| MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES |
 CINAHL Plus with Full Text
via EBSCOhost |
1937-present |
Indexes 3,000+ journals from the fields of nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. Searchable cited references for more than 1,155 journals are included. Full text for 330+ journals, plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials. |
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
via EBSCOhost |
1975-present |
Provides access to 550+ scholarly full text journals, indexes 850+ journals in nursing and allied health. Includes Lexi-PAL Drug Guide. |
MEDLINE
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1997-present; Last 10 years |
Indexes 5,160+ international scholarly journals in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. |
MEDLINE
via FirstSearch |
1965-present |
MEDLINE on Pubmed
via National Library of Medicine |
1950-present |
MEDLINE
via LexisNexis
Select "Medline References" from the "Select Sources" drop-down menu.
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1950-present |
MedlinePlus
via National Library of Medicine |
Varies |
Full-text health information on diseases and conditions, preventive medicine, drugs, clinical trials, physician and hospital directories, a medical encyclopedia, medical dictionary, plus links to Medline citations. Also available in Spanish. |
Health and Wellness Resource Center
via GaleNet |
Varies |
Full-text health encyclopedias, medical dictionaries, directory of health-related organizations, full-text periodical articles (from 1,100+ journals), and pamphlets. Includes Alternative Health Module. |
PubMed Central (PMC)
via National Institutes of Health |
Varies |
Free digital archive of 300+ biomedical and life sciences journals. Search all journals or choose articles from the table of contents of each journal. |
| SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES |
Bibliography of Bioethics
via FIU Libraries |
1975-present |
Available in print only: Biscayne Bay Library and Green Library, Abstracts & Indexes Collection (2nd floor), call number: R724.B5.
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CCH Health and Human Resources
via CCH Internet Research NetWork |
Current |
Laws, regulations, industry news, cases, and other information on health care and human resource management.
Click Enter on the left-hand side under Log In. You will be asked to enter your e-mail address.
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Cochrane Library
via Wiley InterScience |
Current |
Consists of a collection of evidence-based medicine databases, including The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Provides up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care. |
Congressional
via LexisNexis |
Varies |
Database of U.S. congressional information, including papers, bills, and biographies. |
CQ Researcher
via CQ Press |
1991-present |
Weekly newsletter of current and controversial issues with lengthy, full-text reports on both sides of the issue. |
CQ Weekly
via CQ Press |
1983-present |
Weekly newsletter with in-depth reports on current and upcoming issues in the U.S. Congress, and a complete wrap up the previous week's news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes. |
GPO Access
via GPO Access |
Varies by Database |
Provides free electronic access to government information databases, individual Federal agency files and much more. Consider aslo USA.gov. |
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI)
via Ovid |
1985-present |
Indexes tests, measures, survey instruments, rating scales, and questionnaires on human health and behavior. |
Health and Safety Science Abstracts
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1981-present |
Indexes 940+ international scholarly publications in public health, safety, and industrial hygiene.
Subfile of Biological Sciences; Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management; Safety Science and Risk. |
Health Source - Consumer Edition
via EBSCOhost |
1985-present |
Provides access to 130+ full text, consumer health periodicals, indexes 300+ periodicals. Full text for 1,100+ health-related pamphlets; 136 health reference books, and 4,500+ Clinical Reference Systems reports (in English and Spanish). Includes Lexi-PAL Drug Guide. |
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1972-present |
Indexes 3,890+ international scholarly journals, government documents, Internet materials, and other publications from over 120 countries on current events in the political and social sciences. |
| RELATED INDEXES AND DATABASES |
ABI/Inform
via ProQuest |
1905-present |
Covers publications in business, finance, and economics. Includes four ABI/Inform databases: ABI/INFORM Archive Complete, ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry. |
Business and Company Resource Center
via GaleNet |
Varies |
Indexes 5,000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business and industry. Also includes company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, and more. Predicast's PROMT, Newsletters ASAP and Thomson Financials' Investext Plus databases are fully integrated in this database. |
Business and Industry
via RDS |
1994-present |
Indexes 1,850+ trade journals and selected industry-related documents. |
Business Full Text
via WilsonWeb |
1982-present |
Indexes 650+ major magazines and scholarly journals in business. Full text coverage begins in 1995. |
Business NewsBank
via NewsBank |
1993-present |
Articles from 400+ U.S. newspapers, newswires, and local business journals covering companies, industries, executives, and products. |
General Business File ASAP
via InfoTrac |
1980-present |
Indexes 1,000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business, industry, economics and politics. Also covers broker research reports and company directory listings. |
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
via Library of Congress |
Current |
Index of laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources from member nations. |
Investext Plus
via InfoTrac |
1982-present |
Provides hundreds of investment house reports on companies and industries from over 500 brokers in North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. |
Legal Periodicals Full Text and Legal Periodicals Retrospective
via WilsonWeb |
1908-present; Full text: 1994-present |
Indexes legal journals and other publications. Full text of nearly 270 periodicals, as far back as 1994. |
LegalTrac
via InfoTrac |
1980-present |
Indexes 1,400+ major law reviews, international law journals, specialty law and bar association journals, and legal newspapers for most legal subjects. |
LiveEDGAR
via Thomson-West/GSI |
Varies |
A comprehensive collection of content that ranges from a listing of SEC filings dating back to 1967 (including all EDGAR filings), Annual Reports to Shareholders from 33,00 companies in 115 countries, complete SEDAR filings (Canada), and No-Action letters as early as 1971. Also has information on mergers & acquisitions, registrations, and prospectuses since 1996. Additional libraries include a comprehensive SEC library as well as a company news, quotes, & financials database. |
PsycINFO
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1806-present |
Indexes 2,300+ international scholarly journals, books, book chapters, reports and other publications in psychology and related disciplines. Many records, added to the database since 1998, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article. |
Social Sciences Citation Index
via ISI Web of Knowledge |
1977-present |
Indexes 1,725+ multidisciplinary scholarly journals and other publications in the social sciences, with cited references. Very useful for finding articles which cite earlier articles. |
Social Sciences Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective
via WilsonWeb |
1907-present; Full text: 1995-present |
Indexes international scholarly journals and popular magazines in the social sciences. Full text coverage begins in 1995. Allows to search Social Sciences Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective concurrently. |
Sociological Abstracts
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1952-present |
Indexes 2,000+ international journals and other publications in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Many records, added to the database since 2002, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article. |
Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage
via Standard and Poor's |
Varies |
Full text of 12 Standard & Poor's investment publications covering managment, corporation data, industry data, mutual funds, and investment analysis. |
State Capital
via LexisNexis |
Current |
Database of state government information including bills and laws, constitutions, legislative issues, and more. |
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