HPER Library Resources

The library has access to thousands of periodicals through a variety of databases and online subscriptions. You can use the Journal Search to find the library's access to specific periodical titles.

A collection of full-text nursing eJournals from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Full-text links to the full-text of these titles are available within all of the EBSCOhost databases. You should not have to use this search unless you are having difficulties accessing the "Full Text from OVID" links within EBSCO.

A search engine accessing the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. It is freely accessible but by using this link, you will see a "Find it @ MSU" option in the upper right corner. This button allows you to easily determine if MSU has access to the article, and if not, request it through inter-library loan.

Search all of the HPER-related EBSCO databases available via the library all at once. You will find both full-text and citation only results which can request copies of through the library's Inter-Library Loan (Fetch Item) program.

This is the most comprehensive database available at the library is the best starting place for any research project. It includes many full-text (searchable PDF) academic journal, magazine, and news articles. It is also interlinked with other library databases and subscriptions for seamless access to any full-text available at the library. While most articles are full text some might be citation only, just click on the Get It @ MSU icon and complete the form. All requested articles will be delivered via email.

This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers libraries full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine. This database features indexing and abstracts going back as far as 1984, and full text going back as far as 1990.

The world's most comprehensive nursing and allied health research database. It focused on nursing, allied health, biomedicine and healthcare. It is an index so it does not contain the full-text of all of the articles found in the database. However, there is a large amount of full-text available and links are provided when the library has access to the full-text of an article in another database.

Supports the information needs of patients and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics. This resource provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.

EBSCO's ebook platform contains a large collection of academic books appropriate for research projects.

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is freely available through http://eric.ed.gov by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education. EBSCO's version of ERIC contains all of the same information and search capabilities but goes beyond that with full-text links to article results when available through other BQ Library Resources.

This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the AHFS Consumer Medication Information, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

MEDLINE with Full Text provides the authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences found on MEDLINE, plus the database provides full text for more than 1,470 journals indexed in MEDLINE. Of those, nearly 1,450 have cover-to-cover indexing in MEDLINE. And of those, 558 are not found with full text in any version of Academic Search, Health Source or Biomedical Reference Collection.

A free database with records for more than 1.2 million electronic theses and dissertations from around the world.

A highly specialized EBSCOhost database of full-text electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians and education researchers. A great resource for elementary and secondary education students.

Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

A complimentary research database for teachers, Teacher Reference Center (TRC) provides indexing and abstracts for more than 220 peer-reviewed journals.