Virtual Reference
Tools

Dictionaries | Encyclopedias | Citing Bibliographic & Electronic Resources | Endnote Resources |Reading & Evaluating the Literature | Writing Technical/Scientific | Creating a Poster | MEDLINE Tutorials | Evidence Based Health Care Resources | Locating People | Science &Medicine Video Clips & Interactive Tutorials| Libraries

Resources	Description
Dictionaries
Merriam-Webster Online	Online dictionary wiith pronunciation
OneLook Dictionaries	Indexes over 900 online dictionaries; Includes phrase searching and also handles translations
Acronym Finder
Biomedical Acronym Finder
On-Line Medical Dictionary	From CancerWEB; hyperlinked terms
Medical Dictionary from MedlinePlus
Bartlett's Quotations
Glossary of Biochemistry and Microbiology
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Encyclopedias
Resources	Description
Encyclopedia Britannica Online	Full-text access via UHM Hamilton Library
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Citing Bibliographic & Electronic Resources
Resources	Description
AMA or Vancouver Style: Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication	"Vancouver Convention" Use this format for medical journal submssions
Sample References	International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Sample References from the National Library of Medicine
APA Format APA Style Guide American Psychological Association Format, University of Illinois Writer's Workshop Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format, Updated to 5th edition, Purdue University Electronic Reference Formats, as recommended by the American Psychological Association Writer's Handbook APA Documentation Style, University of Wisconsin
APA and MLA Format Citation Machine -provides citations for print and electronic sources UH Style and Policy Manual for Theses and Dissertations
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Endnote Resources
Resources	Description
Purchasing Endnote	Annual site license available for $25.00 per user if you are UH Manoa faculty,staff or student via Information Technology Site License Office Outright purchase $180.00-200.00 via Internet; about $100.00 for students
EndNote Bibliographic Software-- Tutorials Endnote Tipsheet created by Virginia "Ginny" Tanji Endnote Tipsheets from Niles Endnote Tutorial from the University of North Carolina EndNote X: A Quick Start Online Tutorialfrom Lynn Tabata, Ed Admin, College of Education, UH Manoa Yale Medical Library All Things EndNote	Various tutorials on the use of EndNote
Endnote Bibliographic Software--Podcast Endnote Podcast created by Virginia "Ginny" Tanji	Log in with user name and password Click on UH Manoa Library Resources Click on Endnote Workshop
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Reading and Evaluating the Literature
Resources	Description
How to Read Paper	Series from British Medical Journal Includes full-text articles such as "Statistics for the Non-Statistician,""Accessing the Methodological Quality of Published Papers," etc.
User's guides to the medical literature	Series of articles published in JAMA under the aforementioned title
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Writing Technical / Scientific
Resources	Description
Writing a literature review How to Write a Literature Review, University Library, UC Santa Cruz Review of Literature, Writing Center of University of Wisconsin Writing a Literature Review, University of New England Writing a Literature Review in the Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Toronto Writing, Tips for Literature Searches, Rehab-NetWest Writing a Review Article for Psychological Bulletin, by Daryl J. Bem, Cornell University (includes many points relevant to writing any kind of literature review)
Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences	From Medical College of Ohio
Online Technical Writing Course Guide from Austin Community College	Recommended by University of Illinois Writing Workshop. Includes information on abstract writing, technical report writing, oral presentations, etc.
Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
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Creating a Poster
Resources	Description
Preparing a Poster Presentation	From the American College of Physicians
Career Development-Providing Poster Sessions	Links to sites from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and other sources.
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MEDLINE Tutorials
Resources	Description
PubMed Tutorial	from the National Library of Medicine, interactive
Links to PubMed MEDLINE factsheets, tutorials, worksheets	From the National Library of Medicine
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Evidence Based Health Care Resources
Resources	Description
Cochrane Library	Electronic publication designed to supply high quality evidence to inform people providing and receiving care, and those responsible for research, teaching, funding and administration at all levels. Access via Hamilton Library
Queen's Medical Center Hawaii Medical Library (QMC HML) Links	Excellent links to a range of Evidence Based Medicine sites
Miner Library University of Rochester
Evidence Based Medicine Workshop	Additional links
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Locating People
Resources	Description
American Board of Medical Specialties	Find out whether your physician is board certified.
American Medical Association DoctorFinder	Basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States.
Search for email addresses	Via Switchboard
University of Hawaii Faculty-Staff Directory	Find postal and e-mail addresses
National Institutes of Health Directory of Personnel	Find postal and e-mail addresses
US Department of Health and Human Services Directory
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Science & Medicine Video Clips &Interactive Tutorials
Resources	Description
Visible Human Project	Complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies.
Science Animations: Movies & Interactive Tutorials	Links to general collections of animations and to subject-specific animations: microbiology, plants, ecology, animals, geology, astronomy, physics
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Libraries
Resources	Description
Hawaii Medical Library, Queen's Medical Center
Hawaii State Public Library System
Hawaii Pacific University Libraries
East-West Center Research Information Services
Chaminade University
National Library of Medicine
Library of Congress
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APA Format

APA and MLA Format

Purchasing Endnote

EndNote Bibliographic Software-- Tutorials

Endnote Bibliographic Software--Podcast

Writing a literature review