Omni includes content from the various research databases to which QUL subscribes but not everything is included.
When searching Omni for articles:
For information on how to effectively use a database, please go to Health Sciences Research: Database Searching. Here you will learn the difference between a basic and advanced search; how to identify key concepts or terms; and database limits.
Scholarly journal articles are very important sources for research as they contain current research in a given field and often focus on a particular aspect of a topic.
To locate articles on your topic, use Omni or an index or database such as the ones recommended on this guide. If you are looking for information on a very specific topic, or a topic that is subject specific, it is recommended that you search databases that specialize in that subject area for more thorough results.
Because topics in HLTH 351 can be multi-faceted, your research may draw upon a wide variety of disciplines and resources.
CINAHL and Pre-CINAHL: Index to English-language journals in nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy and other allied health fields.
Global Health: Information related to human health and communicable diseases.
Ovid MEDLINE: Medline (via Ovid) is a database of citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, allied health, and preclinical sciences.
Political Studies @Proquest: International literature in political science and public policy.
Multidisciplinary databases index a great number of publications and allow you to search across the disciplines. They are a good resource to use when you begin your research.
Academic Search Complete: Finds articles in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, monographs and reports covering a broad spectrum of topics.
Google Scholar: Use to locate articles from a variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles published on the "open" web.
Web of Science: Includes both scientific and social aspects on various topics.
If the full text of an article is not in the database you are searching, click on the Get it @ Queen's icon and follow the links (please note that not all articles are available online).
Indexes and databases contain a variety of types of articles including popular (magazine) and academic, scholarly or peer-reviewed (journals).
For more information, please refer to: Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals.