Background information gives a general overview of a topic or discipline, which is often helpful for finding keywords and learning basic concepts. You can use the resources below to learn about fundamental health sciences concepts.
Provides access to the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Citation from 1980 - current.
The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society, 5 Volume Set by Scholarly books are much longer than articles and they provide more depth and context. You can find physical books or e-books using the search box below.
Try searching by subject, keyword, author, or title.
To browse our print collection in Cravens Library, look for the following call number ranges:
Academic articles contain original research on a narrow topic. They are usually peer-reviewed and are published in scholarly journals.
To find articles on your topic, use keywords to search in one of the databases listed below. For additional help, check out our tutorial on finding scholarly / peer-reviewed articles.
If the article you want isn't available in full text you can request it for free from Interlibrary Loan.
A large multi-subject database covering every topic with scholarly journals and popular magazines.
Access provided by KYVL.
The following tutorials and research guides will help you get started with any project! You can find more resources on our Tutorials & How-To page.
