Databases - Dental Hygiene - Graduate - Research Guides at University of Michigan Library

Journal Article Databases

If you're looking for articles to use in a research paper, use these databases to find scholarly information on your topic. Need a database that's not listed here? Use the search box at the top of every library page or this link to find databases by name or topic.

MEDLINE (Ovid) This link opens in a new window
MEDLINE encompasses articles from Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing, as well as other sources in allied health and biological sciences. The Ovid MEDLINE content overlaps significantly with PubMed @ UM but has a different user interface.

PubMed @ UM
PubMed is an interface for MEDLINE, the premiere biomedical database.
CINAHL Complete
The Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL) database includes dental hygiene.
Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source
Includes scholarly and trade publications.

PsycInfo (APA) This link opens in a new window
This database contains citations for journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports,and is an excellent source for psychosocial literature.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
An interdisciplinary set of databases. Especially good when you are looking for more international literature & when you need to find information on the psycho-social aspects of an issue. Scopus also lets you do cited reference searching; look for the Cited by link on the right.

Web of Science
An interdisciplinary database that includes conference proceedings, cited reference searching, & journal impact factors. Includes Journal Citation Index, which provides Impact Factors & other indications of a journal's influence. Web of Science also provides lists of articles that have cited the one you have found. Click on the Times Cited link to the right of the article.
AgeLine (EBSCO)
AgeLine provides coverage of social gerontology--the study of aging in social, psychological, health-related, and economic contexts.
Google Scholar @ U-M (with U-M Ann Arbor MGet It Links)
Use this link to search Google for scholarly information, with MGet It links that connect you to the online and print versions held by the University Library.

Finding Full Text from a Citation

If you have a citation for a journal article in hand, the resources below may help you find a PDF or print copy of the article.

Citation Linker
You can use this link (also available on all Library web sites) to see if we have electronic access or print copies in the library. Watch a video here.
PubMed Single Citation Matcher
If you think that an article is in PubMed, or, the citation seems to be incorrect, use the Single Citation Matcher to find it quickly.
Online Journals
If you'd like to go directly to the electronic version of a journal, use this link. Titles are arranged alphabetically.

Citation Analysis

Journal Citation Reports This link opens in a new window
Provides citation impact factors for 8,400+ scholarly & technical journals worldwide. Search by journal title, category, or year.

Citation Analysis (research guide)
There are a number of ways to measure a journal's influence, & this guide includes information about impact factors, journal rankings, altmetrics , & how to find who has cited an article.

Last Updated: Dec 6, 2024 1:10 PM

Subjects: Health Sciences