Library Resources & Services
Books & Journals
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature is the world's most comprehensive source for nursing & allied health journals.
Online full-text health sciences books.
High-quality e-book titles covering a broad range of health sciences.
Alphabetic listing of CoxHealth Libraries print journals and online books and journals.
As the medical counterpart to CINAHL, Medline is the world's most comprehensive source for medical information.
This provides a one-stop search of all library resources.
CoxHealth Libraries Online Catalog
Find books or journals owned by the libraries.
Search article databases including AMED, HAPI, HealthSTAR and Medline; access online books or Cox Full Text Journals.
The American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
Search the NLM for health sciences articles. Items owned by the CoxHealth Libraries have been noted with an icon. A library-issued user id and password may be necessary for access to resources through PubMed.
Web resources on health care topics selected by our librarians.
Reviewed: January 2020
Point of Care Resources
Cochrane Clinical Answers
Each CCA contains a clinical question, a short answer, and data for the outcomes from the Cochrane Review deemed most relevant to practicing healthcare professionals.
Point-of-care drug information, including dosing, administration, warnings and precautions, as well as clinical content, such as clinical practice guidelines, IV compatibility, and other tools.
Lippincott Procedures (On Campus Only)
Real time access to nursing and physical therapy procedures and skills.
An evidence-based, physician-authored clinical decision support resource which synthesizes the most recent medical information into trusted, evidence-based recommendations that are proven to improve patient care.
A comprehensive online medical image library in which each image is accompanied by a synopsis of the diagnosis presented. VisualDx also provides a Differential Builder to assist with determining a diagnosis.
Reviewed: January 2020
Request Library Services
Requests for clinical emergencies must be made by phone: 417-269-3460.
Health care professionals may request a literature search for use with patient care or hospital business.
Request reprints from journals for patient care or hospital-related business.
Reviewed: January 2020
Library Education
Database Tutorials & Help
Tutorials
See the Evidence Based section of this page for assistance with locating EB literature.
Introduction to the CoxHealth Library Services (Video)
Provides a brief overview of CoxHealth Library Services.
Full Text Finder (Video)
How to identify if an article is available online through CoxHealth Library Services.
Google Scholar (Video)
Demonstrates how to view subscriptions provided by CoxHealth Library Services when searching Google Scholar outside of the network.
Locating Journal Articles Using CINAHL with Full Text (Video)
Demonstrates how to complete a basic search using CINAHL with Full Text and how to retrieve located articles.
Searching Medline with Full Text (Video)
Learn to search for journal articles using EBSCO Medline.
Database Help
Database Access Troubleshooting
Information on recommended software/settings for library databases.
EBSCO Search Interface Explained
Explains the functionality of the EBSCO search interface.
Printing, E-Mailing, Saving or Linking to a Full Text Article
Instructions for printing, e-mailing, saving or providing a link to full-text articles available through EBSCO databases.
Selecting Multiple EBSCO Databases
An explanation of the EBSCO Interface and how to use it.
Reviewed: January 2020
Evidence-Based Literature Searching
CINAHL - Locating Evidence-Based Articles (Video)
Find evidence based nursing and health sciences articles.
Assessing Literature to Determine Quality
Use this grid to help determine the quality of an article or other scholarly information.
Evidence Based Limits for CINAHL Publication Types
Suggested CINAHL (nursing and allied health) database limits to retrieve evidence based literature.
Evidence Based Limits for Medline Publication Types
Suggested Medline database limits to retrieve evidence based literature.
Evidence Based Practice Research Guide
Links to help you understand evidence based practice, find information and access resources.
Step-by-step directions to limit a CINAHL search to retrieve evidence based articles.
Limiting a Medline Search to Retrieve Evidence Based Articles
Step-by-step directions to limit a Medline search to retrieve evidence based articles.
Reviewed: January 2020