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What is Discovery?

Discovery is our new single-search interface. It searches multiple databases for articles and eBooks. Try searching by topic, article or book title, or even paste in a citation or a DOI!

EBSCO Discovery Search
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Use EBSCO's interface to search the Discovery service

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EBSCOhost eJournal search
- Search ejournals using EBSCOhost's Full Text Finder interface.

Announcements

We have created a COVID-19 Resources guide to provide information and resources for our students, faculty, and preceptors during this time.

APA 7th edition

FNU is transitioning to the new 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual as of Summer term 2020.

Helpful APA InfoGuides:

APA Style - New 7th edition
by Billie Anne Gebb Last Updated Jul 24, 2020 1139 views this year
Transition to APA Manual 7th Edition for Students
by Billie Anne Gebb Last Updated Aug 12, 2020 742 views this year
Transition to APA Manual 7th Edition for Faculty
by Billie Anne Gebb Last Updated Aug 12, 2020 272 views this year
Writing Resources
by Jennifer Howard Last Updated Aug 17, 2020 965 views this year

A note about APA Academic Writer:

The Academic Writer platform has been updated to the 7th edition, and links to Academic Writer have been re-added to the library's website and InfoGuides.

Selected Databases

MEDLINE
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Our most popular database contains abstracts from over 4,800 journals covering medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and more. MEDLINE is the standard database in the medical field and is created and maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
CINAHL with Full Text
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CINAHL stands for Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and is the standard database for the nursing field. If you are searching for information on a nursing intervention, or something specific to the nursing field, you’ll want to start here.
PubMed
Notice: The New PubMed will become the default PubMed interface on May 18, 2020. The legacy interface will still be available for a limited time.
PubMed, a service from the National Library of Medicine includes citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals. Links to some full-text articles and other related resources are available.
PsycInfo
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Comprehensive psychology database from the American Psychological Association
EBSCOhost databases
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Search multiple EBSCOhost databases at once.

Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library provides systematic reviews of interventions in healthcare.

The Cochrane Library is produced by the Cochrane Collaboration and includes the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials Register, and Cochrane Methodology Register.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI)
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This database provides references for behavioral measurement instruments.
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
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This database offers full text to many nursing journals and dissertations.

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Clinical Resources

DynaMed
DynaMed is a clinical reference tool designed for use at the point of care.
Essential Evidence Plus
Search a variety of evidence-based resources including practice guidelines, evidence summaries, calculators, and abstracts.
Trip Database
Trip is a search engine designed to help users find clinical, evidence-based information.
Lexicomp Online
Search for comprehensive drug information including dosing, guidelines, compatibility, patient education, pregnancy and lactation information, and more.
Natural Medicines
Natural Medicines (formerly Natural Standard) provides evidence-based information on complementary and alternative therapies.
*Users have reported problems accessing this database. If it is slow to load, you may need to remove the Grammarly plugin from your browser. If you experience an error, please try clearing your cookies and cache. If that does not solve the problem, please let us know at librarian@frontier.edu.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5) is the authoritative volume that defines and classifies mental disorders in order to improve diagnoses, treatment, and research.

Sanford Guide Web Edition
The Sanford Guide Web Edition includes Antimicrobial Therapy, HIV/AIDS Therapy, and Hepatitis Therapy, as well as calculators, algorithms, and tables.