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Pharmacy Library Guide

 

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:

 

Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs
Doyle Ref/RM/262/.A65
 
Complete Guide To Medicinal Herbs
Doyle Ref/RM/666/.H33/O38
 
Dictionary of Pharmacy
Doyle Ref/RS/51/.D482
 
Drug Information Handbook
Doyle Ref/RM/301/.12/.D78
 
The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook
Doyle Ref/RM/666/.H33/D846
 
Herbal Therapy & Supplements: A Scientific & Traditional Approach
Doyle Ref/RM/666/.H33/K84
 
The Johns Hopkins Consumer Guide to Drugs
Doyle Ref/RM/301/.12/.J636
 
The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals
Doyle Reserve/RS/51/.M4
 
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
Doyle Reserve/RC/55/.M4
 
Mosby's Medical Drug Reference
Doyle Ref/RM/301/.12/.M672
 
Physicians Desk Reference
Doyle & Mahoney Reserve/RS/75/.P5/P
 
PDR for Herbal Medicines
Doyle & Mahoney Ref/RM/666/.H33/P37
 
PDR for Nonprescription Drugs, Dietary Supplements and Herbs
Doyle & Mahoney Ref/RM/671/.A1/P48
 
PDR Guide to Drug Interactions, Side Effects and Indications
Doyle Ref/RS/75/.P37
 
The Pill Book
Doyle Ref/RS/51/.S555
 
Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy
Doyle Ref/RS/91/.R4
 
Call Numbers to Browse:   RM 300-666, RS
The following Reference subscription Electronic Databases can also be helpful:
Encyclopedia Britannica Online  
Access Science  
Health Reference Center Academic  
 

 

Access databases from SRJC Articles & Databases at http://www.santarosa.edu/library/databases.

 

Off campus access requires a user name and PIN number. A portal PIN number is assigned to you the first time you use the portal system. If you don't remember your student ID number or your SRJC PIN, log in to the student or faculty portal, select "I do not know my ID number" or "I do not know my PIN code," then follow the instructions to have your information e-mailed to you.

 

Books     


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

 

DRUGS PHARMACOLOGY
PHARMACY TOXICOLOGY

 

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


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

Health Reference Center Academic

ProQuest Biology Journals
ProQuest Health & Medical Complete  

 

 

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

 

Drug Facts and Comparisons News

Nurses’ Drug Alert
FDA Drug Bulletin Pharmacy Times
Hospital Pharmacy  

 

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

 

Web Resources


The following selected websites should be helpful in finding information:

 

SRJC Internet Resources on Health and Medicine: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/web/health.html


Access How To Evaluate Information Resources: http://libguides.santarosa.edu/evaluate

 

Associations and Organizations    


Use these websites to locate organizations and associations:

 

Associations on the Net: http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=13&cid=7 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


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://libguides.santarosa.edu/citing