Guides: Public Health: Welcome and Best Bets for Journal Articles

Welcome

This guide provides information about the resources available in the duPont-Ball Library and on the web related to public health.

Search tips for finding books, ebooks, journal articles and other materials are covered.

The library also provides research services to help you find and use the information you need.

Ask a Librarian
- Call or text 386-747-9028 or email libref@stetson.edu with any questions.
Request a Research Consultation
- Make an appointment with a librarian for personalized assistance.

PubMed
Includes links to Stetson Full Text. Abstracts of biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books from 1946 to present, with selected coverage back to 1809. From the US National Library of Medicine.
Science Direct
This database includes the health and life sciences portion of the Science Direct College Edition. About 1,000 peer-reviewed journals; hundreds of book series, handbooks and reference works; back to volume one, issue one.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar searches the web for scholarly sources. Sync results with library holdings by going to settings --> library links --> search for Stetson. This is a great way to search for citations you've found in other articles.
Web of Science
Interdisciplinary database includes: Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Includes citation searching (see how many times a paper has been cited). Coverage: 2000 - present.
ProQuest Research Library
A multidisciplinary database with full-text articles in the arts, business, health, medicine, history, science, technology, social sciences. Includes scholarly articles, professional publication, and magazines.