Library Resources
The East West College Library is open from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Monday through Thursday and 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Fridays. The Campus Librarian is available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 11:30 am to 4:30 pm to assist students and instructors with obtaining library materials and/or with research needs. When the librarian is not available, please see a member of the administrative team for assistance. Students are encouraged to use the LIRN database to find scholarly articles for their assignments. LIRN can be accessed 24/7 from campus or remotely. The link for LIRN can be found on this page, under Databases and also on the Subject Guides page. For questions and/or assistance finding materials and/or research articles, please email the Campus Librarian - ( library@myewcnm.org ).
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The East West College of Natural Medicine Library & Research Center maintains a growing collection of acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, herbology, and alternative medicine literature. The 2500 volume print collection is supplemented by multi-media materials, professional journals, and electronic resources. The Library is equipped with computers with Internet access for students to search the library's online catalog, access health information, or to complete assignments. A printer/copier is also available. Wireless Internet access is available throughout the entire College. Desks and comfortable seating are available for students to study in a quiet atmosphere.
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To access the EWCNM Library Catalog, click here: LIBRARY CATALOG
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Library Hours
The EWCNM Library is available to students and faculty Monday-Thursday from 8:30am to 05:30pm and on Friday from 8:30am to 5pm. Reference support is provided by Campus Librarian. The campus librarian is available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11:30am to 4:30pm. When the campus librarian is not available, administrative staff members can assist students in locating library materials Monday-Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm.
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Borrowing Privileges
EWC students, staff, faculty are welcome to borrow materials from the EWC library. Students may borrow up to 8 books at a time.
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Borrowing Procedures
Items can be located by searching the online library catalog or by browsing the shelves. The bookcases are locked at all times. ​
Loan Period
Circulating library materials can be borrowed for a period of three (3) weeks except for textbooks. Textbooks can be borrowed for one week with no renewals. Reference materials and journals do not circulate. They may not be removed from the library at any time. Overdue notices will be emailed bi-monthly to your EWCNM school email account.
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Renewals
Books may be renewed twice, as long as there are no other students on the waiting list for that item. Renewals can be done in person or via email.
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Lost or damaged items
Patrons will be charged the replacement cost of the item, plus a $10.00 processing fee. Materials that are out of print or not replaceable will be evaluated on a case by case basis to determine a fair market value. Students with overdue, lost or damaged library materials will have their borrowing privileges suspended.
Book Return
Library materials that have been checked out through our online system should be placed in the book return bin (aka library book drop) located near the entrance to the school.
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Books taken from bookcases and used only in the library should be placed on the black book cart near the librarian’s desk (Re-shelving area).
Journals
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A wide collection of professional journals are available both in print and online. Journals may not be borrowed or removed from the library.
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Computer Access/Use
There are computers located in the library for student use. The computers may be used to search the library’s website and online catalog, to access health information, and for word processing. School computers are to be used only for school-related activities.
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Students should bring a flash drive or cd on which to save their work, as personal work should not be saved to the library computers. Anything saved to a library computer will be deleted at the end of each semester.
AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access)
Agricola is a bibliographic database of citations to agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library. The records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including plant sciences, extension and education, and food and human nutrition.
This resource provides access to information about health conditions, herbs, herbal formulas and acupuncture points. A series of videos covering fundamental TCM concepts is also included.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Current public health information on communicable diseases. The Traveler's Health section includes travel advisories for specific geographic regions, disease outbreaks, risks and prevention strategies, plus immunization recommendations. Full-text access to Morbidity and Mortality Weekly reports on communicable disease.
Chinese Medicinal Material Images Database
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This database, from the HKBU library, documents over 420 crude drugs commonly used in Chinese Medicine practice, provides drug information including source, origins, description, quality, taste and clinical indications.
Chinese Medicine Specimen Database
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A collection of all exhibits of Chinese Materia Medica specimens that are displayed in the Chinese Medicine Center of Hong Kong Baptist University
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A service of the National Institutes of Health, ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details.
Daily Med: Current Medication Information
DailyMed provides high quality information about marketed drugs. This information includes FDA approved labels (package inserts). This website provides health information providers and the public with a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date, look-up and download resource of medication content and labeling as found in medication package inserts. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides this as a public service and does not accept advertisements.
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Drugs.com - Drug Interactions Checker
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This site provides information on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications and natural products. You can create reports that show the potential for negative interactions among one or more medications.
DrugDigest is a noncommercial, evidence-based, consumer health and drug information site dedicated to empowering consumers to make informed choices about drugs and treatment options. Their mission is to provide tools to stay informed about the wide variety of medicines on the market today. It combines the resources of pharmacy experts, licensed doctors of pharmacy from leading academic institutions, and Express Scripts staff physicians.
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Drug Information Portal- National Library of Medicine
Quick access to quality drug information. Includes links to full text.
Consumer health information resources developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products
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This information resource is presented by the Integrative Medicine Service of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. It provides evidence based information about herbs, botanical, supplements and more.
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Medicinal Plant Images Database
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This searchable database, from the HKBU library, contains over a thousand medicinal plants summarized in the form of plant images and annotations.
