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Welcome
Welcome to the Radiation Therapy Research Guide! Here you can find tips on how to find and use information pertaining to Radiation Therapy. Please explore the links and feel free to contact us for any additional information or help using our resources.
Cite your References!
Find information on popular reference styles through our "Citation Style Guide." Remember to use the style asked for by your professor, and to check your work.
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Quick Access to E-Resources for Radiation Therapy
Database
E-books
Subject Librarian
Alain Lamothe
(705) 675-1151 Ext. 3304
For Distance Education students :
Telephone : 1-800-661-1058, Ext. 2
Fax : 705-671-3803 (Attention: Off-Campus Library Services)
Email : distance_l@laurentian.ca
Library Instruction
Basic online library instruction is available in either official language using Laurentian's Desire2Learn platform. For further information consult Ashley Thomson, ext. 3322
For special instruction in this subject during class time, ask your professor to arrange a class by contacting Mr. Lamothe, ext 3304.
More Help
In the library: The Library User Assistance Desk to your immediate left as you enter the library is a good place to start.
By email: Email the librarian responsible for your faculty for a reply during regular working hours.
By telephone: 705-675-4803, or toll free at 1-800-661-1058, ext. 2
By chat: With our "Ask the Library" service. For more information, see About Ask a Librarian.
For Distance Education students: Telephone: 1-800-661-1058, ext. 2 or email: Distance_l@laurentian.ca
Getting Articles
Radiation Therapy Databases
- BIOSIS Citation Index ?
- CINAHL ?
- Google Scholar ?
Set your "Library Links" to include "Laurentian University - Get full text" at https://scholar.google.ca/scholar_settings for easy off-campus access
- Medline (Ovid) ?
- NOSM: Health Information Resource Centre Databases ?
- NOSM: Health Information Resource Centre E-Books ?
- NOSM: Health Information Resource Centre E-Journals ?
- Web of Knowledge ?
Searching for Books
Searching the Catalogue
The catalogue is your primary tool for finding books in the J.N. Desmarais Library. You can also use the catalogue to find other materials, including government publications and journals (the journals themselves--not individual articles).
You can search the catalogue by:
- Keyword
- Title
- Author
- Subject
- Journal Title
When you know the book you are searching for, pick Title or Author; when you are searching for a topic, start with Keyword unless you know the exact Subject heading describing your topic.
More on searching the Catalogue is available in Module 5 of the Research Skills Tutorial in D2L.
Shelf Searching
Laurentian uses LC Classification. Some patrons may wish to browse for books in the stacks; Radiation Therapy can be generally found classified under Science (Q), Medicine (R), and Technology (T), including:
- HV 622-623, 9696 - Cancer curing equipment
- QC 474-809 - Radiation Physics
- QD 625-655 - Radiation Chemistry
- QH 643 - Radiation properties
- RC 71-1151 - Internal medicine
- TA 417 - Radiographic examination
- TK 9001-9401 - Nuclear engineering
WorldCat
Getting E-books
E-books
- Some may be located by using the library’s catalogue and selecting "Electronic" item form. These records will have [electronic resource] in the title.
- E-books can also be located by searching in e-book collections. Searching in these collections is the same as searching in a database.