Operating Department Practice

This page will help you get more out of your Library resources for your assignments, projects and dissertations in Operating Department Practice

Independent Research - getting started

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How to identify different sources of information and links to useful books and ebooks.

For some assignments, our Discovery Service will give you enough sources to work with. Sometimes you may want to try specific databases or journals - perhaps your lecturer has recommended particular names as a good way of finding articles. This page lists key sources for Operating Department Practice:

• Developing advanced search strategies

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How to search systematically for literature. From the initial stages of understanding your vocabulary to using advanced features in databases.

• Databases

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Collections of specialist, subject specific journal literature.

Website of the regulatory body for a number of health and care professions including practice psychologists. In addition to news and careers information this website provides access to professional documentation including practice notes, legislative guides and policy documents


fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

Healthtalkonline is the award-winning website of the DIPEx charity and replaces the website formerly at dipex.org. Healthtalkonline lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness. You can watch or listen to videos of the interviews, read about people's experiences and find reliable information about conditions, treatment choices and support.


 

A database of digitised UK doctoral theses offering free online access to theses of participating Higher Education institutions.


General pages provide country information and statistics. Investment pages of particular interest.

 

• Statistics

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Links to databases and online sources of statistics

Referencing

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Guidance and support for referencing in APA7 and links to information on reference management software

Your Subject Team

 Hannah Britcher

Faculty Librarian

email hannah.britcher@port.ac.uk

 Marie Smith

Assistant Faculty Librarian

email Marie.smith@port.ac.uk