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Top Picks

Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost)

Multi-disciplinary database featuring journal, magazine and newspaper articles

Computers & Applied Sciences Complete (EBSCOhost)

Full-text articles and indexing for engineering, computing, and other science fields

 

Medicine & Health Information Databases

• Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCOhost) - Scholarly full-text articles from medical journals
• CINAHL Complete (EBSCOhost) - Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature covers the fields of healthcare and medicine with journal articles, care sheets, and quick facts 
• MEDLINE Complete (EBSCOhost) - Journal articles and additional information on a wide range of topics in the field of medicine, created by the National Library of Medicine
• PubMed - Citations to biomedical literature
• Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCOhost) - Information on health topics for the lay person

Other Relevant Databases

• Annual Reviews Online - Full-text access to some years of Annual Reviews of nutrition, microbiology, medicine, genetics and more, indexing for all Annual reviews
• Atla Religion (EBSCOhost) - Biblical studies, religion and related topics, including the relationships between science and Christianity
• Christian Periodicals Index (EBSCOhost) - Index of evangelical Christian journal and magazine articles, including some articles about faith and science
• eBooks (EBSCOhost) - Collection of ebooks on a variety of topics, searchable by title, author, keyword, and full text
• Environment Complete (EBSCOhost) - Comprehensive database of full-text articles and even more indexing about ecology, sustainability, urban planning, agriculture, and other related topics
• GreenFILE (EBSCOhost) - Index of articles related to the impact of humans on the environment
• WorldCat - Simultaneously searches for books and more in over 9,000 libraries' collections in the U.S. and around the world

Publicly Accessible Databases

In addition to the resources that McCartney Library licenses on behalf of Geneva College students, faculty and staff, there are many sources of information freely available from government agencies or through local, public libraries.

• Agricola – Produced by the National Agricultural Library, encompasses all aspects of agriculture, animal sciences, farming, and environmental sciences
• GreenFile (EBSCOhost) -- Open access records from scholarly, government, and general interest sources regarding all aspects of our relationship to the environment
• PubMed – Database with 30 million+ citations and some full-text content for biomedical literature
• DOAB – The Directory of Open Access Books provides the online full text of books it lists, many of them from scholarly, university presses.
• DOAJ – The Directory of Open Access Journals lists journals that provide all of their articles online, without charge and provides a search engine for their articles
• EBSCO Essentials – Search and filter results in this database of open access articles, as well as other sources that can be requested from your local public library through interlibrary loan

Pennsylvania’s Office of Commonwealth Libraries licenses databases for state residents who obtain an e-card by registering with their name, email, and Pennsylvania zip code.  For science topics, try Academic OneFile, Health & Wellness Resource Center, or Science Reference Center.

Ask a librarian for help selecting a database

• Email: Submit your question through the online form or send an email to ref@geneva.edu
• Phone: Call the library at 724-847-6563
• In person: Visit the library during most open hours to consult with a librarian face to face