Resources useful for research on ophthalmic topics and international assignment for OPH 105
International Resources for OPH-105
These resources specifically support the OPH-105 assignment "Assisting in the International Community".
Databases, books, and other resources on this page may be useful for this assignment.
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American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) | InternationalAAO resources for international ophthalmologists.
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World Health Organization (WHO) statisticsGlobal health data from the World Health Organization (WHO)
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IAPB Vision AtlasIAPB Vision Atlas provides global vision health data through maps; includes information about related trends and socio-economic factors.
The library guide Data, Statistics, and Infographics provides links to additional resources that may be of interest.
Ophthalmology Organizations
Professional organizations that support ophthalmology and its practitioners.
Databases for Ophthalmology Research
Subscription databases have reference materials, books, and articles from magazines and journals. The following list of specialized library subscription databases have resources on many medical topics including ophthalmology.
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CINAHL Complete (Access ending, see more info) This link opens in a new window Nursing and Allied Health research reference database with books/monographs and journals.
EBSCOhost database collection
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Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window Journals from various medical disciplines
EBSCOhost database collection
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Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive This link opens in a new window Journals in nursing, biomedicine, health sciences, consumer health and allied health disciplines
EBSCOhost database collection
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Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window Journals and reference resources on all aspects of the nursing profession, from direct patient care to health care administration. Suitable for both professionals and students in a nursing-focused program.
NOTE: Access limited by IP to users located in Tennessee
Resource provided by Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL)
Some library databases provides resources that take a broad look at many subjects. While not focusing on medical topics for the practitioner general interest article databases may be helpful with some aspects of a research project in ophthalmology.
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ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window General interest periodical database. Journals available.
The Database Help guide answers common questions about login issues and using the library's online resources.
Find Journals (Periodicals)
Journal Finder is helpful when you are looking for a specific journal or magazine title available with full-text (complete) articles in a Thigpen Library database. Journal finder does not find articles; it directs you to the database that has the journal title in its collection.
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Journal Finder
Search for the periodical title you wish to access using this tool.
Web Discovery Tools
PubMed and Google Scholar are free websites that provide citations for scholarly research and other information. CAUTION: Article and other citations discovered in PubMed or Google Scholar may not be freely available as a full-text (complete) article. If you discover an article that is not full-text you can use Thigpen Library's "Journal Finder" tool to see if the publication is available in a library database.
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PubMed CentralPubMed Central® (PMC) is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM)
When using Google Scholar from off-campus, you can configure its results to link to Vol State Library's full text collections.
- Choose the Gear Settings Icon at the top of the Google Scholar search screen.
- Select Library Links from the left-side options menu.
- Enter "Volunteer State Community College" into the search box; then select the Magnifying Glass Icon.
- Check the box for the Volunteer State listing (as well as "Open WorldCat") and then Save.
Find Books in Thigpen Library & Beyond
Browse the shelves
Thigpen Library uses the Library of Congress classification system to categorize its books. Books of interest to Ophthalmology students will be in the Science - Q, and Medical - R sections.
- Ophthalmology books are primarily found on the shelves in the RE section of the Medical books
- The Science QP section has Anatomy and Physiology books with the books on the eye located in QP475
Search for books
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Pioneer Search
One search gets you results from the library catalog and many of the library's online resources. Access to online resources is limited to authorized users
Use an eBook
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eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window e-books on a variety of academic subjects from leading academic publishers and university presses. Collection is primarily monographs but includes some reference titles.
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R2 Library This link opens in a new windowR2 Digital Library is a health science collection featuring medical, nursing and allied health eBooks.
Veterinary medicine eBooks available.
Borrow books from other libraries
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is the exchanging of books and materials between libraries to support the educational endeavors of students, faculty and staff at Volunteer State Community College.
Learn how to use ILL Services for your academic research with the following link.