REFERENCE
• Credo Reference
• Ask A Librarian
BOOKS
• Online Catalog – Remember to request the book to be sent to your campus.
• Books 24x7
• eBooks collection
• eBrary
JOURNALS (sometimes referred to as Periodicals)
• CINAHL - Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
1. Click on “database” link in Menu
2. Select “CINAHL Plus with Full Text”
3. Enter your DSI # and date of birth (in YYYYMM format)
4. Choose “Medline & CINAHL”, and select “CINAHL”
5. Select “Advanced Search”
6. Click “CINAHL Headings” at the top of the page. Enter your search term in the browse box.
7. Select the appropriate CINAHL search term. Click the box to explode the categories for more specific search headings. (Example: diabetes becomes Diabetes Mellitus)
8. Click the CINAHL heading term
9. Click the box to explode the categories to select more specific subheadings.
10. Click on “Search”
11. Check box for “Peer Reviewed” (down the search screen page a bit)
12. Check the box for “Full Text” and to sort by date.
13. Click on “HTML Full Text” or “PDF Full Text” to open article. If you create a “sign in” user, you can also save the document to a folder in “MyEBSCOhost” and retrieve it in future sessions without having to repeat your search. Remember to click on the “cite” icon at the side of screen for the correct citation to use in your reference list.
• NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH
• OVID
• ACADEMIC Search, BUSINESS Source, PROFESSSIONAL Development [EBSCO]
• Related RESOURCES - (Articles found here may NOT be appropriate FOR SCHOLARLY RESEARCH)
1. Nursing Reference Center
2. Consumer Health
3. Alt. Health Watch
4. Additional Online Links to periodicals, professional associations, and libraries