Collections and databases

The Library holds the national collection of OT literature to support members’ need for continuing professional development, evidence based practice and occupational therapy research

The Collection includes reference collections of OT literature, including books, government literature, COT publications, reports, journals, videos and grey literature. Core sections of the Collection include:

• theses and reports - over 500 unpublished dissertations and work based evaluation reports produced by occupational therapists
• assessment and outcome measures collection - key assessment tools used by occupational therapists
• archive of the British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT) and the College
  of Occupational Therapists (COT) - showing the workings and development of the organisation since its inception
• print journal collection - including the British Journal of Occupational Therapy, the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, the Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy and the Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy.

Suggest a book or journal for the COT Library and Information Service

The library always welcomes suggestions for the collection. To suggest a book or journal, please complete the form below and email to library@cot.co.uk
 
Suggestion form

Databases

Visitors to the Library can access the principal allied health databases, including:

• AMED - Allied and Complementary Medicine has a selection of journals in complementary medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, podiatry,  palliative care and other professions allied to medicine
• CINAHL - Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature is the most comprehensive resource for nursing and allied health literature
• Cochrane - A suite of databases of systematic reviews and clinical trails
• HMIC - Health Management Information Consortium is a compilation of data from two sources, the Department of Health's Library and Information Services and King’s Fund Information and Library Service
• MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online) is the National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
• OTDBASE - International occupational therapy journal literature
• OTSeeker - Australian resource that evaluate systematic reviews
• PSYCINFO - Psychology and related disciplines provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines
• Social Policy and Practice - A suite of databases of systematic reviews and clinical trails provides evidence-based social policy, public health, social services, and mental and community health