APPsearch, on our main page, is useful for many searches. It will search most of the databases listed below.
For most important health problems, there should be a recent systematic review of all studies. Try including the phrase "systematic review" or just "review" in your search.
This resource is freely available from the Internet. The Linkout feature, which is marked with an icon, provides access to the full-text of journals subscribed to by Appalachian State University Libraries.
Citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and preclinical sciences.
Contains over 3 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines.
Comprehensive international coverage of sport and fitness-related topics, drawn from websites, journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference proceedings.
Search variables, and getting full text
1. words and phrases (and I mentioned subject headings)
2. Use one or two more databases. Take advantage of different coverage and ranking algorithms.
3. Other, but especially cited (in introductory paragraphs mostly) and Cited by (in Google Scholar and elsewhere too). Cited by __.
Getting full text. I mentioned using Google Scholar, but also try Libkey.io . Add a DOI number to Libkey.io/. You can also ask me (wiswellj@) or try out our Interlibrary system (if you have a day or two).
Download desktop app and plug-ins for browsers that you use. Zotero should add extensions to your word processing apps. You may also start a cloud account in upper right "Log in."
7 minutes. Zotero manages your articles and other sources and helps you create APA citations. Check your citations. Zotero will do most of this work and save you time, but check check check everything.