LibGuides: HONR 101: FYS You and Your Genome: Database Searching

Search Suggestions

Using the DePauw Library Discovery Search:

On the Libraries home page, try searching these phrases to discover general books for background information:
- The common name of your disease or alternate name variation (Example: Parkinson's is also called Shaking Palsy, Paralysis agitans, Hypokinetic rigid syndrome, or primary parkinsonism)
Try keywords like: genetic disease; genetic disorder; genome; genetic mutation
Results will offer print books (limit to Roy O. West) as well as e-books and article citations
Look for medical textbooks:
- In Roy O. West General Collection: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: RC46 .H333 2015

Magazines of Note:

Scientific American, The Economist, Wired, New Scientist, Science News
Don't forget you have access to digital newspapers -- see "Digital Newspaper Access" tab on left-hand side

Use these library subscription databases to access articles

Academic Search Elite
- Why search here? Great starting point, with something for every subject!
- What's included? Lots of full-text, mostly peer-reviewed and recent, with some older and popular sources.
Annual Reviews
- Why search here? You want to read summaries of previous research on a topic, giving you historical context and current understanding of the subject, as well as a list of sources to consult.
- What's included? Over 30,000 literature reviews in the Biomedical, Life, Physical, and Social Sciences, dating back to 1932.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
- Why search here? You are looking for general health information.
- What's included? Non-technical articles on health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
- Why search here? You are looking for research articles on medical topics.
- What's included? Scholarly full text journals covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more.
JSTOR
- Why search here? It’s an excellent tool for scholarly articles and books/chapters from university presses, covering most disciplines.
- What's included? The collection's strength lies in its complete back issues of journal titles covering 75 disciplines, while a weakness is a "moving wall" limiting access to the most recent journal issues - the coverage skews older, so it’s not always a great starting point for researching topics that need to have the most current sources.
Science Direct College Editions
- Why search here? You are looking for full-text scholarly articles on science, education, psychology and business topics.
- What's included? Full-text of over 5000 journal titles in the areas of science, technology, business and medicine, published by Elsevier. A growing number of e-books are also included.
PubMed
- Why search here? You are searching for articles in the health and medical sciences.
- What's included? 26+ million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles.

Google Scholar

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