Health, Nursing and Midwifery (HNM)
Most databases require an Athens username and password.
Use SFX links when full text not available.
General databases (non-HNM resources)
Core databases
- Cinahl largest HNM database with access to almost 3000 journals. See our Searching Online Resources guide for tips on using Cinahl features. Or go to our Short Online Tutorials for using Cinahl page.
- Cochrane Library Systematic reviews of clinical interventions.
- Health Source: Nursing Academic Edition Full text from over 500 journals. On Ebsco.
- Maternity & Infant Care From MIDIRS. Indexes 550 journals. Login to OVID as an Athens user at the top of the OVID login page.
- Midirs Informed Choice: For Professionals full text resource for midwives, constantly updated. Login to OVID as an Athens user.
- Proquest Nursing Journals Full text from over 1000 journals. When off campus - click on Athens login.
- PsycBOOKS Full text of 20,000 chapters in psychology and psychiatry. On Ebsco.
- PsycINFO Largest mental health, psychiatry and psychology database: more than 2 million indexed journal articles. On Ebsco.
Other useful databases and resources
- Useful Internet sites: HNM
- Useful Internet sites: Statistics
- ASSIA Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts. Off campus - click on Athens login.
- Autism Data from the National Autistic society. A free database of published material on autism and Apserger's.
- BioMed Central Free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research.
- BNF British National Formulary. Free access to the latest issue.
- Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities On ISI Web of Knowledge.
- Ebsco Select databases.
- eGuidelines Online version of UK and European Guidelines and Guidelines in Practice. Contact library for password.
- Index to Theses Search for theses in UK and Ireland. On campus only.
- IngentaConnect Full text journals.
- Medline Largest medical database. On ISI Web of Science.
- Midirs Informed Choice: For Women full text resource for midwives of materials to use with women; constantly updated. Login to OVID as an Athens user.
- NHS Evidence specialist collections. Free evidence resource from the NHS.
- Social Sciences Citation Index Largest social science database. On ISI Web of Knowledge.
- Swets Full text journals.
- UK Network of Sex Work Projects (UKNSWP): UWS special collection of Sex Worker support materials (collection based at Paisley Campus).
QUICK LINKS
Guides and online help for HNM
Find an electronic journal (A-Z list of e-journal titles)
Library Catalogue (for eBooks and stock on the shelves)
Statistics (links to sources)
UWS Government Publications blog
EThOS Theses from the British Library
ELECTRONIC BOOKS FOR HNM
To access these books make sure you click on the Athens user links.
Use the library catalogue to search all collections at once. Limit the Collection pull-down to "Electronic books".
- Ebsco eBooks (was NetLibrary)Over 500 electronic books in HNM and related subject areas. NetLibrary e-books are now on the Ebsco platform.
- Dawson's Over 100 electronic books.
- Books@Ovid A smaller but valuable collection for health, nursing and midwifery. Includes many titles from the "... made incredible easy" series. Log onto OVID and click on Browse Books.
- WHO (2001) Health research methodology: a guide for training in research methods. [Online]. Free from Google Books.