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No library services after noon on Dec. 22 and and on December 25, 2023 Library staff and services will be unavailable after noon on Friday, Dec. 22 and all day on Monday, Dec. 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday. The library will be unstaffed on Saturdays and Sundays and weekday staffed hours will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. until January 2, 2024. The library's physical spaces will be open to Rush personnel 24/7 throughout the holidays. Contact library@rush.edu with questions.

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The Rush University Medical Center Library's modern collaborative spaces and comprehensive collection of literature, journals, and online resources serves the diverse needs of students, faculty, and healthcare professionals affiliated with Rush University and Rush University Medical Center.

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Primo provides simple, one-stop searching for books and e-books, e-journals and articles, digital media, and more.

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By default, your search will include item held by other I-Share libraries. I-Share includes more than 100 academic and institutional libraries in Illinois which lend books to Rush's patrons. To limit your search to physical books held at Rush (excluding I-Share items, which would need to be delivered to the library) select the Library Catalog option.

What types of material can I borrow from libraries in the I-Share Network?
Most physical books held by other libraries in the I-Share network can be borrowed by Rush patrons, but libraries may choose not to lend books in restricted collections (e.g. Reserve or Reference). In general, it is not possible to borrow e-books or e-journals from other libraries, but book chapters and journal articles may be requested through ILLiad, Rush's interlibrary loan system. Look for the ILLiad link to initiate your request.
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Search Rush's e-journal subscriptions by title or ISSN. Note that this option does not search the full text or title of e-journal articles. To search for articles, try Primo, or use a dedicated abstract and citation database (e.g. PubMed, Scopus or Ovid).

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Database search allows you to locate abstract and citation databases (PubMed, Ovid, Scopus, EBSCOhost) clinical resources (UpToDate, VisualDx, CLinicalKey) and other library resources by title and keyword.

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Library Orientation for Occupational Therapy (OT)

This guide includes several occupational therapy resources and information to assist you with your research.

Occupational Therapy Databases

CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new window
CINAHL Ultimate is the definitive full-text database for nursing and allied health research. It offers full-text access to a substantial portion of the most frequently cited journals in the CINAHL index, surpassing other databases. Providing 1,815 active full-text journals, this database covers over 50 nursing specialties. Additionally, it features full-text quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, continuing education modules, nursing instructional videos, and more.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises more than 26 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. It covers over 16,000 peer-reviewed journals, and 431 million quality web sources, including 23 million patents.

CATS Occupational Therapy
Critically Appraised Topics or CATS is an online resource of short summaries of a clinical questions provided by occupational therapists.
OT Seeker
OTseeker stands for Occupational Therapy Systematic Evaluation of Evidence. This database contains citations from systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials and resources for occupational therapy interventions. In addition, this database provides an introduction to Evidence Based Practice in Occupational Therapy, steps in forming a clinical question, searching and appraising.