Communication Sciences and Disorders Databases

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Medline via OvidSP (1950 - present)
A major and premier source for the medical sciences.
Provides citations and abstracts to biomedical literature including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and healthcare services. The majority are fulltext.
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CINAHL via OvidSP (1982 - present)
A major resource for allied health professionals and nurses. Includes some full text articles with coverage of allied health, management, behavioural sciences, biomedicine and education.
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speechBITE
Provides open access to a catalogue of Best Interventions and Treatment Efficacy across the scope of Speech Pathology practice.
 
Web of Science via ISI Web of Knowledge
One of the largest Science databases. Provides access to current and retrospective information from high impact research journals. Web of Science also provides citation analysis of authors, journals and subject areas.
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Scopus
Scopus is a large multidisciplinary database covering published material in the humanities and sciences. It also provides citation analysis of authors and subject areas.
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Comdisdome : Communication Sciences and Disorders Dome via CSA
A useful source for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and students in the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
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Health & Society Database (H&S) via Informit Online
Local database of health policy, services and the social, psychological, legal and ethical issues associated with health which is of direct importance to Australian people and families. Aboriginal health, health administration and economic issues are a core subject area of the database. Australian content
 
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AMED : Allied and Complementary Medicine via OvidSP (1985 - present)
A useful specialised database of citations and abstracts for physicians, therapists, medical researchers and clinicians covering allied health and alternative treatments to conventional medicine.
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anatomy.tv
Human anatomy in 3D. Complete anatomical 3D models from skin to bone for various body parts. Includes biomechanical animations, dynamic MRI, and movie clips.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
A major source of statistical data compiled by Australia's official statistical organisation. Includes Australian census data, National and State based statistics. Statistics are updated weekdays at 11:30am.
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CAM : Complementary and alternative medicine via Pubmed
A useful source which contains citations to journal articles related to complementary and alternative medicine (Cam). A subset of PubMed.
 
Cochrane Library
A reliable source of up-to-date information and evidence based studies designed to support decisions taken in health care.
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Current Contents Connect via ISI Web of Knowledge
A quick and easy way of keeping up to date with material published in your subject area.
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Dissertation & Theses Full Text via Proquest
Full text available from 1997 - present
Containing more than 1.6 million Phd and Masters thesis accepted by accredited educational institutions and universities. Check to see what other thesis candidates have done in your field!
(Note: Very large files; may be slow to download off-campus.)
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Embase
A major pharmacological, biomedical and drug information database. Contains a large number of full text articles from journals published worldwide.
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ERIC via OvidSP (1966 - present)
Provides extensive access to educational-related literature.
Includes coverage of meetings, conferences, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, books and monographs.
Alternative interfaces are available: ERIC via CSA or ERIC via Proquest
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ERIC Web 1966-present
Provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text.
 
Expanded Academic Index ASAP (1980 - present)
Contains an index, abstracts and full-text. Topics covered include communication studies, social science, science and technology, women studies, sociology, environment, and public affairs.
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GrantSearch
Australia's most comprehensive index of grant opportunities. Australian content
 
Informit Online
A collection of databases of online Australasian scholarly research. Includes coverage of Medicine & Health, Social Sciences, Information Management and Technology, Business and Management. Australian content
 
Journal Citation Reports via ISI Web of Knowledge
Discover analytical information on journals such as impact factor and citation frequency.
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LLBA : Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts via CSA
Covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.
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MAIS : Multicultural Australia and Immigration Studies via Informit Online
A useful bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts a wide range of media from published and unpublished material on all aspects of Australian immigration and multicultural issues. Australian content
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NetLibrary
A selection of eBooks covering a wide subject range including Health Sciences related topics. The eBooks are fully searchable and can be "checked out" or booked in advance.
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NetLibrary for Macs
ProQuest 5000
ProQuest 5000 puts together a number of databases across a range of subject areas including business, general reference, education, science, technology and medicine. It provides both abstracts, indexing and full text.
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PsycInfo via OvidSP (1806-present)
PsycINFO provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines. Includes literature from disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work. Some full text.
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PubMed
A free database offering access to the Medline database of citations and abstracts of biomedical research articles. The core subject is medicine, and PubMed covers fields related to medicine.
 
ScienceDirect
One of the largest online collections of published scientific research. Good coverage of medical related subjects.
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SourceOECD
Fulltext access to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development books. Covers such areas as main economic indicators, national accounts and social expenditure.
Use the GO TO [Select from list] drop down box at the top of the screen and choose OECD Databases, or books or journals.
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University of Sydney Theses
All university theses are listed in the library catalogue. Search by Author, Title, Subject or Keyword.
 
Web of Knowledge
This portal hosts Web of Science, Current Contents Connect, BIOSIS Previews, CAB Abstracts, MEDLINE, and Journal Citation Reports. Its CrossSearch feature allows a "quick overview" search of these databases.
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