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- Database access for current students, faculty and staff
Community access available only through local public libraries
Alt Health Watch
Includes Full Text
1990-present
Newsletters, academic and peer-reviewed journals, brochures, magazines
Use for: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Consumer Health
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Behavioral and Mental Health Online 
Streaming Video, Full Text
Video of clinical mental health sessions and demonstrations, psychotherapy transcripts,
mental health textbooks and workbooks, psychological experiments
Use for: Psychology, Nursing, Health Sciences
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CINAHL Complete
Includes Full Text
1937-present
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, care sheets, quick lessons
Use for: Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, Medicine and Health
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Cochrane Library
Includes Full Text
Peer-reviewed systemic reviews, protocols, editorials, summaries of controlled trials,
clinical questions and answers
Includes Cochrane's Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Central Register of Controlled
Trials (CENTRAL), and Clinical Answers (CCAs)
Use for: Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, Medicine and Health
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Consumer Health Complete
Includes Full Text
Updated regularly.
Encyclopedias, reference book articles, pamphlets, health news, drug and herb information,
alternative health sources, images and videos
Use for: Consumer Health, Patient Education, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
*includes some information in Spanish
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COVID-19, see also LitCovid
COVID-19: Global Literature on Coronavirus Disease
Full Text
Updated daily
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, preprint articles
Use for: COVID-19 information, Health, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, Medicine and
Health
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Ebook Central (ProQuest)
Full text
Online books
Includes academic, reference, health, medicine, science, technology and Spanish language
books
Use for: Books on any subject, Spanish language books
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eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
Full Text
Online books, mainly non-fiction
Use for: Books on any subject
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EBSCOhost for the health sciences
Includes Full Text
Links to cited references
Most 1990s -present, some Full Text begins 1911
Searches multiple EBSCOhost health sciences and patient education databases
Academic & peer-reviewed journals, magazines, encyclopedias, books & images
Use for: Consumer Health, General Health Information, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences
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Films on Demand Allied Health
Videos covering the human body, medical technology, medications and pharmacology,
patient care, respiratory therapy, and surgical technology in a diverse range of healthcare
settings.
Use for: Allied Health Sciences
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Films on Demand Nursing Current Concepts and Practices Collection
All videos copyright in the last 5 years
Videos covering nursing foundations, areas of practice, prerequisites, and research;
NCLEX preparation; nursing across the lifespan; population health; professional development.
Use for: Nursing
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Films on Demand Nursing Current Concepts and Practices Collection
All videos copyright in the last 5 years
Videos covering nursing foundations, areas of practice, prerequisites, and research;
NCLEX preparation; nursing across the lifespan; population health; professional development.
Use for: Nursing
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Gale
Gale Power Search (customizable)
Includes Full Text
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, books
Search any combination of Gale databases
Use for: All topics
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Health And Medicine (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, reference books, health news, drug
and herb information
Use for: Consumer Health, Patient Education, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
How to search
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Health and Wellness (Gale)
Includes Full-text
1984-present
Encyclopedias, reference book articles, magazines, newspapers, news program transcripts,
videos, images
Use for: Consumer Health, Patient Education, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Health Research Premium Collection
Includes Full Text
1946-present
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, dissertations, video clips
Use for: Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, Consumer Health, Psychology
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Health Sciences Videos
Full-length streaming videos
Behavior, communication and staff relations in healthcare professions
Use for: Health Sciences, Communications
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Health Source - Consumer Edition
Includes Full Text
Book articles, pamphlets, drug and herb information, peer-reviewed journals, magazines,
alternative health sources
Use for: Consumer Health, General Health Information
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Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition
Includes Full Text
Mid 1990s-present
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, medical dictionary
Use for: Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, Medicine and Health, Psychology, Sociology
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ICE Video Library & StrokeHelp
Streaming video
StrokeHelp patient treatments, workbooks, labs, exams
Use for: Rehabilitation Aide, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy
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Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA)
Full Text
1898-present
Academic and peer-reviewed journal
Use for: Medicine and Health
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JoVE
JoVE Science Education
Streaming video
Video of scientific fundamentals, laboratory techniques and clinical skills
JoVE Video Journal
Streaming video, scholarly and peer-reviewed journal
Video methods and demonstrations with text protocols
Use for: Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Psychology, Surgical
Technology, Nursing, Emergency Medical Services, Geology, Environmental Science
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Lexicomp Online
Drug Information Reference
Updated Regularly
Pharmacology, drug interactions, drug identifications, medical calculations, I.V.
