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 to Rutgers Resources in Toxicology and Occupational Medicine

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, "How toxic are polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs)?" A quick parsing of this question would yield:

polychlorinated biphenyls OR pcb OR pcbs
toxic OR toxicity

You would then need to locate background and in-depth information on polychlorinated biphenyls; for example some chemical synonyms 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: polychlorinated and biphenyl

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

NOT
means a term is excluded from a search; its use narrows a search.
EXAMPLE: aroclor not dykanol

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

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

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: polychlorinated adj biphenyls

II. Find Books

Locating books with information on the topics of toxicology or occupational medicine 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:

Biochemical Toxicology
Cancer
Carcinogens
Hazardous Substances
Industrial Hygiene
Industrial Toxicology
Toxicology

Bibliography of Selected Rutgers University Libraries Titles

Guide to the Literature

Wexler, Philip Information Resources in Toxicology, 3rd edition. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2000. LSM REF/RA 1193.4.I54 2000.

History of Toxicology

For an excellent historical overview, see Chapter 1 - History in Wexler, Philip Information Resources in Toxicology, 3rd edition. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2000. LSM REF/RA 1193.4.I54 2000.

Other historical overviews include:

Chapter 1 - History and Scope of Toxicology by Michael A. Gallo in Klaassen, Curtis D., editor. Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons, 6th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Div., 2001. LSM RESERVE/ RA 1215.C37 2001.

Dictionaries

Environmental Health & Safety Dictionary: Official Regulatory Terms, 7th edition. Rockville, MD: Government Institutes, 2000. LSM REF/ RA 566.E58 2000.

Gangolli, S. editor. Dictionary of Substances and Their Effects, 2nd edition. Cambridge, England: Royal Society of Chemistry, 1999. LSM / REF/RA 1193.D53 1999 V1-7; electronic version.

Hodgson, Ernest and others, editors. Dictionary of Toxicology, 2nd edition. New York, NY: Grove's Dictionaries, 1998. LSM / REF/RA 1193.H62 1998.

Lewis, Robert A. Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers, 1998. LSM / REF/RA 1193.L48 1998.

Vincoli, Jeffery W., ed.Lewis' Dictionary of Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers, 2000. LSM / REF/T55.L468 2000.

Encyclopedic works

Analyses of Hazardous Substances in Air edited by A. Kettrup. Weinheim, Germany; New York, NY: VCH, 1991- . CHEM/ TD 890.A45 1990 V1-2, 5-6, 8.

Analyses of Hazardous Substances in Biological Materials edited by J. Angerer and K.H. Schaller. Weinheim, Germany; Deerfield Beach, FL: VCH, 1985- . LSM REF/ RA 1221.A52 V1-5, 7-9.

Biological Exposure Values for Occupational Toxicants and Carcinogens: Critical Data Evaluation for BAT and EKA Values. New York, NY: VCH, 1994. LSM REF/ RA 1229.5.B56 1995 V1-4.

Rossoff, Irving S. Encyclopedia of Clinical Toxicology: a Comprehensive Guide and Reference to the Toxicology of Prescription and OTC Drugs ... . Boca Raton, FL: Parthenon Publishing Group, 2002. LSM REF/ RA 1193.R67 2002.

Encyclopedia of Toxicology, 2nd edition edited by Philip Wexler and others. Oxford, England: Elsevier, 2005. LSM REF/ RA 1193.E639 2005 V1-4.

Houts, Marshall and others, editors. Courtroom Toxicology in 7 Volumes. New York, NY: Matthew Bender, 1995- . LSM REF/ RA 1228.H68 V1-7, Current Edition.

Keith, Lawrence H. and Douglas B. Walters, editors. National Toxicology Program's Chemical Data Compendium. Ann Arbor, MI: Lewis Publishers, 1992. LSM REF/ RA 1211.N36 1992 V1-4, 5A-B, 6, 8.

Occupational Toxicants: Critical Data Evaluation for MAK Values and Classification of Carcinogens, Volume 1- , 1991- . Weinheim, Germany: VCH, 1991- . LSM REF/ RA 1229.O33 1991 V1-21.

State of the art reviews. Occupational medicine. Philadelphia, PA: Hanley & Belfus, 1988- . LSM / RC963.A1 S83 V1(3) - .

Survey of Compounds which have been Tested for Carcinogenic Activity, 1941- . Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute, 1941- . LSM REF/ RC 268.57.U55 1941-1997/98; LSM/ DOCUSM/ HE20.2187:1999/2000: Sec 1 & 2.

