FDU LibGuides: Public Health Guide: Online Resources for Public Health Research

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Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window A collection of more than 8,000 journals covering a variety of academic disciplines — from science, technology and medicine to the humanities.  Database Guide 
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window Academic Search Premier, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 4,600 scholarly publications, including more than 3,900 peer-reviewed publications.
Access World News This link opens in a new window This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics.   Database Guide 
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Credo Reference is an online reference library providing access to over 615 reference books. It includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations, in addition to a range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy and literature to law.  Database Guide 
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window This collection provides access to over 140,000 full-text books, reports, and other authoritative documents in the fields of Business & Economics; Career & General Education; Computers, Engineering & Applied Sciences; Humanities; Science, Medicine & Allied Health; and Social & Behavioral Sciences.  Database Guide 
Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders This link opens in a new window The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are both comprehensive and easy to understand in language accessible to laypersons.
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window MEDLINE with Full Text includes the authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more found in MEDLINE, but additionally provides full text (dating back to 1965) for over 1,470 journals indexed in MEDLINE.
MedlinePlus This link opens in a new window MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's website for patients and their families and friends. It is also useful for nursing students. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.
New York Times Online This link opens in a new window Access the New York Times starting with the first issue in 1851 through the latest news of today.  Database Guide 
The New York Times online requires you to create an account before you can access the site. You must use your FDU email address when registering. Access is good for one year. After which you will need to re-register. To re-register follow these instructions.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Provides access to more than 15,000 full-text news, legal and business sources. Includes journal articles, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, and blogs; local, regional, national and international newspapers; legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; business information on 80 million U.S. and international companies and 75 million executives.
PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window PsycARTICLES is a definitive source of full-text, peer-reviewed journal articles in psychology. The database contains over 150,000 articles from nearly 80 journals. Coverage spans 1894 to present.  Database Guide 
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window PsycINFO contains more than three million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which spans from 1887 to present, includes international material selected from more than 2,500 periodicals in over 35 languages. It also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law.
PubMed This link opens in a new window PubMed® comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
PubMed: MEDLINE This link opens in a new window PubMed: MEDLINE with Full Text includes the authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more found in MEDLINE, but additionally provides full text (dating back to 1965) for over 1,470 journals indexed in MEDLINE.
Research Library This link opens in a new window Search ProQuest for information from over 3,300 newspapers and periodicals on a wide range of topics including the arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and physical sciences.  Database Guide 
SAGE Premier This link opens in a new window The SAGE Premier collection consists of over 640 peer-reviewed journals from SAGE Publications in the fields of business, the humanities, the social sciences, science, technology, and medicine. Articles from January 1999 to the present are available in full text.  Database Guide 
ScienceDirect College Edition This link opens in a new window The ScienceDirect College Edition includes some 1,900 full-text Elsevier journals in three collections: Health & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social & Behavioral Sciences. Full-text coverage starts in 1995 or later (depending on journal) and continues to the present.
Science in Context This link opens in a new window Science in Context is an engaging online resource providing contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. Gale's authoritative, curriculum-aligned reference content is merged with full-text magazine, academic journal, and news articles; experiments, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window SocINDEX with Full Text is a comprehensive research database covering sociology as well as related areas: It provides full text for some 890 journals dating back to 1908, as well as full text for over 850 books and monographs and over 16,800 conference papers. Indexing is provided for more than 4,000 journals, with abstracts for over 1,300 "core" journals dating back to 1895.
US Majors Dailies This link opens in a new window ProQuest US Major Dailies includes full-text coverage of several major US newspapers: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times (with New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine), USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal (with WSJ : the Magazine from the Wall Street Journal), and The Washington Post. Although starting dates differ, coverage for each newspaper extends to the present.
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window Access the Wall Street Journal from 1984 to the present, one of the world's leading daily financial newspapers.
Useful for:

Newspaper articles on various topics including finance, the stock market, the economy, management, politics, U.S. news and world news.
Market data including stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, mutual funds, and ETFs

Includes:

Newspapers

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Use for finding current legislation related to topics in Public Health.
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
Authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, from over 5,400 journals.
(Also known as PubMed: MEDLINE with Full Text)
PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
Full-text, peer-reviewed articles in psychology.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Citations and summaries of academic journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, and technical reports in the field of psychology.
PubMed: MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
Authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, from over 5,400 journals.
(Also known as MEDLINE with Full Text)
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).
SAGE Premier This link opens in a new window
Over 640 scholarly and peer reviewed journals covering a broad range of topics with focus on the humanities and sciences.
ScienceDirect College Edition This link opens in a new window
1,900+ peer-reviewed journals focusing on health & life sciences, physical sciences, and the social & behavioral sciences.
Science in Context This link opens in a new window
Provides information on hundreds of significant science topics. Pulls together background information and scholarly articles in to one place. A good start for broad science topics.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers sociology research, as well as related areas.

Access World News This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos
New York Times Online This link opens in a new window
The New York Times online requires you to create an account before you can access the site. You must use your FDU email address when registering. Access is good for one year. After which you will need to re-register.
The New York Times online requires you to create an account before you can access the site. You must use your FDU email address when registering. Access is good for one year. After which you will need to re-register. To re-register follow these instructions.
US Majors Dailies This link opens in a new window
Full-text coverage of several major US newspapers, including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, USA TODAY, and The Washington Post, among others.
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Useful for:

Newspaper articles on various topics including finance, the stock market, the economy, management, politics, U.S. news and world news.
Market data including stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, mutual funds, and ETFs

Includes:

Newspapers

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations, in addition to a range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy and literature to law.
Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders This link opens in a new window
The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders provides reference information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies.
MedlinePlus This link opens in a new window
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's website for patients and their families and friends. It is also useful for nursing students. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand.

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
This collection provides access to over 140,000 full-text books, reports, and other authoritative documents in the fields of Business & Economics; Career & General Education; Computers, Engineering & Applied Sciences; Humanities; Science, Medicine & Allied Health; and Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Search Discovery Catalog
Use our Discovery Catalog to find eBooks across the disciplines.

These resources are available on the open web and do not require special access.

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window Academic Search Premier, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 4,600 scholarly publications, including more than 3,900 peer-reviewed publications.
Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window A collection of more than 8,000 journals covering a variety of academic disciplines — from science, technology and medicine to the humanities.  Database Guide 
Research Library This link opens in a new window Search ProQuest for information from over 3,300 newspapers and periodicals on a wide range of topics including the arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and physical sciences.  Database Guide

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Public Health Guide: Online Resources for Public Health Research

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