Patricia A. Piermatti
and
Jackie Mardikian
Pharmaceutical Sciences Librarian
mardikia@rci.rutgers.edu
December 19, 2007

Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Bibliographic Guide: Pharmacy

Conducting Your Library Research
Find Books
Find Periodical Articles (i.e. magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters)
Find Multimedia
Understanding Library Terminology

I. Conducting Your Library Research

a) Choose a Topic

Depending upon the purpose of your library visit, you may have the need to select a topic for the research you will do. What topic you choose will be dependent upon the class assignment, laboratory report, grant application, term paper or group presentation you are preparing. Searchpath a new Libraries service, is an interactive online tutorial about finding and using worthwhile information sources in the libraries and on the Web. Searchpath will help students save time, produce higher quality research, and get higher grades. Module 2 - "Choosing a Topic" is recommended.

b) Identify Keywords

Try to restate your topic as a question. For example, "What are the top selling prescription (Rx) drugs?" A quick parsing of this question would yield:

prescription OR RX
top selling

You would then need to locate background and in-depth information on specific classes of prescription drugs to expand your keyword listing.

c) Boolean Searching

The reader can plan a research strategy by utilizing the basic principles of Boolean Searching.

Combining Words and Fields

Search terms can be combined and refined through the use of operators. Operators are single words that are inserted between keywords.

Choices of operators are: AND, OR, NOT, and XOR; examples of each are listed below. Examples of additional search operators: SAME, WITH, NEAR, and ADJ are also given.

AND
means that both (or all) terms must be present; its use usually narrows a search.
EXAMPLE: prescription and sales

OR
means that either (or any) terms must be present; its use broadens a search.
EXAMPLE: prescription or rx

NOT
means a term is excluded from a search; its use narrows a search.
EXAMPLE: top selling not sales

XOR
means that either one or the other search term must be present but not both; its use narrows a search.
EXAMPLE: prescription xor rx

SAME
means that the terms you enter must all appear in the same field of a record (author, title, etc.).
EXAMPLE: generic same sales

WITH
means that the terms you enter must all appear in the same sentence within the same field of a record.
EXAMPLE: gone with wind

NEAR
means that the terms you enter must be adjacent to each other but may be in any order.
EXAMPLE: computer near network

ADJ
means that the terms you enter must be adjacent to each other in the same order you enter.
EXAMPLE: top adj selling

II. Find Books

Locating books with information on pharmacy is facilitated by use of IRIS, the Rutgers University Libraries online catalog. Through IRIS, you can identify materials owned by the Rutgers libraries located in New Brunswick, Camden, and Newark. IRIS indicates which libraries own an item and whether an item is in the library, checked out, on reserve, or on order. The Rutgers law libraries maintain their own online catalogs ... Rutgers Camden-Law Library Catalog and Rutgers Law School, Newark-Law Library Catalog.

Further information on locating books is available on the How do I ... find a book? page.

Some suggested Library of Congress SUBJECT HEADINGS to use when searching IRIS are:

Hospital Pharmacies
Pharmacy
Pharmacy Administration
Pharmacy -- Education
Pharmacy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Pharmacy -- Study and Teaching

A. Pharmacy - study and teaching

Basic Resources for Pharmaceutical Education, 2006 edition. Alexandria, VA: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

Click on the "Resources" link in the left navigation bar; then select "Basic Resources for Pharmaceutical Education."
URL: http://www.aacp.org/.

AACP Core List of Journals for Libraries That Serve Schools and Colleges of Pharmacy, Libraries and Educational Resources Section, 2nd Edition (2003). Alexandria, VA: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

Click on the "Resources" link in the left navigation bar; then select "Basic Resources for Pharmaceutical Education", and then select "AACP Core Journal List."
URL: http://www.aacp.org/.

Comprehensive Pharmacy Review, 6th Edition By Leon Shargel, et al. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2007 LSM / REF / RS97.P49 2007.

Generali, Joyce A. and Christine A. Berger. Pharmacy, 13th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2006. LSM/ REF/ RS97.G47 2006.

Glantz, Stanton A. Primer of Biostatistics, 6th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2005. LSM/ RA409.G55 2005.

Gourley, Dick R. & Greta A. Gourley. Master the PCAT, 9th edition. Lawrenceville, NJ: Thomson/Peterson's, 2005. LSM/ REF / RS105.G67 2005.

Hall, Gary D. and Barry S. Reiss. Appleton & Lange's Review of Pharmacy, 8th edition. New York, NY: Appleton & Lange ReviewsMcGraw-Hill, 2004. LSM/ REF/ RS97.H35 2004.

Mastering Pharmacy, Licensure and Certification: A Case-Based Review edited by David C. Kosegarten et al. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2000. LSM/ REF/ RS122.3.M37 2000.

