Find books and articles
Use the Library Catalog to find books owned by Kresge Library. Also use the catalog to see if we have access to a particular journal title either on-line or in print.
The Library has a large collection of electrionc books on nursing subjects. You can search for these using the catalog and limited to electronic book.
Use the Citation Linker to locate an exact citation.
Library's list of databases arranged by subject area.
If we don't have your article electronically or in-print? Try borrowing through InterLibrary Loan.
Primary Library Databases
CINAHL - The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature is a comprehensive and highly-authoritative database for research in nursing and health sciences.
Medline (via PubMed) is a comprehensive research database covering all area of medicine; it includes thousands of records with substantial abstracts. *Medline available through PubMed is the National Libary of Medicine's freely accessible database and is the industry standard.
Cochrane is a collection of databases that contain evidence for healthcare decision-making. Includes systematic review abstracts, technology assessments, economic evaluations and individual clinical trials.
Alt-Health Watch an database with full text on alternative health care and wellness.
Secondary Library Databases
ERIC is the standard database for resources in education including journal articles from research/scholarly and practitioner literature.
Health Reference Center Academic a database of articles on health sciences, many full text.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition more than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines as well as abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals.
HealthScience: Sage Full-text includes the full text of 26 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, encompassing over 46,000 articles and up to 129 years of backfiles.
PsycINFO provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work.
PILOTS (Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress)
Web of Science is acomprehensive citation index with abstracts to journals in the sciences, including medicine.
Useful Library links
Pathfinders to Print Resources at Kresge Library
Death & Dying
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Health Sciences
Medical Reference Sources
Nursing
Other relevant subject guides
Health Sciences Resources page
Web Resources for Health Care Professionals
Liaison Contact Information
Julia E. Rodriguez
| rodrigu3@oakland.edu 248-370-2490 |
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Research Assistance
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- by phone: 248-370-4426 |
Request an individual session to get help with your research. You can expect the session within 2-3 days. Plan ahead! |
Other Online Resources
Scirus The most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the open Web; excludes licensed library databases and content.
PubMed Central is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
Writing Help & Citation Tools
Refworks is a reference management tool that allows you to create a personal database of references and automatically generate formatted bibliographies for your projects. View the RefWorks Tutorial to get started.
Kresge Library Links to Writing Resources
Find in-depth information about the mechanics of writing and grammar, writing MLA format, citations, avoiding plagiarism, and more.
AMA Citation Style Guides:
Tutorials
Evidence-Based Medicine Research tutorial
Excellent tutorial teaching the concepts of Evidence-Based medicine developed by Duke University Medical Center Library and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Health Science Library.
Evidence-based research question strategy chart
Evidence-based research question blank chart(PDF)
Scholarly Journals vs. Popular Magazines chart. (PDF)
Essential elements of a Literature Review guide (UC Santa Cuz)
Registering with ILLiad, the Interlibrary Loan system
Useful University links
OU School of Nursing Home Page
Student Nurse Association at Oakland University
Moodle
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