Xavier University Library: Database Guides: Occupational Therapy

OT Search (some 1890-present; no full-text; RefWorks help) provides indexing and abastracts for journal articles, books and other materials. It covers occupational therapy, rehabilitation, education, psychiatry, psychology, health care delivery and health care administration. Please contact the Reference Desk (745-4808) for login instructions. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Click the OT Search button. In the resulting search window click Power Search. Type your topic in the textboxes provided. Type quantitative or qualitative or empirical or case stud* or evidence based or method* in the next available textbox. Click the down arrow adjacent to this textbox and select words or phrase.

CINAHL Plus (Cummulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) (1937-present; updated weekly; upgraded to include more full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) indexes over 3,024 nursing and allied health journals, with complete coverage of journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses' Association. It includes every US nursing journal published and covers nursing, biomedicine, consumer health, alternative/complementary medicine, health sciences librarianship, and 17 allied health disciplines, including occupational and physical therapy. It includes searchable cited references for more than 1,160 journals and provides full-text for hundreds of journals, plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials. It features Quick Lessons, Clinical Queries, and Evidence-Based Care Sheets. It is produced by CINAHL Information Systems and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Type your search strategy in the textboxes provided. At your search results, click Search Options (in right menu). The Search Options window will open and in the Publication Type selectbox click Research. Then click the Search button at top or bottom of the Search Options window.

Cochrane Database (updated quarterly; systematic reviews full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) contains systematic reviews providing high quality evidence for people providing and receiving care. It includes citations to controlled trials, effectiveness reviews, methodology register, economic evaluations of health care interventions, and healthcare technology assessments. It is produced by the Cochrane Library and the user interface is provided by Wiley InterScience. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: Click Advanced Search. Under Restrict Search by Product uncheck All of Cochrane and check either Cochrane Reviews or Clicnial Trials. All articles in this database should have some level of evidence.

Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) Center (2000-present; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a database of masters' theses and doctoral dissertations submitted by graduate students matriculating at higher education institutions in Ohio. It is produced by participating Ohio colleges and universities and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: All articles in this database should have some level of evidence.

ERIC, EBSCO user interface (1966-present; updated monthly; some full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) contains abstracts and indexing for books (1993-present), ERIC documents and journal articles in education research and practice. It includes descriptions and evaluations of programs, research reports and surveys, curriculum and teaching guides, instructional materials, position papers, and resource materials. It also provides links to the full-text of most ERIC documents from 1993-present. It is produced by the Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) and the user interface is provided by EBSCO. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Type your search strategy in the textboxes provided. At your search results, click Search Options (in right menu). The Search Options window will open and in the Publication Type selectbox hold down the CTRL key and click Dissertations/Theses (All) and Reports - Research. Then click the Search button at top or bottom of the Search Options window. Click the Search button.If you cannot connect using the above link, try the ERIC, OhioLINK user interface (RefWorks help; video tutorial; saving searches).

NOTICE: The ERIC Program is converting nearly 340,000 documents produced in microfiche from 1966-1992, and seeks copyright-holder permission to provide full-text access online. To learn more about this initiative, or to contact ERIC about granting a release for your ERIC contributions, click this link:
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ericdigitization.

Google Scholar (much full-text; RefWorks & FIND IT @ XU help) provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research. Use the advanced search for maximum search capabilities and use Scholar preferences to display FIND IT @ XU and RefWorks direct export links.

MEDLINE, EBSCO (some full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care and pre-clinical sciences. It indexes over 4,800 current biomedical journals. It includes citations from Index Medicus, International Nursing Index, and Index to Dental Literature. It is produced by the National Library of Medicine and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Type your search strategy in the textboxes provided. At your search results, click Search Options (in right menu). The Search Options window will open and in the Publication Type selectbox hold down the Ctrl key and click Clinical Trial (and all clinical trial phases), Controlled Clinical Trial, Meta-Analysis, and Randomized Controlled Trial. Then click the Search button at top or bottom of the Search Options window.

PsycINFO (1967-present; updated weekly; some full-text; RefWorks help; video tutorial; saving searches) is the online version of the print resource, Psychological Abstracts. It provides abstracts and indexing to the scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports in psychology, the behavioral sciences and mental health. It also covers topics related to psychology such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work. Journal coverage includes more than 1,900 international periodicals written in over 24 languages. Current chapter and book coverage includes worldwide English-language material published from 1987-present. It is produced by the American Psychological Association (APA) and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Type your search strategy in the textboxes provided. At your search results, click All Limit Options (in the gray section). In the Methodology selectbox hold down the Ctrl key and click all methods that apply. Click the Limit Results Now button at the bottom of the page.

