Speech Pathology Resources

JCU Library Resources

• InfoHelp home page - questions answered, assistance given online, or by phone or email

Catalogue

• Tropicat - JCU's library catalogue

Databases - General Information

• Electronic Databases - a listing of all databases available through JCU
• How To Guides - read them online or print out for help on how to use Internet resources better

Indexing/Abstracting Databases

Off campus access is available for most databases and electronic journals. Simply click on this link, and follow the instructions. You will be returned to this page and can then simply click on the required resource to access it. If a password is required, this can be obtained from InfoHelp

• MEDLINE via OvidSP - the premier database for every aspect of health
• Medline - the premier database for every aspect of health via the PubMed service
• CINAHL - Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature covering 1200+ journals. Via OvidSP
• MLA International bibliography - comprehensive database indexing materials on language, literature, linguistics, and folklore.
• Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) - indexes the international literature (serial publications, books and dissertations) in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences.
• Web of Science / Current Contents - indexes 8,500 of the world’s most cited journals across all disciplines
• Informit - indexes published and unpublished Australian articles including those in these health related databases:
  • AMI: Australasian Medical Index - covers 100+ Australian health and medical serials not indexed in Medline
  • APAIS: Health - covers legal, social, economic and ethical (but not clinical) aspects of Australian health and medicine
  • ATSIhealth (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Bibliography) - covers indigenous health
  • RURAL - covers Rural and remote health issues
• PsycINFO - indexes and abstracts the psychological literature
• Sociological Abstracts - indexes and abstracts journal literature in sociology, social policy and related disciplines via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
• ERIC - (Education Resources Information Center) via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
• Ingenta.com - search for journal articles (was UnCover Plus): online articles searches c5,500 electronic journals; fax/Ariel articles searches the Tables of Contents of c.28,000 print titles.

Full text databases

• A+ education - covers all levels of Australian education and related fields
• MDConsult - provides full text access to selected medical texts, medical journals, practice guidelines, drug information, patient handouts, and CME materials
• Cochrane - primary source of evidence-based health-care research and reviews of clinical trials
• InfoTrac - indexes more than 2,000 journals with full-text articles from over half available online
• ProQuest 5000 - another indexing and full-text database complementing InfoTrac
• Blackwell Scientific - full text of Blackwell Scientific journals via Synergy
• ScienceDirect - online access to 290 Elsevier, Harcourt and Academic Press journals (subsumes IDEAL)
• Wiley Interscience - full text of Wiley journals
• Oxford journals - full text of Oxford journals
• SpringerLink - full text of Springer journals
• Taylor and Francis - full text of Taylor and Francis journals

Electronic Journals

• Electronic journals - hot-linked, alphabetical listing of full-text journals available to members of James Cook University
• You can also link directly to journals via Tropicat: the JCU Library Catalogue using the web (but not the text) version
• Australian Journals On-line - includes links to health journals [National Library of Australia]
• Biomedical Journal Title Search - links to sites that return the full journal title from an abbreviation or vice versa
• List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus - bibliographic and other information on all serials indexed by Medline [US National Library of Medicine]

Speech Pathology Community

• Speech Pathology Association of Australia - the peak body representing Speech Pathology in Australia
• Speech Pathologists Board of Queensland - the body responsible for registration of Speech Pathologists in Queensland.
• Audiological Society of Australia - The professional Association for audiologists in Australia
• Australian Stuttering Research Centre - A Centre developed by the University of Sydney, whose purpose is to establish and disseminate knowledge about stuttering and its treatment.
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) - The American peak body representing Speech Pathology in America
• American Academy of Audiology - a Professional organisation for Audiologists
• American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology & Practice
• American Auditory Society
• Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists
• British Association of Audiological Physicians
• South African Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center - An educational, service, and supply resource for deaf , hard-of- hearing , and speech impaired people.
• National Center for Voice & Speech (NCVS) - The NCVS is an interdisciplinary, multi-site team of investigators dedicated to studying the powers, limitations and enhancement of human voice and speech.
• Shea Centre for Ears Hearing & Balance
• Auditory-Verbal International - a non-profit organization whose principal objective is to promote listening and speaking as a way of life for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS) - a group of professionals interested in encouraging the highest quality of life for adults and children with neurologic communication disorders. Provides practice guidelines and other useful links.
• National Student Speech Language Hearing Association - a pre-professional membership association for students interested in the study of communication sciences and disorders.
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - NIDCD is mandated to conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language.
• Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders - A center established by the Wake Forest University, concerned with fostering research and educational programs related to the voice.
• Acoustical Society of America - International scientific society, dedicated to increasing and diffusing the knowledge of acoustics and its practical applications
• The Speech-Language Pathology Website - a very informative resource covering topics such as what is Speech Language Pathology, what an SLP does, normal speech/language development broken down by age range, and information about various speech and language disorders.

