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Capstone and Thesis Research Guide

If you're writing a capstone, thesis or masters project, see the handy library guide. Extensive information from how to get started to the final step of submitting your work. Questions? Contact the library, library@bastyr.edu.

Quick Guide to Vetting Journals

It can be difficult to discern whether journals are legit or "predatory." We have recently created a quick guide with tips on vetting journals and red flags to look out for. This includes looking for certain title spellings, grammar errors, fake links, and much more. Additionally, check out the website Beall's List for a more comprehensive list of potentially predatory journals. Stay safe!

HerbTV from the American Botanical Council Officially Launches on YouTube!

Check out ABC's new YouTube channel, HerbTV! This channel is the home of more than 180 educational videos on medicinal herbs and related health and wellbeing content and includes interviews and in-field tours with renown herbalists, botanists, and ethnobotanists. To provide easy access to the educational content on the channel, HerbTV features playlists organized by category and health conditions, as well as ABC’s new Adopt-an-Herb videos, videos and webinars on herbal sustainability, and sources outside of ABC, including the public television series Healing Quest, “The Medicine Hunter”, and others. New content is being added weekly!

Resource Spotlight: The Sacred Science

Founded by Nick Polizzi, this site is "full of knowledge seekers looking for more information about natural healing, plant medicine, and general wisdom from ancient cultures. And your continual hunger to learn more, live better, and reconnect with our planet has fueled us in our mission to document, preserve and share this knowledge… before it’s gone."  Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to receive powerful healing wisdom, webinar information, recipes and much more.  

Check out other DVDs and works by Polizzi through the Bastyr Library!

eBook Spotlight: "Simkin's Labor Progress Handbook"

Check out this eBook edited by Lisa Hanson and Emily Malloy, and browse the rest of our eBooks on the library catalog page!

Summary: "Labor dystocia, dysfunctional labor, failure to progress, arrest of labor, arrested descent- all these terms refer to slow or no progress in labor, which is one of the most vexing, complex, and unpredictable complications of labor. Labor dystocia is the most common medical indication for primary cesarean sections (Neal et al., 2015)...The prevention of dystocia also reduces the need for many other costly, time-intensive, and possibly risky interventions, and spares the laboring person from discouragement and disappointment that often accompany a prolonged or complicated birth (ACOG, 2019)"

Join us for Lunch & Learn Sessions!

Have a research question? Want to know more about library resources? Just want to chat? We offer all of this and more during our Lunch & Learn sessions every Tuesday from 12-1pm in the dining commons! One or more librarians will be hanging around during this lunch to answer questions, checkout books, or just eat and chat with you. We can't wait to see you there!

Business Resources Bastyr Library Guide!

Are you graduating and preparing to set up your own business practice? We have a created a guide just for you! Check out our new Business Practice Resources page on the Library Homepage for some great resources. Feedback is welcome!

New Issue of Convergent Points Journal - Run by Bastyr Staff, Faculty, and more!

Convergent Points: An East-West Case Report Journal is an online, open access, peer reviewed publication dedicated to acupuncture and Eastern Asian medicine practices. The Convergent Points editorial board includes some of the most knowledgeable and respected experts in case reports and research in the country. Currently, Bastyr doctoral students are learning about research and publishing through research preceptorships with Convergent Points, as well as making valuable contributions to the journal and the profession.

Check Out Mendeley Reference Manager!

Need help with managing references or creating citations? Try Mendeley! Mendeley is free reference manager that can help you keep track of all your articles and references, and with Microsoft Word can even generate citations. For more information, click here to visit the Mendeley Toolkit guide on our library website, also under Research Guides > Write & Cite.

Capstone and Thesis Research Guide

If you're writing a capstone, thesis or masters project, see the handy library guide. Extensive information from how to get started to the final step of submitting your work. Questions? Contact the library, library@bastyr.edu.