PubMed (mid1950s-present; updated daily; some full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides free access to the bibliographic information contained in MEDLINE and OLD MEDLINE. It provides abstracts and indexing for over 5,000 periodicals in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care and preclinical sciences. Coverage is worldwide with extensive links to genomic information. It also includes the MEDLINE subsets AIDSLINE, BIOETHICSLINE, and HEALTHSTAR. It is produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the user interface is provided by the Entrez retrieval system of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Click Clinical Queries in the left sidebar. Select an appropriate Category and Emphasis. Use a broad Emphasis to retrieve more articles. If necessary, select other limits (e.g., English language or date) to reduce retrieval.

Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) Having problems? Try accessing this database directly through OhioLINK. (1980-present; updated weekly; some full-text; RefWorks Help; tutorial; citation alerts; saving searches & creating alerts; journal titles) provides bibliographic information and cited references for over 1,700 social sciences journals. It covers anthropology, business, communication, demography, economics, education, ethnic studies, family studies, health policy, history, information & library science, international relations, law, management, nursing, political science, psychology, public administration, rehabilitation, social work, sociology, substance abuse, transportation, urban studies, women's studies. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). Click Change Limits and Settings to search only this database. Click Register or Sign In to save searches and receive search history and citation alerts. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Type your topic in the textboxes provided. Type your academic discipline (e.g., occupational therapy, social work, nursing) in the next available textbox. Type research in the next available textbox. Click the down arrow adjacent to the last two textboxes and select Topic.

Access Medicine (updated daily; all full-text; XLinks; Citation help) provides students, clinicians, and researchers with instant answers to clinical questions from the most trusted textbooks: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine, Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas, Williams' Obstetrics, Hurst's The Heart, Goodman & Gillman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Adams & Victor's Principles of Neurology, Williams' Hematology, and Principles of Critical Care. It provides information necessary for completing evaluations, diagnoses, case management decisions, conducting research, and medical education. It features A to Z access to over 800 disorders and excellent drug information. Users can search for images, videos and audio by keyword. It includes LANGE Basic and Clinical Science Series for on-going study, review and reference, as well as the USMLEasy tool for self-assessment and board review practice. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by McGraw-Hill.

Academic Search Complete (1985-present; updated daily; more full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a multidisciplinary database that covers nearly all academic areas of study, including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language, linguistics, the arts, literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies. It indexes and abstracts over 9,300 journals, many of them peer-reviewed (4,400), and provides full-text for over 5,300 journals. It also includes indexing and abstracts for books, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 journals. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Alternative Health Watch (about 1984-present; updated daily; all full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides access to over 140 international and often peer-reviewed journals. It covers alternative, complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care, medicine and wellness. It includes reports, proceedings, association and consumer newsletters, pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Biology Digest (1989-present; updated 9 times/yeaar; RefWorks help) provides detailed abstracts written in a nontechnical style for non-biology students and interested non-scientists. It also conveys solid, factual information useful to life scientists exploring areas outside their specialities. It covers botany, environmental science, health, life sciences, medicine and zoology. It is produced by Plexus Publishing and the user interface is provided by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

Cancer Subset of MEDLINE/PubMed (mid 1950s-present; updated daily; RefWorks help; XLinks) worldwide cancer information in MEDLINE/PubMed from over 5,000 periodicals in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care and preclinical sciences. It is produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the user interface is provided by the Entrez retrieval system of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Consumer Health Complete (to be cancelled July 1, 2009; much full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) is designed for the everyday consumer of health care information. It provides convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information. Consumers can browse or search diseases, conditions, injuries or procedures as well as general topics, such as children's health, men's health, pregnancy, substance abuse, or women's health. It also includes searchable, browseable evidence-based reports, fact sheets and pamphlets, encyclopedias and reference books, drug and herb information, alternative sources, images and diagrams, and videos and animations. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

DineHealthy (campus only database) permits the user to set up a profile consisting of their date of birth, gender, height, actual and desired weight, activity level and medical diet based on health problems. After entering this information the user's maximum caloric intake is determined. Users can determine caloric content of hundreds of different foods and beverages, including fast food, restaurant food, frozen foods and pre-packaged food. Access from My Computer; select Vol 1 Apps (the P drive on most computers); click the DineHealthy folder; and then click DineHealth.exe.