Speech Pathology Resources (General) on the WWW

• Hardin MD: Speech Pathology/Speech Therapy - A directory of Web sites compiled by librarians at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa.
• Net Connections for Communication Disorders and Sciences: An Internet Guide - includes resources in the field of speech-language and hearing disorders.
• MEDLINEplus: Speech and Communication Disorders - The National Library of Medicine provides health care information for professionals and consumers.
• Basic Foundation Information for Communication Disorders and Sciences - basic foundation information relevant to communication disorders and sciences.
• OMNI Speech-Language Pathology resources - a gateway to web resources on Speech Pathology
• SLP "Start Page" - list of resources and links related to Speech-Language Pathology from the home page of Dr. Caroline Bowen an Australian Speech Language Pathologist.
• SpeechPathology.com Articles - Speechpathology.com is a website targeted at bringing news, information and professional education to Speech Pathologists. Many articles provided on wide topics in the Speech Pathology area.
• HealthWeb - Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology - provides selected and annotated resources
• Speechweb - this site is for professionals and those seeking a speech pathologist career. Contains links to information on aphasia, apraxia, articulation, autism, dysarthria, language, stuttering, swallowing, traumatic brain injury, and voice.
• Speech Language Pathology Website - Very large website with many Speech Pathology related links.

Speech Pathology Resources (Specialised) on the WWW

Aphasia

• National Aphasia Association - a nonprofit organization that promotes public education, research, rehabilitation and support services to assist people with aphasia and their families.
• OMNI - Aphasia resources - a gateway to web resources on Aphasia
• Clinical Aphasiology Conference - This site allows a search of abstracts of papers presented at previous conferences.

Audiology

• OMNI - Audiology Resources - a gateway to web resources on audiology

Autism and Aspergers Syndrome

• Autism Research Institute - ARI is primarily devoted to conducting research, and to disseminating the results of research, on the causes of autism and on methods of preventing, diagnosing and treating autism and other severe behavioral disorders of childhood.
• Center for the Study of Autism - The Center provides information about autism to parents and professionals, and conducts research on the efficacy of various therapeutic interventions." The CSA site includes information about various syndromes and related disorders (e.g. Angelman Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, etc.), miscellaneous related issues, an extensive list of links concerning various interventions, an entire section of links devoted to Temple Grandin, Ph.D., a group of links covering topics concerning siblings, and interviews with experts in the field.
• OMNI - Autism Resources - a gateway to web resources on autism
• The National Autistic Society - is the UK's foremost charity for people with autistic spectrum disorders and their families, spearheading national and international initiatives and providing a strong voice for autism. The organisation works in many areas to help people with autism and Asperger syndrome live their lives with as much independence as possible.
• Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies (CCBS) - In this website you will find scientifically validated information about the causes of autism, and the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) approach to treating it. The content of this Section is carefully refereed by an Advisory Board comprising the leaders in ABA and Autism.
• MedlinePlus - Autism Resources
• University of Virginia - Autism resources webpage

Children's Resources

• Speech and Language - Webpage developed by Wyoma Clouss, a speech pathologist in America. Provides resources on articulation, language, early language and the brain, and literacy
• Speech Therapy Activities - Site has a variety of printable activities and ideas for different ages. To access resources, click on the subject heading in the top left corner of the webpage
• Articulation and Phonology games - Offers interactive games and activities to assist Speech Pathologist's providing therapy for speech language delays
• Speech Delay.com - information for parents and teachers concerning speech language delays, ages, milestones, developmental delays, special ed and other learning disabilities.
• First Words Project - A model early identification and intervention program based in the Department of Communication Disorders at Florida State University." This site contains a variety of PDF files which will interest SLP's whose practice involves early intervention
• Phonological and Phonemic Awareness - the website site clarifies the difference between phonological and phonemic awareness. It includes activities useful for both practitioners and parents, a description of stages of development for phonological awareness, and a list of reference material and links to related web sites.
• Advance Ability - This site focuses on how children learn to read and how parents and educators can help them acquire the necessary skills.
• Apraxia-Kids Website - Articles include information about diagnosis, assessment, treatment,and research.
• Raising Children Network - Australian website to help parents and carers raise young children. It provides expert, impartial information on raising children from newborn to eight years old. The website has been developed by the Raising Children Network (RCN), a consortium made up of three early childhood organisations: The Smart Population Foundation (SPF), the Victorian Parenting Centre (VPC), and the Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) at The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne.

