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WHSL Nursing: Books

Finding electronic books

IF YOU KNOW THE TITLE (or words in the title) OF A BOOK, click on the link below to open a search box where you can enter the title, or part of the title, of the book you need. Click on the e-books tab to search for electronic books by title

 Please select one of the following options, from the drop down list. 

  • Match all words (enter the full journal title)
  • Match exact words (enter the words exactly as they appear in the journal title)
  • Match any words (enter any words that may appear in the journal title) 

For subject searching, you need to go to one of the databases such as PubMed.

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Essential E-Books

Biostatistics

For information about the number of concurrent users with access to each book, click the blue "i" after the title

Nursing

See also Geriatric Nursing, Midwifery, Pediatric Nursing

Research

See also Ethics

Remember the print books

Remember to search the catalogue for print books

Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

The Merriam Webster medical dictionary is now available on your mobile device. The National Library of Medicine  (NLM) has made this available via MedlinePlus Mobile. This includes sound clips so you can hear how to pronounce the term. 

Other E-Books

In addition to the speciality books, you will often need to refer to other biomedical books for other courses you are studying, or for backgraound reading. 

For a full list of all e-Books at WHSL, please use the link to alphabetical (by title) e-books at WHSL. Use the alphabetical drop-down menu from the top tab. To find e-books by subject headings, please use link to the appropriate subject (MeSH) heading.

 

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