• Reference Works
• Finding Articles
• Citing Your Sources

Reference Books

Defining medical terms

• Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary (Reference R 121 .M89 2002)
• Stedman's Medical Dictionary (Reference R 121 .S8 2000)
• Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Reference R 121 .T18 2005)

Medical and drug information

• The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (Reference RC 41 .G35 2006)
• Mosby's Pharmacology in Nursing (Reference RM 301 .H33 1998)
• PDR Nurse's Handbook (Reference RM 125 .P47)
• Physician's Desk Reference (Reference RS 75 .P5 2006)

Nutrition

• Diet and Nutrition Sourcebook (Reference RA 784 .D542 2006)
• Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease (Reference QP 141 .M64 2006)
• Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition (Reference QP 141 .E526 2005)

Specific populations

• Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health (Reference RJ 26 .G35 2005)
• New Harvard Guide to Women's Health (Reference RA 778 .C2164 2004)
• Encyclopedia of Aging (Reference HQ 1061 .E53 2001)

Finding Articles

• Academic Search Premier
  A multi-disciplinary database; coverage includes academic journals, popular magazines, and newspapers.
  
  
• PubMed
  This is the most complete medical database available, covering research from around the world. HINT: before you search, choose the "limits" tab and limit your search to free full text journals.
  
  
• SPORTDiscus
  The SPORTDiscus database contains bibliographic references to the practical and research literature from around the world for sport, physical fitness, active living, and physical education subjects.
  
  
• CINAHL
  A database that focuses on nursing and patient care. Some of the articles included in this database are research-based and others are less formal articles intended for practitioners.