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School of Public Health: Distance Students Library Research Support Guide

Search for Journal Articles

       

 

The Library subscribes to various databases that assist our users in finding relevant and current information for their research or assignments. Begin your search for articles by exploring the databases below.

The list below are the core databases which cover Nursing disciplines.

Academic Search Complete (EbscoHost)
CINAHL (EbscoHost)
Credo Reference
EbscoHost
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EbscoHost)
Medline
PEDro
PubMed
SA ePublications (SABINET)
SAGE Journals Online
ScienceDirect
Wiley Online Library
Some additional databases for Nursing:
BioMed Central
Cambridge Journals Online
Cochrane Library
ERIC (EbscoHost)
JSTOR
Oxford Journals Online
Poverty Monitoring Database
PsycARTICLES (EbscoHost)
Pubmed Central
Sage Research Methods Online (SRMO)
SCOPUS
SocIndex (EbscoHost)
SpringerLink

Search the Library's A-Z Databases finding journal articles on a particular topic,  by selecting one of the core databases listed on your left hand side. The Full Text Finder allows you to browse through the journal contents page, searching within the journal and finding full text of a journal article. You can also search uKwazi (Library Search Engine) for articles on your assignment.

How to find information on your research topic using Academic Search Complete (Ebscohost)

How do I find the Full Text of an Article?

 

Search the Library's Full Text Finder to find full text of journal articles. Make sure that you have the full journal article citation when searching for the article.  Enter  the title of the journal in the search box. You can also search within Public Health journals finding full text articles. Please click on the document to guide you.

Inter Library Loans Service (ILL)

 

The Interlibrary Loans (ILL) service allows for material (ie, books and journal articles) not held in our library, to be borrowed from other libraries within the system, or from libraries abroad if not available locally. Users can request books or journal articles by clicking here to authenticate yourself and  complete a form. Alternatively email  interlending@uwc.ac.za (ILL).

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