O'Sullivan, Teresa A. Understanding Pharmacy Calculations. Washington, DC: American Pharmaceutical Association, 2002. LSM/ RS 57.O85 2002.

Pharmacology: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, 11th Edition edited by Marshal Shlafer. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2005. LSM/ REF/ RM301.13.P475 2005.

Posey, L. Michael. Pharmacy: an Introduction to the Profession. Washington, DC: American Pharmacists Association, 2003. LSM/ REF/ RS 91.P67 2003.

Tindall, William N. and others, editors. Communication Skills in Pharmacy Practice: A Practical Guide for Students and Practitioners, 4th edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003. ALEX/ RS56.C65 2003.

Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th edition. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1996. LSM/ REF/ LB2369.T8 1996.

B. Pharmacy Practice

Ansel, Howard C. Pharmaceutical Calculations, 12th edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006 LSM / RS 57.S86 2006.

Berger, Bruce A. Communication Skills for Pharmacists: Building Relations, Improving Patient Care. Washington, DC: American Pharmacists Association, 2005. LSM/ RS 56.B474 2005.

Buerki, Robert A. and Louis D. Vottero. Ethical Responsibility in Pharmacy Practice, 2nd edition. Madison, WI: American Institute for the History of Pharmacy, 2002. LSM/ RS100.5.B84 2002.

Day, Robert A. How to Write & Publish a Scientific Paper, 5th edition. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1998. LSM/ REF/ T11.D33 1998.

Encyclopedia of Clinical Pharmacy edited by Joseph T. DiPiro. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, 2003 LSM / REF / RM 263.E53 2003; electronic version (Rutgers faculty, staff and students only).

Kisch, Glenn R. Essential Spanish for Pharmacists, 2nd edition. Washington, DC: American Pharmacists Association, 2005. LSM/ REF/ PC4120.M3K57 2005.

Moxley, Joseph M., editor. Writing and Publishing for Academic Authors, 2nd edition. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1997. LSM/ REF/ PN146.W75 1997.

A Practical Guide to Pharmaceutical Care, 2nd edition edited by John P. Rovers and others. Washington, DC: American Pharmaceutical Association, 2003. LSM/ RS 100.3.P73 2003.

Reinders, Thomas P. The Pharmacy Professional's Guide to Resumes, CVs & Interviewing, 2nd edition. Washington, DC: American Pharmacists Association, 2005. LSM/ REF/ RS 122.5.R45 2005.

Smith, Michael Ira, Wertheimer, Albert I. and Jack E. Fincham, editors. Pharmacy and the U.S. Health Care System, 3rd edition. Binghamton, NY: Pharmaceutical Products Press, 2005. LSM/ RA401.A3 P43 2005.

Teitelbaum, Harry. How to Write a Thesis: A Guide to the Research Paper, 3rd edition. New York, NY: Macmillan, 1994. LSM/ REF/ LB2369.T36 1994.

Zatz, Joel L. and Teixeira, Maria Glaucia. Pharmaceutical Calculations, 4th edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Interscience, 2005. LSM/ RS57.Z37 2005.

Remington: the Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 21st edition. Easton, PA: Mack Publishing Co., 2005. LSM/ RESERVE/ RS41.R4 2005; and also Reference.

N.J. Regulations

New Jersey Board of Pharmacy (Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law & Public Safety, Division of Consumer Affairs

N.J. State Board of Pharmacy Regulations

N.J.A.C. 10:51 - Pharmaceutical Services Manual

III. Find Periodical Articles

(i.e. magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters)

Information on finding articles is available on the Rutgers University Libraries How do I ... find an article on my topic?web page.

Searchpath a new Libraries service, is an interactive online tutorial about finding and using worthwhile information sources in the libraries and on the Web. Searchpath will help students save time, produce higher quality research, and get higher grades; Module 4 - "Finding Articles" is recommended.

The alphabetized list of Rutgers University Libraries indexes and databases provides additional networked databases for doing your research. An alphabetized listing of Rutgers University Libraries electronic journals (ejournals) is found here.

A listing of electronic journals (ejournals) in the pharmaceutical sciences.

Another tool for searching the drug information literature is Google Scholar. Google Scholar is a free database and provides access to many full-text articles including those subscribed by Rutgers University Libraries.

Further assistance is available through a suite of web pages developed by the Rutgers University Libraries for the Rutgers Online program.

IV. Find Multimedia

Use IRIS to locate multimedia (computer files, records, films, etc). Select the "Advanced Search" option on the initial IRIS screen. Type your keyword(s) in the "words anywhere" box; then select the desired"format:" from the pull-down menu:

computer files
printed music
recorded sound
visual materials

V. Understanding Library Terminology

While doing research in a library, you will often have to deal with library jargon/terminology. Try the Information Professional's Glossary (School of Information Resources & Library Science, University of Arizona).