Biomedical Sciences

This page will help you get more out of your Library resources for your assignments, projects and dissertations in Biomedical Sciences

• Choosing your sources - first steps

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How to choose the most appropriate source for your research

• Finding print books and ebooks using the Library Catalogue

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Links to books provided by the University Library. Includes textbooks, dictionaries and encyclopedias.

A collection of key textbooks including:

Aulton's Pharmaceutics

Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology

Calculations and Pharmaceutics in Practice

Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Community Pharmacy

Dale's Pharmacology Condensed

Drug Discovery and Development

Evidence-Based Practice Across Health Professions

Foundations for Health Promotion

Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions

Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults and Children

Pharmaceutical Analysis

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Pharmacy OSCEs and Competency-Based Assessments

Pharmacy Practice

Psychiatric Drugs Explained

Research Methods in Pharmacy Practice

Trease and Evans' Pharmacognosy

 


fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

What:

Contains full text books in many subject areas.
Why:

A search performed on this platform will search the full text of all titles using your keywords. It will retrieve individual chapters on your topic.
How:

Use the Ebook Central library website to find information on getting started with the platform and links to online help.


fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

A collection of key textbooks including:

  • Aulton's Pharmaceutics, Aulton ME.
  • Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Walker R.
  • Community Pharmacy 2nd Edition, Rutter P.
  • Fundamentals of pharmacognosy and phytotherapy, Heinrich M.
  • General and Systematic Pathology 5th Edition, Underwood J.
  • Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine 8th Edition, Kumar P
  • Mim's Medical Microbiology 5th Edition, Goering R.
  • Pharmaceutical Analysis 4th Edition, Watson DG.
  • Pharmaceutical Practice, Rees JA.
  • Rang & Dale's Pharmacology 7th Edition, Rang HP.
  • Textbook of Medical Physiology 12th Edition, Guyton AC.
  • The Top 100 Drugs

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

MedicinesComplete is an online platform which offers access to world-leading drug and healthcare resources. MedicinesComplete is a unique collection of clinically-proven, unbiased pharmaceutical information providing practical guidance and insight to pharmaceutical and clinical practitioners, researchers, and regulatory professionals

Includes:

  • British national formulary
  • British national formulary for Children
  • Pharmaceutical excipients
  • Stockley's drug interactions

 

• Getting started with Discovery

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Use Discovery to find a range of resources including books, journal articles and audio visual material.

Independent Research - beyond the basics

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How to develop and apply advanced search techniques using a range of specialist resources including databases. Links to online resources from organisations and professional bodies.

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

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phone (023) 9284 3227

 Marie Smith

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