compatibility, patient education materials, web searching
Use for:Medicine and Health, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, Chemistry
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LexisNexis Academic is now Nexis Uni
LitCovid
Full Text
Updated daily
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, research papers
Search with keywords, Browse "Weekly Publications," or click on a country from the
world map
Use for: COVID-19 information, Health, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, Medicine and
Health
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Magill's Medical Guide
Full text version of print medical encyclopedia series
Includes lists of health care providers, medical journals, pharmaceuticals, health
organizations, and recommended web sites
Use for: Consumer Health Information, Patient Education, Surgical Procedures, Medical
Images
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MEDLINE
Mostly Citations and Abstracts
Updated regularly
Technical biomedical journals
Records are indexed with NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Use for: Medicine, biology, chemistry, psychology
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MedlinePlus
Includes Full Text
Updated regularly
Comprehensive consumer health information, tutorials, videos, drug information, medical
encyclopedia
Use for: Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, General Health Information, Consumer
Health
*includes some information in Spanish
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Mometrix eLibrary
Full text, Test preparation for:
Nursing - ATI TEAS, HESI A2,NCLEX RN
Medical Technology - ARDMS Abdomen Exam, ARDMS Obstetrics and Gynecology Exam, ARDMS
Vascular Technology Exam, CRT & RRT Exam, CST Exam, NPTAE, RPSGT Exam
TSI / TSIA2
Use for: Nursing, Medical Technology, Test Preparation
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Nexis Uni
(Previously named Lexis Nexis Academic)
Includes Full Text
Mid 1970s-present
News, news program transcripts, current issues, business, legal and medical publications
as well as case law and legal resources
Use for: Business, Economics, Health Sciences, Government, Law, Social Sciences
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Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
1983-Present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, images, videos
Use for: Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, Medicine and Health, Complementary and Alternative
Medicine, Consumer Health
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Nursing Education in Video
Streaming video
Videos about clinical skills, infection control, medication administration, anatomy
and physiology and other nursing topics
Use for: Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, Medicine and Health
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Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)
Includes Full Text
Updated regularly
Includes viewpoint articles, Full Text magazine and newspaper articles, primary source
documents, statistics, images and podcasts
Use for: Argumentative or issue papers in English, Health Sciences, Speech, Social
Sciences
How to Search
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Oxford Academic Journals
Full Text
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals. 350+ full text journals.
Use for: Allied Health Sciences, Nursing, Medicine, Health, Biology, Humanities,
History, Music, Literature, Criminology, Economics, Communication, Sociology, International
Relations, Geography, Business, Mathematics, Astronomy, Computer Science, Computer
Systems, Law, Political Science
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Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
1984-Present
Magazines, scholarly and peer-reviewed journals
Use for: Kinesiology, Nutrition
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ProQuest
Includes Full Text
Links to cited references
1851 -present
Search any combination of ProQuest databases. Academic & peer-reviewed journals, magazines,
newspapers.
Use for: All topics especially nursing, philosophy, psychology and science.
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PsycARTICLES
Includes Full Text
1985-Present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals
Use for: Psychology, Health Sciences, Social Sciences
How to Search
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PubMed
Mostly Citations and Abstracts
Updated regularly
Technical biomedical journals
How to Search
Use for: Medicine, Biological Sciences, Psychology
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PubMed Central
Includes Full Text
2000s-present, some earlier coverage
Biomedical and Life Sciences journals
Use for: Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Psychology, Medical Sciences
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R2 Digital Library
Includes Full Text Books
Medical publications, review guides
Use for: Medicine, All Health Science Programs, Biology
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RAND State Statistics (Includes RAND Texas)
1969-present
Texas and U.S. Statistics
Use for: Business, Census, Health and Socioeconomic, Demographics, Education
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Salud en Espanol
Includes Full Text
Updated regularly
Informes basados en pruebas, Encilopedias y libros de referencia, etc.
Use for: Consumer Health, Patient Education, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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ScienceDirect
**For full text, select the Subscribed journals checkbox on the left side of the search results
Full Text for subscribed journals from 2001-present, Citations and Abstracts for all
journals 1823-present
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines
Use for: Science, Technology, Medicine, Psychology
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Science (Gale in Context)
Includes Full Text
1823-present
Magazine and newspaper articles, scholarly and peer-reviewed journal articles, reference
book articles, biographies, videos, audio files, images, experiments and projects
Use for: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Engineering,
Health and Medicine, Math, Physics, Technology
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Science (Gale Interactive)
Interactive 3D models, full text
Interactive visual activities, quizzes, printable 3D STL files, reference book articles,
equations
Use for: Anatomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Nursing, Health Sciences
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SciTech Premium Collection
Includes Full Text
1946-present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, books
Use for: Astronomy, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science,
Engineering, Health and Medicine, Math, Physics, Technology
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