Research Guides: Clinical Research Administration: Articles

Journal Article Databases

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.
Search Tips: Using CINAHL/PubMed Tutorials from EMU
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
This library is composed of six databases containing Cochrane reviews, systematic reviews, clinical trials, and methods, assessments, and economic studies in health care.
Congress.gov This link opens in a new window
Contains legislation from the 1st Congress (1789-1781) to the present. Also has member profiles from the 93rd Congress (1973) to the present, and some member profiles from the 71st through the 92nd Congresses (1929 to 1972.)
Subjects: U.S. Government, Politics, Law, Legislation
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Search and display the full-text of reference books.
Subjects: Many subjects, including History, Education, Film, Health, Science, Social Science
Info type: encyclopedia and reference book entries.
List of sources.
Google Scholar with EMU Full Text This link opens in a new window
Search for scholarly materials on any topic
Info type: scholarly articles, books, research reports, theses, working papers, cited sources
Access Tips: Use link above to get access to EMU subscriptions with Findtext+ links.
If this link does not work and you receive an error message from Google then use this alternate link to Google Scholar and also set your Google Scholar preferences to show EMU library access links.
Search Instruction: Google Scholar Video
Health Source: Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window
Consumer health information.
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
This database indexes biomedical journals published nationally and internationally in the areas of the allied health professions, microbiology, health care administration, nutrition, pharmacology, nursing, clinical medicine. Medline is part of PubMed.
ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Key source for business articles.
Subjects: Accounting, Auditing, Business, Communications, Economics, Ed Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Admin, Hotel Restaurant Mgmt, Management, Public Admin, Technology
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news, reports, dissertations
Brief Instruction Video: ProQuest Basics
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
Search Tips: PubMed Quick Tour for a Keyword Search
PubMed Quick Tour- MeSH Mapping for a Keyword Search
Using CINAHL/PubMed Tutorials from EMU
Problems with the Quick Tours or with any database? Try a different web browser.
Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory This link opens in a new window
Information on journals, magazines, newsletters, and newspapers
Info type: reference source
Search instruction:: Determining peer-reviewed status using Ulrich's (pdf)
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Search for articles in Science & Social Science journals and see which articles cite an article
Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
Perform legal research and/or search for news articles
Subjects: U.S. Law, State Law, European Union Law, News
Info type: court cases, laws, regulations, law review articles, legal encyclopedias, legal guides, law dictionary, news articles
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Dissertations & Theses

Digital Commons @ EMU This link opens in a new window
Digital showcase of scholarly and creative works by EMU students, faculty, and staff
Subjects: Covers most subjects
Info type: scholarly articles, theses, dissertations
Dissertations & Theses Global Full Text This link opens in a new window
Info type: full text dissertations and theses (1997- ), descriptions of dissertations and theses (1861- ).
Open Access Theses and Dissertations - OATD This link opens in a new window
Full text theses and dissertations from 600+ universities.

CINAHL & PubMed- Video Help

CINAHL and PubMed at EMU - Navigating to Your Database
Using Keywords to Search CINAHL
Searching with CINAHL Headings
CINAHL/PubMed Limiting by Language
Limiting to Research Articles in CINAHL
Limiting to Peer-Reviewed Articles in CINAHL
Using Keywords to Search PubMed
More videos
Halle Library's YouTube channel, with many helpful videos explaining advanced search techniques with PubMed and CINAHL.

EMU FindText+

EMU FindText+ allows you to see if we own a journal resource, and if the Halle Library owns it.

Text Instruction for Using Find Text+