NRS500: Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Selected Resources

A. C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College

 

    To access our databases from off-campus, click on this link on the library's main page (enter your ID and password when prompted):

    Note: there is no printing capability for off-campus users. You must e-mail articles to your email account in order to print them.

 

Epidemiology Resources

Websites

Databases

Statistical Databases

  • LexisNexis Statistical Universe~ Contains statistical data from the current and past editions of the publication Statistical Abstract of the United States.

Nursing and Nursing-related Databases

  • CINAHL~ The Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health database provides coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health. Includes consumer and professional-level information..Some full text (although there is no way to limit your search to full text only in this database).
  • ProQuest Nursing Journals~ More than 250 leading full-text journals in nursing and allied health.
  • Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition~ Selected full text includes nearly 480 scholarly full text journals, focusing on many medical disciplines.
  • Academic Search Premier~ Variety of health-related resources.

So you found an article in one of our databases, but it's not full-text. Now what?

Don't fret. Look for these buttons: , or , or this line of text: (Find this resource with SFX) next to the article citation on the search screen. Clicking on this will take you to a list of our full-text sources that carry the journal, if we have it.

 

Can't find anything on your topic/author? Try searching all our databases at once with this link:

Type your keywords in the search box(es), check "All Resources" and click "Go.

 

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Using the Library Catalog (I-Share)

The I-Share Online Catalog is the library's book catalog.One of the quickest ways to search is to browse by subject. Enter a subject term (such as Nursing) in the search box, and in the "Search by" box, choose "Browse subject." You'll get a long alphabetical list of nursing subjects, and you can use the arrow key to toggle back and forth between pages in the list.

If you can't find books writtten specifically about your subject, then try entering in keywords and do an "Any Word Anywhere" search. Use quotation marks to restrict your search to a specific phrase.

  • If you can't find what you're looking for at our library, click on "I-Share Catalog " at the top of the page, to see if you can find items at 65 other Illinois libraries. You can order books from other libraries through the online catalog by clicking on the "Renew Books/My Account" link at the top of the page and entering your ID# (your Jaypass barcode number).

  • If you find books that you need to order, do so as soon as possible! They take a while to come in (7-10 days).

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Resources for Citing in the APA Format

The official manual on the APA format. Ask for this item at the reference desk. We also have a limited number of copies for checkout.

Helpful Websites and Tools

 

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This page was created on 6/18/2003 by Anne-Jordan Baker

Last modified on 2/7/2006 by J. Hill