Databases - Medical, Audiology, Genetic Disorders, Interdisciplinary, Assessment

Professional Organizations - United States, North Carolina

Major Medical Databases

• PubMed
• CINAHL
• Cochrane Library
• Embase 1988-Present
• MD Consult
• UpToDate  On-Campus Only
• See also Health Sciences, Neurosciences, Consumer Health & Clinical Reference

Audiology, Assistive Technology & Speech Pathology Databases

• Assistivetech.net
• Medline Plus: Hearing Disorders & Deafness
• CogPrints
• ComDisDome: Communication Sciences & Disorders Database
• See also Education & Neurosciences

Genetic Disorders Databases

• GeneTests
• Hereditary Hearing Loss Homepage (HHH)
• Jablonski's Multiple Congenital Anomaly/Mental Retardation Syndromes (Note: No longer being updated)
• OMIM: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man - (temp. down)
• OMMBID: Online Metabolic & Molecular Bases of Inherited Diseases

Major Interdisciplinary Databases

• Academic Search Premier
• InfoTrac OneFile
• See also e-Research Tools

Assessment Instrument Databases

• Health & Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI)
• Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY)
• Testing & Education Reference Center
• Tests & Measures in the Social Sciences
• See also Tests & Measures and Finding Tests & Measures

Core Electronic Books

Audiology & Hearing Books

• Acoustics & Hearing (Damaske)
• Dictionary of Hearing (Martin)
• Handbook of Pediatric Audiology (Gerber)
• Hearing: an Introduction to Psychological & Physiological Acoustics (3rd Ed, Gelfand)

American Sign Language e-Books

• Grammar, gesture, & meaning in American Sign Language (Liddell)
• Signing With Your Clients : a Practical Manual For Audiologists & Speech-language Pathologists (Vold)
• Sociolinguistic Variation in American Sign Language (Lucas)

Assistive Technology e-Books

• Assistive Technology for the Hearing-Impaired, Deaf, & Deafblind (Hersh)
• Candidacy for Implantable Hearing Devices (Smoorenburg)
• Cochlear & Brainstem Implants (Moller)
• Cochlear Implants: Fundamentals & Applications (Clark)
• Cochlear Implants in Children: Ethics & Choices (Christianson)

Disabilities Books

• Handbook of Communication & People with Disabilities (Braithwaite)
• International Classification of Functioning, Disability, & Health (WHO)

Find More Electronic Books

• Advanced Search - Select E-Books in Format Drop-box
• Speech & Language Pathology: HSL Subject Guide

Writing & Grant Resources

Writing Resources

• AIP Style Manual
• APA Style.org
• APA Style Electronic References Citation
• APA Style Guides
• CSE Writing Guide (CSU)
• HSL Citing & Writing Resources
• Open Access & Scholarly Communications Resources
• RefWorks

Grant & Research Resources

• ASHA Grants & Funding Resources
• Clinical Trials.gov: Deafness
• Clinical Trials.gov: Hearing Disorders
• COS Funding Opportunities
• Deafness Research Foundation Grants
• Grant Application Writer's Handbook
• Grant Source Library
• Grantsnet - free registration required
• NIDCD Funding for Research

Evidence-Based Practice Resources

• Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice (UT-SA)
• ASHA Evidence-Based Practice Position Statement
• Evidence-Based Medicine Education Center of Excellence (NC-AHEC)
• Evidence-Based Medicine Toolkit (U Alberta)
• Evidence-Based Practice: Methods, Models, & Tools for Mental Health Professionals (Book)
• Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine Tutorial (UNC & Duke)
• LSHSS Special Issue: Evidence-Based Practice

Core Electronic Journals

Audiology & Hearing Journals

• American Journal of Audiology
• Ear & Hearing
• Hearing Journal
• Hearing Research
• International Journal of Audiology
• Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
• Journal of the American Academy of Audiology
• Language, Speech, & Hearing in Schools
• Seminars in Hearing

Deaf Studies & Sign Language Journals

• American Annals of the Deaf
• Deafness & Education International
• Journal of Deaf Studies & Deaf Education
• Sign Language & Linguistics
• Sign Language Studies

Developmental & Intellectual Disability Journals

• American Journal on Mental Retardation (AJMR)
• Autism
• Disability & Rehabilitation
• Exceptional Children
• Journal of Autism & Developmental Disabilities
• Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability

Find More Electronic Journals

• Electronic Journal Finder
• Speech & Language Pathology: HSL Subject Guide

Professional Organizations

United States Associations

• Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA)
• American Academy of Audiology (AAA)
• American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology & Audiology (AAPPSPA)
• American Auditory Society
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Educational Audiology Association (EAA)
• National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)

North Carolina Associations

• North Carolina Speech, Hearing & Language Association (NCSHLA)

Licensing Bodies

Audiology Boards

• Accreditation Council for Audiology Education (ACAE)
• American Board of Audiology
• ASHA
• North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech Language Pathology & Audiology
• North Carolina State Hearing Aid Dealers & Fitters Board

Government & Organization Sites

United States Government & Organization Sites

• ADA Home Page
• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Program
• IDEA Home Page
• National Association of the Deaf
• National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
• National Institutes of Health
• OSERS: Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services

North Carolina Government & Organization Sites

• The Arc of North Carolina
• NC Association of the Deaf
• NC Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing (NCDSDHH)
• NCDHHS Office of Education Services
• NC Health Info: Hearing Disorders & Deafness

Ethics

• Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) Code of Ethics
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Code of Ethics (2003)
• ASHA Ethical Resources
• ASHA Guidelines for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2007)

More Help

• Ask a Librarian
• Off-campus Access Information
• Research Guides & Tutorials
• Speech & Language Pathology: HSL Subject Guide
• UNC Division of Speech & Hearing Sciences

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