The physical therapy collection of Marquette University is located in the Raynor Memorial
Libraries which contain over 1.6 million volumes of books, bound journals and microfilms. In
addition, online resources include over 18,000 full-text electronic journals and 275 databases.
Collection Strengths
The libraries collect materials in a number of disciplines relevant to physical therapy including
physical medicine, orthopedic and general surgery, neurology, radiology, sports medicine,
cardiopulmonary medicine, exercise physiology, rehabilitation, psychology of disability, adaptive
equipment, orthotics and prosthetics. Primary emphasis is on current English language
materials. The libraries own over 54,000 volumes in the life sciences and over 58,000
volumes in the health sciences, including over 890 health sciences e-books. In addition,
the libraries have approximately 1,200 print serial subscriptions and over 1,300 health sciences e-journals.
Electronic Resources
The libraries' website provides access to MARQCAT, the
Marquette University Libraries' online catalog, as well as to selected internet sites arranged by
subject, and a number of electronic databases. Of particular interest to physical therapists:
Alt-HealthWatch
Includes full-text articles on alternative approaches to health care from over 140 professional and
consumer health sources. Coverage begins with 1990. Available off-campus to valid
Marquette Card holders only
CINAHL (Cumulative Index To Nursing
And Allied Health Literature)
Provides access to virtually all English language nursing journals; major journals from thirteen allied
health fields including physical therapy; ANA and NLN publications; and selected books, dissertations,
audiovisual materials, standards of practice and conference proceedings. Coverage is 1982 to the
present. Available off-campus to valid Marquette Card holders only
Evidence Based Medicine Reviews
Includes the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects,
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and the ACP Journal Club. Available off-campus
to valid Marquette Card holders only.
Health And Psychosocial Instruments -
HAPI
Provides descriptions and source information for more than 12,000 tests, questionnaires, rating
scales, etc. used to assess health and behavior. Available off-campus to valid Marquette
Card holders only
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Indexes approximately 850 journals in nursing, allied health, and medicine. Full-text access is
available for nearly 600 journals with some full-text dating back as far as 1975. Available
off-campus to valid Marquette Card holders only
Health Sciences in ProQuest
Indexes popular magazines and scholarly journals covering physical and mental health topics, health
administration and health policy. Includes full-text articles from over 1,000 publications.
Available off-campus to valid Marquette Card holders only
MDConsult
Provides access to the full-text of a number of standard health sciences publications including 40
medical reference books, 50 medical journals and clinics, over 1,000 peer reviewed clinical practice
guidelines and Mosby’s GenRx, with information on over 30,000 medications.
Available off-campus to valid Marquette Card holders only
MEDLINE
Provides indexing to over 4,600 journals covering all aspects of biomedicine, including nursing, allied
health, and the biological and physical sciences. Coverage is from 1966 to the present and is
international in scope. Available off-campus to valid Marquette Card holders only
NLM Gateway
Provides a single interface for searching multiple resources from the National Library of Medicine
including MEDLINE, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus (NLM's online catalog), and MEDLINEplus.
PsycINFO
Provides access to the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines.
Over 1,500 journals are indexed as are English-language books, book chapters and dissertations.
Coverage is international in scope and includes the years 1872 to the present for journals, and 1987 to
the present for books and book chapters. Available off-campus to valid Marquette Card
holders only
SPORTDiscus
Indexes book and journal literature in recreation, exercise physiology, sports medicine, coaching and
physical fitness, and the psychology, history and sociology of sport, training, and conditioning.
Available off-campus to valid Marquette Card holders only
Web of Science
Combines Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and
Arts and Humanities Citation Index in one source. Indexes can be searched
individually or combined. Available off-campus to valid Marquette Card holders
only
Special Services
This brief listing may be explored further in other areas of the Web site, but key privileges and
services include:
Semester borrowing of monographic materials with online self-renewal. Graduate Student Loan Rules
Raynor Memorial Libraries open 104 hours per week. Access to the first level of Raynor is
available 24/7 and to the second level until 2 a.m. Sunday-Thursday during fall and spring semesters:
Library Hours
Reference staff available for walk-up, phone, e-mail, virtual or appointment consultation.
AskUs!
Easy off-campus access to electronic journals, databases and other e-resources. Accessing Library E-Resources
from Home
More than 250 networked computers for access to online resources and software.
Laptop computers
available for 4-hour checkout.
Free interlibrary borrowing of books and articles. Interlibrary Loan
Easy access to nearby
research libraries and in-person borrowing via InfoPass program.
Group study rooms and semi-private, locked study carrels for graduate students by
application.
Two PC-equipped teaching labs available for classes by appointment and for student use when
not scheduled for classes.
Brew @ the Bridge Café.
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