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- Library Tutorials These tutorials provide an overview of each step in the process of writing a paper including finding topic ideas, different types of information sources, locating and evaluating relevant information and citing appropriately to avoid plagiarism.
- Covidence Covidence is a web-based systematic review manager that provides a platform for importing and independent screening of article records. The software supports the use of customized forms for risk of bias assessment and data extraction and exporting of references and data.
Articles and Key PT Databases
Other Useful PT Databases
- Alt HealthWatch This alternative health database provides full text for many publications, including peer-reviewed journals. Provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine dating back to 1990.
- EMBASE EMBASE (1974 to the present) is a medical database which covers a wide range of journals in the biomedical sciences. EMBASE is particularly useful for locating drug information, as it indexes many drug journals not covered by MEDLINE. PLEASE NOTE: Our EMBASE license allows for only four simultaneous users.
- ERIC (via EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window ERIC (1966 to the present) covers all aspects of education, from preschool to post-secondary and adult education, and all topics within the broad discipline.
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index Also known as:|Dissertations and Theses Global|. Includes contributions from North American graduate schools and European universities. Coverage begins with the first U.S. dissertation accepted in 1861. UofA theses and dissertations are included from 1954 through 2014, with full text available for many, but not all, titles. NOTE: UofA no longer contributes content to this database. Please see the UofA Library's Education and Research Archive (ERA) for more recent UofA theses and dissertations.
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new window It covers the international literature in psychology. Topics include: applied psychology, communication systems, developmental psychology, education psychology, experimental psychology, personality, physical and psychological disorders, physiological psychology, psychometrics, social psychology and sports psychology. Formats covered by this database are: journal articles, book chapters, dissertations and technical reports.
- PubMed (with links to UofA e-journals) Also known as: MEDLINE (PubMed version)PubMed (1946 to the present) covers the world's biomedical and health sciences journal literature. Includes links to full text licensed by the University of Alberta. Can be used on-campus, or off-campus with authentication using a University of Alberta CCID.
- Scopus Provides indexing, abstracting of and citation linking to journals in science, technology, medicine, and the social sciences.
- SPORTDiscus with Full Text SPORTDiscus with Full Text (1975 to the present) is an international database containing information on sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, psychology, training techniques, coaching, physical education, physical fitness, active living, recreation, history, and facilities and equipment. SPORT Discus with Full Text contains citations for articles back to 1975, and full text of articles from selected journals as far back as 1985.
- Web of Science - All Databases The Web of Science platform provides online access to their core Citation Indexes, and also hosts a number of subject-specific databases.
Reference Management and Citations
Mendeley Reference Manager Video Series
Zotero Tutorial
- Intro to Zotero24 minute video gives a good intro to all the basic functionality
- How to cite in google docsIf you want to use zotero in google docs this video is very helpful
