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 HEALTH POLICY (HSA 6152)
LIBRARY RESOURCE PAGE
LIBRARIAN: Bruce Barron

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Activities: In this session we will learn how to access information concerning health policy issues by using the library’s catalog to locate books and government documents, library web pages to find online government information, and databases to search for relevant reports and articles.

Goals: At the conclusion of this session you will be able to:

1. Access the library's catalog from home or campus;
2. Locate helpful government documents in various formats;
3. Link to federal and state web sites with useful information;
4. Navigate selected databases and retrieve chosen records;

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 2006>.

Selected Resources:

FAU LIBRARIES CATALOG

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

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

Ø      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 

Ø      Select Research Resources from library homepage followed by Government Resources and then Subject Guide to U.S. Government Resources in order to find links to electronic sites. 

Ø      Listed under Laws and Regulations, go to Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet to locate members of Congress, find Committee web sites, track progress of a bill, read entries in the Congressional Record (1989-present), and view Committee reports. 

Ø      Find links to similar sites for the state of Florida under Florida Laws and Regulations. 

Ø      Go to Federal Government Resources page and select Department of Health & Human Services to view sections such as Policy Information Center. 

Ø      State and Local Government page links include MyFlorida.com where you can go to Executive agencies such as Agency for HealthCare Administration and Department of Health. 

Ø      Other federal and state links can be found in the Health Administration Research Guide which can be found on the What’s Your Major? page accessible from the Library’s homepage by selecting Research Help under Quick Links.

 

SELECTED DATABASES

You must use EZ Proxy to access databases from off campus.

Ø      ABI Inform and Info Trac OneFile are good sources for journal and newspaper articles on timely subjects 

Ø      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 

Ø      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  

Ø      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