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Health and Medicine

A Library Subject Guide

Recommended Databases

  • MEDLINE Best Bet
    Articles about medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, etc., from 1965 - present.
  • CINAHL Complete
    Nursing, allied health, case management, consumer health, evidence-based practice, health administration, and related topics from 1937 - present.
  • EBSCO eBooks
    UMGC Library's main collection of ebooks on a wide range of subjects. (Faculty: The ones indicating "Unlimited User Access" can be used for assigned course readings.)
  • Gale eBooks
    Encyclopedias and other background reading in a variety of subject areas.
  • Health Source: Consumer Edition
    Consumer health information in popular periodicals, pamphlets, and reference books, from 1984 - present.
  • Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
    Ebooks, journal articles, etc. about medicine and health, with an emphasis on nursing and allied health subjects, from 1987 - present.
  • JSTOR
    Articles and books from many subject areas (anthropology, art, business, education, history, literature, science, etc.) from the 1900s - present.
  • PubMedCentral
    Free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences articles at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine.
  • SAGE Knowledge: SAGE Reference eBook Collection
    Online dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks covering the social sciences.
  • ScienceDirect
    Articles and books covering the physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities, from 1995 - present.
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Using Ebooks

When writing a research paper, ebooks can be a great scholarly resource, providing background information, as well as in-depth information on a topic. You can find ebooks in the UMGC library collection, or on the free web. Ebooks are included in OneSearch, which is available below and also from the Library home page. You can search by selecting Ebooks Only from the dropdown menu. 

The UMGC Library subscribes to other great ebook databases that cannot be found in this search. To search these collections you should go directly to the source. 

You can also find great ebook collections on the free web. Remember, when using material from the free web, it is important to evaluate what you find. 

Ebook Search (select Ebooks Only from drop-down)

Using Websites

When used appropriately, websites can add great value to your research reference list. Websites can provide valuable evidence to support a research topic, and can also provide background information, company or association information, and basic facts about a topic. When using websites, always evaluate what you find, to avoid bias and verify information.

Recommended Websites