NJHA Library & Links
Welcome to the NJHA Library's knowledge management resources area.
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NJHA Library Discard List: Journals, Monographic Series, Microfiche - DEADLINE DEC. 14, 2009
"Tips on Using Twitter" from the NJHA Library & Computer Training Dept.
Group Licensing for Health Sciences Librarians 2009-2010
The training classes for 2010 on Lyon Software for "Community Benefit Inventory Social Accountability (CBISA) Online" are scheduled for February 2010. Click here for registration information.
NJHA Library Online CatalogFind books, reports, audiovisuals and more
Current Awareness!
In this world of information overload, let the NJHA Library be your compass…
Selected ReadingsWebliographies, bibliographies,
NJHA in the News,
The Past as Prologue
Seeking Knowledge? Doing Research?
Search the full spectrum of knowledge management...
from: "tacit" knowledge, (that which people carry in their heads); to data (numbers), through published information (news, events, facts) and secondary research (literature), to sources for primary research...
...All selected, organized and/or noted by the Library
Executive WindowsTargeted guide of selected subjects for executives, "a shortcut for the maze of resources."
FAQsLibrary Reference Collection on WebWeb links by topic:For Healthcare Professionals
- Alzheimer's Special Care Units: Regulation, Administration, Coordination, Programming & Training - Selected Bibliography, July 2004
- Awards and Honors in Healthcare
- Bioterrorism Preparedness - Web Sites, Literature, Print and Audiovisual Resources
- Bioterrorism Preparedness: The Bookshelf
- Bioterrorism Preparedness - "Thinking the Unthinkable" Seminar Presentations/Handouts
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Conversion - Articles, Books, Reports and Web Sites, August 2005
- Decision Making: Executives and Managers in Healthcare, Selected Reading List, January 2006
- Dictionaries and Glossaries - Hospital and Healthcare Administration
- E-Health Initiatives
- Emergency Contraception - Proposed Rules, Oct. 6, 2008 (.pdf file size 684KB, 17 pgs.)
- Health Insurance Guides
- Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
- Healthcare Directories - Hospitals, Physicians, Health Insurance, Clinical Trials and Substance Abuse
- HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act)
- Internet Discussion Forums, Listservs and E-mail Announcement Lists
- Journals/Serials - Healthcare
- Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining – Journal Literature, Books, Videos and Web Sites: Selected Reading list 2004 to 2006
- Laws and Regulations
- Leadership and Career Development for Healthcare CEOs, Executives and Managers, October 2005
- Maps
- Newspapers, Radio and Television Stations
- Political, Legislative and Government Links
- Quality and Patient Safety - Recommended Reading & Core Collection: Books, Journals, Videorecordings & Web Sites
- Subscriptions - NJHA Library Journals
- Volunteer Links
Patients, consumers and others should refer to the authoritative resources below for consumer health information. The Web sites of
New Jersey hospitals also are useful authoritative guides for medical and health information. All requests for information to NJHA should use the
NJHA Contact Us Form.
For All Other Health Topics, Start Here:
- MEDLINEplus®
A goldmine of up-to-date, authoritative and qualitative health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Includes extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 600 diseases and conditions. Provides lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. Updated daily, is has no advertising, nor does this trusted source endorse any company or product. - HealthyNJ
This Web site is by the University Libraries at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The content is designed to meet the information needs of consumers, particularly New Jerseyeans, focusing on content that is current, accurate and relevant. It follows Health On the Net Foundation principles and adheres to the Health Summit Working Group
For N.J. Hospital and Health Sciences Librarians
Your job just got easier! Quick slices of information for health sciences information professionals.
Benchmarking
Budgeting and Journals
Consumer Health
Continuing Education for Medical Librarians
Document Delivery
Emergency Preparedness
Expert Searcher
Group Licensing for Health Sciences Librarians
Health Statistics
Marketing
Medical Libraries
- Library Web Links
Developed by the Health Sciences Library Association of New Jersey (HSLANJ).
Nursing
- NEW! EBP: What's In Your Tool Belt? (Toolkit of select resources for nurses by librarians for better database searching and online research)
- Cochrane Library Fact Sheet by Patricia May, Director of Library Services, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center
- CINAHL Fact Sheet by Patricia May, Director of Library Services, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center
- Elsevier's Mosby Nursing Consult & Mosby Nursing Index Fact Sheet by Michelle Volesko Brewer, Director of Library & Corporate Information Services, New Jersey Hospital Association
- Joanna Briggs Institute Fact Sheet by Michelle Volesko Brewer, Director of Library & Corporate Information Services, New Jersey Hospital Association
- National Guideline Clearinghouse Fact Sheet by Patricia May, Director of Library Services, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center
- Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice Bibliography - by Robin Siegel, Medical Librarian, CentraState Healthcare System - June 2008
- PubMed® Fact Sheet by Patricia May, Director of Library Services, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center
- Essential Nursing Resources, 25th edition, September - October 2009
Interagency Council on Information Resources for Nursing (ICIRN) and the National League for Nursing. Edited by Janet G. Schnall and June Levy. Contributors include Juliette Ratner, Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing Library. See also: www.icirn.org
- Nursing Research: Reading, Using, and Creating Evidence, By: Janet Houser, PhD, RN
2008, Jones and Bartlett Publishers
ISBN - 13: 978-0-7637-4267-6
SBN - 10: 0-7637-4267-8- Chapter 6: The Successful Literature Review by Elizabeth Van Wynen, EdD, RN, CNA, BC
- Chapter 12: Enhancing The Validity Of Research by Deborah Jasovsky, PhD, MSN, RN, CNAA, BC
The Past as PrologueNot to be missed! Select NJHA news through the decades from the Association's archives.