BOOKS:
Use the Library Catalog to find books owned by Kresge Library. Also use the catalog to see if we have access to a particular journal title either in on-line or in print.

The Library has a large collection of electronic books on health topics. You can search for these using the catalog and limit to electronic book. The LWW Medical Book Collection from Ovid has many relevant titles.

JOURNALS:
To determine whether Kresge subscribes to a particular journal either electronically or in paper search by journal title in the catalog.
You can also view the Kresge's electronic journals only and publisher journal packages.

ARTICLES:
Use the Citation Linker to locate an exact citation.
Use the A-Z list of article databases listed alphabetically

If we don't have your article electronically or in print try borrowing through InterLibrary Loan.

CINAHL Plus with Full-Text
The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) is a comprehensive and highly-authoritative database for research in nursing and health sciences.  Coverage: 1981-present How to Export to Refworks

Cochrane Library
This is a collection of databases that contain evidence for healthcare decision-making. Includes systematic review abstracts, technology assessments, economic evaluations and individual clinical trials.   How to export to Refworks.


Medline via Web of Science
MEDLINE is the premier database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It contains over 20 million records of journal articles in the life sciences, with particular emphasis on biomedicine. Coverage: 1950-present. How to export to RefWorks

PEDro
The Physiotherapy Evidence Database provides information on "randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy."

PubMed
The National Library of Medicine's free interface for MEDLINE, the premier database for biomedical journal citations. MEDLINE dates back to 1946 and includes more than 20 million citations in medicine, nursing, allied health and dentistry. View the Customizing PubMed to link to Kresge Library Resources guide. How to export to RefWorks


SPORTDiscus
Topics include physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, physical education, kinesiology, health education, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention, physical therapy, rehabilitation, nutrition, exercise physiology, sport psychology, occupational health & therapy, and public health,1800 to the present. How to export to RefWorks

ERIC via Proquest
The standard database for resources in education including journal articles from research/scholarly and practitioner literature from 1966 through the present, with online direct full-text for ERIC documents from 1992-present. How to export to RefWorks

Health Reference Center Academic
Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information.

HealthScience: Sage Full-text
HealthScience: Sage Full-text includes the full text of 26 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, encompassing over 46,000 articles and up to 129 years of backfiles.

PsycINFO
PsycINFO provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work.

Web of Science provides access to Science Citation Index (SCI) and is one of the best resources to perform cited reference searches (locate articles that cite an earlier publication). How to export to RefWorks

Researching with CINAHL tutorial

Essential elements of a Literature Review guide (UC Santa Cuz)

Evidence-Based Medicine Research tutorial Excellent tutorial teaching the concepts of Evidence-Based medicine developed by Duke University Medical Center Library and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Health Science Library.

PICO Method - Using evidence-based approach to literature review searching (U of Warwick Library)

Introduction to research designs -Study design tutorial
Study comparison chart (Cornell University College of Vet Medicine)

Full-text links in Google Scholar

Evaluating Peridicals chart
Evidence-based research question strategy chart
Evidence-based research question blank chart
PICO worksheet
EBP Literature Analysis Chart
Example of how to make a source grid

Find articles, books, etc...

Ask a Librarian

• by phone at 248-370-4426
• via chat with reference IM
• via email at Email Us!
• in person in Kresge Library.

Research Consultation
Request an individual session to get help with your research. You can expect the session within 2-3 days.

APTA site The website for the American Physical Therapy Association which provides members online access to it's journal and news magazines.

Hooked on Evidence
"The contents of the site provide learning tools to foster evidence based practice in physical therapy, tutorial information on the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, and an online input form to allow APTA members to input article extractions on various topics in physical therapy." (limited to paid APTA members)

National Guideline Clearinghouse is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

The NHS Clinical Knowledge Summaries (formerly PRODIGY) are a reliable source of evidence-based information and practical 'know how' about the common conditions managed in primary care. (UK based)

Scirus
The most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the open Web; excludes licensed library databases and content.

TRIP
A  free clinical search tool designed to allow health professionals to rapidly identify the highest quality clinical evidence for clinical practice. Simultaneously searches several evidence-based sources of systematic reviews, practice guidelines, and critically-appraised topics and articles. Also searches MEDLINE's Clinical Queries, medical image databases, e-textbooks, and patient information leaflets.

Kresge Library subcriptions include free access for the OU community to both RefWorks and EndNote Web. Also available is the free Firefox extension Zotero, which lives in your brower and  functions much like itunes. View Citation Tools webpage.

Citation Style Guides:

• Kresge Library's AMA style guide
• HealthLinks: University of Washington
• APA Formating and Style Guide with examples (by Owl at Purdue)
  • Sample APA paper
  • APA style tutorial

Kresge Library Links to Writing Resources
Find in-depth information about the mechanics of writing and grammar, writing MLA format, citations, avoiding plagiarism, and more.

The Writing Center at Oakland University will assist developing their ideas into polished final products. The Center's services are in high demand so be sure to plan ahead when scheduling an appointment.
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