Occupational Therapy   Tags: lewiston, occupational_therapy  

Steps to successful library research:

Welcome, MOT students at USM Lewiston-Auburn College!  I want to help make your studies at USM successful, so if you have any questions regarding library or these web resources, don't hesitate to contact me!  

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Note: if you forget the OT Search password, you will find it in URSUS .  Just type in the title of the database.  Also, OT Search is linked from the AOTA website in the left column.

Use this snapshot of the library's website as a reminder of where to start!

OT Search  - the holdings of the Wilma West Library at AOTA - includes articles, books, and other resources. Available off-campus; contact the library for the username/password.
Article Linker does not appear in this database, but if you see URL in the citation, try the link. In one case I found Science Direct links opened easily!  You may need to check URSUS or Find Journals by Title to determine if we have the journal in print or online; then use ILLIAD to obtain any articles not here or any books not in URSUS or Maine InfoNet.

Books:

Asher, I.E. Occupational Therapy Assessment Tools: an annotated index. 3rd ed. LEW Reference RM735.3 .A84 2007

Kielhofner, G. Research in occupational therapy : methods of inquiry for enhancing practice. LEW Stacks RM735 .K54 2006

Highly Recommended Journals (and we have many more!):

American Journal of Occupational Therapy  1960 -1975, and 1994+ (in print); full-text access available to AOTA student members with your login

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal  1998+ (online)

Journal of Occupational Science   1993+ (online) (USER NAME: libraryadmin@usm.maine.edu PASSWORD: 93ja0o )         

OTJR: Occupation, Participation, and Health 2002-2010. (print and online)(Online Customer# 0000009250021335); earlier volumes under the title Occupational Therapy Journal of Research 1981-1984; 1995-2001.  Access to 2011 is being worked on (10/21/11).