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Navigating Access to Addictions Literature: The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Experience

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Treatment providers lacking access to university libraries and/or costly journals have greater access than ever before to the scientific literature in the field and to the companion gray literature that distills the science into practical information. Educational sources essential for understanding and engaging in evidence-based practice (EBP) are also increasingly available online free of charge. While this is clearly cause for celebration, awareness of these resources is low, and navigating this highly complex and disjointed literature terrain can be daunting without professional guidance. The intent of this chapter is to raise awareness of these complementary sources, demonstrate their scope and utility, and encourage their use.

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  1. Academic Outreach, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, room 111a, Richmond, VA, 23284-2033, USA

    Nita Bryant

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Alberta Gambling Research Institute University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Nady el-Guebaly

  2. Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom

    Giuseppe Carrà

  3. Division of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Marc Galanter

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Bryant, N. (2015). Navigating Access to Addictions Literature: The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Experience. In: el-Guebaly, N., Carrà, G., Galanter, M. (eds) Textbook of Addiction Treatment: International Perspectives. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5322-9_68

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