Term 4 - Critical Enquiry Project
Medical Dictionaries
Medical Dictionaries
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
W13 .D711a 2007 - Located in Bracken Library Reference Section; Companion CD at Bracken Library Circulation Desk.
MedlinePlus Medical Dictionary
Online Access
Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary
W 13.M498 2005 - Located in Bracken Library Reference Section
Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Online Access
W13 .S812m 2006 - Located in Bracken Library Reference Section
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
Online Access
Research Databases
Research Databases
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Survey and Questionnaire Design Resources
(1) Czaja R, Blair J. Designing surveys: a guide to decisions and procedures. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Pine Forge Press; 2005. Stauffer Library: HA31.2 .C93 2005(2) Gillham B. Developing a questionnaire. 2nd ed. London ; New York: Continuum; 2007. Stauffer Library: H61 .G55125 2007
(3) Grbich C. Qualitative research in health: an introduction. London; Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications; 1999. Bracken Library: W84.3 .G785q 1999
(4) Hulley SB. Designing clinical research. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2007. Bracken Library: WA950 .D457 2007
Online: Get It!
(5) Jackson CJ, Furnham A. Designing and analysing questionnaires and surveys: a manual for health professionals and administrators. London: Whurr Publishers/Royal Society of Chemistry; 2000. Bracken Library: W20.5 .J12d 2000
(6) Machin D, Campbell MJ. Design of studies for medical research. Chichester, West Sussex, England; Hoboken, NJ: Wiley; 2005. Bracken Library: W20.5 .M149d 2005
(7) McDowell I. Measuring health: a guide to rating scales and questionnaires. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 2006. Bracken Library Reference: WA900.1 .M478m 2006
Online: Get It!
(8) Saris WE, Gallhofer IN. Design, evaluation, and analysis of questionnaires for survey research. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Interscience; 2007. Stauffer Library: HN29 .S29 2007
Report Writing Resources
(1) Browner WS. Publishing and presenting clinical research. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006.Bracken Library: WZ345 .B884p 2006
(2) Buckley J. Fit to print: the Canadian student's guide to essay writing. 4th ed. Toronto, Ont.: Harcourt Brace; 1998. Bracken Library Reference: WZ345 .B924f 1998
Education Library: LB2369 .B83 2009
(3) Byrne DW. Publishing your medical research paper: what they don't teach in medical school. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1998.
Bracken Library: WZ345 .B995p 1998
(4) Goodman NW, Edwards MB. Medical writing a prescription for clarity. 3rd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press; 2006. Bracken Library: WZ345 .G653m 2006
(5) Hall GM. How to write a paper. 4th ed. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Pub./BMJ Books; 2008.
Bracken Library: WZ345 .H847 2008
(6) Lang TA, Secic M. How to report statistics in medicine: annotated guidelines for authors, editors, and reviewers. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians; 2006.
Bracken Library Reference: WA950 .L271h 2006
(7) Matthews, JR, Matthews, RW. Successful scientific writing: a step-by-step guide for the biological and medical sciences. 3rd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press; 2008. Bracken Library: WZ345 .M439s 2008
(8) Stuart MC. The complete guide to medical writing. London; Chicago: Pharmaceutical Press; 2007.
Bracken Library: WZ345 .C737 2007
How to Cite
Citation Managers
Queen’s Libraries provides free subscriptions to RefWorks, a web-based citation manager, which enables users to create, capture and store citations and then use them in bibliographies, endnotes and footnotes.
Different disciplines or courses use different citation styles, so confirm with your instructor which style you should use. Style guides include:
ACS Style Guide (American Chemical Society)
- See print versions
- ASC Style Guide
APA Style (American PSYCHOLOGICAL Association)
- See print versions
- APA Style Guide to Electronic References (2012; 6th edition) Copies may be printed for personal use only.
- APA Format (Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University)
ASA Style (American SOCIOLOGICAL Association)
- See print versions
- ASA Style and Reference Guide (Department of Sociology, Queen's University)
- ASA Format (OWL at Purdue University)
ASCE Style (American Society of Civil Engineers)
CSE Style (Council of Science Editors)
Formerly CBE and used in biology and other natural science disciplines
- See print versions
- CSE Citation Guide (Ohio State University Libraries)
- CSE Style (D. Hacker’s Research and Documentation Online. 5th ed)
Chicago Style
Widely used in the humanities and social science, and history in particular
- See print versions
- Chicago Manual of Style Online
- Chicago Manual of Style (OWL at Purdue University)
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Used in electrical and computer engineering and also by first year engineering students in APSC 100
- IEEE Citation Style Guide (Engineering & Science Library, QUL)
MLA (Modern Languages Association)
Used in literature, arts, and the humanities
- See print versions
- MLA Format (OWL at Purdue University)
- MLA Style: English and Other Humanities (D. Hacker’s Research and Documentation Online. 5th ed.)
Turabian Style
Used in many disciplines in humanities, social sciences, and sciences and is a variation of the Chicago style
- See print versions
- Turabian Quick Guide (University of Chicago Press)
- Turabian Style Citations (Trinity University)
Vancouver Style
Used in the health sciences disciplines
Special Formats of Material
Government Publications and Statistics
The following guides provide general citation examples for different types of government publications and statistics and are intended to supplement, not replace, standard citation manuals such as Chicago, MLA, etc.
- Brief Guide to Citing Canadian Government Documents and Statistics (QUL MADGIC)
- How to Cite Statistics Canada Products (Statistics Canada)
- How to Cite Government Publications - Research Guide (McMaster University Libraries)
- Citing Canadian Government Documents- APA Style (SFU Library)
- Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA Style (University of Nevada, Reno Libraries)
- Uncle Sam - Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications (University of Memphis Libraries)
Legal Materials
The Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (popularly known as "the McGill Guide") is the authoritative source in Canada for citing legal materials.
- See print version
- Not available online
Unofficial legal citation information available on the web:
- Introduction to Legal Citation (Queen's University Lederman Law Library)
- Legal Citation and APA (Camosun College)
Maps and Other Cartographic Materials
- Citation Guides (Queen's University Library)
Music
- Citing Music Sources in Your Essay and Bibliography (University of Western Ontario Music Library)
- Bibliographic Citations (Indiana University Music Library)
RefWorks
RefWorks
RefWorks is a bibliographic management tool that will allow you to create a personal database to organize and manage your bibliographical references.You can import and store citations from online databases and catalogues and then easily generate bibliographies based on your personal collection of references.
As RefWorks is web-based, there is no software to download, and you can access your account from any location where you have an internet connection.