Start here: Library Esearch
A quick search of most of the library’s books, articles, ebooks, dissertations, videos, music, and more.
Other helpful databases
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Find articles on a wide range of subjects, including peer-reviewed articles.
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CINAHL This link opens in a new window
Indexes journal articles in the fields of nursing, occupational therapy, orthotics and prosthetics, health administration, speech pathology, nutrition, laboratory sciences, and other allied health professions.
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Fire Administration (U.S.) Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowThe U.S. Fire Administration's Library provides information and resources on fire, emergency management and other all-hazards subjects.
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ICPSR - Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new window
Archive of social science data that can be downloaded and used for original research.
Set up an account using your EMU email to access and download data.
Subjects: Political Science, Economics, Education, Geography, Health Care, Criminology, Social Issues
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PubMed This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Admin, Public Health, Nursing
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles
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PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowSubjects: Psychology, Education, Business, Communication, Linguistics, Social Work
Info type: scholarly articles, book info, conference papers, dissertations
How To: ProQuest Basics
Locating Quantitative and Qualitative Articles in PsycINFO
PsycINFO Quick Reference Guide
Government resources
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International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC): Topics & ToolsShort news articles pertaining to a number of topics relevant to the fire service.
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National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA): Data, research and tools"To keep you in the know, NFPA studies fire data in detail to provide insights about the overall fire problem, firefighter fatalities and injuries, major fire causes, fire protection systems, and many other topics. Through the Fire Protection Research Foundation we work with organizations around the world to investigate emerging fire safety hazards and solutions." (description from NFPA website)
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U.S. Fire Administration (USFA): StatisticsData sets and statistics about fires, fire risk, firefighters and fire departments in the United States.
