Secondary Sources in Print & Media

Print and multimedia sources offer advantages over online sources in certain cases. Browsing a nursing handbook, for example, is easier done with a print book than with an online source. Viewing a nursing education DVD or video is often an ideal way to learn about nursing clinical practice.

Reference books & media Circulating books & media

SEARCH CONSULS for titles, descriptions and call numbers.

  • A keyword search including the terms "encyclopedia," "dictionary," "handbook," etc. AND topic words such as "nursing," "cancer," "drugs," etc. will effectively limit your search to reference sources.
  • Other keywords that can be used to limit to reference sources include: "manual," "guidebook," "guide," "statistics," "atlas," "reference," "terms," "abbreviations," "directory," "source book," "bibliography," "index."
  • BROWSE R/RT reference section on 1st floor of Haas Library

SEARCH CONSULS for titles, their descriptions and call numbers.

  • Use your research vocabulary and the Boolean AND, OR, NOT to run a keyword search or subject heading search. Be careful when running a subject heading search, as CONSULS uses Library of Congress subject headings, not CINAHL headings, which are specific to the field of nursing.
  • If you want to access a video or another format, be sure to "limit" your search to just these items using the CONSULS "Material Type" pull down menu.
  • BROWSE R/RT section on 5th floor of Haas Library for books, R/RT section on 2nd floor Haas for videos; DVDs & CD's are held behind the Haas Circulation Desk.


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