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CINAHL with Full Text( EBSCO)
Indexes and provides full text for 329 selected nursing journals and an additional 2,500 journals in the fields of nursing and allied health, plus NLN and ANA publications and more. Click for downloadable search guide. Watch a 5-min. video demo.
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PubMed
PubMed was developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). It was developed in conjunction with publishers of biomedical literature as a search tool for accessing literature citations and linking to full-text journals at web sites of participating publishers. Click for downloadable instructions.
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Cochrane Library
Systematic reviews of health care interventions in support of evidence based practice. Database includes Cochrane Systematic Reviews and Methodology Reviews, Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Central Register of Controlled Trials, Methodology Register, Health Technology Assessment Database, and NHS Economic Evaluation Database.
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UpToDate
Evidence based, peer reviewed information resource for clinicians. Allows them to answer questions quickly, increase their clinical knowledge and improve patient care.
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Dissertations and Theses Full Text (ProQuest)
A comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses with over 2.4 million dissertations and theses included from around the world.The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full text coverage for older graduate works. Each dissertation published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master's theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1637, and more than 65,000 new citations are added to the database every year. Where available, PQDT provides 24 Page Previews of dissertations and theses. In addition, nearly one million are available for download in PDF format. (Digital dissertations and theses are archived as submitted by the degree-granting institution. Some will be Native PDF, some PDF Image).
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HAPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments
Provides reviews of measurement instruments (i.e. questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, coding schemes, rating scales, etc.) used in the fields of health and psychosocial sciences. The actual instruments are NOT included full-text in the database.
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Journals@Ovid
Provides Villanova users access to full-text articles from 47 nursing journals and to citations to articles in over 700 scientific, technical and medical journals. Years covered vary with the journal but most date from 1996 to date.
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ProQuest Nursing Journals (ProQuest)
Find complete, full-text information from leading nursing and related publications.
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Red Book Online (AAP)
The online home of the report of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases offers instant Web-based access to he complete text of the Red Book®, the complete visual library of over 2,000 images, vaccine status information, infectious disease news, and much more.
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Psychiatry Online
Includes the full text of all editions of the DSM-IV-TR and full text articles of some psychiatric journals as well as a few psychiatric textbooks. American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines in both comprehensive and quick-reference formats are searchable also.
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Natural Standard
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Science Citation Index Expanded (Thomson Reuters)
Do geneaology searches forwards and backwards for cited references. Subject searching also on Web of Knowledge. Coverage begins 1945 to present.
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MIT Cognet
MIT CogNet is an electronic community for researchers in cognitive and brain sciences. Includes library of electronic books and journals from the MIT Press as well as other publishers, professional associations, institutions and individuals.
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PubMed Central
Free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature from the National Institutes of Health.
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Indexes and provides full text for 329 selected nursing journals and an additional 2,500 journals in the fields of nursing and allied health, plus NLN and ANA publications and more. Click for downloadable search guide. Watch a 5-min. video demo.
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PubMed
PubMed was developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). It was developed in conjunction with publishers of biomedical literature as a search tool for accessing literature citations and linking to full-text journals at web sites of participating publishers. Click for downloadable instructions.
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Cochrane Library
Systematic reviews of health care interventions in support of evidence based practice. Database includes Cochrane Systematic Reviews and Methodology Reviews, Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Central Register of Controlled Trials, Methodology Register, Health Technology Assessment Database, and NHS Economic Evaluation Database.
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UpToDate
Evidence based, peer reviewed information resource for clinicians. Allows them to answer questions quickly, increase their clinical knowledge and improve patient care.
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Dissertations and Theses Full Text (ProQuest)
A comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses with over 2.4 million dissertations and theses included from around the world.The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full text coverage for older graduate works. Each dissertation published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master's theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1637, and more than 65,000 new citations are added to the database every year. Where available, PQDT provides 24 Page Previews of dissertations and theses. In addition, nearly one million are available for download in PDF format. (Digital dissertations and theses are archived as submitted by the degree-granting institution. Some will be Native PDF, some PDF Image).
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HAPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments
Provides reviews of measurement instruments (i.e. questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, coding schemes, rating scales, etc.) used in the fields of health and psychosocial sciences. The actual instruments are NOT included full-text in the database.
