Databases by Subject

Databases Listed by Subject

For a full description of the databases see the page titled databases A-Z.

For access to databases, come to the Knowledge Resource Library for the passwords.

Access to these databases are for Platt College, do not give passwords to anybody other than Platt College.

LIRN access (Proquest and Gale InfoTrac Power Search, Credo Reference e-Books) 

EBSCO access (CINAHL and other EBSCO databases)

Visual Library Links (Pearltrees)

Nursing

     EBSCO

• CINAHL (EBSCO)
• Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
• Medline with Full Text (EBSCO)

      LIRN (Proquest)

• Proquest Nursing and Allied Health Source - (LIRN then connect to Proquest) (Joanna Briggs Institute evidence summaries, best practices information sheets and systematic reviews accessible through this Proquest database)
• Proquest Health and Medical Complete (LIRN then connect to Proquest)
• Video Training and Cultural Compentency Brief  Go to the LIRN link first and type in five digit code, connect to proquest and paste the url into the browser http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=554&TS=1273789892&clientId=83182  or LIRN then connect to Proquest select Nursing and Allied Health then click Browse tab and hyperlink to Video Training and Cultural Compentency Briefs
• Proquest Psychology (LIRN then connect to Proquest)

      LIRN (Gale InfoTrac)

• Academic OneFile (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)

• Micromedex
• PubMed Always use this custom url for Platt College.  Do no click the icon within pubmed.gov.  After launching search, look for special filters on the top right hand side such as full text and nursing journals.  Click on blue library holdings icon for Platt College full text.
• Pubmed Single Citation Matcher  This will check Platt College EBSCO databases for full text.  Look for blue library holdings icon for Platt College full text.
• Trip
• PICO tool
• Medlineplus consumer health information

Images

• IStockPhoto  The web's original source for royalty-free stock images, media and design elements.Accessible by userid and password.  See instructor or librarian for details.

Business

• Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
• Business and Company Resource Center (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)
• Computer Database (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)
• General Business File ASAP (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)
   

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

• Literature Resource Center (LIRN the connect to Gale InfoTrac)

Newspapers, Magazines and Pamplets

• Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)
• EBSCO Newspaper Source (EBSCO)
• Medlineplus Government Website

Drugs

• Micromedex

General & Interdisciplinary

• Academic OneFile (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)
• Academic Search Premier  (EBSCO)
• Expanded Academic ASAP (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)

Humanities

• Academic One File (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)
• Expanded Academic ASAP (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)
• Literature Resource Center (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)

Literature

• Literature Resource Center (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)

Psychology

• Proquest Psychology (LIRN then connect to Proquest)
• Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)

Science & Technology

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
• GreenFILE (EBSCO)
• Academic OneFile (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)
• Computer Database (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)
• Expanded Academic ASAP (LIRN then connect to Gale InfoTrac)

Social Sciences

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)

Education

     ERIC Government

Book Reviews

• Bowker’s Books in Print (LIRN then connect to Bowker's)

Government/Statistics

• portal to government information http://www.usa.gov