Guide to Sources in REHABILITATION
Applied Health Sciences Library
Journals| Online Databases| Library of Congress Subject Headings
Selected Call Numbers| Internet Sites| Recent Acquisitions
Journals
Journals currently received in the ALS Library, plus a few others, are
listed below. Index sources follow each entry in parentheses; see database
list below. Those with a bullet (·) are also available online at http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/index.php?mode=J.
- Adapted physical activity quarterly (CC, PE, SA, SP)
American journal of occupational therapy (MED, PA)
- American rehabilitation
- Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation (MED, PE, SP)
BVA bulletin (Blinded Veterans Association)
- Disability and society (CC, LLBA, PA, SA)
Disability statistics abstracts
Dors openers [Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services]
International journal of practical approaches to disability
- International journal of rehabilitation research (BA, CC, CIE, LLBA, MED, PA)
Journal of applied rehabilitation counseling [ANNUAL INDEX APPEARS IN WINTER ISSUE]
- Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation (CINAHL, MED, PE)
- Journal of developmental and physical disabilities (CC, LLBA, PA, SA)
- Journal of disability policy studies (PA)
- Journal of rehabilitation (BA, MED, PA)
Journal of rehabilitation administration (PA)
- Journal of rehabilitation research and development (MED, SSI, SP)
- Journal of sport rehabilitation (CINAHL, PE, SP)
- Journal of visual impairment and blindness (ED, CC, LLBA, PA)
- Journal of vocational rehabilitation (MED)
- Mainstream [Magazine of the able-disabled]
New mobility: disability lifestyle, culture and resources
OTJR: Occupation, participation and health [formerly Occupational therapy journal of research] (CC, CIE, PA)
Palaestra (CIE, PE, SP)
Rehabilitation education (PA)
Rehabilitation R&D progress reports
- Scandinavian journal of rehabilitation medicine and supplement (BA, CC, CINAHL, EA, MED, PA)
Sigma Signs
Sports 'n spokes (PE, SP)
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The following indexes are available through the UIUC Library Gateway. (http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/index.php?mode=A).
- BA -- Biological Abstracts (online as BIOSIS)
- CC
-- Current Contents
- CIE -- Current Index to Journals in
Education (online in ERIC via Ovid)
- CINAHL -- Cumulative Index
to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
- EA -- Ergonomics
Abstracts
- ED -- Education Index
- LLBA --
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
- MED -- Cumulated Index Medicus (online as Medline)
- PA -- Psychological Abstracts (online as PsycInfo)
- PE
-- Physical Education Index
- SA -- Sociological Abstracts
- SP
-- Sport Discus
- SSI -- Social Sciences Abstracts
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Library of Congress Subject Headings are an alphanumeric
classification system used by libraries to arrange library materials by
subject headings. To take advantage of the LCSH in the Illinet Online
Catalog, enter one of the following terms and hit "subject heading." A
list of subcategories, along with a link to their related materials,
will be provided.
- Disability Evaluation
- Disability Studies
- Handicapped
- Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation Counseling
- Rehabilitation Counselors
- Rehabilitation Nursing
- Sociology of Disability
- Vocational Rehabilitation
**Consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings for further subject combinations.
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Selected Dewey Call Numbers
- 371.91-----Education of Disabled Persons
- 615.851----Therapeutic Recreation
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Starting Points for Research on the Internet
- disABILITY INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
http://www.makoa.org/index.html
A
thorough covering of web sites pertaining to disability issues.
Includes wheelchair and other assistive technology links, alternative
treatments, and government information. Searching is possible in some
of the areas. - DISABILITY RELATED RESOURCES
http://www.icdi.wvu.edu/others.htm
This comprehensive list of disability resources is maintained by the
International Center for Disability Information at West Virginia University. Subjects covered
include disability legislation, education, information and assistive
technology resources, medical resources, as well as information about
specific agencies, programs, and services. This site will point you
toward resources in most areas of disability research and living. - ABILITY INFO - GENERAL DISABILITY RESOURCES
http://www.abilityinfo.com/category/resource.html
This Canadian site is self-described as an informational directory of global disability resources.
The search engine is focused on disablity related sites on the web. It
can be searched by provided categories or by self constructed terms. - NARIC
http://www.naric.com
The
National Rehabilitation Information Center is a library and information
center focused on disability and rehabilitation resources; it is funded
by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
The web site contains a link to their Instant Disability Information
Centercontaining databases of documents, research, fact sheets, as well
as the Naric "Knowledgebase," a page of links to 700 Internet sites. -
ABLEDATA
http://www.abledata.com
A resource for information about assistive technology and disability related resources.
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html
- DISABILITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
http://www.dri.uiuc.edu/default.htm
- AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND
http://www.afb.org
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEAF
http://www.nad.org
- NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON DISABILITY
http://www.nod.org
- UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATION
http://www.ucp.org
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New Books on Rehabilitation in the ALS Library
An acquisitions list, arranged by broad subject area, is produced
quarterly. It is available in print format in the ALS Library, and an
electronic version, with archived past issues, is available on the ALS
Library's website at, http://www.library.uiuc.edu/alx/acq.htm.
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