NURS 3360 (Dr. Taylor): Research in Nursing

Purpose: To acquaint you with materials in Cornette Library and on the World Wide Web that will make research for your assignment easier.

Journal, Magazine, & Newspaper Articles

Library shelves contain more than 1500 bound and current journals.
Microform (film or fiche) available for dozens of leading newspapers, as well as other periodicals.
Databases index articles found in journals and magazines.
- Citation only.
- Citation and a short summary of the article (abstract).
- Full text.
- General, covering many kinds of topics, and specialized, for specific disciplines.

On-campus: In the library or HELC.
Off-campus: Login with your Buff Advisor username (for example, js123456) and your Buff Advisor password (for example, buffaloes).
Database citations not in full-text may be located in Cornette Library's online catalog, or the list of online journals.
Use Interlibrary Loan to request articles inaccessible through Cornette library. Allow up to 2 weeks for articles (3 weeks for books) to arrive.

You may browse the Subject Guide to databases for topics such as Nursing. You will find databases such as the ones listed below.

CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature): Citations and some abstracts to over 1,200 nursing journals, books, software, and other publications. Links to full-text when available. Indexing by nurses and/or nurse/librarians.
Nursing Collection (Your Journals@Ovid): Full-text of articles from 39 nursing journals. Has a limit of 40 concurrent users statewide
Health Reference Center: Academic: A collection of medical and professional journals, general interest health and fitness magazines, pamphlets, and reference sources. Most information has full-text within this database.
Dissertations and Theses - Full Text: Indexes over 1.6 million dissertations and theses. Full-text of digitally submitted dissertations since 1997 available.

Displays in most of our databases. Links from a citation to one or more of the following:
- One or more links to full-text of the cited article,
- A link to a pre-set search of the Cornette Library catalog for the cited item,
- A link to a pre-filled Interlibrary Loan request form for the article, or
- A link to various help options.
For more information see the tutorial Using SFX to Link to Articles

Any research with human subjects done under the authority of an institution must be approved by the institution's IRB (Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects). For example:
- West Texas A&M University's IRB is a standing committee
- Applicants must contact the Board through the Dean of the Graduate School
  - Obtain guidelines for research
  - Obtain permission to proceed with the research
- IRB forms are available online from University Forms
- Has a Cover Sheet for Submission of Proposals to the IRB
- Has a Checklist - IRB Submission
More information is available from:

West Texas A&M University Policy and Procedures for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research

LD 5905 .A5 W475 1999 (Temporarily shelved at Circulation Dept. - Reserve Shelves)

To give credit to the author of the information you use.
To avoid plagiarism (WTAMU Code of Student Life: Appendix I-Academic Integrity Code). Plagiarism is a serious offense that can result in a failing grade or worse!
So that others can verify the information.
To assist others in doing their own research.

Dr. Taylor requires you to use the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
A copy of the fifth edition of the APA Manual is located at the Reference Desk.
Additional assistance is available from Citation Basics.

Thank you.

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