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Journals@Ovid
Provides Villanova users access to full-text articles from 47 nursing journals and to citations to articles in over 700 scientific, technical and medical journals. Years covered vary with the journal but most date from 1996 to date.
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ProQuest Nursing Journals (ProQuest)
Find complete, full-text information from leading nursing and related publications.
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Red Book Online (AAP)
The online home of the report of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases offers instant Web-based access to he complete text of the Red Book®, the complete visual library of over 2,000 images, vaccine status information, infectious disease news, and much more.
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Psychiatry Online
Includes the full text of all editions of the DSM-IV-TR and full text articles of some psychiatric journals as well as a few psychiatric textbooks. American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines in both comprehensive and quick-reference formats are searchable also.
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Natural Standard
Offers quick access to comprehensive, evidence-based, peer-reviewed information on foods, herbs, supplements and natural therapies. Monograph sections include interactions, adverse effects, allergies, efficacy, pregnancy/lactation data and mechanism of action. English, French and Spanish Patient Handouts are available.
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Science Citation Index Expanded (Thomson Reuters)
Do geneaology searches forwards and backwards for cited references. Subject searching also on Web of Knowledge. Coverage begins 1945 to present.
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MIT Cognet
MIT CogNet is an electronic community for researchers in cognitive and brain sciences. Includes library of electronic books and journals from the MIT Press as well as other publishers, professional associations, institutions and individuals.
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PubMed Central
Free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature from the National Institutes of Health.
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Books
Statistics
American FactFinder
A search engine that provides access to the population, housing and economic data collected by the Census Bureau. American FactFinder 2 can be used to retrieve data from the 2000 and 2010 Census, American Community
Surveys (ACS), Population Estimates and the Economic Census and Surveys, including 2010 redistricting data, street address and zip code data searches.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States
Includes everything from government spending to the environment to communications. It is a most comprehensive one-volume reference source on the Nation's economic and social condition.
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Community Health Data Base (CHDB)
ONLY AVAILABLE to the Villanova Community; for more information ask at Reference Desk or Nursing Lab. The central component of the database is the Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Surveys that provide timely information on the residents, children and adults who live in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. The survey targets key information about health status, personal health behaviors and access to and utilization of area health services. Data available at the census tract, ZIP code, county and regional level.
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ICPSR
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research holdings include several time series and other types of aggregate data, its holdings consist mainly of raw data derived from surveys, censuses, and administrative records. The data holdings contain some 6,000 studies and 450,000 files that cover a wide range of social science areas such as population, economics, education, health, social and political behavior, social and political attitudes, history, crime, aging, and substance abuse. Click for searching tips.
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Statistical Insight (Proquest)
Provides the index and abstracts to American Statistics Index (U.S. government statistical sources). Contains over 100,000 statistical publications and is searchable by subject, category, title and author.
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State Health Facts (Kaiser Family Foundation)
State and comparative statistics on health care.
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EpiQMS
NOTE: MUST USE INTERNET EXPLORER. From the PA Bureau of Health Stastics and Research. Interactive. Create customized data tables, charts, maps and county assessments/profiles.
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PA Bureau of Health Statistics and Research - Resources
Find health statistics for Pennsylvania: vital statistics, behavioral risk data, cancer incidence and mortality, minority health statistics, Healthy People 2010 statistics, and more
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CDC Wonder
A single point of access to a wide variety of reports and statistics on public health in the US.
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WHOSIS (World Health Organization)
Core health indicators, searchable by variables & country.
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National Center for Health Statistics
Statistical web portal for US public health statistics.
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Vital Statistics of the United States
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State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
REF HA202.S84 2006 Quick reference to housing and population statistics for the U.S. Bureau of Census. Find values and percentages for population characteristics and business activity by county and city.
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Millennium Development Goals Indicators (UN)
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Atlas of United States Mortality
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Philly Neighborhoods Online
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Philadelphia Vital Statistics Report
Comprehensive data about the vital events of births, deaths, and fetal deaths (i.e. still-births) occurring to Philadelphia residents.
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Philadelphia Vital Statistics Events by Census Tract and ZIP Code
Aggregate data on vital statistics events by neighborhood or community within Philadelphia.
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A search engine that provides access to the population, housing and economic data collected by the Census Bureau. American FactFinder 2 can be used to retrieve data from the 2000 and 2010 Census, American Community
Surveys (ACS), Population Estimates and the Economic Census and Surveys, including 2010 redistricting data, street address and zip code data searches.