Toxicological Evaluations. Berlin; New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 1990- . LSM REF/ RA 1199.T678 1990 V1-12, 14-15.

Texts

Baselt, Randall C. Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals, 3rd edition. Foster City, CA: Chemical Toxicology Institute, 1997. LSM REF/ RA 1229.4.B37 1997.

Baselt, Randall C. and Robert H. Cravey. Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man, 6th edition. Foster City, CA: Biomedical Publications, 2002. LSM REF/ RM 301.55.B37 2002.

Ecobichon, Donald J. The Basis of Toxicity Testing, 2nd edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1997. LSM / RA 1199.E36 1997.

Goldfrank, Lewis R. and others. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 8th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2006. LSM REF/ RA 1224.5.G65 2006.

Haddad, Lester M. and others. Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose, 3rd edition. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders, 1998. LSM REF/ RA 1211.C584 1998.

Hayes, A. Wallace, editor. Principles and Methods of Toxicology, 4th edition. New York, NY: Taylor and Francis, 2001. LSM REF/ RA 1211.P74 2001.

Hodgson, Ernest and Robert C. Smart. Introduction to Biochemical Toxicology, 3rd edition. New York, NY: Wiley, 2001. LSM / REF/ RA 1219.5.I58 2001.

Klaassen, Curtis D., editor. Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons, 6th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2001 LSM / RESERVE / RA1215.C37 2001.

Landis, Wayne G. and Ming-Ho Yu. Introduction to Environmental Toxicology: Impacts of Chemicals upon Ecological Systems, 3rd edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004. LSM/ QH545.A1L35 2004; also CHANG/ QH545.A1L35 2004.

Loprieno, Nicola. Alternative Methodologies for the Safety Evaluation of Chemicals in the Cosmetic Industry. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1995. LSM REF/ RA 1270.C65 L67 1995.

Nohynek, Gerhard J., editor. Presenting Toxicology Results: How to Evaluate Data and Write Reports. London; Bristol, PA: Taylor & Francis, 1996. LSM REF/ RA 1199.P74 1996.

Occupational Toxicology, 2nd edition edited by Chris Winder and Neill Stacy. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004. LSM/ RA 1229.O28 2004.

Spoerke, David G. and others. Toxicity of Houseplants. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1990. LSM / RA 1250.S66 1990.

Standard Methods for the Examination of Water & Wastewater, 21st edition 2005, Centennial edition. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2005. LSM REF/ QD142.A5 2005.

Handbooks

Bresinsky, Andreas and Helmut Besl. A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Fungi: A Handbook for Pharmacists, Doctors, and Biologists. London, England: Wolfe Publishing, 1990. LSM REF/ RA 1242.M9 B7313 1990.

Cheremisinoff, Nicholas P. Handbook of Industrial Toxicology and Hazardous Materials. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, 1999. LSM REF/ RA 1229.C472 1999.

Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values (TLVs ^TM) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs ^TM), 7th edition in five parts. Cincinnati, OH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), 2001- . LSM REF/ RA 1229.5.D63 2001 V1-5.

Friberg, Lars and others, editors. Handbook on the Toxicology of Metals, 2nd edition in 2 Volumes. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier, 1986. LSM REF/ RA 1231.M52 H36 1986 V1-2.

Guide to Environmental Analytical Methods, 5th edition edited by Roy-Keith Smith. Schenectady, NY: Genium Publishing Corp., 2003. LSM REF/ TD 193.G95 2003.

Handbook of Toxicology, 2nd edition edited by Michael J. Derelanko and Mannfred A. Hollinger. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2002. LSM REF/ RA 1215.C73 2002.

Hathaway, Gloria J. and Nick H. Proctor, editors. Proctor and Hughes' Chemical Hazards of the Workplace, 5th edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Interscience, 2004. LSM REF/ RA 1229.P76 2004.

Kilbey, B.J. and others, editors. Handbook of Mutagenicity Test Procedures, 2nd edition. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier, 1984. LSM REF/ QH 465.A1 H36 1984.

Kingsbury, J.M. Poisonous Plants of the United States and Canada. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1964. LSM REF/ QK100.K5 1964.

Krieger, Robert L., editor Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology, 2nd edition. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2001. LSM / REF/ RA1270.P4 H36 2001 V1-2.

Lewis, Richard J. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 11th edition. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2005. Electronic access.

