This Subject Guide page contains Websites, Online Resources, Books, Journals and a Toolbox.
Websites
The websites for Health & Social Care are listed on a seperate page.
Online Resources
Visit NHS Direct Online for a huge range of health advice and information for you and your family.
Infotrac
The College Library subscribes to a large number of electronic journals and magazines through a service called 'Infotrac'. If you have never used 'Infotrac' and need help here is a short user guide.
Books
| Subject | Shelf Mark |
| Psychology | 150 |
| Gender | 305.3 |
| Race | 305.8 |
| Family | 306.8 |
| Health and Social Care | 361 |
| Social Work | 361.3 |
| Health Care | 362.1 |
| Health provision for people with disabilities | 362.4 |
| Health provision for the poor | 362.5 |
| Health and safety | 363.11 |
| Medical Science | 610 |
| Human Physiology | 612 |
| Health | 613 |
| Pharmacy | 615 |
| Aternative Medicine | 615.5 |
| Massage | 615.822 |
| First Aid | 616.0252 |
| Diseases | 616.1 |
| Drug Abuse | 616.863 |
| Mental Health | 616.89 |
| Psychotherapy | 616.891 |
| Careers in healthcare | 362.1023 |
| Careers in dentistry | 617.023 |
| Careers in nursing | 610.23 |
| Careers in child care | 649.023 |
Journals
- British Journal of Nursing
- Child Poverty Action group
- Community Care (available on Infotrac)
- Disability Now
- Health and Fitness
- New Scientist
- Nursing Times
- Positive Health
- Psychology Review
- Welfare Rights Bulletin
Toolbox
How to use the Internet
The Intute Virtual Training Suite provides free Internet tutorials to help you learn how to get the best from the Web for your education and research. The tutorials are written and updated by a team of subject specialists based in universities and colleges across the UK. Click the list of tutorials and then chose the one that interests you, or have a look at the Internet Detective which will also help you to evaluate the reliability and usefulness of web pages. Or you can go straight to the database for Health and Life Sciences, Intute
Athens
Some of the Learning centre's electronic resources will require you to log in using the Athens validation service. (Especially if you use them outside College.) You will need an Athens username and password to do this. Obtain an "Athens Student Logon Request Form" from your Learning Centre; complete and return the form. You will receive notification of your account through your TMC student e mail.
Words used in assignments
The words used when questions or assignments are set can be confusing if you are not used to them. This list explains what tutors and examiners are looking for and what you should write about.