[Details]
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Includes everything from government spending to the environment to communications. It is a most comprehensive one-volume reference source on the Nation's economic and social condition.
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Community Health Data Base (CHDB)
ONLY AVAILABLE to the Villanova Community; for more information ask at Reference Desk or Nursing Lab. The central component of the database is the Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Surveys that provide timely information on the residents, children and adults who live in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. The survey targets key information about health status, personal health behaviors and access to and utilization of area health services. Data available at the census tract, ZIP code, county and regional level.
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ICPSR
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research holdings include several time series and other types of aggregate data, its holdings consist mainly of raw data derived from surveys, censuses, and administrative records. The data holdings contain some 6,000 studies and 450,000 files that cover a wide range of social science areas such as population, economics, education, health, social and political behavior, social and political attitudes, history, crime, aging, and substance abuse. Click for searching tips.
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Statistical Insight (Proquest)
Provides the index and abstracts to American Statistics Index (U.S. government statistical sources). Contains over 100,000 statistical publications and is searchable by subject, category, title and author.
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State Health Facts (Kaiser Family Foundation)
State and comparative statistics on health care.
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EpiQMS
NOTE: MUST USE INTERNET EXPLORER. From the PA Bureau of Health Stastics and Research. Interactive. Create customized data tables, charts, maps and county assessments/profiles.
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PA Bureau of Health Statistics and Research - Resources
Find health statistics for Pennsylvania: vital statistics, behavioral risk data, cancer incidence and mortality, minority health statistics, Healthy People 2010 statistics, and more
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CDC Wonder
A single point of access to a wide variety of reports and statistics on public health in the US.
[Details]
WHOSIS (World Health Organization)
Core health indicators, searchable by variables & country.
[Details]
National Center for Health Statistics
Statistical web portal for US public health statistics.
[Details]
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Vital Statistics of the United States
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State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
REF HA202.S84 2006 Quick reference to housing and population statistics for the U.S. Bureau of Census. Find values and percentages for population characteristics and business activity by county and city.
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Millennium Development Goals Indicators (UN)
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Atlas of United States Mortality
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Philly Neighborhoods Online
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Philadelphia Vital Statistics Report
Comprehensive data about the vital events of births, deaths, and fetal deaths (i.e. still-births) occurring to Philadelphia residents.
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Philadelphia Vital Statistics Events by Census Tract and ZIP Code
Aggregate data on vital statistics events by neighborhood or community within Philadelphia.
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Handbooks
Physicians' Desk Reference
print resource REF RS75 .P5 (Information Desk)
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Red Book Online (AAP)
The online home of the report of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases offers instant Web-based access to he complete text of the Red Book®, the complete visual library of over 2,000 images, vaccine status information, infectious disease news, and much more.
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Psychiatry Online
Includes the full text of all editions of the DSM-IV-TR and full text articles of some psychiatric journals as well as a few psychiatric textbooks. American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines in both comprehensive and quick-reference formats are searchable also.
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print resource REF RS75 .P5 (Information Desk)
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Red Book Online (AAP)
The online home of the report of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases offers instant Web-based access to he complete text of the Red Book®, the complete visual library of over 2,000 images, vaccine status information, infectious disease news, and much more.
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Psychiatry Online
Includes the full text of all editions of the DSM-IV-TR and full text articles of some psychiatric journals as well as a few psychiatric textbooks. American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines in both comprehensive and quick-reference formats are searchable also.
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Style Guides
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
6th ed. The official guide to APA style.
Reference-Information Desk BF76.7 .P83 2010
Copies also located in LRC and Health Promotion Library.
Brief Hints on APA Style
Downloadable PDF document. Examples of journal article, book, and web references. Links to other helpful resources.
Essentials of APA Style
Downloadable PowerPoint guide to APA Style.
APA Style Guide to Electronic References
How to cite electronic references according to APA 6th Style.
Basics of APA Style
Research and Documentation Online
Online guide to MLA, APA, Chicago, and Council of Science Editors styles.
ICMJE Uniform Requirements for Biomedical Journals
Also called Vancouver Style.
Sample references as recommended by Uniform Requirements
6th ed. The official guide to APA style.