Dyslexia

• International Dyslexia Association - Contains facts, definitions, common signs, and information about the organization
• OMNI - Dyslexia - a gateway to web resources on dyslexia

Dysphagia / Swallowing

• Dysphagia Online - Provides access to patient, professional and product information on dysphagia.
• OMNI - Dysphagia - a gateway to web resources on dysphagia
• Dysphagia Resource Center

Evidence Based Practice

• Rehabilitation guidelines - web site contains a database of web-based Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guidelines from recent scientific publications. This database is a teaching and reference tool that will allow students and rehabilitation specialists (occupational therapists, physiotherapists, audiologists, physiatrists, speech and language pathologists, etc.) alike to make informed decisions in choosing an effective intervention for their client

Hearing and Hearing Disability

• Australian Hearing - An Australian Government agency established to help people manage their hearing impairment so they have a better quality of life.
• Deaf Resource Library - an online collection of reference material and links intended to educate and inform people about Deaf cultures in Japan and the United States; as well as deaf and hard of hearing related topics
• International Federation of Hard of Hearing People - Useful Internet Links - Links to various sites for people who are hard of hearing .
• Hearing and Hearing Disorders - Information on the Internet about hearing and hearing disorders.
• ONMI - Hearing Disorders Resources - a gateway to web resources on hearing disorders
• National Association of the Deaf - Official association website which news, position statements, organization info etc.

Law / Legislation

• Speech Pathologists Board of Queensland - legislation - This webpage provides to all the legislation and regulations governing a Qld Speech Pathologist

Otolaryngology

• Otolaryngology Resources on the Internet - A list of links to Otolaryngology websites provided by the Baylor College of Medicine
• OMNI - Otolaryngology Resources - a gateway to web resources on otolaryngology

Parkinson

• National Parkinson Foundation
• OMNI -Parkinson Disease - a gateway to web resources on parkinson disease

Stuttering

• The Stuttering Foundation of America - provides online resources, services and support to those who stutter and their families, as well as support for research into the causes of stuttering
• National Stuttering Association - An American association
• OMNI - Stuttering Resources - a gateway to web resources on stuttering

Health Resources (General) on the WWW

Professional

• CHID online: Combined Health Information Database - describes health information, education & promotion resources
• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources - a much commended subject listing of links to Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy; Public, Occupational and Environmental Health (including injury prevention) etc
• Health news stories - latest world-wide health news from Reuters: also try CNN Health News, BBC health news and ABC Health Matters
• HealthWeb - critically evaluated Internet health resources, including an OT-specific area
• Medical Dictionaries - links to a variety of online medical dictionaries from Medline Plus [National Library of Medicine]
• MEDLINEplus - quality, up to date information and resources listed by condition/disease [US National Institutes of Health]
• Medical Images and Illustrations - hundreds of sites providing health related images, illustrations and atlases [Karolinska Institutet]
• Virtual Hospital - from the University of Iowa includes online textbooks and patient teaching materials
• Yahoo Health - arranges links to health sites by subject and allows searches within the subject or across all Yahoo sites

Consumer

• HealthInsite - reliable health information for Australians sponsored by the Commonwealth Government
• InteliHealth - Consumer health information from sources such as the Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins
• NOAH: New York Online Access to Health - one of the best and most useful free Internet health services

Government

• Queensland Government Workplace Health and Safety - full text of Queensland government documents: standards, guides etc
• Workcover Queensland - includes information for those involved in rehabilitation
• Queensland Health Web page - full text of documents, legislation etc
• Australian Department of Health and Aged Care - information about Department activities and downloadable publications
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) - reports, statistics and the health information Knowledgebase
• National Institutes of Health USA - reams of US government health information
• National Library of Medicine NLM (US) - primary site for all aspects of health information and research
• International Red Cross
• World Health Organization - full text documents relating to public and environmental health

Search Engines

• Google - simple, fast with excellent results (Australian Site)
• Alta Vista - good for complex searches (Australian Site)
• Ixquick Metasearch - gets selected results from 12 search engines simultaneously
• Searching the Internet - check out some other good search engines (and how to use them)

Research, Study and Assignment Aids

• InfoHelp VISA: Virtual Information Skills Activity - Become expert in finding and using information with JCU's online information literacy tutorial.
• Internet for Allied health - excellent online tutorial on Internet information skills in the allied health sciences, including OT.
• How to Read a Medical Journal Article - by Steve Simon, a medical biostatistician
• How to Read a Paper - Articles from the British Medical Journal to assist readers in evaluating journal literature
• How to research the medical literature - from cancerguide
• Evaluating Internet resources - links to information on distinguishing the good from the bad
• QuackWatch - “your guide to health fraud, quackery and intelligent decisions”
• Study Skills Online - Interactive, self-paced tutorials on writing assignments and other study skills
• Purdue Online Writing Lab has over 130 instructional handouts to help you write better
• Uniform requirements for manuscript submitted to biomedical journals [International Committee of Medical Journal Editors]
• Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences - links to Web sites providing instructions to authors (and home pages) for over 2,000 journals in the health/biomedical sciences [Medical College of Ohio]
• Referencing styles - JCU's guide to information on referencing and citing sources in assignments

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