The databases included in this subject specific listing are helpful for finding information on medical topics. Also listed are several professional tools and, towards the bottom of the page, Newspaper databases are included to help with finding information on current events and public opinion.
Articles | Professional Tools | News
NURSING / MEDICINE- Article Databases
CINAHL with Full-Text Includes some full-text. Nursing and allied health topics from 1982 -
The Cochrane Library "A collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making."
Health Source Includes some full-text. Health related articles and reference sources available in two editions: Nursing/Academic Edition or Consumer Edition. Years of coverage varies by title.
PubMed Includes some full-text. Medicine, nursing, and dentistry topics, 1965 -present .
Medline Includes some full-text. Medicine, nursing, & dentistry topics, 1965 -.
Medical: Lexis-Nexis Full-text & abstracted medical and health information. (Select "Medical" from the left bar in Lexis-Nexis.)
PsycARTICLES All full-text. General psychology and specialized, basic, applied, clinical and theoretical research in 56 peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific journals from 1985 -.
PsycINFO 2.3 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines, 1887 -.
Statistical Universe Full-Text. Statistics from federal, state, and international sources. (Select "Statistical" from the left bar in Lexis-Nexis.)
Blackwell Online Journals Some online access to journals published by Blackwell-Synergy, such as JOGNN. Look at the icons to determine the level of access for a title. Some access is on-campus only.
Mary Ann Liebert Full-Text E-Journals Primarily nursing and medical topics, 1999 -.
Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership A full-text electronic journal.
"The theme of the Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership is to provide leadership, not only in nursing management, but also in practice, education and research. The Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership is designed to help enable leadership in nursing management, practice, education and research."Professional Tools
Micromedex Access to clinical databases with information about drugs, labs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, alternative medicine, IV compatibility etc. Also includes access to the CareNotes System. (Note: This database is only available to current Nursing faculty and students. Please see a librarian for database login and password.)
News
America's Newspapers Full-text of over 700 local, regional, and national newspapers. Includes Decatur's Herald and Review, Springfield's State Journal Register, plus many more. Years of coverage varies by title.
Access World News Full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700
News(Lexis-Nexis): Search the full text of today's news or search back more than 20 years. Covers regional, national and international news, including newspapers, TV transcripts, and wire services. Select "News" from the left side of the Lexis-Nexis screen, then follow the four steps on the page to select your source and dates to search. To access Campus News choose "University News" from the News Category list, then choose to search either the Chronicle of Higher Education or the University Wire (including Millikin's Decaturian).
Newspaper Source Provides selected full text articles from 143 U.S. and international newspapers.
Chicago Tribune Full-text from 1985 - .
New York Times Complete full-text of the New York Times daily newspaper, from 2000 - .
Dec Online The online version of Millikin University's student newspaper.
Decatur's Herald & Review Full-text online from Janurary 1, 1992 - .
A sampling of English-language Foreign Newspapers on the web: London , Russia-Moscow, Russia-St.Petersburg, China, Japan, India, Pakistan, Israel, Middle East Times (Egypt edition) , Jordon, Lebanon.
