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ANT342: Traditional Chinese Medicine
Transformations & Transitions in China, Japan, and the United States
Spring 2008 - Suzanne Z. Gottschang
reference contact: Sika Berger x2963

Reference Sources | Books | Articles | Citation Style | ANT342 Moodle site

BACKGROUND

Reference Sources

Ask at the Reference Desk in Neilson for help locating the most relevant sources for your specific topic, both online and in the Reference collection, level 1 north.
Reference Source / Website Link or Call Number
Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine (2 vols.) [vol.1, ch.32: Chinese Medicine] Neilson & Science Reference
R 131 .C65 1993
Encyclopedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures (2007) (on order for Science library)

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

ref DS 779.23 .E5 2005
A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine Science Reference R 601 .W57 1998
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology (2 vols.) ["Han" v.2:703-717; "Lijiang Naxi" v.2:786-787 Neilson Reference
RA 418 E354
Current Bibliographies in Medicine: Acupuncture, 2302 citations, January 1970 - October 1997 (CBM 97-6), including Acupuncture Usage - Who, What, When, Where (Prevalence, Utilization, History, etc.) National Library of Medicine
International Encyclopedia of Psychology, Psychiatry, Psychoanalyis & Neurology (13 vols.) [v.2, 144-154, Asia: Mental Health & Psychiatry] Neilson Reference
RC 334 I54

Internet Sites

Internet Guide for Chinese Studies http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/

Bibliography of Western-Language Sources on Medicine in East Asia (ChiMed)
http://www.albion.edu/history/chimed/eambiblio/eambib.html

Acupuncture.com: Gateway to Chinese Medicine, Health & Wellness
http://www.acupuncture.com/education/index.htm
(includes some research and reference sources)

World Health Organization: Traditional Medicine, Relevant Publications & Documents
http://www.wpro.who.int/health_topics/traditional_medicine/publications.htm

AMSA EDCAM INITIATIVE: A National Curriculum For Medical Students
c3.  Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kampo, Tibetan Medicine, and Acupuncture 
(includes bibliography & websites): http://www.amsa.org/humed/CAM/C3.doc

American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, ACTCM LIBRARY:
Browse titles in History of Medicine http://www.actcm.org/Library/HistoryofMedicine.asp

NLM online exhibit featuring books on the Classics of Traditional Chinese Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/chinese/chinesehome.html

History of Traditional Chinese Medicine: http://www.mic.ki.se/China.html
(links from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)

BOOKS: The Five College Library System & WorldCat

Use keyword searching to search a phrase or combine terms (using and, or), or search with Subject Headings begins with, for instance:
Medicine, Chinese traditional
Medicine, Chinese
Medicine, Chinese - History
Materia medica, Vegetable – China
Medicinal plants - China
Nutrition
Dietetics
Diet therapy
Food habits – China
Cookery, Chinese - Health aspects
Functional foods - China
Health
Longevity
Acupuncture
Alternative medicine - United States - History
Medical anthropology - United States
Medicine, Kampo
Herbs - Therapeutic use – Japan
Psychophysiology - History – China
Pediatrics – China
Medicine, Chinese - Public opinion
Qi gong
Massage -- Therapeutic use
Massage therapy
Women - Health and hygiene - China – History
Women in medicine – China

FIND JOURNAL ARTICLES

Specific databases for TCM Topics

Source Access
China Academic Journals. 1944+
On the CNKI USA home page, select "CAJ Full-text" from the pull-down menu and click "search". The CAJ database is divided into 9 series databases and sub-divided by 126 subject databases.
Note: Use Internet Explorer
PubMed (Medline). 1950's+
(possible to limit to subset for History of Medicine)
indexes/abstracts articles, books, etc.

History of Science, Technology and Medicine. 1975+ Includes Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science and its Cultural Influences, 1975- and the Wellcome Bibliography of the History of Medicine, 1991-2004.
Note: ISIS is also available full text in JSTOR

indexes books, chapters, articles

 

JSTOR : ISIS

Bibliography of Asian Studies. 1971+ indexes Western-language sources

Look for SC Links: SC Links graphic, or use Smith's Journal Locator to access journals by title plus year. Connect to the Five College Library Catalog to find call numbers for bound periodicals on the second floor in Neilson Library.

Use these databases for Anthropological Literature & History

Source Access
Social Sciences Abstracts
(can be searched by keyword simultaneously with Academic Search Premier or other EBSCO databases)
articles from "core" journals
Historical Abstracts. 1954+ &
America: History & Life. 1953+
(these feature limits by time period studied, covering modern periods of history to present)
abstracts, with links to JSTOR, etc.
A:H & L covers US & Canada
Abstracts in Anthropology. 2003+
(copy a "journal title" or "source book title" from this resource into the libraries Journal Locator or the online catalog using Title begins with...)
indexes/abstracts articles, books, etc.
AnthroSource. Current issues.
(includes Medical Anthropology Quarterly)
full text articles from AAA journals
Anthropology Plus. indexing from two major databases
includes SC links to full text, etc.

HELP WITH CITATION STYLE

Resource Website
RefWorks RefWorks logo bibliographic management tool (online)
AAA Style Guide online: American Anthopological Association
Style Manuals & Citation Guides Libraries' guide, under Research/Reference Tools

CONNECT TO ANT342 WEBSITE

Use your Student ID number to login to Moodle to access course documents and communication tools: ANT342

HELP FROM A LIBRARIAN

See Need Help? Ask a Librarian! to send a question via email at any time or live when the Reference Desk is open, or contact Sika Berger, Reference Librarian directly: sberger@email.smith.edu

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