Mebs, Dietrich. Venomous and Poisonous Animals: A Handbook for Biologists, Toxicologists and Toxinologists, Physicians and Pharmacists. Stuttgart, Germany: Medpharm; Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2002. LSM REF/ RA 1255.M4313 2002.

Meier, Juerg and Julian White, editors. Handbook of Clinical Toxicology of Animal Venoms and Poisons. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1995. LSM REF/ RA 1255.H36 1995.

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods, 4th edition in 3 Volumes edited by Peter M. Eller.. Cincinnati, OH: NIOSH, 1994. LSM / QD 75.2.N56 1994 V1-3; and supplements; Electronic access.

OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals. Paris, France: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), 1981- .

PDR Guide to Biological and Chemical Warfare Response. Montvale, NJ: Thomson/Physicians' Desk Reference, 2002. LSM REF/ RA 648.P374 2002.

Seiler, Hans G. and Helmut Sigel, editors. Handbook on Toxicity of Inorganic Compounds. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, 1988. LSM REF/ RA 1230.H36 1988.

Shepard, Thomas H. and Ronald J. Lemire. Catalog of Teratogenic Agents, 11th edition. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. LSM REF/ QM 691.S53 2004.

Sittig, Marshall. World-Wide Limits for Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals in Air, Water, and Soil. Park Ridge, NJ: Noyes, 1994. LSM REF/ RA 1229.5.S58 1994.

Soderman, Jean V. editor. CRC Handbook of Identified Carcinogens and Non-Carcinogens: Carcinogenicity-Mutagenicity Database in 2 Volumes. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1982. LSM REF/ RC 268.6.C725 1982 V1-2.

Sunshine, Irving, editor. Methodology for Analytical Toxicology in 3 Volumes. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1975. LSM REF/ RA 1221.H36 1975 V1-3.

Treatises (Advanced Texts)

Baxter, Peter, editor. Hunter's The Diseases of Occupations, 9th edition. London, England: Edward Arnold; New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. LSM REF/ RC 964.H8 2000.

Browning, Ethel. Toxicity of Industrial Metals, 2nd edition. London, England: Butterworths, 1969. LSM REF/ RA 1231.M52 B7 1969.

Drinking Water Health Advisory: Pesticides. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers, 1989. LSM REF/ RA 1270.P4 D75 1989.

Ethel Browning's Toxicity and Metabolism of Industrial Solvents, Volume 1: Hydrocarbons, 2nd edition edited by R. Snyder. New York, NY: Elsevier, 1987. LSM REF/ RA 1242.H87 E84 1987 V1.

Ethel Browning's Toxicity and Metabolism of Industrial Solvents, Volume 2: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Solvents, 2nd edition edited by Dr.R. Buhler and D.J. Reed. New York, NY: Elsevier, 1990. LSM REF/ RA 1242.H87 E84 1987 V2.

Ethel Browning's Toxicity and Metabolism of Industrial Solvents, Volume 3: Alcohols and Esters, 2nd edition edited by Ronald G. Thurman and Frederick C. Kauffman. New York, NY: Elsevier, 1992. LSM REF/ RA 1242.H87 E84 1987 V3.

Patty's Toxicology, 5th edition edited by Eula Bingham and others. New York, NY: John Wiley, 2001. LSM REF/ RA 1229.P38 2001 V1-9.

Hendrick, David J. and others, editors. Occupational Disorders of the Lung: Recognition, Management and Prevention. London, England; New York, NY: W.B. Saunders, 2002. LSM / RC 756.O248 2002.

IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Humans, Volume 17- , 1978- . Lyons, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. LSM / RC 267.I51.

Johns, Melanie editor. Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology of Herbal Products. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, 2000. LSM REF/ RA 1250.T68 2000.

Patnaik, Pradyot. A Comprehensive Guide to the Hazardous Properties of Chemical Substances. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992. LSM REF/ RA 1211.P38 1992.

Somani, Satu M. and James A. Romano, Jr. editors. Chemical Warfare Agents: Toxicity at Low Levels. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2001. LSM / RA 648.C546 2001.

Spoerke, David G. and Barry H. Rumack, editors. Handbook of Mushroom Poisoning: Diagnosis and Treatment. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1994. LSM REF/ RA 1242. M9 H36 1994.

Thorne, M.C. and others. Pharmacodynamic Models of Selected Toxic Chemicals in Man in 2 Volumes. Lancaster, England: MTP Press, 1986. LSM REF/ RC 268.6.S65 1986 V1-2.

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).