Medicine and Health Sciences
Who to contact
Library subject staff for Medicine and Health Sciences
- Centre for Health Services Studies home page
- Centre for Professional Practice home page
- School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research home page
Finding your way around the Templeman Library
Where to find things on the shelves:
- Books
- Journals
- Reference Collections
The Templeman Library Catalogue - indexes all material held in the Library, including books, journals and videos
Reading Lists - details for all lists received from module convenors have been added to the system.
What if it's not held in the Library?
Document Delivery Services (staff and postgrads only)
Other libraries: if you cannot find what you want in the University of Kent Libraries, check to see if another university library within travelling distance holds the material
Finding references to the literature (particularly journal articles)
Databases for literature searching:
- Indexing and literature databases for health & medicine - use these to find references to the published literature in areas of health & medicine
- Indexing and literature databases for the social sciences and psychology - use these to find references to the published literature in areas of psychology and social science
Referencing: citations and bibliographies
Academic Integrity - the University's advice pages on avoiding plagiarism, and correct referencing practice: see the Referencing style guides page
Reference Management Software: Software that enables you to build a personal library of bibliographic records. Records can be downloaded from database searches, and the software used to insert selected references into Word documents (e.g. essays). The software will correctly format citations and the bibliography according to a chosen style. Two packages are available for use at the university:
- EndNote Support Page - stand-alone reference management software installed on all University public PCs
- RefWorks Support Page - web-based reference management software - useful for wireless networking and working off-campus
Handouts:
- Boolean Operators and Literature Searching Tips (66KB) downloadable in MS Word format
- Understanding references (58KB) downloadable in MS Word format
- Citations and bibliographies (64KB) downloadable in MS Word format
Journal resources for Health and Medicine
- Journals Search - use this to check our electronic and print journal holdings. Provides a route of access to subscribed electronic titles both on and off-campus
- Electronic journals guide (168KB) downloadable in MS Word forma
- List of current or recent journal subscriptions in the areas of psychology, social care, health, and medicine - an alphabetical (but not comprehensive) list of paper subscriptions (check the Journals Search for the full availability of titles)
- Guide to further electronic journal resources for psychology, social science, health, and medicine - a list of freely available online journal resources and tools
- Critical appraisal of journal literature - has a particular emphasis on appraising health literature, but will provide you with checklists for assessing the quality of quantitative or qualitative studies
Keeping yourself up to date
Current awareness services - SDI search alerts, ETOC services, newspapers online, & newsgroups
Online resources for Health and Medicine
Resources:
- Subject gateways and image sources: portals to subject specific information on the internet
- Appraising web pages for quality - some things to consider in order to help you decide whether the content of a web page is reliable
Links:
- Useful links and web sites for subjects in health and community or social care - links to useful sites
- Useful links and web sites for subjects in psychology, psychotherapy and counselling - links to useful sites
- Government resources, and official publications (government, departmental and parliamentary sources)
- Reports and grey literature - some tips for finding reports or unpublished literature
- Statistical and epidemiological sources - statistical tools and tutorials, health statistics, social care statistics and population statistics
- Surveys, Tests & Questionnaires for the Social Sciences; Diagnostic Criteria for Mental Health - a selection of links to resources
- Research Methods and Study Skills in Psychology and the Social Sciences - online resources related to methods and skills
- Online reference sources for psychology, social sciences and health - online specialist dictionaries etc.
To report errors or make suggestions for this page:
Please e-mail Jason Harper