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PBH 306 - Braxton

Health & Nutrition

Health Databases

These resources are your first stop for health related articles.

Biology / Science Databases

These resources are your first stop for biology & life science articles.

Streaming Video Resource

General - Open Access

General - For All Subjects

Databases with full-text articles on a variety of disciplines. A good place to start for almost any subject.

 

A Database with brief, summary information on a wide range of topics - a good place to start your research to learn more about your topic.

 

Databases with pro/con articles on current issues of the day.

Summon / Databases A-Z

Two other ways to access articles and online library resources:

1. Search across many of our databases at once with Summon.  This is the same search as the long search box on the library homepage.

 

Summon provides a single unified search across journals, magazines, newspapers, eBooks, streaming video, images, and research guides. Note:  it does not provide access to our physical collections; to find a print book or DVD, search the library catalogFor more about Summon and how to use it, click here.

 

2. Access individual databases by Title or Subject

Database Search Tips

Videos on searching ProQuest, EBSCO, & JSTOR databases:

Best bets for search success:

  • Use keywords or key phrases instead of complete sentences
  • Put quotation marks around key phrases (like "social media" or "strength training") to get more accurate results
  • Use AND to combine keywords or phrases: "social media" AND "mental health"

PubMed Tutorial

The Advanced Search in PubMed works differently than some of our other databases.  The video below reviews how to utilized the advanced search options.