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Thrall Databases
:: Health and Wellness Resource Center |
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About the Health and Wellness Resource Center
As described by Gale:
"Including the respected Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Health & Wellness Resource Center
delivers up-to-date reference material as well as full-text magazines, journals, and pamphlets
from a wide variety of authoritative medical sources. Additionally, consumers, students, and
professionals are provided with descriptions of and links to many pertinent websites, selected
for their usefulness and appropriateness."
Sections include: Diseases and Conditions, Alternative Medicine, Drugs & Herbal Remedies, Directory, Dictionary, Trusted Sites, Health Assessment, Topics in the News, Health Highlights. >> Please click here to access Health and Wellness Resource Center. |
Access Options:
This database can be accessed from any of Thrall Library's public Internet or research computers. Concerning access outside the library: This database is licensed through the NYS NOVEL program and is available to all New York State residents through the NYS NOVEL website. Members of libraries which are part of the Ramapo Catskill Library System (RCLS) may log in using their library barcode. |
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Some helpful hints:
This database starts off in a "keyword" search mode. Under the search term input box you can click other search options including "Search by Subject" or these limits: "Full text articles" (show only complete articles), "Refereed publications" (articles reviewed by experts/scholars), "Consumer Health" (articles written for consumers, not medical professionals), or "en espanol" (to find articles in Spanish). Over search results are tabs you can click to limit articles by categories such as: Books & Fact Sheets, Magazines & Journals, Drug & Herbal Remedies, Pamphlets, Video, or News. You can further refine results by clicking "Related Search" links to the left of results or by using the "Advanced Search" mode to specify more limits and to search multiple fields (such as Title, Author, Publication Date, etc.) simultaneously. |
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Technical Considerations:
Before printing, be sure to click the Printer icon located near the top of any article page. This will reformat the page in a "printer friendly" format, enabling you to print more on fewer pages. Printing at the library costs $ .20 per page. Please inquire at the Reference Department if you are not sure how to print. This database also allows you to e-mail articles you find to your own e-mail account. To do so, look for the e-mail icon at the top of an article page, click the icon, and carefully enter your e-mail address on the next web page that appears. There is no cost for e-mailing articles, and you may e-mail as many articles to yourself as you like! Some documents are available in the PDF format. These documents can be viewed at home if your computer has the free Adobe Reader software installed. |
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