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WEBSITES:

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Look for Search OOH in the left-hand column and type a keyword related to your career choice. You may have to search for your career using a broader term. For example, Pediatrician is lumped under the broad category of Physicans and Surgeons.

O*Net Online/ Occupation Information Network
Click on “Find Occupations” – type a keyword such as “health” or “medical.”

NC Health Info
From the Quick Start Menu – choose “Health Occupations.”

ExploreHealthCareers.org
Extensive information on many different health careers.


Find ARTICLES:

To find articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers, search the databases suggested below. You will need passwords to access the databases from off-campus.


Medicine & Health in the News:

Newspaper Source Plus NCLive Logo.
Selected full text for national and international newspapers. 
 


Health & Medical Databases:

CINAHL with Full Text NCLive Logo.
Index of journals for nursing and allied health research, including full-text articles from selected journals.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition NCLive Logo.
Contains scholarly and peer-reviewed journals for nursing and allied health.

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
Full-text information from leading nursing, allied health, and related publications.

Health Source: Consumer Edition NCLive Logo.
General health, nutrition, and medical journals.

STAT!Ref: Electronic Medical Books Use the username/password combination listed on the current password sheet.
Collection of 38 electronic full-text resources including The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, AAFP Conditions A to Z, Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations, ICD-9 CM, The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual, Tabor's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, etc.

ANATOMY.TV 
Detailed interactive 3D model of human anatomy.

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General Topic & Career Databases:

Academic Search Premier NCLive Logo.
Includes journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, as well as images.

Coin Career Library  NCLive Logo.
Allows students to assess career interests and explore information pertaining to occupations and higher education.



Find BOOKS:


Online Library Catalog
Use the online library catalog to search for materials in the library such as books, videos, etc.

"Words and phrase" search examples:

NetLibrary NCLive Logo.
Online full-text versions of selected books; includes fiction and nonfiction. Audio books are also available for download. You will need a password to access this database from off-campus.

 

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