Salem Health is a perfect place to start research on a health or medical topic. It is an excellent source for background, introductory, or overview information.
Google Scholar includes both books and articles. Be careful when selecting that the source is reputable. If an article is not made freely available online, remember that you can use the BC3 Library's Request an Article service to request it and we will do our best to obtain it and email it to you - free of charge.
PubMed Video Tutorial: Keyword and Subject Searching
PubMed Part 1: Keyword and Subject Searching
Pubmed Video Tutorial: Other Useful Stuff To Know
CINAHL Database Keyword and Subject Searching Video Tutorial
CINAHL Database Tutorial - Other Stuff to Know
OVID Nursing Database Video Tutorial
The BC3 Library has both print and electronic books for nursing and other health science subjects. They are all listed in the BC3 Library Catalog where you will find Dewey call numbers to locate books on the shelves (lower level of the library) and links to connect you to e-books. E-books can also be searched separately in our two e-book collections: e-Book Central by Proquest and e-Book Collection by EBSCO.
Browsing the Stacks
Nursing books in the library can be found in the 610 area of the shelves. Medical books follow, numbered 611-619.