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Finding
Articles
The following databases contain articles on your research topic . For help searching
the article databases, see How
Do I Find an Article on the library web page or ask the reference
librarian. For a full list of article databases, see the A-Z
List of Online Resources on the Library web site.
Academic Search Premier
Description: Abstracts and full text articles from over 8000 journals in nearly academic discipline.
Coverage: 1975 -
Updated: daily
Guide to using Academic Search Premier
Social Sciences Full Text
Description: Abstracts and full text articles from over 800 social sciences journals. Be sure to choose the Social Science subject area.
Coverage: 1983 -
Updated: daily
Guide to using Social Sciences Full Text
Humanities Full Text
Description: Abstracts and full text articles from journals in the humanities. Be sure to choose the Humanities subject area.
Coverage: 1984 -
Updated: daily
Guide to using Humanities Full Text
CQ Researcher
Description: In depth coverage of current social issues.
Coverage: 1991 -
Updated: weekly
Guide to using CQ Researcher
Opposing Viewpoints
Description: Viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links, and full-text articles on current social issues. Use this database for "position", "for-or-against", "hot-topic", and/or "debate" style research papers.
Coverage: broad
Updated: daily
Guide to using Opposing Viewpoints
Health Source - Nursing / Academic Edition
Description: Abstracts and full text articles from over 1200 journals in many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong.
Coverage: 1985 -
Updated: daily
Guide to using Health Source - Nursing/Academic
Medline
Description: International coverage of all areas of medicine, dentistry, nursing, health services administration, psychiatry, and nutrition.
Coverage: 1965 -
Updated: daily
Guide to using Medline
Finding
Books
Books on (topic
or discipline) can be found in the
Dominican
University Online Catalog. For help searching the catalog,
see How
Do I Find a Book? on the library web page or ask the reference
librarian. Reference books, found on the lower level of Crown
Library, can give you ideas for topics and can provide background
information and bibliographies. Suggested
reference books and sample catalog searches are listed below.
Reference Books
The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising : Ref HF 5803 .A38 2003
Main Collection Books
Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity in Youth: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment :
RA 777 .B59 2001
Try these catalog searches:
Subject: Surgery, Plastic
Any word anywhere: "plastic surgery"
Boolean: "body image" and media
If Dominican does not have the items you need, use the I-Share Catalog to see the holdings of the 65 CARLI libraries. Request items from I-Share and have them sent to Dominican.
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
http://www.plasticsurgery.org/
"The mission of ASPS is to advance quality care to plastic surgery patients by encouraging high standards of training, ethics, physician practice and research in plastic surgery." This site includes information for patients and doctors, and includes statistics, and current news.