Interlibrary Loan (ILL) lets you request copies of articles and book chapters from other libraries. Use ILL to request books not available through Summit. ILL is free.
Below are databases that contain journals related to health sciences - in them you can find scholarly and popular articles as well as newspaper articles. If you can't find what you are looking for in these databases you might want to look through our complete list of healthcare-related databases.
Covers nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, and medical law.
Topics include emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) provides full text for 800+ nursing and allied health journals with indexing for over 5,000 more. In addition to journal articles, you'll also find evidence-based care sheets, clinical trials, and “quick lessons” - overviews of disease and conditions. Limited to 12 simultaneous users.
How to search CINAHL
Provides access to academic journals and reference content covering all aspects of the nursing profession, from direct patient care to health care administration.
Resources in this database focus on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Contains scholarly and popular articles and pamphlets, book excerpts, conference proceedings, and special reports.
These general databases have articles on a wide variety of topics. They can be useful if your topic falls outside of healthcare, or if you can't find what you are looking for in the healthcare databases. General databases can also be helpful if the health-related articles you are finding in the healthcare databases have too much technical jargon.
Magazine, trade journal, newspaper, and peer-reviewed journal articles on a wide range of subjects and is good for research on almost every topic. Most articles are available in full-text. It’s a great place to look for scholarly resources when you’re not sure where to start.
Full-text of newspaper, magazine, trade journal, and peer-reviewed journal articles, as well as eBooks, videos and podcasts. Subject coverage includes the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, and literature. It’s a great place to look for resources when you’re not sure where to start.
CCC Library offers access to hundreds of eBooks covering many nursing disciplines. Read eBooks online or download and transfer them to an eReader or mobile device (learn how by selecting the How to Search links below).
This ever-growing collection includes eBooks on every topic, including business, health sciences, literary criticism, performing arts, religion, social sciences, technology, and CTE (career and technical education).
How to search EBSCO eBooks
Visit the Dye Learning Center on CCC's Oregon City campus to check out print books. Search for books using CCC Library's catalog, located on the library's homepage. You will need your student ID card to check out a book. Books can be checked out for 6 weeks.
The catalog can also be used for finding articles, videos, and more. For more information about using the catalog effectively, visit the Research Help on Searching page.
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