START with these databases:
• Health and Wellness Resource Center
Collection of general interest health and fitness magazines, medical and professional periodicals, reference books and pamphlets. (Guided Tour)
• MedlinePlus
A comprehensive, free, and authoritative consumer health site sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Additional databases to search:
• Access Science
Full access McGraw Hill's Encyclopedia of Science, plus research updates in all areas of science and technology.
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Credo Reference
A great place to begin research on any subject. Includes more than 500 trusted titles from over 70 publishers, plus relevant links to other quality sources.
• Curriculum Resource Center
Student-oriented database, including historical timelines, 400 maps, science and anatomy diagrams, science experiments, mathematics exercises, and physical education and health topics.
• eBooks
Download books to your reading device or read on your computer.
• Electronic Collections Online
Abstracts and selected full text of scholarly journals from 1995 to present, covering subjects such as business, education, geography and law.
• Elibrary Plus
Find complete text of newspaper and newswire stories, magazine articles, reference books, pictures, maps and radio/TV transcripts on current topics. Use the natural language or advanced search feature.
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
Contains the full text of hundreds of reference books on a wide variety of subjects, including history, business, medicine, science and humanities. Includes tables of content, indexes and illustrations. (Guided Tour)
• General Reference Center Gold
Provides one-stop access to general interest magazines, business periodicals, reference books, and newspaper articles. (Search Tips)
• Magazines & Newspapers Online, A-Z
Find out what magazines, journals, and newspapers the Library subscribes to online, and then link to the correct database to read articles or issues.
• Marshall Cavendish Digital
- Drugs and Society
A comprehensive resource that examines a wide range of issues concerning addiction, treatment, and the societal impact of drug abuse.
- Family Health, 3rd Ed
Quick access to key information on all aspects of family health care.
• MEDLINE
Covers all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. Includes a mix of articles written for general interest and those in the medical profession.
• Oxford Reference Online
Search Oxford's award winning encyclopedias and scholarly reference titles on an easy-to-use site.
• Salem Health Online
Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments.
• Science Online
Diagrams, definitions, biographies, experiments and essays in specific subject areas.
• WorldCat
Locate books, periodicals, computer programs, films, maps, sound recordings, videotapes and other formats in thousands of libraries worldwide.
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