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Starting Points: Guide to Avian Flu

CIRCULATING BOOKS - Available for your use in the library, these books cannot be checked out
614.4 Epi	Epidemic! The World of Infectious Disease
614.4 Rya	Virus X: Tracking the New Killer Plagues
j614.4 Wor	Epidemic
614.518 Dav	The Monster at Our Door: The Global Threat of Avian Flu
614.4 Moo	Killer Germs: Rogue Disease of the Twenty-First Century
YA 614.49 Hir	Plagues
614.518 Bar	The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
YA 614.518 Get	Purple Death: The Mysterious Flu of 1918
614.518 Kol	Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It
YA 614.5732 Ore	Plague: The Mysterious Past and Terrifying Future of the World's Most Dangerous Disease
614.57 Pre	The Hot Zone
YA 614.57 Reg	Virus: Ground Zero: Stalking the Killer Viruses with the Centers for Disease Control

FINDING BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS/ Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 614.518, 614.57

In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library’s online catalog from the Library or home by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then to Search Our Catalog. Good subject searches are antiques or collectibles.

eBOOKS

You may also want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks) the Library has to offer located on the Web site www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals, but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. Search by the following categories: subject, title, author. See a reference librarian for more detail.

FINDING ARTICLES

The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

· The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference R 050 R Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
· EBSCOhost and InfoTrac OneFile - Access from the Library or at home using your library card number at www.wppl.org.

Search for full text articles on these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year or even a certain magazine.

WEBSITES

Avian Flu FAQs	The American Veterinarian Medical Association’s avian flu FAQs.
Avian Flu Fact Sheet	US Department of State’s travel warnings & tips, FAQs and more.
CDC - Avian Influenza	Key facts, the present situation, Q &As, prevention, and more from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Influenza 1918	From PBS’ American Experience, this site contains maps, timelines, RealAudio of the program, a written transcript, interviews, teacher’s guide and other information.
Orange County Health Dept./ Avian Flu	Family, community, and business FAQs. Includes a preparation guide in Spanish.
Pandemic Flu	The Department of Health & Human Services’ one-stop access to avian and pandemic flu information. Tabs to federal, local (including official Florida information,) business, & individual planning, monitoring outbreaks & more.
Past Pandemics that Ravaged Europe	The BBC’s overview of pandemics from 430 BC during the Peloponnesian War through the 20^th century.
WHO Avian Flu	The World Health Organization’s FAQs.

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Updated: December 11, 2007