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  Health & Medicine   -- Where to start Database(s)

  CINAHL
Key database for health sciences articles
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Orthotics, Prosthetics, Health Admin, Nutrition, Clinical Laboratory Science, Physical Therapy
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles
Access Tips: Also available via http://mel.org/
Search Instruction: CINAHL Basic Searching; CINAHL Advanced Searching.

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  Health & Wellness Resource Center
Subjects: Health, Diseases, Drugs, Medicine, Alternative Medicine
Info type: professional articles, scholarly articles, magazine articles, reference book entries, medical dictionary, web videos
Access Tips: Also available via http://mel.org/
Search Instruction: Searching Health & Wellness Center pdf; Health & Wellness Center video - takes a minute to load

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  PubMed
Subjects: Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Admin, Public Health, Nursing
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles
Access Tips: Also free at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=PubMed
Search Instruction: Searching PubMed pdf

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  Health & Medicine   -- Related Database(s)

  Cochrane Library
Evidence-based reviews for healthcare decision-making
Subjects: Diseases and Treatments, Health Topics, Medical Procedures, Health Admin
Info type: systematic reviews, clinical trials, methods studies, technology assessments, economic evaluations


  Dissertations & Theses Full Text
Info type: full text dissertations and theses (1997- ), descriptions of dissertations and theses (1861- ).

  Gale Virtual Reference Library
Search and display the full-text of reference sets.
Subjects: Many subjects, including History, Education, Film, Health, Science, Social Science
Info type: encyclopedia and reference book entries
List of Sources

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  Google Scholar
Search for scholarly materials
Subjects: Covers most subjects
Info type: scholarly articles, books, research reports, theses, working papers, cited sources
Access Tips: Use link above to get Findtext+ links. Also free at http://scholar.google.com/
Search Instruction: Google Scholar Video


  Mental Measurements Yearbook
Reviews of educational and psychological tests.
Subjects: Personality Tests, Educational Tests, Aptitude Tests, Neuropsychological Tests, Achievement Tests, Intelligence Tests, Speech & Hearing Tests
Info type: descriptions of tests, reviews of tests
Access Tips: Up to 4 users at a time. If you don’t get in, try again later.


  National Library of Medicine Gateway
Search many NLM databases at once: Medline/PubMed, MedlinePlus, ClinicalTrials.gov, etc.
Subjects: Health, Medicine, Clinical Trials, Drugs, Genetics, Hazardous Substances, Health Organizations
Info type: scholarly articles, research reports, consumer health info, e-books, book info, directory info, definitions
Access Tips: Gov reports are often on the web. When privately published articles or books are described, locate via Journals by Title or Library Catalog. NLM Gateway is also free at http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov


  Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews, Series A
Subjects: Nutrition, Health, Food Safety, Allergies
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, book info, book chapter info, reports, conference papers
Access Tips: Click article titles to view more information. Use Findtext+ button to locate full text, as other links may not be free.

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  OT Search
Subjects: Occupational Therapy
Info type: scholarly articles, book info, conference papers, dissertations, theses

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  OTDBASE
Search for articles in 20+ Occupational Therapy journals.
Subjects: Occupational Therapy
Info type: scholarly articles
Access Tips: No Findtext+, use Journals by Title to find articles.

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  PsycINFO
Key database for Psychology articles
Subjects: Psychology, Education, Business, Communication, Linguistics, Social Work
Info type: scholarly articles, book info, conference papers, dissertations, book reviews

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  SPORT Discus
Subjects: Sports, Physical Fitness, Physical Education, Coaching, Training
Info type: scholarly articles, magazine articles, professional articles, book reviews
Access Tips: Up to 4 users at a time. Try again later if you don’t get in.


  Sports Business Research Network (SBRnet)
Subject: Sports Industry, Sporting Goods, Recreation, Pro Teams, Collegiate Sports
Info type: market research reports, participation statistics, customer expenditure statistics, directory info, articles on market trends.


  Web of Science
Search for articles in Science & Social Science journals and see which articles cite an article
Subjects: Many subjects, especially Sciences and Social Sciences
Info type: scholarly articles, conference papers
Search Instruction: Web of Science Article Search - Video
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