Where to find Scholarly Resources
Library Databases
Passwords available at the library - or call 383-3300
- CINAHL (Full Text) - (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) For health or medicine aspects of science. Over 600 full text periodicals.
- HealthSource - Nursing / Academic Edition. Has nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.
- Salem Press: Companion to Magillīs Medical Guide. On campus use only.
- ProQuest: for general science articles (be sure to select 'scholarly journals')
Open Web - Government Resources
- PubMed Central: access to articles from professional journals, textbooks, a database of websites, and other valuable sources of information on health issues.
- Medline Plus: Consumer health topics, medical dictionaries, directories & publications (FAQ's).
Open Web - Selected Resources
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MedNew: Recent press releases on medical topics. Find info about recently published studies from the researchers and sponsoring institutions.
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National Human Genome Research Institute: Covering biomedical research and genetic components of complex disorders. Includes an 'Talking Glossary'.
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American Association of Anatomists Under the educational resources section there are atlases, tutorials and dissections, along with many biology links.
- LUMEN: Web resources on the structure of the human anatomy.