Reference-Information Desk BF76.7 .P83 2010
Copies also located in LRC and Health Promotion Library.
Brief Hints on APA Style
Downloadable PDF document. Examples of journal article, book, and web references. Links to other helpful resources.
Essentials of APA Style
Downloadable PowerPoint guide to APA Style.
APA Style Guide to Electronic References
How to cite electronic references according to APA 6th Style.
Basics of APA Style
Tutorial designed by the APA for those who have no previous knowledge of APA Style®. Shows users how to structure and format their work, recommends ways to reduce bias in language and avoid plagiarism, and provides examples of in-text citations and references.
Research and Documentation Online
Online guide to MLA, APA, Chicago, and Council of Science Editors styles.
ICMJE Uniform Requirements for Biomedical Journals
Also called Vancouver Style.
Sample references as recommended by Uniform Requirements
Dictionaries, etc.
Blackwell’s nursing dictionary
print resource REF RT21 .B53 2005
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Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
print resource REF R123 .J24 1998
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Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
print resource REF R121 .D73
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English-Spanish, Spanish-English medical dictionary
print resource REF R121 .R626 1997
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Melloni's illustrated medical dictionary
print resource REF R121 .D76 2002
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Mosby’s dictionary of medicine, nursing & health professions
print resource with accompanying CD ROM REF R121 .M67 2006
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Online Medical Dictionary
Free online medical dictionary search engine for definitions of medical terminology, pharmaceutical drugs, healthcare equipment, health conditions, medical devices, specialty terms and medical abbreviations.
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Oxford Reference Online
Features 100 well-known and trusted dictionaries and reference books, plus an encyclopedia, and provides a single cross-searchable web database. Covers a broad range of subjects including general reference, language, humanities and social sciences, science and medicine, and business.
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Random House Webster’s American sign language medical dictionary
print resource REF HV2475 .C663 2000
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Stedman’s medical dictionaries online.
Suite of searchable medical dictionaries.
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print resource REF RT21 .B53 2005
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Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
print resource REF R123 .J24 1998
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Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
print resource REF R121 .D73
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English-Spanish, Spanish-English medical dictionary
print resource REF R121 .R626 1997
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Melloni's illustrated medical dictionary
print resource REF R121 .D76 2002
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Mosby’s dictionary of medicine, nursing & health professions
print resource with accompanying CD ROM REF R121 .M67 2006
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Online Medical Dictionary
Free online medical dictionary search engine for definitions of medical terminology, pharmaceutical drugs, healthcare equipment, health conditions, medical devices, specialty terms and medical abbreviations.
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Oxford Reference Online
Features 100 well-known and trusted dictionaries and reference books, plus an encyclopedia, and provides a single cross-searchable web database. Covers a broad range of subjects including general reference, language, humanities and social sciences, science and medicine, and business.
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Random House Webster’s American sign language medical dictionary
print resource REF HV2475 .C663 2000
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Stedman’s medical dictionaries online.
Suite of searchable medical dictionaries.
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Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Covers a wealth of topics on the ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment. This work helps researchers to consider the impact of new scientific knowledge and its potential to harm or benefit present and future generations.
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Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
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International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family
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Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
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Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods presents current and complete information, as well as ready-to-use techniques, facts, and examples from the field of qualitative research in a very accessible style.
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Covers a wealth of topics on the ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment. This work helps researchers to consider the impact of new scientific knowledge and its potential to harm or benefit present and future generations.
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Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
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International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family
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Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
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Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods presents current and complete information, as well as ready-to-use techniques, facts, and examples from the field of qualitative research in a very accessible style.
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Tutorial Videos
Falvey Library: Here 4 You
2-min virtual tour
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Searching CINAHL (5 min.)
Demonstrates how to search and also how to select citations and export them to RefWorks
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Setting Search Limits in CINAHL (3min. 22 sec.)
Learn some of the most useful ways to restrict your search and make your CINAHL searching more efficient.
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Introduction to PubMed Searching (2min 49 sec.)
A short video on searching PubMed and focusing your search using PubMed's new filters feature.
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Finding Full Text of Articles in PubMed (1min. 33 sec.)
Now that I've done a search in PubMed, how do I access the full text of the articles? Learn how in less than 2 minutes! Video also available at http://youtu.be/OyLQoV5Wo9w
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PubMed - Save Searches and Set E-Mail Alerts
Learn how to set up a MyNCBI account. Save keywords and searches. Go back to rerun them later, or create an email alert to get new results sent to your email.
