Physical Therapist 
and 
Occupational Therapy Assistant 
Students Research Guide

 Information Problem-solving Skills Worksheet for PTA and OTA Students

Research Resources to Consider...

 

The PCC Library

 
Visit the PCC Library online at http://www.polk.edu/it/library or live and in-person - hours & directions.

 

Feel free to ask the librarians and library staff for assistance with your research needs.

Find Books: OnlineCatalog  LINCCSearch Search for books, reference sources, videos, journal titles. Searches include variations of: Subject, Title, Author

Find Articles: Databases / Remote Access Databases  Find Journal & Magazine Articles, Reference Resources, Statistics, Ebooks... Log on with your ID (SSN) and PIN (last 4 digits of your SSN)

PCC Databases for Nursing & Health Information   CINAHL Plus Full Text (EBSCO)   Clinical Pharmacology (EBSCO)  Health and Wellness Resource Center (Gale)   Health Reference Center Academic (Gale)   Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO)   Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)   MEDLINE via FirstSearch (OCLC)  Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database (Therapeutic Research Center)   Nursing Library (Rittenhouse)  Physicians Desk Reference (PDR) (Micromedex)   Pre-CINAHL (EBSCO)

PCC's Nursing and Allied Health Bookmarks

Magazines & Journals at PCC at the Winter Haven Campus OT Practice PT: Magazine of Physical Therapy The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy Physical Therapy The American Journal of Occupational Therapy:  Official Publication of the American Occupational Therapy

General Health/Medicine (free) Internet Databases

• PubMed
• Medline Plus
• Harden Medical Directory
• Medicalstudent.com

Organizations

• American Physical Therapy Association
  

• American Occupational Therapy Association
  

• Florida Phyisical Therapy Association

• Florida Occupational Therapy Association

• Physical Therapy - Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association
• American Occupational Therapy Foundation
• JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
• BioMechanics
• PT Magazine

Online Dictionaries and Texts 

• Merck Manual Online
• eMedicine.online
  
  Remember, as a PCC student you have Internet access to several medical dictionaries, encyclopedias, and directories through the Health and Wellness Resource Center Database which is available through the Remote Access Databases link on the Library Web Site.

Websites:

• Occupational Therapists.com
• MedWeb Emory University

Search Engines:

• ASK.com
• Yahoo
• Google
• PCC Library Search Tools Page

Citing References:

• APA - American Psychological Association Style