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Access millions of peer-reviewed and full-text journals, magazine, newpaper, ebooks, podcast and audio/video content to support your academic studies.
From the U.S. National Library of Medicine this public site contains many links to information published by government agencies about different health conditions as well as links to organizations, directories, dictionaries, and clearinghouses.
MedTerms is an online medical dictionary containing easy-to-understand explanations of over 16,000 medical terms. This dictionary provides quick access to hard-to-spell and often misspelled medical definitions with an extensive alphabetical listing.
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PubMed is a service of the National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources. PubMed has the ability to link to related articles once you find an article on your topic.
Sacred Lotus is a robust database that provides reference information on TCM Theory, Diagnosis, Herbs, Formulas, and Acupuncture in an easy-to-use web format.
A collection of toxicology and environmental health databases.
Toxicology and Environmental Health
SIS specialized information services provided by the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine. This is a comprehensive toxicology and environmental health website.
TRIP Database (Turning Research into Practice)
This site was started in 1997 by Jon Brassey and Dr. Chris Price to answer clinical questions using the principles of evidence based medicine. The goal of the database is to answer questions in a relevant time frame using the best available evidence. The site includes links to Evidence Based Medicine Articles, Medical Images and Patient Information Leaflets.
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Professional journals are available in both print and electronic formats. Details of print holdings may be viewed in the library catalog. E-Journals may be accessed through the links available. Open access E-Journals may be viewed at the following sites:
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Directory of Open Access Journals
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Acupuncture/OM/CAM Journals Online
Acupuncture Today- ISSN: 1526-7784 Peer Review: No Print holdings: Yes Online: http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/locator/
Full text access 2000-current
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American Family Physician
ISSN: 0002-838X Peer Reviewed: Print Holdings: No Indexed In: PubMed® Online: https://www.aafp.org/search/?i=1;q=*;q1=American+Family+Physician;x1=category Full text access 1998- current
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Annals of Family Medicine
ISSN: 1544-1717 (Electronic) Peer Reviewed: Yes Print Holdings No Indexed in: PubMed® Online: http://www.annfammed.org/ Full text access 2003- Current
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Annals of General Psychiatry
ISSN: 1744-859X
Peer Reviewed: Yes
Indexed in: PubMed®, PubMed Central, Scopus, EMBASE Print holdings: No Online: http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/ Full text access 2002- present
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Annals of Internal Medicine
ISSN: 0003-4819 (print) 1539-3704 (electronic) Peer Reviewed: Yes Print holdings: Yes Indexed in: PubMed®, Proquest (full text) Online: http://www.annals.org/ Full text access 6 months after publication 1993- current
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Biomedicine (from China Medical University)
Peer Reviewed Open Access Print Holdings: NO https://biomedicine.edp-open.org/
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BMC Biochemistry
ISSN: 1471-2091 Peer Reviewed: Yes Indexed in: PubMed®, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar Print holdings: No Online: http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcbiochem/ Full text access 2000- present
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Environmental Health
ISSN: 1476-069X (Electronic) Peer Reviewed: Yes Print holdings: No Indexed in: PubMed®, PubMed Central, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, CABI, Scopus, andEMBASE Online: http://www.ehjournal.net/home/ Full text access 2002 - present
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Family Practice Management
ISSN: 1069-5648 Peer Reviewed:Yes Print Holdings:No Indexed in: PubMed® Online: http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/journals/fpm.html Full text access 1998-current
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Global Advances in Health & Medicine
ISSN: 2164-9561 Peer Reviewed Open Access Print Holdings: NO https://journals.sagepub.com/home/gam
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Immunity & Ageing
ISSN: 1742-4933 (Electronic) Peer Reviewed: Yes Indexed in: PubMed®, PubMed Central Print holdings: No Online: http://www.immunityageing.com/ Full text access 2004- present
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
ISSN: 1479-5868 (Electronic) Peer Reviewed: Yes Indexed in: PubMed®, MEDLINE, Scopus, and EMBASE Print holdings: No Online: http://www.ijbnpa.org/home/ Full Text access 2004 – present
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International Journal for Equity in Health
ISSN: 1475-9276 (Electronic) Peer Reviewed: Yes Indexed in: PubMed®, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, Scopus, and EMBASE Print holdings: No Online: http://www.equityhealthj.com/ Full Text access 2002- present
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The Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Peer Reviewed Open Access Print Holdings: NO https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-acupuncture-and-meridian-studies
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The Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
ISSN: 0255-2922 Peer Reviewed Open Access Print Holdings: NO https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-traditional-chinese-medicine/issues Full-text access: 2008-2018
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The Journal of Pharmacopuncture
Peer Reviewed Open Access Print Holdings: 2012 – 2016 http://scholar.pharmacopuncture.co.kr/
New England Journal of Medicine
ISSN: 0028-4793 (Print) 1533-4406 (Electronic) Peer Reviewed: Yes Print holdings: Yes Indexed in: PubMed® , Proquest Full text Online: https://www.nejm.org/ Abstracts only 1975-1992; Full Text and abstracts 6 months after publication 1993-current
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Nutrition & Metabolism
ISSN: 1743-7075 (Electronic) Peer Reviewed: Yes Indexed in: PubMed®, MEDLINE, Thompson Scientific, CAS, Scopus, and EMBASE Print holdings: No Online: http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/ Full Text access 2004 - present
9 Questions To Help You Make Sense of Health Research - From the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
https://nccih.nih.gov/health/know-science/make-sense-health-research
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Zotero Free Citation Management Software
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TCM Tests - You can test drive TCMtests.com, from midnight to midnight, on the first Tuesday of each month, for a full 24 hours with our Free One Day Pass, based on Eastern Standard Time (EST),. You can also sign up for their free TCM Daily question. Many students have found this site helpful when studying for board exams. https://www.tcmtests.com/intro/?go=daypass
East West College students and faculty are encouraged to take advantage of the extensive learning resources available at other libraries located in the Sarasota area.
