PT 6881 - Critical Inquiry I

Article Databases

Databases for Locating Evidence-based Practice (EBP) Materials

EBP: "...the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and the patient's unique values and circumstances ..." Straus SE, 2019

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While I am always happy to provide one-on-one training in database searching, you may find these brief tutorials helpful for just-in-time learning.

CINAHL

The Ebscohost system, of which CINAHL is a part, underwent a significant interface redesign in summer 2024. These tutorials are for the old interface, but may still be helpful. New tutorials will be posted as soon as they are available.

PubMed

Web of Science

Use Library OneSearch to find out if we have the full-text of an article. For example, let's say you want to find this article:

• Casali, N., Nikolayevskyy, V., Balabanova, Y., Harris, S., Ignatyeva, O., Kontsevaya, I., Corander, J., Bryant, J., Parkhill, J., Nejentsev, S., Horstmann, R., Brown, T., & Drobniewski, F. (2014). Evolution and transmission of drug-resistant tuberculosis in a Russian population. Nature Genetics, 46(3), 279–286. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.2878

Just search Library OneSearch for a portion of the article title - "evolution and transmission of drug-resistant tuberculosis," and you will pull up a record of the article with "Access Options"!

If we don't have your article electronically or in-print, you can order the article through InterLibrary Loan (ILL) using ILLiad. This is a free service, and most articles are available in 24 hours. You will receive an email when your article is ready.

When searching our databases, look for theicon. Clicking on it will allow you to link to the available free text or offer you the option of immediately requesting the article via ILL.