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Cited Reference Searching - Looking Backward &
Forward in the Literature

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Journal Article Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Find articles on a wide range of subjects, including peer-reviewed articles.
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org
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.
Search Instruction: Searching the Cochrane Library pdf
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- ).
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Key source for Education articles and reports
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, dissertations, ERIC documents
Brief how to video: ERIC Basics
Look up Subject terms: Thesaurus on ERIC.gov
Esearch This link opens in a new window
Search the library’s collection of books, articles, ebooks, dissertations, videos, music, and more.
Search Instruction: Finding Articles using Esearch
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
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses, and medical educators access to scholarly journals on many medical disciplines.
Access Tips: Also available via mel.org
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Health Admin, Psychiatry, Public Health
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print This link opens in a new window
Descriptive listings of commercially published educational and psychological tests and scales as well as reviews of many of those tests and scales.
Subjects: Personality Tests, Educational Tests, Aptitude Tests, Neuropsychological Tests, Achievement Tests, Intelligence Tests, Speech & Hearing Tests
Info type: descriptions of tests, reviews of tests
Access Tips: Up to 4 users at a time. If you don't get in, try again later.
OTDBASE This link opens in a new window
Search for articles in 20+ Occupational Therapy journals.
Subjects: Occupational Therapy
Info type: scholarly articles
Access Tips: No Findtext+, use Journals by Title to find articles.
ProQuest PowerSearch This link opens in a new window
Search over 20 academic databases at the same time.
Subjects: Covers many subjects
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news articles, dissertations and theses
Brief How-To Video: ProQuest Basics
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Subjects: 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
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.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Sociology
Info type: scholarly articles, book info, book chapters, book reviews, conference papers, dissertations
Brief How-To Video: ProQuest Basics
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
WorldCat (via FirstSearch) This link opens in a new window
Search for materials in libraries worldwide
Info type: book info, library holdings

EMU FindText+

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Text Instruction for Uisng Find Text+

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Find Journals & Other Periodicals by Title

Search here for journal, magazine or newspaper titles. If you're looking for articles on a topic, use the databases.

Examples: Newsweek, Journal of Educational Psychology.

OCTH 686/687 - Culminating Project I & II

Cited Reference Searching - Looking Backward & Forward in the Literature

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Cited Reference Searching - Looking Backward &
Forward in the Literature