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How to Use Databases

Library Tutorials
by Melissa Jones Last Updated Jul 18, 2023 1799 views this year

Click the link above to watch a video or read a transcript on using library resources.

EBSCOhost databases like CINAHL, MEDLINE, Business Source, Education Sources, and SOCIndex all look the same and have similar tools. You can even search several together at one time. Contact the library to learn more.

Ebsco Advanced Search Strategies

Please follow this link below for excellent tips on how to search the databases using truncation and wildcard symbols and proximity searches.

Truncation and Wildcards
Boolean Searching Basics
Video presentation on Boolean searching and using Truncation

Search Harvard Business Review Journal

Use the link below to search within the Harvard Business Review Journal. Once you click on the link and log in using your myWilmU email and password, Click on "Search within this publication" at the top to use keywords, title or author for searching, or use the publication year links to locate a specific issue and volume.

Harvard Business Review
FAQ for Harvard Business Review Journal
Have more questions about searching for Harvard Business Review articles or how to use the permalinks to HBR articles? Check out our FAQ link.

Recommended Health Professions Databases

Health Care Issues in Opposing Viewpoints
Link to Health Care Issues discussion and list of subtopics in Opposing Viewpoints library database

CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
CINAHL Complete provides easy access to 1,400 top nursing and allied health journals with full text dating back to 1937 and information for more than 50 nursing specialties, including speech language pathology, nutrition, general health and medicine, along with evidence-based care sheets, research instruments and quick lessons. In addition, this database offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters.
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing to search citations from over 5,400 current biomedical journals.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. This database is updated on a daily basis. In addition, this database includes AHFS Consumer Medication Information, which includes drug information monographs written in lay language for consumers.
Sage Journals Online This link opens in a new window
Sage Journals Online provides access to approximately 460 Peer-Reviewed Full-Text Journals published by Sage covering the disciplines of Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, Science, Technology, and Medicine.

Link to full list of Health Profession Databases

CINAHL Basic Search, from EBSCO

Recommended Human Resources Databases

Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Business Source Ultimate offers a wealth of peer-reviewed, full-text journals and other resources that provide historical information and current trends in business that spark discussion on future developments and changes in the business world. Plus, Business Source Ultimate has a winning formula: Business students learn about accounting, finance, banking, marketing, management and much more with one comprehensive package that also includes full text of journals found in key subject indexes. In addition to accessing essential full-text journals, business students can delve into case studies, country economic reports and company profiles, as well as interviews with executives and analysts – the key players whose roles they are studying to fill.
Springer Link This link opens in a new window
Springer Online is an electronic journal service that provides access to the full text of over 2500 journals published by Springer (the combination of the former Springer-Verlag and Kluwer Academic Publishers).