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Article Databases
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Scholarly Article Tips
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Is it scholarly?
The publication should be a scholarly journal not a newspaper or popular magazine.
The authors are scholars or professionals in the field and are normally affiliated with an educational institution or organization.
The article should have an abstract and reference list.
Clues from the abstract or text?
Look for a phrases like “this study examines…” or “we did research to find…”
This indicates that the author(s) conducted the research.
A review of the abstract and text of an article will provide important information of assistance in identifying it as a research article.
Research articles follow a specific format and are organized into standard sections. Skim the abstract and article for the following sections:
Introduction
Participants
Objectives
Methods
Discussion
Conclusion
References
eBooks: Overviews & Anatomy
Surgical Anatomy and Physiology for the Surgical Technologist by
Provides the basic concepts of A&P and applies them to practical surgery. Throughout the book, examples show how the anatomy and physiology of a particular body system or organ relates to a surgical procedure.
Harvard Medical School Health Topics A-Z
In-depth descriptions of the most common diseases, symptoms, procedures, and tests written by Harvard Medical School faculty members.
Magill's Medical Guide
Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format.
Principles of Anatomy by
This edition includes 172 entries arranged in A to Z order to help make finding a topic of interest easy. Entries related to basic principles and concepts include Fields of Study related to the topic; an Abstract that provides a brief, concrete summary of the topic; Key Concepts important to a proper understanding of the topic; a detailed Essay that gives an explanation of the background and significance.
Books: SUR
The titles below are just a sample of the SUR books available. You can search the full EBSCO eBook collection or the Library catalog for print books.
Surgical Technology, 8th ed by 
Surgical Technology, 7th ed by 
Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist, 6th ed by 
Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist, 5th ed by 
Differentiating Surgical Instruments by 
Surgical Equipment and Supplies, 3rd ed by 
Surgical Equipment and Supplies, 2nd ed by 
Techniques and Principles for the Operating Room by 
Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist by 
Pocket Guide to the Operating Room by 
Operating Room Skills by 
Not on campus to find a book? Try our online collection of eBooks. This collection features over 65,000 complete titles and covers a broad range of subject areas.
Our eBook collection has many titles that cover surgical technology topics! 
AnatomyTV
Films On Demand
Films On Demand has a strong streaming video collection supports the career of a surgical technician as well as videos that supplement course work, including many A&P videos:
Parts 1 and 2 from the Association of Surgical Technologists
