NURS 1000: Nursing Orientation 

A world of information awaits you at your UT Libraries.  On campus or online, you can access:

• Books
• Articles from journals, magazines and newspapers
• Course reserves
• Theses, dissertations and project reports
• Internet sources
• Videos (VHS, DVD and downloadable)
• Music
• Maps (globes, atlases and topographic maps)
• Government information
• Manuscripts and archival material
• Primary sources
• More!

The Ohio Library and Information Network, or OhioLINK, is a statewide consortium of 88 colleges and universities and the State Library of Ohio.  Through OhioLINK, you have access to a wealth of information:

• Over 48 million books (can be requested and sent to your UT library)
• Millions of journal articles
• 12,000 online journals
• 140 research databases
• Over 50,000 electronic books
• Images, video and sound
• Theses and dissertations from Ohio students

Key resources from OhioLINK include:

• Catalog
• Electronic Journal Center
• Digital Media Center
• E-Book Center
• Electronic Theses & Dissertations Center

In addition to general scholarly information found in the above list, you have access to a wide variety of nursing-specific resources. 

Databases (for finding articles from nursing and health science journals)

• CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature) [off-campus? click here]
• HealthSource: Nursing/Academic [off-campus? click here]
• ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source [off-campus? click here]
• PubMed (searches the MEDLINE index of health science literature, including several nursing journals)
• More nursing and health science databases

Other Electronic Resources (including e-books)

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Information (resources to help you understand what EBP is all about)