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Welcome to the Five Branches University public catalog.
Use "Search" to find items by title, author, keyword,
subject, call number, ISBN or Library of Congress number.
The"Expert" option allows for more sophisticated searches, including use of Boolean operators.
Searching with the "union" option highlighted searches the holdings of the East West College of Natural Medicine in Sarasota, Florida and the AIMC library in Berkeley, California.
Announcing LibraryWorld Mobile
The collection of the Five Branches University library can now be searched from your own mobile phone device,
such as the iPhone from Apple and Blackberry Bold from RIM. - Full keyword searching of all fields in the catalog record.
- Advanced searching of specific fields.
- Easy browsing of find sets.
- Full record display.
- Book jacket images.
- Status of each individual copy.
To search a library, go to: LibraryWorld Mobile connection.
Library name is five branches library. No password is necessary.
2009-2010 Occupational Outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics page with link to occupational outlooks. Click on first link; see especially pages 11 and 12.
Income information for various CAM professions, including acupuncture.Information from Natural Healers.
CNT and Blood Borne Pathogen Review Course
This online course is now available but is not a substitute for the Clean Needle Technique course,
which is a requirement for NCCAOM certification and licensure in many states. Cost is only $25.
Library Hours
Research resources.
MD consult: full text articles Click on Research resources for information.
General Search Engines
- MSN-Hotmail
- Yahoo
- Google To access original materials in Chinese, Use Advanced Search, set
"Return pages written in" to Chinese(simplified). At the link to an article in Chinese,
there should be an option "Translate this Page" to the right of the link.
Library hours
The Main Five Branches Library is located at the Santa Cruz campus.
- Monday-
friday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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Saturday-Sunday Closed.p.m.
Hours may vary due to holidays or other circumstances.
The San Jose Library is open the following hours:- Monday 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
- Tuesday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
- Saturday 8:30 a.m-6:00 p.m.
- Sunday 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m
For locations and contacts, please click on the Five Branches Institute home Page.
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Research resources
Research is an important part of the healing mission of Five Branches University. Below are listed
free sources of information, including other schools of Oriental Medicine, local library resources
and national databases, such as Pubmed. A tutorial on library use and search techniques is available.
If you have research needs and would like assistance, please email the library with your questions.
The library email address is library@fivebranches.edu Online articles.
Journal databases in Chinese. Free abstracts; fees for full text.
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Resourse for studies in East-West Medicine.
Information Center at the University of California-Los Angeles.
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Literature competency.
WSCC Standards and Competencies Information Literacy for Evidence-based Health Practitioners.
British and American chiropractic standards-useful for developing study of literacy competency.
Heartmath Institute.Boulder Creek based healing treatment using biofeedback.
Articles on integrative medicine
Nearby medical libraries.
Dominican Hospital library in Santa Cruz is currently not open to the public.
The Planetree library, part of Good Samaritan Hospital, has a number of services and research help. Click on the link to find out more.
Lane Medical Library at Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto California.
Open access and free 20 minute use of computers for literature searches. Remote access and
borrowing privileges only for Stanford University students, staff and faculty.
Public libraries in the area.
Public libraries are located nearby each campus. With a library card and PIN number access is available to many online databases.
National organizations on Oriental medicine.
Five Branches teachers on the radio.
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