LibGuides: Therapist Assistant: Start

Welcome

Welcome! This guide will help you find Okanagan College Library resources for physical, occupational and recreational therapy.

Use the tabs (above) for help with specific resources

The following documents are to help TAD students familiarise themselves with the Library & with Library research strategies for specific assignments:

Library Orientation for TAD students, Fall 2018
Highlights of Library services, facilities and program specific resources for new TAD students
Library Research Orientation for TAD students
Quick tips for library and other research, primarily using this LibGuide and with focus to Fall intake first assignment & group presentation for THER103 Disease and Disability
Library Research Strategies for Recreation Therapy
Research strategies to find and evaluate journal articles on recreation therapy topics for THER114 (Winter term). Includes smart search strategies on CINAHL database

LibraryLinks

Library Catalogue (Voyager) Search
Search the Okanagan College Library catalogue for books, videos, e-books, and other materials.
Renew books / Check library account
Renew your checked out library items or check the status (e.g. due dates).
Find Articles
Links to more than 100 research databases used to discover and retrieve articles and other information sources
E-Journal Listing
Database of all e-journals available to Okanagan College students and employees
Interlibrary Loan
Request a book or other item that is not available at Okanagan College Library
Style Guides (APA, Chicago, MLA)
Guides to the major citation styles used at Okanagan College, created by OC librarians
Library Hours
Open hours for each of the campus libraries, including holiday hours and changes to regular hours
Get Research Help
Get help with your research by chat, e-mail, phone or in person.
Suggestion box
Submit your comments online.
UBC Okanagan Library
Okanagan College students and employees may use the UBC Okanagan catalogue to locate and request books to be delivered directly to their Okanagan College campus.
Contact the library
Phone numbers and librarian contact information

Start your Research with OCtopus

OCtopus, the Library search engine, is a good place to start your research.

Too many results?

. Use the Peer Reviewed limiter on the left of your results screen.

. Choose the limiter of a specialised health database on the bottom left of your results screen, [you may have to click Show more]

select CINAHL or SPORTDiscus (for articles)

or Nursing Reference Center Plus (for evidence-based care sheets & patient education handouts, ebook chapters)

. add an extra term or phrase in the search box to focus your search results further to your professional area eg. add term therapist*

. Select the Advanced search option and search each concept on a separate line.

Use the drop down 'select a field' limiter and search by Subject.

Doing in-depth research? Use the Find Articles tab for databases in this guide.

Learn more about OCtopus.

Are You Authenticated?

Many OC Library online library resources included in this guide are licensed for use by students and employees and may require you to log in with your current OC student or employee ID ie. MyOkanagan user name and password.