Here are some resources for your research on health issues:
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CINAHL - (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature). Provides citations to over 1600 nursing and allied health journals, dating back to 1982.
CINAHL with Full-Text - A database trial. We don't yet have a contract for this database, but the company is allowing us to try it out. Please send comments on this database to Lynne Bidwell at LBidwell@lcsc.edu.
Health Reference Center Academic (A Thomson Gale database) -
Provides articles from 750 sources, plus citations from an additional 2200
journals in medicine, health, nursing and allied health areas.
Health & Wellness Resource Center (A Thomson Gale database) - General,
less academic health information than found in Health Reference Center
Academic. It includes full-text of articles, newletters, and
pamphlets, as well as reference works such as The Gale Encyclopedia of
Medicine.
PubMed - Covers the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. Provides access to 9 million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE (with links to participating on-line journals), and other related databases. Provided by the National Library of Medicine, part of the Federal Government's National Institutes of Health.
LCSC Library Catalog - provides information about the materials owned by the LCSC Library and other North Idaho Academic Libraries, including North Idaho College and the University of Idaho. Also has a link to WIN Libraries, so you can search Gonzaga, Whitworth, and VALNet Libraries.
Virtual Reference Library - Search a collection on online reference books from Gale, a respected publisher of subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries.
For Consumers:
Medline Plus - Consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health.
Healthtouch Online - Consumer health information, including information on vitamins, supplements, and natural medicine.
USA.gov - A search engine for government Web pages, with an emphasis on the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Includes information from the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, and the Centers for Disease Control.
For Healthcare Professionals and Consumers:
HealthWeb - A categorized collection of Web sites, selected by medical librarians.
Acronym Search - Provides definitions of acronyms, such as AAOHN (American Association of Occupational Health Nurses)
Government:
USA.gov - A search engine for government Web pages, with an emphasis on the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Another good source of statistics.
GPO Access - Searchable database of Web pages, with an emphasis on the Legislative Branch of the Federal Government. Provided by the Government Printing Office.
Thomas - An easy-to-search source for legislative information, provided by the Library of Congress.
I-Docs - An online collection of paper and digital resources selectively chosen from published Idaho Government Documents.
Standardized Tests:
Test Prep Review -- Free access to sample questions from many standardized tests, such as graduate school entrance exams and certification exams.
Citations:
Knight Cite -- An automatic generator of citations in either MLA, APA, or Chicago style. Registering for the service allows you to save citations to generate a bibliography. A free service provided by the Hekman Library at Calvin College.
APA Citation Style - examples of citations in APA Format for your list of References.
Bibliographies : MLA Format - Guidance provided by the University of Illinois Writers' Workshop.
Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format - Guidance provided by Purdue University Online Writing Lab.
For more websites, see the complete list.
Page Author: Barbara Barnes
Last updated: August 24, 2007