LibGuides: Queens: Electronic Resources

Newspapers

New York Times
Read todays articles and full text available from1980 to present
Wall Street Journal
Full text available from 1984 to present
USA Today
Full text coverage Feb 17, 1997 - present
Citation/Abstract coverage Jan 2, 1989 - present

Health

MLA Top Health Websites
The Consumer and Patient Health Information Services Caucus (CAPHIS) of MLA evaluates websites based on the following criteria: credibility, sponsorship/authorship, content, audience, currency (timeliness), disclosure, purpose, links, design, interactivity, and disclaimers. The following websites have been deemed particularly useful (in each area, sites are listed in alphabetical, NOT ranked, order).
AAP News Official Newsmagazine of the American Academy of Pediatrics
access to limited articles from current issue
Sigma Repository
The Sigma Repository (formerly the Virginia Henderson Global Nursing e-Repository) is the only repository solely dedicated to sharing works created by nurses around the world. It is an open digital academic and clinical focused service that freely collects, preserves, and disseminates full-text nursing research, educational, and evidence-based practice materials in a variety of formats and item types. The repository is a resource of Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma).

World Health Organization

Access to documents and publications from WHO the World Health Organization IRIS Home (who.int)

How to search the new IRIS Interface Help (who.int)

Journals

THE DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. All DOAJ services are free of charge including being indexed. All data is freely available.
JStor
Free access to a large portion of the JSTOR archive with a registered, free personal account. Number of monthly reads available for free accounts is 100.
Create a JSTOR account and log in
Search for your materials
Click "read online"
"Turn the page" by clicking the arrows to the right of the content preview
NovelNY
Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELny is an online virtual library connecting New Yorkers to 21st century information via libraries and library systems statewide
AACN Advanced Critical Care
quarterly journal covering the newest, most crucial advice on a full range of critical care challenges.
Advances in Mind - Body Medicine
Full text coverage Spring 2012 (Vol. 26, no. 1) - present
Citation/Abstract coverage Spring 2012 (Vol. 26, no. 1) - present
BMC Nursing
BMC Nursing is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of nursing research, training, education and practice.
CMA Today
(Certified Medical Assistant) current issue only
CMA Today
Full text coverage Mar/Apr 2003 (Vol. 36, no. 2) - Jan/Feb 2008 (Vol. 41, no. 1)
Citation/Abstract coverage Mar/Apr 2003 (Vol. 36, no. 2) - present
JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association.
1883-1925 1926-2010 Limited Search
The New England Journal of Medicine
Published by the Massachusetts Medical Society, the NEJM is a prestigious and historical weekly medical journal. Certain articles relating to public health are free to view upon publishing with all original articles made publicly available after 6 months.
Nursing Clinics of North America
Select articles and abstracts to present
Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!
2015- current Smart, funny, but always clinically relevant, Nursing made Incredibly Easy! demonstrates that nurses can laugh while they learn. This first-of-a-kind, new journal already has wide readership and extremely high acceptance among practicing nurses and student nurses. With the help of a cast of characters-led by Nurse Joy-the journal navigates the most difficult and complex clinical concepts, breaking them into simpler, clearly explained components that don't leave the nurse wondering, "What did that mean? "
Australian Midwifery News
Full text coverage Winter 2019 (Vol. 19, no. 2) - Autumn 2019 (Vol. 19, no. 1)
Citation/Abstract coverage Winter 2019 (Vol. 19, no. 2) - Autumn 2019 (Vol. 19, no. 1)
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
Headache publishes original articles on all aspects of head and face pain and is the official journal of the American Headache Society.
The Birth Gazette
Full text coverage Dec 31, 1992 (Vol. 9, no. 1) - Jan 31, 2000 (Vol. 16, no. 1)
Citation/Abstract coverage Dec 31, 1992 (Vol. 9, no. 1) - Jan 31, 2000 (Vol. 16, no. 1)

Library Databases

LIRN
LIRN is a suite of online resources subscribed to by the Library & Resource Centers.
Our new Single Sign On feature lets you access all of LIRN's 800+ nursing journals, hundreds of general education and allied health journals, online 3-D anatomy software, video collections, and more with your Office credentials.
Click on the LIRN logo above, choose your school (SPSON) and use your school email to login. If you are already logged into your office account, you will be automatically logged into LIRN.
How to use LIRNSearch
Using Pre-Research to Understand Your Topic
Make use of a variety of source types and background resources to fully understand their research topic.
• Includes strategies for locating related sources and other avenues of research.
Credo Reference
ACADEMIC ALTERNATIVE TO WIKIPEDIA USE CREDO TO FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION OR OVERVIEW OF A TOPIC

You can also access LIRN through Canvas

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Click on Modules (on left)
Click on Important content to read before the first day of class
Click on "LIRN: Online Library Resources"
Click on Load LIRN: Online Library Resources

How to access online journals, magazines, books and other resources

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Queens: Electronic Resources