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Nursing and Allied Health Resource Guide

This research guide highlights some resources for the Nursing and Allied Health program.

Introduction to Electronic Resources

Electronic materials in the library include e-books, journals, databases, and digitized materials. These materials can be accessed in several different ways:

  • Catalog searches using the LBBL Catalog or WorldCat Discovery.

  • The A-Z Database List.

  • Individual webpages.


Note that you may need to authenticate through OpenAthens using your MyNSU login credentials in order to access content. For more information, visit the following guide How to Access Databases from Off-Campus.

Searching the Catalog - Electronic Resources

You can locate electronic materials by searching the library's catalog on the library homepage: https://libguides.nsu.edu/

Search boxes available on the library homepage.

LBBL Library Catalog search on the library homepage.

1. Enter your search terms and click the "Submit" button in the box to search the LBBL Catalog. By default, the system will use a keyword search looking for your terms across the entire catalog.

If you would like to limit the type of search:

  • Use the left-side dropdown menu to change the type of search from Keyword to Title, Author, Subject, Call Number, ISBN/ISSN, or Resource Name.
  • Leave the default right-side dropdown menu option "Search Entire Catalog" to search for electronic resources.

2. The results list has icons to indicate what type of materials are available. In order to select only electronic resources, such as E-Book results from the catalog, click the "Modify Search" button at the top of the results page:

LBBL Catalog "Modify Search" button.

3. On the "Modify Search" page you can use the "Add Limits" field to select a specific material type. For example, click "E-BOOKS" to limit the search results to only E-Books. (note that you can use "Ctrl + mouse click" to select multiple options. Click the "Submit" button to view the modified search results.

LBBL Catalog advanced search with material type E-BOOK selected.

4. Click on resources in the results list to view the item record. The item record will have a link at the top of the page that will take you to the electronic resource.

LBBL Catalog e-book record.


Note that you may need to authenticate through OpenAthens using your MyNSU login credentials in order to access content.
For more information, visit the following guide How to Access Databases from Off-Campus.
 

WorldCat Discovery search on the library homepage.

WorldCat Discovery searches the LBBL Catalog and libraries world-wide. This search will also return results for articles within journals.

1. Enter your search terms and click the green "Search" button to search WorldCat Discovery. By default, the system will use a keyword search looking for your terms across the entire catalog of the Lyman Beecher Brooks Library and libraries world-wide.

[This broad search capability makes WorldCat Discovery very useful for discovering a wide variety of materials even if they are not available at the Lyman Beecher Brooks Library. If you find resources that you need that are only available at other libraries, you can place a request with our Interlibrary Loan department to request to borrow the materials.]

2. The results list has multiple options for refining the search that can be customized using the filtering options contained in the left-side menu or the "Group & Refine This Search" menu on smaller screens.

WorldCat Discovery search results filtering menu.

3. In the filtering menu, check the boxes to apply limits and refine your results. For example, check the boxes for Norfolk State University and eBook to limit the results to eBooks with full text availability through the Lyman Beecher Brooks Library.

WorldCat Discovery ebook search results.

4. Click on resources in the results list to view the item record or click View eBook straight from the results list to visit the electronic resource.


Note that you may need to authenticate through OpenAthens using your MyNSU login credentials in order to access content.
For more information, visit the following guide How to Access Databases from Off-Campus.
 

Searching Databases

The Lyman Beecher Brooks Library (LBBL) can connect you with hundreds of databases to help you build general knowledge, to perform background research, to connect your with scholarly resources, and even find some entertainment with streaming movies and audio.

Many databases are specific to content type or discipline and will have specific best practices and strategies for getting the best search results. Visit the Library 101 - Advanced Research Techniques guide to learn more.

Note that you may need to authenticate through OpenAthens using your MyNSU login credentials in order to access content.
For more information, visit the following guide How to Access Databases from Off-Campus.

All students, faculty, and staff at NSU have access to FREE subscriptions to the Chronicle of Higher Education, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. Sign up for an account to have access to current and archival coverage from some of the world's best news outlets. Please visit the following guide for details: Newspaper Digital Subscriptions for Students, Faculty, and Staff

In addition to the newspaper subscriptions above, the NSU research databases include access to historical newspapers, news aggregators, and business reporting platforms. Try out the following resources or visit the full A-Z database list for more: A-Z Databases


Reference databases are a great place to start your research. These databases include resources that are perfect for background information and broad coverage of topics, such as: encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, and manuals.

Try out some of the reference databases below to get started or visit the full database list here: A-Z Databases


NSU research databases include access to current and historical resources ranging from primary resources to scholarly books and peer-reviewed articles.

Try out some of the research databases below to get started or visit the full database list here: A-Z Databases


Major research platforms that cover multiple disciplines include EBSCOhost and Proquest:


Primary resource databases include items such as original works and digitized historical materials:

The library offers a wide variety of audio / visual databases from instructional lab videos to popular movies and jazz music.

Try out some of the audio / visual databases below to get started or visit the full database list here: A-Z Databases