web-based journals, no password needed. If you have any problems please contact me.

If you would like to get emailed table of contents alerts when a new issue is published online you can register personally with minimal information, or contact me and I will be glad to do this for you.

The titles we take from Joint Commission Resources are:
Environment of Care News
Joint Commission Benchmark
Joint Commission Perspectives
Joint Commission Perspectives on Patient Safety
Joint Commission: The Source.

HCPro journals

HCPro has changed its website. It still works fine, just lots more white space to scroll through.

When you follow a newsletter link from our web-based journal list you will need to scroll down to the very bottom of the HCPro page to reach the newsletter. There it will ask for our username and password. After entering that you will need to scroll to the very bottom again to finally reach the newsletter itself. Please let me know if you encounter any problems.

Pre-CINAHL database merges into CINAHL

EBSCO has announced that as of March 31, 2009, the content we currently access in Pre-CINAHL will be merged into CINAHL to streamline the search process. The MEDLINE database is already handled that way.

If you wish to exclude these records in your CINAHL product search, you can use the "Exclude Pre-CINAHL" search limiter.

The new CINAHL Support Center (http://support.ebscohost.com/cinahl) is available whenever you need support in learning how to use CINAHL products

AMA journals

For 2009, institutional print subscriptions to AMA journals will include single user password online access. This affects our subscriptions to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Archives of Neurology and Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

EBSCO databases

The EBSCO databases are accessible from home for searching. Some full text may be accessible remotely without additional passwords, but some may require being on campus. Contact the librarian for our EBSCO system password.

Rehabilitation Reference Center database from EBSCO

Feb. 12, 2009: You can now reach the rehab database trial from a link on the Medical Library's databases page. No password needed via that link.

Jan. 30, 2009:
Soon we will be participating in a trial of EBSCO's newly released database, Rehabilitation Reference Center. Please contact the librarian if you are interested in access. It will include around 200 full text journals and many handouts.

A to Z down for maintenance Jan. 31

EBSCO reports that the service A-to-Z will be unavailable on 31 January 2009 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Central time to allow for necessary maintenance.

Returning after New Year's on Jan. 5, 2009, the amaryllis has grown even taller.

Now it is Dec. 29 first thing in the morning. It has already grown quite a bit.

The Amaryllis Bulb

Today, Dec. 12, 2008, I planted an amaryllis bulb and placed it on my sunny desk for library users to enjoy. I expect it to grow tall quickly and create a pretty red bloom.

Online journal access problems system-wide -- resolved

1-19-09: this problem has been resolved and the online journals are now working properly. Please report any problems you encounter.

1-8-09: With the start of the new year we have encountered problems in our online access systems. I am in the process of trying to resolve those. Meanwhile if you need online access to a particular title, please bring it to my attention.

Rehabilitation Nursing going online

Rehabilitation Nursing is now accessible online at http://www.awebsource.com/clients/arn/ws_resource/public_index.php
Please contact the librarian for the password.

American Journal of Orthopedics

The American Journal of Orthopedics offers a number of articles free online, including their "5 Points" series http://www.amjorthopedics.com/
In addition other articles are available by password only.

This journal works with DePuy, a Johnson & Johnson company, to offer the Resident Writer's Award each year. To qualify for consideration, papers must have the orthopedic resident as the first-listed author and must be accepted through the journal’s standard blinded-review process. Year of publication determines the year of competition.