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NURSING - ONLINE SOURCES [LUNCHABLE] 7/15/2009

RECOMMENDED ONLINE ACCESS POINTS:

Access Whittemore Library’s nursing resources via the library tab in myFramingham or,
directly, via the Henry Whittemore Library Home Page:
http://framingham.edu/wlibrary.

ONLINE REFERENCE BOOKS

Use for general, factual information. Good for explanation of concepts.

CREDO REFERENCE DATABASE

Online dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks, including titles such as:
Churchill Livingstone’s Dictionary of Nursing. 19th ed. 2006, and
Black’s Medical Dictionary. 41st ed. 2006.
To see the other nursing and medical reference books in this database, click on,
“Find a Book,” then under, “All Subjects,” click on, “Medicine.”

PERIODICAL DATABASES
Use to search for information in magazine, journal, & newspaper articles.
Major way to access the research literature of the field.

Key Nursing & Medical Databases:

CINAHL Plus with Full Text (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health
Literature) [EBSCOhost] 1937 –
(Major source. Indexes & abstracts 3,000+ nursing and allied health journals.
Provides full text for hundreds of nursing journals. Most nursing-friendly database.)

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition [EBSCOhost] 1975 –

(Indexes many full-text nursing journals)

Health Reference Center Academic [InfoTrac / Gale] 1980 –

(Indexes many full-text nursing journals)

OVID NURSING COLLECTION

A collection of 26 full-text nursing journals. 1996 –

MEDLINE [EBSCOhost] 1966 –

(a comprehensive index to medical, nursing & allied health journals [a subset of PubMed])
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General databases with Nursing Related Content:

Academic Search Premier [EBSCOhost] (multidisciplinary) 1965 –

SCIENCE DIRECT
This collection provides access to 950+ science journals, including medical journals and a
subset of 110+ nursing and allied health sciences journals, of which 80+ are full-text. Use the
“Quick Search” feature to find articles on your topic.

Databases in Related Fields: Psychology/Sociology/Education:

Use these databases to find articles about psychiatric nursing, the social and cultural aspects
of nursing, and nursing and health education.

PsychINFO [EBSCOhost] 1887 -

(abstracts & indexes 1,500+ journals in psychology & related fields, including psychiatric
nursing)
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection [EBSCOhost] 1965 –
(indexes 500+ full-text behavioral sciences periodicals, most indexed in PsychINFO)
SocINDEX with Full Text [EBSCOhost] 1908 –
(sociology research database includes full-text of 500+ journals in the field)
ERIC [EBSCOhost] 1955 - (comprehensive education database)
Professional Development Collection [EBSCOhost]
(indexes 500+ full-text education journals)

E-RESOURCES BY SUBJECT
Direct links to online databases, recommended Internet sites, & other authoritative e-resources,
organized by subject. Access through the Henry Whittemore Library Home Page. Under,
Finding,” click on “e-resources by subject.” Look under, “Nursing” for nursing and medical
sites.

INFORMATION & REFERRAL

Use to identify area treatment facilities for patients. May be useful for job hunting.

Access the MLN Community Information Database (Metro West area information & referral
service) through the Minuteman Library Network Homepage (http://www.mln.lib.ma.us, or, to
access this database from the Whittemore Library Home Page, under, “Finding,” click on,
“Books,” then click on, “Research & Information,” then click on, “Community Information
Database.” You must use a MLN PC to access this database.

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