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Academic Search Premier
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This multi-disciplinary database has records for nearly 18,000 periodicals - journals, magazines, and newspapers - of which nearly 16,000 are peer reviewed. It provides full text for more than 5,000 journals, and you can use Journal Finder to locate articles that do not have a PDF readily available.
Basic Search:
Preform a basic search by entering keywords into the search bar then clicking on the green "SEARCH" button.
Advanced Search:
Click on the blue "Advanced Search" link below the search bar to add filters and multiple keywords before you begin searching.
Boolean Logic & Filters:
All EBCSO hosted databases allow you to narrow and expand your search using Boolean operators and filters. Access them in the advanced search option or on the left side of the results screen.
Citation Tool:
Access the citation tool by clicking on the title of an article or record, click on the file icon labeled "Cite" located in the "Tools" bar, then select the correct citation style from the dropdown menu.
Saving Records:
All saving options can be seen by clicking on the title of an article, viewing the detailed record, then looking at the righthand bar labeled "Tools." EBSCO allows users to print, save PDFs, email articles and create permanent links to the record.
CINAHL with Full Text
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CINAHL® Ultimate is comprehensive resource for nursing and allied health research and provides expanded full text access to journals in the CINAHL index. It covers more than 50 nursing specialties and includes quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, CEU models and research instruments.
Basic Search:
Preform a basic search by entering keywords into the search bar then clicking on the green "SEARCH" button.
Advanced Search:
Click on the blue "Advanced Search" link below the search bar to add filters and multiple keywords before you begin searching.
Boolean Logic & Filters:
All EBCSO hosted databases allow you to narrow and expand your search using Boolean operators and filters. Access them in the advanced search option or on the left side of the results screen.
Citation Tool:
Access the citation tool by clicking on the title of an article or record, click on the file icon labeled "Cite" located in the "Tools" bar, then select the correct citation style from the dropdown menu.
Saving Records:
All saving options can be seen by clicking on the title of an article, viewing the detailed record, then looking at the righthand bar labeled "Tools." EBSCO allows users to print, save PDFs, email articles and create permanent links to the record.
PsycInfo
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This database is the APA's renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations. PsycINFO is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health, with ninety-nine percent of the covered material peer-reviewed. Topics included are Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Business, Education, and Law. Currently indexes over 2,500 journals. Articles for which full-text is not available can be ordered via interlibrary loan.
Basic Search:
Preform a basic search by entering keywords into the search bar then clicking on the green "SEARCH" button.
Advanced Search:
Click on the blue "Advanced Search" link below the search bar to add filters and multiple keywords before you begin searching.
Boolean Logic & Filters:
All EBCSO hosted databases allow you to narrow and expand your search using Boolean operators and filters. Access them in the advanced search option or on the left side of the results screen.
Citation Tool:
Access the citation tool by clicking on the title of an article or record, click on the file icon labeled "Cite" located in the "Tools" bar, then select the correct citation style from the dropdown menu.
Saving Records:
All saving options can be seen by clicking on the title of an article, viewing the detailed record, then looking at the righthand bar labeled "Tools." EBSCO allows users to print, save PDFs, email articles and create permanent links to the record.
EBSCO Combined Databases
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Search all EBSCO provided databases simultaneously.
Basic Search:
Preform a basic search by entering keywords into the search bar then clicking on the green "SEARCH" button.
Advanced Search:
Click on the blue "Advanced Search" link below the search bar to add filters and multiple keywords before you begin searching.
Boolean Logic & Filters:
All EBCSO hosted databases allow you to narrow and expand your search using Boolean operators and filters. Access them in the advanced search option or on the left side of the results screen.
Citation Tool:
Access the citation tool by clicking on the title of an article or record, click on the file icon labeled "Cite" located in the "Tools" bar, then select the correct citation style from the dropdown menu.
Saving Records:
All saving options can be seen by clicking on the title of an article, viewing the detailed record, then looking at the righthand bar labeled "Tools." EBSCO allows users to print, save PDFs, email articles and create permanent links to the record.