Education Research Complete (much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) offers the largest and most complete collection of full-text education journals. It covers areas of curriculum instruction as well as administration, policy, funding, and related social issues. It includes the database, Professional Development Collection. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Electronic Journal Center (about 1995-present; updates dependent upon publisher; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks; saving searches) is a multidisciplinary collection of about 5,000 journals published by Academic Press, American Chemical Society, American Institute of Physics, American Physical Society, American Psychological Association (PsycARTICLES), Association of Computing Machinery, Berkeley Electronic Press, BioOne, Blackwell, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Emerald (MCB University Press), Ingenta, Institute of Physics, Kluwer, Lawrence Erlbaum, Optical Society of America, Oxford University Press, Project MUSE, Royal Society of Chemistry, Springer-Verlag, Thieme and Wiley. Scholars can be notified by email about new relevant articles according to subject, author or journal title. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (continuously updated; all full-text; XLinks) is a reference work in the biological sciences for both students and professionals. It contains 3,000 articles written by 5,000 contributing scientists which are categorized as introductory, advanced or keynote. It includes links to related articles and subject portals, a glossary and excellent graphics that can be printed separately. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Wiley InterScience.

Health and Psychosocial Instruments - HaPI (1985-present; updated quarterly; no full-text; RefWorks help) provides bibliographic information of measurement instruments (questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, coding schemes/ manuals, rating scales, projective techniques, vignettes/scenarios, and tests) used in health, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior and library and information science. It is produced by Behavioral Measurement Database Services and the user interface is provided by Ovid Technologies. A shared subscription with 5 Ohio libraries, this database permits 5 concurrent users.

Health Source: Consumer Edition (1984-present; updated daily; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts for over 130 full-text consumer health magazines. It covers AIDS, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition and dietetics, children’s health, women’s health, and more. It includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, 130 health reference books; 1,000 health-related pamphlets; 4,500 Clinical Reference Systems reports (in English and Spanish); and the Merriam-Webster Medical Desk Dictionary. It is published by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (1984-present; updated daily; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 850 journals, of which 450 are peer reviewed and 550 are full-text. It covers many medical disciplines with a strong focus on nursing and allied health. It includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide which provides up-to-date, concise and clinically relevant drug monographs. It is published by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

History of Science, Technology and Medicine (1973-present; updated quarterly; some full-text; RefWorks help) covers the history of all scientific disciplines. Subjects include agricultural sciences, alchemy, anthropology, archaeology, astrology, astronomy, biological sciences, biotechnology, chemistry, computer and information sciences, electronics, engineering, environmental sciences, geography, historiography, mathematics, medical sciences, military technology, natural history, neurosciences, occult sciences, paleontology, pharmacy, physics, psychiatry, psychology, public health and technology. It indexes 9,500 journals as well as conference proceedings, books, dissertations, maps and other materials. It is produced by the Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Wellcome Library, Society for the History of Technology, and History of Science Society. The user interface is provided by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

images.MD (FAQs about educational use of images) compiles over 50,000 high-quality images spanning all of internal medicine and derived from Current Medicine's series of illustrated atlases. Each image is accompanied by detailed and informative text written by over 2,000 contributing experts. images.MD is updated as new atlases are published or existing atlas series are revised. Register to start your own image library, create PowerPoint® presentations of images in your library, edit figure titles and legends, and create customized CD-ROMs of your favorite slides. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Current Medicine.

Lexi-PALS Drug Guide (updated monthly; all full-text; video tutorials) was formerly incorporated into Health Source (both the nursing & consumer editions), but is now separate database. It provides vital information on medications for patients through its Patient Advisory Leaflets. It contains over 1,450 medication and natural product leaflets representing the most commonly used medications, with an additional 600 leaflets in Spanish. It is produced by Lexi-Comp, Inc. and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

LexisNexis Academic (all full-text; RefWorks help) covers a wide variety of subjects including law, government, international affairs, politics, current events, business and medicine. Legal research provides federal and state cases, Shepard's citations, federal and state codes, tax law, Canadian court cases and legislation, law reviews, and patents. Business research allows users to create company profiles, lists, and comparisons, as well as SEC filings, account and country profiles. Company reports can be created and data can be downloaded into spreadsheets. The People tab allows users to find obituaries, elected officials, and industry contacts. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by LexisNexis. (Interfaces: News; Power Search; Easy Search)

LexisNexis Statistical Publications & DataSets (exportable data; users guide) includes datasets from many sources, including the US government, international organizations, and the private sector. It covers all subject areas, including banking and finance, criminal justice and law, education, energy resources and demand, food and agriculture, government and politics, health and vital statistics, housing and construction, industry and commerce, international; labor and employment, natural resources and environment, population and income, prices and cost of living, stocks and commodities, and transportation and travel. Users can search datasets by keyword; browse datasets by subject or source; display datasets by trend, map or ranking; and output datasets in print, PDF, delimited, Excel or SAS formats. Datasets can be limited by date and geographic area (country, state, county). Years available varies by dataset; for example, births 1999-present and breast cancer 1973-present. It also features datasets currently in the news, such as crude oil price, 30-year fixed mortgage rate, airline on-time arrival rate, campaign contributions for both Obama and McCain, gasoline prices, the prime rate and the unemployment rate. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by LexisNexis. Click Customize Data to access the datasets. Users will need to run the Java installation.

