Databases
Name of Database |
Best Used For… |
Academic Search Ultimate |
Any topic. Interdisciplinary. |
Biography in Context |
Biography |
Business Source Elite |
Business, management, and economics |
CINAHL Complete |
Healthcare/Health Sciences |
ClinicalKey for Nursing |
Healthcare/Health Sciences |
Cochrane Library |
Healthcare/Health Sciences. Especially systematic reviews, controlled trials, and methodologies. |
Credo Reference |
Background information for any topic |
Emcare |
Healthcare/Health Sciences |
Films on Demand |
Streaming media any topic |
General Science Full Text |
Science including astronomy, biology, chemistry, environment, genetics, physics, and zoology |
Humanities International Complete |
Humanities including language, literature, philosophy, history, religion, art, law, politics, and human geography |
Journals@Ovid |
Healthcare/Health Sciences |
Medline(or use Medlineplus.gov ) |
Healthcare/Health Sciences |
Newspaper Source |
Local, national, and international news |
Nursing Reference Center Plus |
Healthcare/Health Sciences |
Opposing Viewpoints in Context |
Pro/Con topics |
PsycInfo |
Psychology, Social Sciences, and Allied Fields |
PubMed |
Healthcare/Health Sciences |
Science in Context |
Science, Biology |
Social Work Online |
Social Work |
Social Work Reference Center |
Social Work |
Test and Career Prep: Education and Career Center |
Help with resumes, practice tests, searching for national scholarships, etc. |
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