Research Guide Santa Rosa Junior College

Dental

Typical Research Flow
Reference	Books	Articles	Web	Associations	Citing

This research guide highlights some sources used for locating information. Consult with a Reference librarian for further assistance or for help in locating the information needed.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Handbooks
The following Reference Sources should be helpful in locating background information:

Barron's Guide to Medical and Dental Schools

Doyle Ref/R/690/.W558/2006

Buocher's Clinical Dental Terminology: A Glossary of Accepted Terms in all Disiplines of Dentistry

Doyle Ref/RK/27/.B63/1993

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Paleopathology

Doyle Ref/R/134/.8/.A93/1998

Career Opportunities in Health Care

Mahoney Ref/R/690/.F54/2002

Dental Care and Oral Health Sourcebook

Doyle Ref/RK/61/.O66/2003

Dental Practice Act with Rules and Regulations (Periodical)

Doyle Ref/KFC/546/.D3/A313

Exploring Health Care Careers

Doyle Ref/R/690/.E97/2002

Forensic Science: An Encyclopedia of History, Methods, and Techniques

Doyle Ref/HV/8073/.T55/2006

Heinemann Dental Dictionary

Doyle Ref/RK/27/.F35/1997

Moby's Dental Dictionary

Doyle Ref/RK/27/.M672/2004

Moby's Dental Drug Reference

Doyle Ref/RK/701/.G34/2005

Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing

Doyle & Mahoney Ref/R/121/.S8/2005

Stedman's Plastic Surgery/ENT/Dentistry Works

Doyle Ref/RD/118/.S745/1999

Call Numbers to Browse:

R Medicine RD Surgery RK Dentistry

The following Reference subscription Electronic Databases can also be helpful:

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
AccessScience	Health Reference Center Academic
All ProQuest Databases	RAND California
Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Access databases from: SRJC Articles & Databases http://www.santarosa.edu/library/ftdb. Off campus access requires a user name and PIN number. Apply for a PIN.

Books Top
The SRJC Library Catalog lists books under author, title and subject. The following subject headings should contain useful information:

Access the SRJC Library Catalog at:http://library.santarosa.edu Select the "Exact Subject Heading" Search Type and type in any of the subject headings.

Magazines and Newspaper Articles Top
The library subscribes to a variety of electronic databases to help you locate articles in popular magazines, scholarly journals and newspapers. The following databases should contain information on your subject:

Expanded Academic ASAP(Info Trac)	All ProQuest Databases
ProQuest Research Library	SIRS Researcher
Expanded Academic ASAP (InfoTrac)	ProQuest Research Library
	ProQuest Health & Medical Complete
	SIRS Researcher

Access databases from: SRJC Articles & Databases http://www.santarosa.edu/library/ftdb. OFF campus access requires a user name and PIN number. Apply for a Pin.

The library has print copies of the following magazines of particular interest:

Dental Assistant	Journal of Periodontology
JADA: The Journal of the American Dental Association	Journal of the California Dental Association
Journal of Clinical Periodontology

To locate other titles subscribed to by the SRJC Libraries (in print and in electronic databases) go to the:
Library Periodicals List

Web Resources Top
The following selected websites should be helpful in finding information:

SRJC Internet Resources by Subject:

Health & Medicine:

http://www.santarosa.edu/library/Refs/health.shtml

(specifically see ‘dental hygiene’ and ‘dental ‘hygienists,’ for journal articles, general dental websites, and special topics dental websites)

Librarians' Internet Index:

Dental:

http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?tn=1title,description,publisher,creator,allTags,keywords,extra_words,searchableid&tv=dental&ss=1

Dental and Oral Health:

http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?tn=1title,description,publisher,creator,allTags,keywords,extra_words,searchableid&tv=dentistry&ss=1

Dentistry:

http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?tn=1title,description,publisher,creator,allTags,keywords,extra_words,searchableid&tv=dentistry&ss=1

The World Wide Web has no standards, quality and reliability of Information and can vary greatly.

Access How To Evaluate Information Resources: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/guides/eval.shtml

Associations and Organizations Top
Use these websites to locate organizations and associations:

Associations on the Net http://www.ipl.org/div/aon

This guide offers access to many scholarly and trade organization/association websites. The directory lists broad categories allowing you to select more narrow subheadings.

Scholarly Societies Project http://www.scholarly-societies.org/subjects_soc.html

This website provides access by subject to national and international societies with scholarly, academic, or research goals. There are strict guidelines for resource inclusion and a URL stability ranking for each website.

Citing Sources Top
For assistance in using the citation style required by your instructor, check the following citation guides:

MLA (Modern Language Association)

APA (American Psychological Association

Other Styles:(Chicago, Turabian, CBE, and more.)

Access any of these guides from: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/Refs/cite.shtml

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Last updated: May 18, 2007	Questions and Comments: Phyllis Usina