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Mapping The Literature Of Dental Hygiene: An Update, Carol L. Watwood, Terry Dean
Mapping The Literature Of Dental Hygiene: An Update, Carol L. Watwood, Terry Dean
DLPS Faculty Publications
Objective: This study updates Haaland’s 1999 dental hygiene mapping study. By identifying core journals and estimating database coverage, it characterizes changes in dental hygiene research and aids librarians in collection development and user education.
Method: Cited references from a three-year (2015–2017) sample of core dental hygiene journals were collected, categorized into five formats, and analyzed by format and publication year according to Bradford’s Law of Scattering. CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE, and EMBASE were surveyed to determine the indexing coverage of cited journals.
Results: The number of cited journal titles increased from 389 in 1999 to 1,675 in 2018. Core Zone 1 …
Mapping The Literature Of Pediatric Nursing: Update And Implications For Library Services, Carol L. Watwood
Mapping The Literature Of Pediatric Nursing: Update And Implications For Library Services, Carol L. Watwood
DLPS Faculty Publications
Objective
The purpose of this study was to identify core journals and other types of literature cited in four major pediatric nursing journals and to characterize coverage of these resources in major bibliographic databases. The study was part of the “Mapping the Literature of Nursing Project” of the Medical Library Association's Nursing and Allied Health Resource Section. It updates a similar analysis published in 2006 and determines whether citation patterns have changed over time.
Methods
Cited references from articles published in 4 pediatric nursing journals between 2011 and 2013 were collected. Cited journal titles were ranked according to number of …
Chapter 5: Health Resources, Carol L. Watwood
Chapter 5: Health Resources, Carol L. Watwood
DLPS Faculty Publications
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The Folklore Of Herbs, Lisa Karen Miller
The Folklore Of Herbs, Lisa Karen Miller
DLPS Faculty Publications
Take a walk through the herb gardens of history and find out what our ancestors knew (and thought they knew) about herbs and their uses for medicine, beauty, and even love. The presentation compares ancient beliefs to current scientific evidence and reveals the places where they intersect.
Alzheimer’S Disease, Carol Watwood
Alzheimer’S Disease, Carol Watwood
DLPS Faculty Publications
Alzheimer’s disease is a common health issue mostly found in elderly persons. An overview of the disease and a list of reliable Web-based information sources suitable for a general audience are presented.
Brags And Baggage, Mary Margaret (Peggy) Wright
Brags And Baggage, Mary Margaret (Peggy) Wright
DLPS Faculty Publications
Report on setting up three libraries in Belize during the summer of 1989. Includes photos of Stella Maris Home/School for the Mentally and Physically Handicapped.