JSTOR
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Contains a comprehensive backfile (current issues not available) of scholarly journals, current open access articles, and select current scholarly journal subscriptions spanning more than 20 disciplines including business & economics, education, science, history, and language & literature - all in full text
PsycArticles
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A Definitive Source of Full-Text, Peer-Reviewed Scholarly and Scientific Articles in Psychology from the American Psychological Association (APA). This full-text psychology database contains articles from highly-cited and landmark journals published by the APA, its imprint the Educational Publishing Foundation (EPF), and from allied organizations including the Canadian Psychological Association and the Hogrefe Publishing Group. Content from over 100 journals.
Basic Search:
Preform a basic search by entering keywords into the search bar then clicking on the green "SEARCH" button.
Advanced Search:
Click on the blue "Advanced Search" link below the search bar to add filters and multiple keywords before you begin searching.
Boolean Logic & Filters:
All EBCSO hosted databases allow you to narrow and expand your search using Boolean operators and filters. Access them in the advanced search option or on the left side of the results screen.
Citation Tool:
Access the citation tool by clicking on the title of an article or record, click on the file icon labeled "Cite" located in the "Tools" bar, then select the correct citation style from the dropdown menu.
Saving Records:
All saving options can be seen by clicking on the title of an article, viewing the detailed record, then looking at the righthand bar labeled "Tools." EBSCO allows users to print, save PDFs, email articles and create permanent links to the record.
Checkpoint: Tax and Finance Research
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Integrated resource for students and tax professionals alike; includes practice development tools and authoritative analysis.
Criminal Justice Database
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This comprehensive database focuses on U.S. and international criminal justice journals, providing research support for students interested in careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law and industrial security.
Nursing and Allied Health Reference Source
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Nursing and Allied Health Reference Source provides information on evidence-based nursing practices for staff nurses and nurse educators. Content includes continuing education, access to original research, and up-to-date information on patient care.
Basic Search:
Preform a basic search by entering keywords into the search bar then clicking on the green "SEARCH" button.
Advanced Search:
Click on the blue "Advanced Search" link below the search bar to add filters and multiple keywords before you begin searching.
Boolean Logic & Filters:
All EBCSO hosted databases allow you to narrow and expand your search using Boolean operators and filters. Access them in the advanced search option or on the left side of the results screen.
Citation Tool:
Access the citation tool by clicking on the title of an article or record, click on the file icon labeled "Cite" located in the "Tools" bar, then select the correct citation style from the dropdown menu.
Saving Records:
All saving options can be seen by clicking on the title of an article, viewing the detailed record, then looking at the righthand bar labeled "Tools." EBSCO allows users to print, save PDFs, email articles and create permanent links to the record.
PubMed
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PubMed indexes and abstracts more than 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Research Starting Points
Academic Search Premier
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Basic Search:
Preform a basic search by entering keywords into the search bar then clicking on the green "SEARCH" button.
Advanced Search:
Click on the blue "Advanced Search" link below the search bar to add filters and multiple keywords before you begin searching.
Boolean Logic & Filters:
All EBCSO hosted databases allow you to narrow and expand your search using Boolean operators and filters. Access them in the advanced search option or on the left side of the results screen.
Citation Tool:
Access the citation tool by clicking on the title of an article or record, click on the file icon labeled "Cite" located in the "Tools" bar, then select the correct citation style from the dropdown menu.
Saving Records:
All saving options can be seen by clicking on the title of an article, viewing the detailed record, then looking at the righthand bar labeled "Tools." EBSCO allows users to print, save PDFs, email articles and create permanent links to the record.
Google Scholar
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Credo Reference
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WestSearch
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Business
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History & Non-Western Cultures
JLA: Justice & Law Administration
Math & Computer Science
News
Nursing, Medicine, & Allied Health
Philosophy & Humanistic Studies
Psychology
Reference & Statistics
Sciences
Social Sciences
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