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Creating a RefWorks Account
Short powerpoint presentation on how to sign up for your own RefWorks account. Never type a bibliography again!
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RefWorks: Exporting Citations from CINAHL and PubMed
Learn how to export citations into RefWorks from CINAHL and PubMed and to organize them into folders.
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Creating an APA-Style Bibliography Using RefWorks (1min 40 sec)
Now that I have citations stored in RefWorks, how do I create a bibliography in APA 6th style? Learn how in only 3 minutes!
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ILLiad for Articles
When articles you need are not accessible through library subscriptions, you can obtain then by using ILLiad.
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2-min virtual tour
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Searching CINAHL (5 min.)
Demonstrates how to search and also how to select citations and export them to RefWorks
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Setting Search Limits in CINAHL (3min. 22 sec.)
Learn some of the most useful ways to restrict your search and make your CINAHL searching more efficient.
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Introduction to PubMed Searching (2min 49 sec.)
A short video on searching PubMed and focusing your search using PubMed's new filters feature.
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Finding Full Text of Articles in PubMed (1min. 33 sec.)
Now that I've done a search in PubMed, how do I access the full text of the articles? Learn how in less than 2 minutes! Video also available at http://youtu.be/OyLQoV5Wo9w
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PubMed - Save Searches and Set E-Mail Alerts
Learn how to set up a MyNCBI account. Save keywords and searches. Go back to rerun them later, or create an email alert to get new results sent to your email.
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Creating a RefWorks Account
Short powerpoint presentation on how to sign up for your own RefWorks account. Never type a bibliography again!
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RefWorks: Exporting Citations from CINAHL and PubMed
Learn how to export citations into RefWorks from CINAHL and PubMed and to organize them into folders.
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Creating an APA-Style Bibliography Using RefWorks (1min 40 sec)
Now that I have citations stored in RefWorks, how do I create a bibliography in APA 6th style? Learn how in only 3 minutes!
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ILLiad for Articles
When articles you need are not accessible through library subscriptions, you can obtain then by using ILLiad.
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Biographies
American nursing : a biographical dictionary
print resource REF RT34.A44 1988
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A biographical dictionary of women healers : midwives, nurses, and physicians
print resource REF R692 .S35 2002
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Dictionary of American nursing biography
print resource REF RT34.D53 1988
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Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
print resource REF R712.A1 W46
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print resource REF RT34.A44 1988
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A biographical dictionary of women healers : midwives, nurses, and physicians
print resource REF R692 .S35 2002
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Dictionary of American nursing biography
print resource REF RT34.D53 1988
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Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
print resource REF R712.A1 W46
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Distance Learning
How to search CINAHL with Full Text
Downloadable guide on how to search for scholarly journal articles by subject in CINAHL with Full Text and export your citations to RefWorks.
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Services to Distance Learners
The Distance Services Program provides book delivery service for graduate-level students currently registered in Distance Learning courses and for faculty and graduate students with remote appointments. Falvey Memorial Library provides for delivery of library books requested by registered Distance Learning Students who reside over 25 miles from Villanova.
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Accessing Articles Found through PubMed
Printable guide
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See TUTORIAL VIDEOS tab
Short (5 min or less) videos on searching CINAHL, PubMed, creating bibliographies with RefWorks, and more
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Downloadable guide on how to search for scholarly journal articles by subject in CINAHL with Full Text and export your citations to RefWorks.
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Services to Distance Learners
The Distance Services Program provides book delivery service for graduate-level students currently registered in Distance Learning courses and for faculty and graduate students with remote appointments. Falvey Memorial Library provides for delivery of library books requested by registered Distance Learning Students who reside over 25 miles from Villanova.
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Accessing Articles Found through PubMed
Printable guide
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See TUTORIAL VIDEOS tab
Short (5 min or less) videos on searching CINAHL, PubMed, creating bibliographies with RefWorks, and more
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Web Sites
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Barbara Quintiliano is the subject librarian for Nursing (Department Webpage) and is available for research consultations, instruction, curricular support & purchase requests.
Also Team Leader, Nursing/Life Sciences
Barbara QuintilianoNursing/Life Sciences & Instructional Services Librarian
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