Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com/advanced_scholar_search Broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.
Health & Wellness
Resource Center
http://www.galegroup.com/HealthRC/02.htm
This is a comprehensive Web site that provides easy-to-find answers to
health questions and is made up of hundreds of the best medical journals,
pamphlets and reference materials available.
JEFFSelects:
Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and
Rehabilitation Medicine
http://jeffline.tju.edu/SML/JEFFSelects/otpt.html
This site provides several links to resources related to occupational
therapy, physical therapy and rehabilitation medicine.
Journal of Special Education and Technology
http://jset.unlv.edu/ Full text.
Michael Rowe Medical Sites
http://www.medical-ookmarks.org.uk/bookmark.htm
This site includes Physical Therapy Bookmarks to associations, resources
and electronic journal titles. Some of the journal titles allow you to
search for full text articles in archived journals. Frequently, one needs
to be a subscriber to access current articles in the journals.
Model of Human Occupation Clearinghouse
http://www.moho.uic.edu/
Research, assessment tools, etc.
National
Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
(NCMRR)
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/ncmrr/ncmrr.htm
The mission of NCMRR is to foster development of scientific knowledge
needed to enhance the health, productivity, independence, and quality
of life for persons with disabilities. The site provides information
about related programs, research projects and available funding opportunities.
Occupational
Therapist Resource Center
http://www.occupationaltherapist.com
This site provides extensive resources for the Occupational Therapist
professional, patients, and family members.
OTseeker
(Occupational Therapy Systematic Evaluation
of Evidence)
www.OTseeker.com
This is a free Web-based evidence resource developed in 2003 by occupational
therapists from the University of Queensland and the University of Western
Sydney, Australia to provide fast access to evidence of therapeutic effectiveness
for clinicians, academics, and students, as well as consumers and providers
of occupational therapy services. It was designed with the principle
aim of increasing access to research to support clinical decisions. It
contains abstracts of systematic reviews and quality ratings of randomized
controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. OTseeker conducts
systematic searches of the following databases: Medline, CINAHL, ERIC,
EMBASE Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, AMED, PsycINFO, the Cochrane
Library, CancerLit, and Ageline.
Rehabilitation Engineer Society of North America
http://resna.org/ Allows members to access the Assistive Technology Journal in full text and non-members to access abstracts.
St. Charles Community College
http://www.stchas.edu/library/Research_Guides/ota.shtml
St. Charles Community College has created an Occupational Therapy Resources
on the Internet that lists various associations, licensing boards, and
Internet resources for the occupational therapist professional and student.
University of Puget Sound
http://www.ups.edu/x3676.xml
Link to the Evidence-based symposia presentations and handouts.
What Works Clearinghouse
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/ Collects, screens and identifies studies of effectiveness of educational interventions (program, products, practices, and policies).
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