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Research Guide for Graduate Nursing

Research in Nursing, Medicine and Allied Health Sciences

	Finding journal articles by topic: recommended databases PubMed- User-friendly version of Medline, premier database for finding articles from biomedical journals. (By connecting with this link, you will be able to search PubMed and have access to the full-text, online journal articles that are part of the library's subscriptions.) Quick guide to using PubMed.(animated with optional sound) Click to find out how to access articles. For downloadable PDF guide, click here. Click here to learn how to save your PubMed searches and even get periodic updates on new articles as they become available! Click to view other PubMed tutorials. CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) Find articles from nursing journals. Click for guide. Pro-Quest Nursing Journals Articles, many full text, from leading nursing and related publications. NOTE: If you search CINAHL, you will link to full-text articles in ProQuest Nursing.
	Finding books Search VUCat. Unfamiliar with VUCat? Try one of the tutorials. Locating the books you've found through VUCat.
	Finding dissertations Dissertation Abstracts Online Search for dissertations by topic. Click for guide. Falvey Library will order paper-bound editions of dissertations at no cost but may need to limit the number of orders placed by an individual at any one time.
	World Wide Web sites Web searching tips (from SearchEngineWatch) Guide to major search engines Resources for Evaluating Web sites
	Tips on Keeping Good Notes Click here for the help of a research librarian. Proceed to Research in Nursing Administration and the Business of Medicine \| Return to Graduate Nursing Research Guide homepage Comments and suggestions to Barbara Quintiliano, Instructional Design Librarian.