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Resources are available online to any person with a valid Florida Library Card. Resources include Medline via OCLC, Gale Nursing & Allied Health Collection, Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center, Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine and more.
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Sarasota County Public Library System
EWC students may obtain a SCLS card free of charge with proof of Sarasota residency or student ID. There are eight community libraries in Sarasota, all with public access computers and printing services. Sarasota County libraries enjoy a reciprocal borrowing arrangement with both Manatee and Charlotte counties.
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With the proper ID, library cards are free to people who reside in Manatee County. Manatee County Libraries enjoy a reciprocal borrowing arrangement with Sarasota County. Public computers are available with Internet access and printing services. Jane Bancroft Cook Library
New College Jane Bancroft Cook Library subscribes to more than 400 databases covering 20,000 electronic journals. Materials and databases are available to students and faculty for in-house use. To borrow materials, you must do so either through inter-library loan at your local public library or purchase a community library card. EWC students who utilize the library must acquire a free parking pass from the campus police. Printing is available for a fee, and is accessed with a rechargeable card. The Cook Library is within walking distance of EWC and has extended hours for convenience.
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Located inside Sarasota Memorial Hospital, this is the only medical library with in a 200-mile radius. Materials and databases are available to students and faculty for in-house use. Particularly useful for students would be the Natural Standard database.
Tutorials
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Online Guide to Writing and Research-- University of Maryland, University College
How to Write a Research Paper--© Copyright 1999, Charles King, Georgetown University
Finding Information on the Internet -- UC Berkeley Library
Pubmed Online Tutorial -- a web-based learning program that will show you how to search PubMed®, the National Library of Medicine journal literature search system.
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APA STYLE GUIDE (American Psychological Association)
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APA Formatting & Style Guide -- OWL @ Purdue University
WRITING GUIDES
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OWL - Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Writer's Handbook - University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center
Writing Resources - Rutgers University
Writer's Web - University of Richmond Writing Center
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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
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These professional and regulatory organizations may provide helpful information for a career in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
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Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
ACAOM is the national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit Master's-level programs in the acupuncture and Oriental medicine profession.
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American Association of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
The AAOM exists to promote the professional field of acupuncture and oriental medicine,as a distinct primary care field of medicine. It supports legislative and public policy changes, community partnerships, and public awareness. Students members are welcome and encouraged to become involved.
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This site provides all the information needed to obtain licensure for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in the State of California.
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Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
CCAOM promotes Acupuncture and Oriental medicine by promoting educational excellence within the field. Information regarding the Clean Needle Technique (CNT) course is available at this site. Successful completion of the CNT course is one of the requirements for NCCAOM certification and graduation from the East West College of Natural Medicine.
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This state agency oversees the licensing of acupuncturists in the state of Florida. Application procedures, current licenses, and license renewal processes are addressed at this site.
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Florida State Oriental Medicine Association
The mission of the FSOMA is to promote the profession of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine through clinical excellence, practitioner support, and freedom of public access.
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National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
NCCAOM offers national board certification in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, and Asian Bodywork Therapy. NCCAOM Certification indicates to employers, patients, and peers that one has met national standards for the safe and competent practice of acupuncture as defined by the profession.
The following links provide information that may be useful or interesting. However, EWCNM cannot attest to the accuracy of the information provided on these links or any other linked site. These links do not constitute an endorsement by EWCNM or any of its employees of the sponsors of these sites or the information or products presented therein.
Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (AOM)
Acufinder.com Acupuncture Today
American Academy of Medical Acupuncture TCM Health-Info
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Biomedicine
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Chinese Language
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Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) NCCAM American Chiropractic Association
National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy
The Bach Centre (Bach Flower Remedies) American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
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Health Conditions
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The Body: The HIV/AIDS Resource
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Sydrome
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases:
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Herbal & Botanical Medicine
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National Institute of Medical Herbalists
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Homeopathy Homoeopathic Online Education (Simillimum)
The Homeopathic Pharmacopeia if the United States
Nature-Reveals.com (Homeopathic Books)
National Center for Homeopathy
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Study Aids TCMtests.com Cram.com (flashcards)