Skip to main content

Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library

Main Menu

Main navigation

  • Resources
    • By Type
    • By Activity
    • By Subject
    • Databases
    • Ebooks
    • Journals
    • Tools
    • Tutorials & Guides
    • Spotlights
    • Recommend a Resource
  • Visit & Study
    • Location and Hours
    • Who Can Access Library Spaces
    • Food and Drink in the Library
    • Study Spaces
    • Use of Library Spaces
  • Using the Library
    • Borrowing Library Materials
    • Advising Service
    • Consulting Service
    • Course Reserves
    • InterLibrary Loan
  • Education
    • Learning Opportunities
    • Upcoming Classes & Events
    • Past Classes & Events
    • Session Request
  • Insights
  • Archives & Special Collections

Secondary navigation

  • About Us
    • Our Library’s Mission
    • Location and Hours
    • Announcements
    • Library Staff
    • How We Decide What Resources to Provide
    • Gifts and Donations
  • Knowledge Base
  • Contact Us

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Resources by Subject
  3. Multidisciplinary Sciences
  4. Social Sciences, Biomedical
  5. Education, Scientific Disciplines
  6. Teaching

Self-Directed Learning as Topic

Process in which individuals take the initiative, in diagnosing their learning needs, formulating learning goals, identifying resources for learning, choosing and implementing learning strategies and evaluating learning outcomes (Knowles, 1975) MeSH, Year introduced: 2018

Ebooks

Degowin's Diagnostic Examination Flashcards

Recommended Resource
Author
LeBlond, Richard
Year
2016
ISBN
9780071829090
Subject
Physical Examination
Self-Directed Learning as Topic
Diagnosis

DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination, 11th ed.

Recommended Resource
Author
LeBlond, Richard F. et al.
Year
2020
ISBN
9781260134872
Subject
Physical Examination
Self-Directed Learning as Topic

Case Files: Neurology, 3rd Ed.

Author
Toy, Eugene C
Year
2017
ISBN
9780071848008
Subject
Clinical Neurology
Self-Directed Learning as Topic

Case Files: Obstetrics and Gynecology, 5th Ed.

Author
Toy, Eugene C.
Year
2016
ISBN
9780071848725
Subject
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Self-Directed Learning as Topic

Case Files: Pediatrics, 5th Ed.

Author
Toy, Eugene C.
Year
2016
ISBN
9780071839952
Subject
Pediatrics
Self-Directed Learning as Topic

Case Files: Psychiatry, 6th Ed.

Author
Toy, Eugene C.
Year
2021
ISBN
9781260468731
Subject
Psychiatry
Self-Directed Learning as Topic

Graber and Wilbur's Family Practice Examination and Board Review, 5th ed.

Author
Mark A. Graber, Brigit E. Ray, Jason K. Wilbur.
Year
2020
ISBN
9781260441079
Subject
Self-Directed Learning as Topic
Study Guides as Topic

Hip and Pelvis: Pain Medicine

Author
Waldman, Steven D.
Year
2022
ISBN
9780323762977
Subject
Self-Directed Learning as Topic

Labster Virtual Lab Experiments: Genetics of Human Diseases

Author
Gardner, Aaron
Year
2019
ISBN
9783662587447
Subject
Human Genetics
Self-Directed Learning as Topic

Insights

Alternative study tools: Multimedia resources via Columbia University Libraries

Try these multimedia resources for studying, test preparation, and research beyond the usual textbooks, lecture notes, and journals.

Discover AccessMedicine human anatomy tours

Try the 3-D AccessMedicine human anatomy tours for interactive visualizations of the human body.

Knowledge Base Articles

Earn Continuing Medical Education credits while using library resources

Several library resources allow users to earn continuing medical education (CME) credits for various activities, including simply searching the databases.

Tools

Diagnosaurus 4.0

Zeiger Roni F, McGraw-Hill's Diagnosaurus 4.0 All differential diagnoses, by symptom, by disease, by organ system. Some of the material in this work has been derived from Papadakis MA, McPhee SJ, eds, Quick Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2014. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education; 2014.
Back to top

Advancing meaningful engagement with information

Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library

Hammer Health Sciences Building, Lobby Level
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
701 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032

Footer

  • Contact Us
  • Send Feedback or Suggestions
  • Staff Login
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • © 2025 Columbia University
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Manage Cookie Consent