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Recommended Databases

Use the subject databases below to find articles within a specific field. Look for embedded links to access the full text article. For more options, see the Research Guides.

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SPORTDiscus
A database covering sports and sports medicine journals. Subjects covered include biomechanics, drugs, exercise, kinesiology, movement science, nutrition, occupational health and therapy, physical fitness, physical therapy, rehabilitation, sports and exercise psychology, coaching and education and sports medicine.
Limit of 4 concurrent users
MEDLINE Complete
An authoritative index of biomedical and health journals used by health care professionals, nurses, clinicians and researchers engaged in clinical care, public health and health policy development. It also provides the full text of over 2,500 of the journals in the database.
PolicyMap
A U.S. national data and mapping tool and analytics platform that leverages thousands of data indicators to perform demographic and socioeconomic analysis. Users can go from a neighborhood census block group in many cases, up to a national level, as well as create custom regions for their research and studies.
PubMed.gov
Indexes biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. From off campus, enter PubMed via the library website for Creighton linkouts.

More Options

Academic Search Premier
This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 3,100 journals, including active full text for nearly 2,750 peer-reviewed journals.
Annual Reviews
A collection of critical reviews of primary research literature in over 50 disciplines in the biomedical, life, physical, and social sciences. Each review is written by an expert in their field and it includes numerous references to recent journal literature.
CINAHL Complete
Provides comprehensive coverage of the journal literature (over 650 journals) related to nursing and the allied health disciplines, from 1982 to the present.
Cochrane Library
Evidence-based medicine database of peer-reviewed meta-analyses of published clinical trials comprised of several different databases, including Cochrane Reviews.
ScienceDirect
Search through journals, books, reference works, and images for the physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences and humanities.

Find Videos

Academic Video Online (AVON)
Streaming video collections from Alexander Street Press in a range of disciplines in the arts, social sciences, science, and business.
Films On Demand
A streaming platform for videos on a full range of academic subjects.
Kanopy
A video streaming platform with a broad selection of streaming video titles for educational purposes, including documentaries, independent and foreign films, classics, and feature films.

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