Free service to request items not available from our library. We can typically get PDFs of articles within 3 business days and physical books, reports, and documents within 2 weeks.
Explore the spectrum of MSU Library services and resources, including CatSearch, a search tool that searches across most of our databases, including the Library Catalog and most of the subscription indexes & databases.
Databases for researching the literature in HHD
Where to start your research?You might start with Web of Scienceas it's a very large, interdisciplinary database. However, you may need to search your topic across several databases depending on the interdisciplinary nature of your topic and depending on how extensive of a literature review you're conducting. Most research questions are also appropriate for exploring in the PSYCINFO behavioral sciences database.
Covers nutrition & health related topics (nursing, allied health, biomedicine, and consumer health). NOTE link to CHOOSE DATABASES above search boxes; you can select several databases to search at one time.
Biomedical literature; alternative interface to Medline. Provides links to our journal holdings through the CHECK MSU AVAILABILITY link, a feature not included in the PubMED interface.
The primary database for research in psychology, and related behavioral and social sciences, including psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, education, pharmacology, and linguistics.
Original Medline interface to biomedical literature; does not provide links to MSU journal holdings. Search our JournaList database to determine if the library has a journal from which you need an article.
Covers recreation, exercise physiology, sports medicine, coaching, physical fitness, the psychology, history, and sociology of sport, training, and conditioning.
Use to explore grant possibilities from non-governmental entities. Licensing contract restricts use to library use only. Search grants.gov to find federal grants.
Combines learning and teaching tools, advanced writing and content management technology, and full integration of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association to create a web-based suite of integrated services and tools.
The 10th edition of the American Medical Association Manual of Style online contains everything medical and scientific researchers, writers, and editors need to produce well-organized, clear, readable, and authoritative manuscripts.
Find a copy of this manual in the REFERENCE stacks, an online copy linked above (use same login as D2L) and a copy on the 4th floor at this call number: R119.A533 2007
How can you determine how many times a particular article/study has been cited by others? Try searching for your article in one or more of these databases for starters.
