Navigating NCTSN Resources and Information Services to

Enhance Research and Clinical Care

Nathalie Reid, MLIS, MA, UCLA NCCTSInformation and Resource Manager

Cathryn Chiesa, MLS, Duke NCCTSResource Librarian

NCTSN Products

Completed NCTSN Products

http://www.nctsn.org/products

Network e-Communications:e-Bulletin

• Monthly e-Communication

• Subscribers – 35,000+

• Archived versions are

available on the NCTSN

website.

http://www.nctsn.org/resources/audiences/

professionals/nctsn-ebulletin

Network e-Communications:IMPACT Newsletter

• Quarterly e-Communication

• Subscribers – 35,000+

• Archived versions are

available on the NCTSN

website.

http://www.nctsn.org/resources/audiences/professionals/

nctsn-newsletter

NCTSN Learning Center for Child and Adolescent Trauma

http://learn.nctsn.org/

NCTSN Speaker Series

NCTSN Learning Center Special Topics

• Adolescent Trauma and Substance Abuse Online

• Refugee Services Toolkit

• Resource Parent Curriculum

• The Trauma-Informed Juvenile

Justice System Resource Site

NCTSN Information Services and Resources

• National Center information professionals provide

services and maintain resources to meet a variety of

needs.

• Support research, clinical care, mission

• Services and resources are available to Network

members as well as the general population, both

professionals and parents/caregivers

NCTSN Information Services and Resources

Literature on Demand

NCTSN Literature on Demand: Interlibrary loan

service for Network members and affiliates

• Partnership with Duke University Medical Library

• Provided free of charge to staff at currently funded

centers and individual affiliates

• Full text of articles, book chapters, and books delivered

via e-mail or postal mail

Topic Alert Service

• NCTSN Topic Alerts: Monthly updates on child trauma with

full publication details – citations and abstracts for journal

articles and books

• PILOTS, the National Center for PTSD’s international, cross-disciplinary

database on PTSD and other effects of traumatic events.

• MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine’s database of biomedical

literature indexes over 5,000 journals from the US and 70 other countries.

• PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association provides coverage

of journals and books in psychology, the behavioral sciences, and related

disciplines

• Free to anyone

• 847 subscribers - reflects individuals subscribing to more than one alert

• 8 non-US countries

Literature Searches

• Librarians provide online searches on targeted

subjects

• Searches provided for National Center staff, Network

centers, individual affiliates

• Free of charge

• Service supports clinical and research needs

Reference Services

• Respond to questions sent via info@nctsn.org or

help@nctsn.org monitored at UCLA

• Respond to questions on the phone line answered at

Duke or UCLA offices

• Variety of requestors can be from NCTSN centers,

mental health professionals, concerned parents, or

children doing a report

Web Based Resources

• NCTSN Knowledge Bank: Collaborative tool and showcase for

Network expertise. Provides information on and access to resources,

people, and projects of Network centers.

• NCTSN Military Families Knowledge Bank: Single source for

information and resources on military children and families.

• PILOTS Database: Extensive research database of the world

literature on traumatic stress (Published International Literature on

Traumatic Stress)

Knowledge Bank

Military Families Knowledge Bank

Web Site Content

http://www.nctsn.org/

Web Projects in the Works

• Parents and Caregivers page

• Family Systems

• Trauma Symptom and Assessment

• Complex Trauma

Social Media

• Facebook http://facebook.com/nctsn

• 3,966 Likes

• Twitter http://twitter.com/nctsn

• 2,085 Tweets

• 2,153 Followers

Librarians

One of the most trusted professions (Time mag)

Non-threatening

Service oriented, service usually free

Not selling anything, except facts

Nathalie Reid nreid@mednet.ucla.edu 310.235.2633 ext 237

Cathryn Chiesa cathryn.chiesa@duke.edu 919-613-9857