Library Resources and Health Policy Research
HSA 6152 Health Policy – 1/25/05
Librarian: Bruce Barron

Accessing Information:

The address of the Library’s web site is (http://www.fau.edu/library). In order to access databases from home you must use EZ Proxy. This can be done by going to Quick Links on the homepage and then clicking <EZ Proxy>.

To find the class web page, go to Quick Links and click <Instructional Services> and then click <Class Web Pages – Spring 2005>.

Selected Resources:

FAU LIBRARIES CATALOG

> Searches will find books and government documents. More effective searches can be done using subject terms.

> Some catalog entries have “purl” addresses so they can be accessed directly as an electronic resource (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

> Items such as recent Congressional Hearings (Y4) may be found on microfiche while others may be in print, including HE docs from the Department of Health & Human Services.

WEB BASED GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

> Select Research Resources from the library homepage followed by Government Resources and then Federal Government Resources in order to find links to electronic sites.

> Listed under Legislative Branch, go to Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet to track progress of a bill (use “Summary & Status Information” in Advanced Search), read entries in the Congressional Record (1989-present), and view Committee reports as well as Committee web sites.

> You may wish to use LexisNexis Congressional to find reports or hearings from committees (select “CIS Index” followed by “Committee”). Results may be full text or citations which can be searched in the FAU Catalog.

> Links to other useful sites, such as the Federal Register, can be found on the Subject Guide to U.S. Government Resources web page on the FAU Libraries Government Resources web site.

DATABASES

> Go to library’s homepage and select Need Help?, then choose from databases listed under “I need Journal Articles” or select Research Help and choose appropriate topic.

> Info Trac OneFile is good sources for journal and newspaper articles on timely subjects.

> CQ Weekly provides coverage and commentary of the U.S. Congress including status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering.

> CQ Public Affairs Collection features in-depth reporting on vital issues, statistical and historical analyses, historic documents and primary source materials, as well as a directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations in each of the major policy areas.

> CQ Researcher provides reports on a variety of topics, some under the subject term “Medical Care”, which include differing opinions, background information, outlooks, chronologies, and extensive bibliographies.

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