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Library - Acupuncture and Massage College

Lao Tsu Library at AMC

The Lao Tsu Library at Acupuncture and Massage College is committed to the pursuit of knowledge and academic success of our students by providing specialized resources and study spaces for the AMC community. We continuously strive to improve our material selection, and we have an unrivaled collection of Chinese Medical textbooks, making us the best college library of any acupuncture school in Florida.

The AMC Library is a “reading library” in which AMC students and faculty are welcome to sit in the library and access the library collection free of charge. The Library is not accessible to members of the public.

Hours of Operation

Monday 1pm-6pm
Tuesday 1pm-6pm
Wednesday 1pm-6pm
Thursday 1pm-6pm
Friday 1pm-6pm

Computers

The AMC Library is equipped with three computer workstations for students with high-speed internet access.

Library Holdings (OPAC)

 Access library holdings at AMC via OPAC by clicking the link.

Online Resources

Getting Help
  • Ask your AMC Librarians

Individual Research Assistance is available. Feel free to reach out by email at library@amcollege.edu

  • Consult Online Tutorials
    • APA Style Free Tutorials –American Psychological Association
    • PubMed tutorials
    • Search CAM on PubMed
    • Understanding Medical Words –a tutorial from the National Library of Medicine
  • Evaluate Internet Websites
    • Evaluating Internet Health Information –a tutorial from the National Library of Medicine
    • Evaluating Web Pages –from UC Berkeley: Techniques to Apply and Questions to As
  • Avoid Plagiarism
    • Plagiarism.org –gives a definition of what it is and how to recognize it
    • Perdue University –gives a more detailed explanation of plagiarism
  • Find Study Guides for Certification
    • National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine –click on “Forms” in the left side column
  • Compose a citation
    • Citation Machine –choose “APA” before starting to type
    • KnightCite Citation Service –choose “APA” before starting to type
  • Consult APA Formatting and Style Guides
    • APA Citation Style –(Long Island University) This is a good site for visual learners
    • APA Documentation –University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • APA Formatting and Style Guide –Purdue University
    • APA Style Homepage –American Psychological Association
    • APA Style Guide 6th Edition –The University of Southern Mississippi
    • Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style –6th Edition
Online Medical Books
  • ADAM Medical Encyclopedia
  • Biology-Online Dictionary
  • Bookshelf in PubMed
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Treatments in Psychiatry
  • Essential Drugs – Medecins sans Frontieres
  • Free Books 4 Doctors
  • MDGB Chinese-English Dictionary – More than just a dictionary! Includes tools such as flashcards, quizzes, text annotation, Chinese text input and more
  • Medicine in the Americas – American books dating back to 1610.
  • Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy – For Health Care professionals
  • Merck Manual Home Edition
  • Online Biology Book – Michael J. Farabee
Online Journal List
  • Acufinder (sign up for free acupuncture newsletter)
  • Acupuncture Today
  • African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines
  • Alternative and Complementary Therapies
  • The American Acupuncturist
  • AMTA Florida Journal
  • Annals of Internal Medicine
  • BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine
  • BMC Health Services Research
  • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • BMC Public Health
  • BMJ: British Medical Journal
  • Chinese Medicine
  • Energy Times
  • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • HerbalGram (American Botanical Council)
  • International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
  • JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)
  • JAMS (Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies)
  • Journal of the Chinese Medical Association: JCMA
  • Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
  • The Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy
  • Journal of Physical Therapy Science
  • Life Extension (click on “Magazine” tab at the top)
  • Massage Message
  • Massage Today
  • MedlinePlus Magazine
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Nutrition Journal
  • The Western Journal of Medicine
Evidence-Based Resources
  • Bandolier Library – A collection of best evidence on complementary and alternative health interventions
  • TRIP – Clinical search engine to help you find evidence-based content
Pharmacology Resources
  • Dietary Supplement Label Database
  • Drug Information Portal
  • Drugs@FDA
  • Drugs of Abuse – National Institute on Drug Abuse
  • Drugs and Supplements Mayo Clinic
  • Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database – Stockton (CA): Therapeutic Research Faculty; 1995
  • Orange Book – Approved Drug products with Therapeutic equivalence Evaluations
Additional Acupuncture Resources
  • Famous Chinese physicians of the past
  • Giovanni Maciocia
  • Institute for Traditional Medicine
  • Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine-Translation Projects
  • TCMcentral.com (TCM Resource Center)
  • Yin Yang House (Acupuncture Points Database: Locations, Functions & Clinical Usage)
  • Raintree Tropical Plant Database
Online Databases with Articles
  • ACUFINDER
  • CAM in PubMed– add a subject term before “cam[sb]” – Example: migraine AND cam[sb] Or
    use the 
    “Topic-Specific Queries” link found on the front page of PubMed, scroll down, and under “Subjects”click on Complementary Medicine (be sure to check “free full text available” after running search)
  • CAM cancer
  • CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Clinical Trials – Current information about clinical research studies
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine at MedlinePlus
  • E-Medicine – consumer health site
  • Environmental Health and Toxicology
  • Google Scholar
  • Medline in PubMed –National Library of Medicine’s premier database
  • Medline Plus – Consumer Health Information Service from NLM and NIH
  • National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • National Institutes of Health
  • The Nutrition Source – Harvard School of Public Health
  • World Health Organization

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