Systematic Review Support
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- Bookmarklet for better access to full textHelps you directly access UofA Library journal subscriptions while browsing the web. Scroll down to UAL Bookmarklet and follow the instructions.
- U of A Libraries Foundational 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.
Articles and Key Rehab Databases
- MEDLINE (1946-present via Ovid) Also includes Epub Ahead of Print, In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations and Ovid MEDLINE® Daily MEDLINE (1946 to the present) covers the world's biomedical and health sciences journal literature. The type of information contained in MEDLINE ranges from the basic biomedical sciences like anatomy, physiology, biochemistry to clinical information outlining the nature and course of disease or injury, as well as its treatment.
- 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.
- CINAHL Plus with Full Text CINAHL Plus with Full Text (1937 to the present) provides indexing for the major English language journals in the areas of nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy and other allied health fields such as respiratory technology, x-ray technology, etc. Topics covered by this database include patient care, health promotion, professional issues for health care workers, patient education, rehabilitation, and other related subjects. Those with little or no health science background may be able to find useful articles on the more common disease and injury conditions, as well as other health topics, because CINAHL does include some consumer health information.
- 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.
- Scopus Provides indexing, abstracting of and citation linking to journals in science, technology, medicine, and the social sciences.
- Web of Science Core Collection Web Of Science Core Collection includes Citation Indexes for Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences
Other Useful Rehab Databases
- Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window See "more" for brief description about Cochrane Library
- 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.
- Education Multi-Database Search (ProQuest) Australian Education Index, CBCA: Social Sciences, Education Database, and ERIC.
- IEEE Xplore |IEEE Xplore, produced by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, provides full-text access to IEEE transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings published since 1884, and all current IEEE Standards. Coverage includes electrical and electronic engineering, computer engineering and computing science. IET conference proceedings from 2006 through current are also available here.
- 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.
- SocINDEX with Full Text Indexes the literature of sociology and related disciplines. Includes full text for selected journals, monographs, conference papers.
- 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.
Publishing your research
- Identifying Appropriate Journals to Publish InMore information about "fake" journals and conferences can be found in this LibGuide
- Education and Research Archive (ERA)An electronic version of your thesis will be published in ERA, the UofA's institutional repository.
Research support services
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
