HSA 4817
Health Administration
Librarian: Bruce Barron
Fall 2007

 Locating books in the Library:

1. Endeca (the Library's catalog): select Library Catalog. The following types of searches are available:

A. Keywords: In Basic Search this looks for a word anywhere in the record. It is a very expansive search but you may need to be more precise. 
B. Author's Name: Enter last name first, you do not need to capitalize
C. Title: If a title starts with "The," "A," or "An," omit it and skip to the next word.
D. Subject Heading: This search looks for items classified by a subject heading and organizes the results into sub-topics. Subjects must be entered in a specific manner according to the Library of Congress subject headings. You may get a cross-reference to the preferred subject heading. Some subject heading examples that might be useful:

Health facilities	Insurance, health
Health maintenance organizations	Managed care plans
Health planning	Medical care
Health services administration	Medical policy
Home care  services	Medicare fraud
Hospitals	Nursing homes

 

Locating Census Information

The best way to search for Census information is to go to the American FactFinder web site of the U.S. Census Bureau. Choose the Data Sets option to view the contents of Summary Files. Select List all tables to find the category of information desired. You may then choose the geographic parameters for your search.
 

Searching for articles in databases

The ALEPH catalog will tell you if the library owns a journal title, but does not provide information on individual articles. To search for articles, go to the FAU Libraries homepage and click on Indexes/Databases or Articles  There are both alphabetical and subject listings of databases. When using these databases from off-campus you must log in through the EZ-Proxy link by entering the 14 digit number from your Owl Card. The SFX link that appears in the results of most database searches allows you to connect to external sources such as other databases holding the full text of the article, the Library’s catalog, or ILLiad for requesting the article through Interlibrary Loan.

 

Selected Library Databases

1. InfoTrac OneFile 
A very large interdisciplinary database with many resources that also allows you to limit searches to peer-reviewed journals.

2. Health Reference Center Academic
Provides articles on a wide range of health-oriented topics such as fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, public health, HMOs, and prescription drugs.

3. ABI/INFORM Complete
A business and management database which also contains information on economic conditions and is a good source for local business news.

4. NewsBank
Provides access to newspaper coverage of local conditions and events. You may limit results to get recent news from several South Florida newspapers.

5. Business and Company Resource Center
Includes company profiles, rankings, investment reports, company histories, and full-text news articles.

Selected Web Sites

National Center for Health Statistics

Health Administration Research Guide

 

 Citing Sources

A helpful site for general information on writing papers and citing sources:

The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing.

Specific information on citing electronic sources in APA format:

APA Style Electronic Formats.

 

Finding Additional Assistance

Ask-A-Librarian email reference help

Reference desk phone number: 561-297-3785

Make an appointment with a librarian: One-on-one reference consultation