1/2004
In order to locate online databases listed below:
Go to library web page at http://www.cuw.edu/Tools/library.html
Click on Online Databases
Click on name of database. Off-campus users will need to type last name and library barcode number.
1. Subject-Specific Databases
CINAHL [ProQuest] Topics include nursing, allied health, alternative therapies, biomedicine, consumer health, and health administration. Indexes over 1,200 titles from 1982 to date; includes over 270 titles in full text.
Clinical Pharmacology [EBSCO] Provides access to concise and clinically-relevant drug monographs for all US prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs.
The Cochrane Library High quality evidence from seven databases to inform those providing and receiving health care, and those responsible for health care research, teaching, funding, and administration. On-campus access only.
Health Source: Consumer Edition [EBSCO] Provides full text for over 190 health periodicals, pamphlets, and reference books covering medical sciences, nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health. (1984 to date)
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition [EBSCO] Provides nearly 600 scholarly full text medical journals including nursing, allied health, and related disciplines, and a searchable version of Stedman's Medical Dictionary. (<1970 to date) NOTE: EBSCOhost identified periodical titles held within the SWITCH consortium.
MEDLINE [EBSCO] Provides complete coverage of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) MEDLINE database of over 4600 biomedical journals. (1965 to date)
OCLC FirstSearch Includes the following databases with citations/abstracts:
BasicBIOSIS Easy-to-understand information from core life-sciences journals.
BioDigest Non-technical digests in biology, ecology & health.
InternetPCAbs Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts.
OT Search AOTF/AOTA database covering the literature of occupational therapy and related fields, such as rehabilitation, education, psychiatry/psychology, and health care delivery or administration.On-campus access only.
ProQuest Medical Library [ProQuest] Covers nursing, pediatrics, neurology, pharmacology, cardiology, physical therapy, and other health care specialties; includes full text articles. (1986 to date)
ProQuest Nursing Journals [ProQuest] Over 250 full text journals in nursing and allied health. (<1970 to date)
PsycINFO [EBSCO] Contains citations and some full text. Indexes journal articles from over 1,700 periodicals, book chapters, books, dissertations, technical reports, and information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, sociology, education, business, and law. (1887 to date)
2. Other Databases which may provide additional resources:
Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] Covers education, computer sciences, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, and other fields. Offers full text for nearly 3,500 scholarly publications, almost 2,600 of which are peer-reviewed. (1975 to date)
Books in Print Includes records of book and video titles, publishers, and distributors plus full text of book reviews.
Expanded Academic ASAP [InfoTrac] Provides citations, abstracts, or full text articles from scholarly and general-interest publications. Use this database to find information on the arts and humanities, current events, social sciences, and science and technology. (1980 to date)
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia [EBSCO] Allows searching of over 25,000 full text records of this encyclopedia.
InfoTrac OneFile [InfoTrac] Articles from periodicals, newspapers, and newswires on the arts and humanities, education, business, science, current events, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology, environmental issues, and hobbies and general interest topics. (1980 to date)
JSTOR Provides access to the full text of articles in more than 300 journals from their first issue to within the last 3 to 5 years. Over 25 subject areas include African American studies, Asian studies, business, ecology, education, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, and statistics.
MasterFILE Premier [EBSCO] Provides abstracts and indexing for over 2,500 periodicals, full text for over 1,900 periodicals, and Magill Book Reviews and reference sources. Covers general reference, business, general science, multi-cultural, and other subjects. (<1984 to date)
OCLC FirstSearch Includes the following databases with citations/abstracts:
ArticleFirst Index of articles from nearly 12,500 journals.
ECO Electronic Collections Online. Index of over 3000 academic journals.
UnionLists OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals.
WorldCat Books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
CWI Contemporary Women's Issues on health and human rights.
ClasePeriodica Indexes Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities.
Dissertations Dissertations accepted at accredited US institutions.
GPO US government publications.
NewsAbs Significant items in over 50 national and regional newspapers.
PapersFirst An index of papers presented at conferences.
PerAbs Periodical Abstracts. General topics and radio/TV transcripts.
Proceedings An index of worldwide conference proceedings.
SIRSResearcher Social, scientific, economic, and political issues worldwide.
WilsonSelectPlus HW Wilson articles in science, humanities, and business.
ProQuest Newspapers [ProQuest] Provides access to local, regional, and national newspapers with abstracts, citations, and full text. Covers business (including the Wall Street Journal), arts and humanities, science and technology, general reference, and health care. (<1970 to date)
3. Additional Resources:
TOPCAT This is the electronic index of the holdings of eight libraries making up the SWITCH consortium. Request library materials, including copies of journal articles, from member libraries for M-F delivery to the CUW circulation desk -- books and audiovisuals are no charge, articles are 15 cents per copied page. Visit http://caspian.switchinc.org/~tutorials/ for a tutorial on using TOPCAT.
Other Libraries If you need library materials the SWITCH consortium does not have, you can search area libraries' electronic catalogs for them, visit the area library, and check out up to 3 items at a time with an InfoPass; please ask a CUW librarian to issue you this. If area libraries do not have the materials, you can submit an Interlibrary Loan Request (book requests are $5.00 apiece and articles are 15 cents per copied page; allow two weeks for delivery).
Please consult a librarian with questions on any of the above or for further suggestions.
