The idea of searching through 80,000 database items is certainly daunting. Where do you start? How do you know if you’ve picked the right word to search for what you need? Relax, you can browse through our resources using our topic pages, the REHABDATA Connection page, even the Thesaurus.

Librarian’s Picks and Browse by Topic

We organized our information resources into 10 Librarians Picks and more than 50 topic headings. In the Librarian’s Picks, you’ll find hand-selected organizations, agencies, and online resources to advocacy, assistive technology, children with disabilities, education, employment, mental health, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and universal design. We also created Librarian’s Picks to help you find and evaluate a rehabilitation service provider. Want more? More than 50 additional topics are there to choose from, including emergency preparedness, physical and occupational therapy, independent living, disability types, and much, much more. Head over to http://www.naric.com/public/default.cfm and you’ll find a drop list of topics and picks.

REHABDATA Connection: Browse New Acquisitions

We add more than 200 documents to our collection every month. The newest additions are always available at http://www.naric.com/research/rehab/connection.cfm. Click around to see the latest items in your field of interest.

The REHABDATA Thesaurus: Browse the Rest of the Collection

REHABDATA contains more than 75,000 abstracts of disability and rehabilitation research literature spanning more than 50 years of research. It’s all organized using terms from the REHABDATA Thesaurus, a collection of terms and concepts used by researchers and professionals in the field. If you’re not sure whether to search for “head injury” or “brain injury”, start by browsing through the Thesaurus terms at http://www.naric.com/research/rehab/thesaurus.cfm. Each entry includes scope notes, related terms, and a link straight to search results in REHABDATA.

So, now do you know where to start?