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E-learning resources
We have created a video on how to use the Oxford Brookes Library Resources for our Global Partnership Institutions.
Includes computing journals
Includes science and health journal articles
A multi-disciplinary database that indexes a wide variety of journals including film and computing.
Healthcare database
Nursing, health care. The CINAHL Database covers the following allied health fields: Athletic Training, Audiology, Cardiopulmonary Technology, Dental Hygiene, Emergency Services, Health Information Management, Medical Assisting, Medical/Laboratory Technology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Physician's Assistant, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Therapy, Social Service in Health Care, Speech-Language Pathology, Surgical Technology. Covers material published since 1982. In total, more than 1200 serial publications are regularly reviewed and indexed. Since 1986 abstracts have been included and are now available for 600 journal titles. Full text for selected items is available.
Business database
Emerald is one of the leading providers of management e-journals.
Healthcare database
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 with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 5,400 current biomedical journals.
General guides
What is a database? video (2:06 mins .mp4 file) or What is a database? transcript
Truncation and wildcards video (3:17 mins .mp4 file) or Truncation and wildcards transcript
When to use AND and OR video (4:23 mins .mp4 file) or When to use AND and OR transcript
Thesaurus searching video (3:52 mins .mp4 file) or Thesaurus searching transcript
Creating an account video (1:18 mins .mp4 file) or Creating an account transcript
Saving your search video (2:50 mins .mp4 file) or Saving your search transcript
Citation searching using Google Scholar video (2:19 mins .mp4 file) or Citation searching using Google Scholar transcript
Not enough results? video (5:49 mins .mp4 file) or Not enough results? transcript
Too many results? video (4:42 mins .mp4 file) or Too many results? transcript
Prisma flow diagram PDF or Prisma Flow diagram (editable Word document)
Be more critical: a practical guide for Health and Social Care students