LWW Nursing Collection (coverage beginning in 1995 to 2006-present; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks test) indexes and abstracts 193 nursing periodicals with links to the full-text for all article in the journals. Users can search by keyword(s), enter a citation, or browse journals by subject category or by name from an A-Z list. In the browse mode, users can set up an RSS feed of the table of contents for any journal in the collection. Search results provide view abstract, find similar, find citing articles, TOC of the journal, and view the complete reference. The complete reference includes references cited by the author(s). It is produced by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and the user interface is provided by Wolters Klluwer | OVID. To begin searching, click Your Journals@Ovid.

MedicLatina (video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by Latin American medical publishers. It covers neuroscience, cardiology, nephrology, biomedicine, clinical research, pediatrics, human reproduction, clinical pathology, cancer research, and hematology. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Mental Measurements Yearbook (1989-present; full-text reviews of tests; video tutorials; XLinks) contains descriptive information about and critical reviews of English-language standardized tests as included in the printed Mental Measurement Yearbooks (MMY) 9 through 15. The tests included in this database cover educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, and psychology. For each test the database provides the test name, classification, author(s), publisher, publication date, time requirements, existence of validity and reliability data, score information, levels, intended populations, overview of the test, description of test materials, and one or more reviews of the test. It does not include the actual test instrument. It is produced by the Buros Institute and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing. This subscription is limited to 12 simultaneous users. See also Tests in Print.

Oxford Reference Online, Medicine (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 6 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering the body, medical terms, medicinal drugs, medicine, nursing, psychology and sports science. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Physical Education Index (1970-present; updated monthly; some full-text; RefWorks help) provides indexing and abstracts (since 2001) of peer-reviewed journals, report literature, conference proceedings, trade magazines, patents, and popular magazines. It covers all aspects of physical education and sports, including dance, physical fitness, health education, physical therapy, sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, sport business and marketing, coaching, athletic training, sport sociology, and sport psychology. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) (1861-last semester; updated daily; first 24 pages free full-text; RefWorks Help) contains over 2 million entries for doctoral dissertations and master's theses from over 1,000 North American graduate schools and European universities. More recent dissertations and theses are available electronically and may be downloaded for a fee. Frequently, users may also obtain a copy without cost through the library's document delivery services. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by ProQuest.

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source (formerly ProQuest Nursing Journals; 1986-present; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks; title list) offers the full-text of 444 nursing and related publications. Special resource links on the home page includes Evidence Summaries, Systematic Reviews, and Best Practice Information Sheets from the Joanna Briggs Institute. There are also cultural competency briefs by religion and ethnicity as well as 75 video training programs. Study paths permit users to view full-text articles recommended by a board of experienced nurse educators on topics relevant to the typical nursing curriculum in practical and registered nursing. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by ProQuest.

PsycCRITIQUES (1995-present; updated weekly; all full-text; video tutorials; XLinks) provides access to reviews of current books and films. Users can view weekly releases; browse by author/editor, book/film title, or publication year; and search for reviews by author, title, keyword, year, reviewer, population group and language. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the American Psychological Association. It is distributed by EBSCO Publishing.

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (1984-present; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts from 1984-present for over 490 journals, many peer-reviewed, and full-text from 1990-present for 510 journals. It covers emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry, psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

PsycINFO Archive (1887-1966; RefWorks help; video tutorial) provides abstracts and indexing to periodicals in psychology. It contains citations and abstracts from Psychological Abstracts (1927-1966), Psychological Bulletin (1921-1926), American Journal of Psychology (1887–1966), all APA journals back to their first issues, Psychological Index (1894-1935), and Classic Books in Psychology of the 20th Century and Harvard Book List, 1840–1971. Historic records do not contain controlled index terms or certain other indexing fields, such as age groups or form/content. It is produced by the American Psychological Association (APA) and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

Science Citation Index (SCI) Having problems? Try accessing this database directly through OhioLINK. (1980-present; updated weekly; some full-text; RefWorks Help; tutorial; citation alerts; saving searches & creating alerts; journal titles) provides bibliographic information and cited references for over 5,700 scientific research journals. It covers agriculture, astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, dentistry, ecology, engineering, environmental sciences, geography, mathematics, medicine, physics, plant sciences, psychiatry, veterinary sciences, and zoology. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). Click Change Limits and Settings to search only this database. Click Register or Sign In to save searches and receive search history and citation alerts. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Type your topic in the textboxes provided. Type your academic disicipline (e.g., occupational therapy, social work, nursing) in the next available textbox. Type research in the next available textbox. Click the down arrow adjacent to the last two textboxes and select Topic.

