Indexes and Databases for Nursing

PSYCINFO [Off-campus Access]
PsycInfo contains summaries of articles from journals and chapters of books in social work, psychology, psychiatry and related subjects. Because of its research orientation and the large number of citations it contains, this database is a very important source for social work research.

CINAHL  [Off-campus Access]
(Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature) In addition to indexing the nursing literature, this database contains both descriptions of selected research instruments and articles about instruments and related research methodologies.

Health Source: Nursing/ Academic Edition [Off-campus Access]
Provides more than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals.

Wiley InterSciences [Off-campus Access]
A partially full text database featuring over 1,000 journals, major reference works, online books, Current Protocols laboratory manuals, and databases as well as a suite of professional and management resources. Subject coverage includes business, finance and management, chemistry, computer science, earth science, education, engineering, law, life science, mathematics and statistics, psychology and physics.

EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite [Off-campus Access]
 A multi-disciplinary database that offers full text for more than 1,850 scholarly journals including 1,300 peer-reviewed titles. Academic Search Elite offers full text information dating as far back as 1985. Also contains Business Source Plus, ERIC, CINAHL, Health Source: Nursing/ Academic Edition, and Clinical Pharmacology.

INFOTRAC Expanded Academic ASAP [Off-campus Access]
(1980 to present) From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!

Wilson Web [Off-campus Access]
Full text begins in 1994. OmniFile Full Text Mega 1982-present. Comprehensive database covering Business, Education, Science, Humanities, Social Sciences etc. Full text degins in 1994.

JSTOR [Off-campus Access]
Full-text articles and images from more than 120 scholarly journas. Subjects covered include African-American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology,Economics, Political Science, Education, Finance, History, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Population Studies, Sociology, Statistics, and General Science Collection.

LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Search [Off-campus Asccess]
iA broad-based database and full text online search service that provides indexing and full text access to sources in such categories as General Medical and Health Topics, Medical Abstracts, General News Topics, and many more.A title list is available for viewing.

Medline
One of the major sources for biomedical literature. Available on the free Internet Grateful Med site sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, and corresponds to three print indexes: Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature and International Nursing Index.

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