Use the sources listed here to get started on research in Nutrition. When you need more help, ask for a reference librarian at the front desk in the library or contact the subject specialist, Allison Fox.
The first box, "All Items by Source", lists electronic resources specifically for Nutrition.
The first box, "All Items by Source", lists electronic resources specifically for Nutrition.
Alt HealthWatch (EBSCO) 
- Nursing, Nutrition, Exercise Science.
- 180 journals plus hundreds of other documents.
- 1990-present: full text, 1984-1989: indexed.
- Information on complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
BioMed Central
- Nursing, Exercise Science, Nutrition, Engineering, Technology.
- 300 peer-reviewed open access journals.
CINAHL with Full Text (EBSCO)
- Nursing, Emergency Services, Exercise Science, Nutrition.
- 600 full-text journal titles, indexing to an additional 3,000.
- 1981-present.
- Access also provided to related books, dissertations, proceedings, standards of practice, multi-media content.
Health & Wellness Resource Center (Gale)
- Nursing, Exercise Science, Nutrition.
- Resources include ebooks, full-text magazines, journals, and pamphlets.
- Topics include diseases and conditions, diagnostics and tests, drugs, therapies, treatments and surgeries, and alternative medicine.
Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO)
- Nursing, Exercise Science, Emergency Services, Nutrition.
- Hundreds of health reference books, encyclopedias, medical images, videos, pamphlets, and articles.
- Includes full-text access to 80 popular health magazines.
Health Source: Nursing & Academic Edition (EBSCO)
- Nursing, Exercise Science, Emergency Services, Nutrition.
- 550 journals full text, an additional 850 journals indexed.
- Includes full text of Lexi-PAL Drug Guide.
Medline with Full Text (EBSCO)
- Nursing, Biology, Emergency Services, Exercise Science, Nutrition, Chemistry, Psychology, Social Work.
- 1,500 journals full text, 5,000 journals indexed.
- 1965-present: full text, 1949-present: indexed.
- Topics include medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and allied health professions.
Natural Medicines Research Collaboration
- Nursing, Nutrition, Exercise Science, Emergency Services.
- Covers complementary and alternative medicine, including dietary supplements and integrative therapies.
ProQuest Family Health
- Nursing, Nutrition, Emergency Services, Exercise Science.
- Journals included range from professional titles suchs as The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine to popular journals and news sources.
- Access is provided to over 500 titles.
ProQuest Health & Medical Collection
- Nursing, Nutrition, Emergency Services, Exercise Science.
- 1,300 full-text titles, indexing to an additional 200.
- Articles are included from clinical research journals as well as consumer and health administration journals.
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health
- Nursing, Emergency Services, Exercise Science, Nutrition.
- 715 full-text titles, indexing to an additional 125.
- 12,000 full-text dissertations.
PubMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- Biology, Nursing, Exercise Science, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Nutrition, Psychology, Social Work.
- 27 million citations.
- Full text of these articles can be found in other library databases or through interlibrary loan.
Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary (Gale)
- Nursing, Exercise Science, Emergency Services, Nutrition.
- Authoritative definitions of medical terms.
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Multi-subject. 4,600 journals full text. Indexing for articles in 8,500 additional journals.
JSTOR
Multi-subject, Business, English & Literature, History, World Languages & Cultures. Full-text scholarly journals, books, and documents.
LexisNexis Academic [now Nexis Uni]
Multi-subject, History, Business, Political Science, Journalism, Social Work. 15,000 business, legal, and news sources. Includes The New York Times, The Washington Post. Information for over 80 million companies.
ProQuest Complete
Multi-subject. Select individual databases for merged search results: 40 databases (mostly full-text), Academic Video Online, and Ebook Central.
Multi-subject. 4,600 journals full text. Indexing for articles in 8,500 additional journals.
JSTOR
Multi-subject, Business, English & Literature, History, World Languages & Cultures. Full-text scholarly journals, books, and documents.
LexisNexis Academic [now Nexis Uni]
Multi-subject, History, Business, Political Science, Journalism, Social Work. 15,000 business, legal, and news sources. Includes The New York Times, The Washington Post. Information for over 80 million companies.
ProQuest Complete
Multi-subject. Select individual databases for merged search results: 40 databases (mostly full-text), Academic Video Online, and Ebook Central.
Allison Fox
Access Services Librarian
Tel: 965-6632
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Do a combined search of all the library databases and the library catalog.
Books, media, and articles not available at the PUC Library may be borrowed from other libraries at no charge. You will be notified when the items arrive.
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LINK+
For the fastest service, check the LINK+ catalog first. This service provides quick access to California libraries that share a combined collection of about four million unique titles (books and media). Items will arrive in 3-4 days.
- INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Items not available through LINK+ can still be requested from another library. Non-LINK+ requests take about 7-10 days to arrive. Articles usually arrive in 1-2 days.
If you are using and find an item you want to borrow, select the "Borrow from another library" option and complete the form.
If you are using Discovery Search (EBSCO) and find an article not available online, select the “Request” option and complete the form.
If you're not sure where to start, visit the Interlibrary Loan page for more information.