Science Online (all full-text; XLinks) is an online encyclopedia and NOT the journal, Science. It offers a comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines including biology and life sciences, chemistry, computer science, earth science, environmental science, forensic science, mathematics, physics, space and astronomy, and weather and climate. Content is organized by subject area and type of resource, as well as by national and state science education standards. It contains over 6,800 printable diagrams, illustrations and images; hundreds of videos and flash animations; over 1,000 science experiments and activities indexed by grade and time required; thousands of biographies of key scientists; thousands of definitions; a searchable timeline of science history; and national and state science education standards. Special features include Editor's Selection of the Month and Focus On. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Facts on File.

SocINDEX (core 1895-present; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) features more than 1,660,000 records with subject headings from a 19,300 term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts. It indexes over 750 core journals, 575 priority journals, 2,800 selective journals, books, conference papers, and other non-periodical content sources. Searchable cited references are also provided. It covers all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study, including abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, and violence. It features over 10,000 author profiles with biographical and bibliographic information. It contains full-text for over 344 core journals, 129 priority journals, 700 books, and 6,800 conference papers. It includes the former EBSCO database, Sociological Collection. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Social Work Abstracts (new user interface; 1965-present; some full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) offers extensive coverage of more than 450 social work and human services journals. It covers all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service, social issues and problems, therapy, education, human services, addictions, child and family welfare, mental health, and civil and legal rights. It is produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing. This subscription is limited to 8 simultaneous users. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Type your search strategy in the textboxes provided. Type research in the next available textbox. Click the Search button.

Sociological Abstracts (1963-2005; no longer updated; some full-text; RefWorks help) provides indexes and abstracts after 1974 to 1,700 serials publications in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. It includes journal articles, book reviews, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers. It is produced by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK. See SocINDEX and Social Sciences Citation Index for more up-to-date information.

SPORT Discus (some 1800-present; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) covers sport, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, physical education, kinesiology, coaching, training, sport administration, officiating, sport law & legislation, college & university sport, disabled persons, facility design & management, intramural & school sport, doping, drugs, health, health education, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention rehabilitation, physical therapy, rehabilitation, nutrition, exercise physiology, sport & exercise psychology, recreation, leisure studies, tourism, allied health, occupational health & therapy, and public health. It indexes international journals, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, dissertations and theses. It provides full-text for more than 415 journals, many with no embargo, and some dating back to 1985. It is produced by the Sport Information Center and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Statistical Abstract of the United States (1878-present; updated annually; all full-text) provides data tables for population; vital statistics; health and nutrition; education; law enforcement, courts and prison; geography and environment; parks, recreation, and travel; elections; state and local government; federal government finances and employment; national defense and veteran affairs; social insurance and human services; labor force, employment, and earnings; income, expenditure, and wealth; prices; banking, finance, and insurance; business enterprise; communication and information technology; energy; science and technology; land transportation; air and water transportation; agriculture; natural resources; construction and housing; manufactures; domestic trade and services; foreign countries and aid; outlying areas; comparative international statistics; 20th century statistics; and industrial outlook. Tabular data is available in portable document format (PDF) and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing and printing. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Tests in Print, (TIP) (1989-present; full-text reviews and descriptions of tests; video tutorials; XLinks) contains a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. The tests included in this database cover the test's purpose, publisher, in-print status, price, acronym, intended population, administration times, publication date(s), and authors. It does not include the actual test instrument. A score index permits users to identify what is being measured by each test. It is a resource for professionals in education, psychology, business, and other disciplines in the social sciences. Search results in Test in Print directly link to test reviews published in the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) database. Both TIP and MMY are produced by the Buros Institute and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

World Almanac (1998-present; updated annually; some linked full-text) provides references included in the World Almanac and Book of Facts, World Almanac of the USA, World Almanac of U.S. Politics, World Almanac for Kids, and Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia. It also includes WorldCat (books) and FirstSearch (articles) entries for topics searched. It is produced by World Almanac Education Group and the user interface is provided by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).