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Library Catalog

Library Catalog

Use the catalog to find books we have in the Kresge Library. Also use the catalog to see if we have access to a particular journal title on-line or in print.

- Try Boolean Keyword and Subject searches to get started

- Limit to "Journal Title" in the 'Search By' box to see if we have a particular journal.

Finding Articles in Library Databases

 

CINAHL Plus with Full-Text

A comprehensive index to nursing and allied health literature, containing links to full-text articles from other databases and e-journal collections.

Medline

Includes over 15 million citations for articles back to the 1950's. Links to full-text journals.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

More than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on nursing and related disciplines, as well as abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. This collection is indexed and linked to in CINAHL, above.

Alt-Health Watch

Index with full text on alternative health care, with a mix of popular, practitioner, and scholarly sources. Includes full-text articles.

Cochrane Library

Evidence based independent research on healthcare, including systematic review abstracts, technology assessments, economic evaluations and individual clinical trials.

SPORTDiscus

Indexes journals, books proceedings on training, sport, physical fitness, rehabilitation and sport medicine, exercise science and related disciplines.

Lexis-Nexis

Excellent place to find current newspaper articles. Indexes full-text articles from journals and newspapers on medical news.

Finding Items unavailable at Kresge Library

WorldCat

Searchable database of library catalogs worldwide.

 

We don't have your article electronically or in-print?

Try InterLibrary Loan or MeLCat

 

Other Library Catalogs in Michigan and Beyond

Michicard

OU students can get a Michicard sticker added to their GrizzlyID card which provides check-out privileges for participating libraries in the the greater Detroit region.

Contact Information

Tricia Juettemeyer
248 Kresge Library
Email: juetteme@oakland.edu
Phone: 248-370-2455
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PEDro: Physiotherapy Evidence Database

Created by the Centre of Evidence-Based Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney, Australia, the database "has been developed to give rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. Most trials on the database have been rated for quality."

PubMed Central

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.

Scirus

The most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the open Web; excludes licensed library databases and content.

Other Resources

Health Sciences Research Guide

Library research guide with links to databases, tutorials, pathfinders and on-line resources for the health sciences.

Refworks

A bibliographic citation tool which allows you to easily export your records from different databases to one place. It also allows you to output your bibliography in a variety of citation styles, including APA and AMA.

Quick Reference APA Citation Guide

Citation help for commonly cited sources such as books, journal articles, and newspapers.

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