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  • BIOSIS Previews

    BIOSIS Previews is the world's most comprehensive reference database for life science research. It covers original research reports and reviews in traditional biological and biomedical areas. It also covers references to primary journal literature on vital biological research, medical research findings, and discoveries of new organisms.  [Details]

    Tutorial:   Searching BIOSIS

  • CINAHL

    Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health with full-text is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers.  Print version: 1977-1981  [Details]

    Tutorial:   CINHAL Plus Advanced Searching

  • Health Source Plus: Nursing/Academic Edition

    Scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Includes Stedman's Medical Dictionary.  [Details]

  • Physical Education Index

    Provides abstracts to physical education curricula, sports medicine, dance. Other coverage includes sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology. Health education and physical therapy are also covered.  [Details]

  • PsycARTICLES

    The database contains more than 150,000 articles from over 70 journals published by the American Psychological Association) and 11 from allied organizations. It contains all journal articles, letters to the editor and errata from each of the 59 journals. [Details]

  • PsycINFO

    The PsycINFO database contains summaries of the world's literature in psychology and related disciplines, compiled and indexed by the American Psychological Association.  [Details]

  • PubMED

    Developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), PubMed is the most comprehensive biomedical research database, and a key resource used by scientists. Please see the PubMed Overview Sheet[Details]

    Tutorial:   PubMed Online Training

  • ScienceDirect

    Offers access to some of the Elsevier Journal collection covering the sciences, business, child development, computer science, economics, history, hospitality, industrial technology, library and information science and tourism. More than 2,500 journals and more than nine million full-text articles are available in ScienceDirect.  [Details]

    Tutorial:   ScienceDirect Interactive Tutorials

  • SPORTDiscus with Full Text

    International citations on exercise, physiology, physical education and fitness, sports and sports medicine. [Details]

  • Web of Knowledge

    This collection of databases offers an integrated, versatile research platform, it delivers easy access to high quality, diversified scholarly information in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as search and analysis tools that enhance this content.  [Details]

  • ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts

    ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts on the Web is an indexing and abstracting tool covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Updated monthly, ASSIA provides a comprehensive source of social science and health information for the practical and academic professional.  [Details]

  • Consumer Health Complete

    Magazines, journals, & reports on many areas of health, wellness, & medicine.  [Details]

  • Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management

    This multidisciplinary database, provides unparalleled and comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences. Abstracts and citations are drawn from over 6000 serials including scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications.  [Details]

  • Health Source Plus: Consumer Edition

    Consumer health journals, and general health, nutrition and professional health care publications. Subjects covered include behavioral health, cardiology, sports medicine and more.  [Details]

  • Mental Measurements Yearbook

    Provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. The MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. [Details]

  • Science Reference Center

    Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. [Details]

  • SpringerLink

    SpringerLink offers online access to several fully peer reviewed journals in biomedicine, life science, clinical medicine, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, and economics. [Details]

  • BIOSIS Previews

    BIOSIS Previews is the world's most comprehensive reference database for life science research. It covers original research reports and reviews in traditional biological and biomedical areas. It also covers references to primary journal literature on vital biological research, medical research findings, and discoveries of new organisms.  [Details]

    Tutorial:   Searching BIOSIS

  • CINAHL

    Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health with full-text is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers.  Print version: 1977-1981  [Details]

    Tutorial:   CINHAL Plus Advanced Searching

  • Health Source Plus: Nursing/Academic Edition

    Scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Includes Stedman's Medical Dictionary.  [Details]

  • Physical Education Index

    Provides abstracts to physical education curricula, sports medicine, dance. Other coverage includes sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology. Health education and physical therapy are also covered.  [Details]

  • PsycARTICLES

    The database contains more than 150,000 articles from over 70 journals published by the American Psychological Association) and 11 from allied organizations. It contains all journal articles, letters to the editor and errata from each of the 59 journals. [Details]

  • PsycINFO

    The PsycINFO database contains summaries of the world's literature in psychology and related disciplines, compiled and indexed by the American Psychological Association.  [Details]

  • PubMED

    Developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), PubMed is the most comprehensive biomedical research database, and a key resource used by scientists. Please see the PubMed Overview Sheet[Details]

    Tutorial:   PubMed Online Training

  • ScienceDirect

    Offers access to some of the Elsevier Journal collection covering the sciences, business, child development, computer science, economics, history, hospitality, industrial technology, library and information science and tourism. More than 2,500 journals and more than nine million full-text articles are available in ScienceDirect.  [Details]

    Tutorial:   ScienceDirect Interactive Tutorials

  • SPORTDiscus with Full Text

    International citations on exercise, physiology, physical education and fitness, sports and sports medicine. [Details]

  • Web of Knowledge

    This collection of databases offers an integrated, versatile research platform, it delivers easy access to high quality, diversified scholarly information in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as search and analysis tools that enhance this content.  [Details]

  • ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts

    ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts on the Web is an indexing and abstracting tool covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Updated monthly, ASSIA provides a comprehensive source of social science and health information for the practical and academic professional.  [Details]

  • Consumer Health Complete

    Magazines, journals, & reports on many areas of health, wellness, & medicine.  [Details]

  • Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management

    This multidisciplinary database, provides unparalleled and comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences. Abstracts and citations are drawn from over 6000 serials including scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications.  [Details]

  • Health Source Plus: Consumer Edition

    Consumer health journals, and general health, nutrition and professional health care publications. Subjects covered include behavioral health, cardiology, sports medicine and more.  [Details]

  • Mental Measurements Yearbook

    Provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. The MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. [Details]

  • Science Reference Center

    Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. [Details]

  • SpringerLink

    SpringerLink offers online access to several fully peer reviewed journals in biomedicine, life science, clinical medicine, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, and economics. [Details]

  • Academic Search Complete

    Academic Search Complete offers critical information from many sources unique to this massive collection. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.  [Details]

  • MedlinePlus

    Authoritative medical information for professionals and consumers.  [Details]

  • Mobile MedlinePlus

    Authoritative medical information for professionals and consumers. [Details]

  • Wiley Online Library

    This database covers academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, psychology, law and criminology, life sciences, and business.  [Details]

  • WorldCat

    Books and other materials in libraries worldwide. [Details]


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