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OSF Medical Center Library Resources

  • Links to eBooks at Ovid, research, and evidenced-based resources. Requires OSF Saint Francis Medical Center EZ Proxy ID and password to access. Obtain EZ Proxy ID and password from the College Library. Proxy ID Request
  • On Campus Link
  • Off Campus Link

If you are new to Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing or would like to review the steps on how to use OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Library Resources please view the Research How-To Tutorial.

College of Nursing students have access to the databases listed below:

CinahlPlus via Ebsco

  • Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
  • Premier research database for nursing
  • 1,200 journals indexed, some dating from 1982
  • Many full-text articles available

Health Business FullText Elite via Ebsco

  • Comprehensive content from 480
    journals
  • Covers all aspects of health care administration and other non-clinical aspects of health care institution management
  • Topics include hospital management, hospital administration, marketing, human resources, computer technology, facilities management, and insurance

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition via Ebsco

  • Indexing for 550 scholarly full text journals
  • Includes 450 peer-reviewed journals
  • Abstracts and citations from 850 additional  journals provided
  • Strong coverage of nursing and allied health disciplines

Nursing Consult

  • Integrated online resource for efficient searching
  • Answers to pressing clinical questions located in single, easy-to-use service
  • Content includes leading books and journals, drug information, patient handouts, news, and evidence-based sources

Ovid Medline

  • The National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database
  • User-friendly Ovid platform for easier searching
  • Subjects covered include medicine, nursing, dentistry, allied health, and pre-clinical sciences
  • Many articles are available full-text

OSF Journal Holdings

  • Search all OSF subscribed journals
  • Lists both print and online journals
  • Links provide immediate access to online journal content

PubMed

  • Created by the National Library of Medicine
  • Free search engine for medical literature
  • Covers all areas of medicine, nursing, and allied health
  • Primarily citations and abstracts

Cochrane Reviews

  • Produced by the International Cochrane Collaborative
  • Systematic reviews that are based on the efforts of 50 working groups
  • They investigate the effects of interventions for prevention, treatment and rehabilitation as well as assess the accuracy of diagnostic tests