Core Databases
- EagleSearch This link opens in a new windowUse EagleSearch to identify, then search, subject databases relevant to your thesis, PICO question, or other inquiry.
- BioMed Central This link opens in a new window
- CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new windowUses CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) subject headings, which focus on nursing practices, patient care concepts, and allied health topics. Includes articles from evidence-based practice journals, such as Cochrane, which is known for its systematic reviews—carefully researched summaries of the best available evidence on healthcare questions. Database help PDF.
- Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowTo set up links to ORU Library resources in Google Scholar:
Go to Settings. Click Library Links in the left menu, and key in Oral Roberts University. Results in Google Scholar will provide a link to the article if it is available full-text in the library.
To set up an alert: Perform a search. In the left menu, click Create alert, enter your email, select number of results, and then click Create Alert. - Health & Life Sciences Journal Collection (ScienceDirect) This link opens in a new window
- Health Source: Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
- MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowUses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings).
- Ovid Core Nursing Collection This link opens in a new window
- PLOS - Public Library of Science This link opens in a new window
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
- PubMed Central This link opens in a new window
MEDLINE & CINAHL Ultimate Comparison Chart
Most of CINAHL Ultimate’s content is tailored to nursing and allied health, including practical tools and nursing-specific subject headings. MEDLINE with Full Text offers broader biomedical coverage, useful for research involving medical conditions or treatments beyond nursing.
CINAHL Ultimate is usually the best starting point for nursing students, while MEDLINE is ideal for deeper medical or clinical context.
Related Databases
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
- APA PsycArticles® This link opens in a new window
- APA PsycInfo® This link opens in a new window
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
- PTSDpubs This link opens in a new window
- SAGE Premier This link opens in a new window
- ScienceDirect Databases (All) This link opens in a new window
- SPORTDiscus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
- AVON: Academic Videos Online This link opens in a new window
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