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| Nursing/Health Sciences/Medicine | ||
| CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature) |
Nursing-focused content - Specialized database with 5,000+ nursing and allied health journals Evidence-based tools - Includes research instruments, clinical pathways, and continuing education resources Clinical search features - Nursing-specific search terms and filters to quickly find relevant patient care research |
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| Cochrane Library |
Includes the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, a gold standard resource for systematic reviews of research literature on health care and health policy |
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MEDLINE MEDLINE has several search interfaces: |
From the National Library of Medicine Comprehensive biomedical coverage - Contains 35+ million citations from MEDLINE and covers a broad range of biomedical, life sciences, including articles in nursing journals Advanced search tools - MeSH terms, clinical filters, and systematic review limiters to find evidence-based research quickly |
PubMed Using PubMed in Evidence-Based Practice EBSCOhost interface Using CINAHL/MeSH Subject Headings OVID interface |
| Nursing Information Quick Search |
Simultaneously search CINAHL, PubMed and books from our library using keywords. Also has links to electronic books and other nursing databases. |
Introduction to the New EBSCO Discovery Service
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| ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health |
Index to literature in nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and related fields |
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| PubMed@Mercy |
Comprehensive biomedical coverage - Contains 35+ million citations from MEDLINE and life science journals worldwide From the National Library of Medicine - Maintained by NIH providing trusted medical literature access Advanced search tools - MeSH terms, clinical filters, and systematic review limiters to find evidence-based research quickly PubMed@Mercy connects to our full-text journals. Use this link instead of PubMed.gov, it does not connect to our journals |
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| UpToDate |
Point-of-care resource providing summaries of clinical information For important information on how to access UpToDate, click here. |
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| Web of Science |
Citation tracking and impact - Shows how many times articles are cited and tracks research influence across disciplines Multidisciplinary coverage - Indexes high-impact journals across sciences, social sciences, and humanities beyond just medicine Research analysis tools - Provides citation reports, journal rankings, and research trend analysis to evaluate evidence quality |
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| Education | ||
| Education Research Complete |
Topics covered include all levels of curriculum instruction from early childhood to higher education Full text provided for over 750 journal titles |
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| ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) |
Comprehensive index to a variety of literature and resources in education |
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| Gender Studies | ||
| Gender Studies Database |
Index to literature on women's studies, men's studies and sexual diversity issues |
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| LGBTQ+ Source |
Index to worldwide literature on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other related topics |
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| Women's Studies International |
Index to literature in women's studies and feminism |
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| Psychology | ||
| Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection |
Covers a broad range of topics including emotional and behavioral characteristics, mental processes, psychological and psychiatric disorders |
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| Sociology/Social Work | ||
| SocIndex |
Comprehensive index to scholarly literature in sociology and related fields |
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| Sociological Collection |
Index to scholarly journals in sociology |
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