How do I?

CINAHL - Locating Journal Articles Using CINAHL Complete  (Video)
Demonstrates how to complete a basic search using CINAHL with Full Text and how to retrieve located articles.

Searching Medline with Full Text (Video)
Learn to search for journal articles using EBSCO Medline.

CINAHL - Locating Evidence-Based Articles  (Video)
Find evidence based nursing and health sciences articles. 

Assessing Literature to Determine Quality
Use this grid to help determine the quality of an article or other scholarly information. 

Evidence Based Limits for CINAHL Publication Types
Suggested CINAHL (nursing and allied health) database limits to retrieve evidence based literature. 

Evidence Based Limits for Medline Publication Types
Suggested Medline database limits to retrieve evidence based literature.    

Limiting a CINAHL Search to Retrieve Evidence Based Articles
Step-by-step directions to limit a CINAHL search to retrieve evidence based articles. 

Limiting a Medline Search to Retrieve Evidence Based Articles
Step-by-step directions to limit a Medline search to retrieve evidence based articles.

Full Text Finder (Video)
How to identify if an article is available online through CoxHealth Library Services.

For Urgent Patient Care Requests, please contact the Libraries by phone, 417-730-6051.

For all other inquiries:

• Please search for the title of the journal where the article was published in Full Text Finder for library holdings before submitting a request. 
• If the article is not accessible through Full Text Finder, please complete the online form, Journal Article(s) Request, or e-mail the citations of articles needed to Library@coxhealth.com.
• If e-mailing, please briefly indicate the purpose of your request (i.e. patient care, committee research, etc.)
• Requested materials will be e-mailed to your CoxHealth email account.
• There is no charge for this service unless we are unable to obtain materials at no additional cost.
• You will be notified of any potential fees before your request is processed.  You may opt to cancel your request of any articles for which you will be charged.

The libraries provide complete access to over 500 online books via Books@OVID and EBSCO eBooks. 

• Physicians and employees may access library online books via the For Our Employees page.
• A login is not needed for accessing resources within the Cox network.
• The Library Intranet page also provides instructions for accessing resources outside of the Cox network.

All Cox networked computers , as well as computers accessing the Cox network through an SRA or CoxDocs account, should be able to access the databases. If not, please contact the CoxHealth IT department.  Also see: Library Technical Requirements handout. 

Please contact the libraries for further assistance.
When contacting the libraries, please be ready to provide the following information:

• Type of computer you are using (e.g. HP, Dell, Mac, etc.)
• Operating System of the Computer (e.g. Windows 7, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, etc.)
• Browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, FireFox, Google Chrome, etc.)

Not sure which operating system or browser you are using?  Find this information by opening the web site: www.whatsmybrowser.org

Employees are encourage to request assistance by calling: 417-730-6051 or e-mailing: Library@coxhealth.com

EBSCO allows users to create automatic email deliveries of new results for a search using a Search Alert. Alerts emails include links to new articles, and are generated at user-customizable intervals. Please review this tutorial on how to create one: EBSCOhost Search Alerts.

Evaluating Internet Health Information
A tutorial from the National Library of Medicine that teaches how to evaluate health information found on the Internet.

• Phone: 417-730-6051
• E-Mail: Library@coxhealth.com