Library Guides: Health Sciences: Home

Subject Resources

If you're just starting out as a health sciences student and need to learn the background and fundamentals of the subject, the following can help:

Health Care Systems Around the World
Call Number: R 362.1 B743
Publication Date: 2013
Mosby's Medical Dictionary
Call Number: R 610.3 M894
Publication Date: 2008
Gray's Anatomy
Call Number: R 611 G845
Publication Date: 2013
Mental Health and Mental Disorders
Call Number: R 616.89 S751
Publication Date: 2015
Three volumes.
Sports Injuries Sourcebook
Call Number: R 617.1027 S7245s
Publication Date: 2017

To search all of Schewe's databases, use the following:

Illinois College Multidatabase Search

These databases will be the best bets for starting your research in Health Sciences. If you are having trouble finding articles, see our Finding Articles guide, or ask a librarian for help!

BioMed Central This link opens in a new window
This biology and medical database provides full-text coverage of over 200 scholarly journals relating to biology and medicine. You can either browse by journal or use the search box in the top right of the screen to search with keywords.
Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window
This health database provides full-text coverage of over 500 journals and magazines as well as full-text coverage of 250 health reference books. Also includes over 2,500 custom reports on various health topics
Health & Medicine (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
This health science database contains over 2,500 full-text periodicals and eBooks, and is designed to give student researchers current and comprehensive information about a range of health issues. It also includes multimedia content, much of which is devoted to live surgeries!
Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
This physical therapy database provides access to over 80 full-text journals dealing with physical therapy, physical fitness, or sports medicine. The database contains information ranging from proven treatment techniques to experimental research.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
This health and medical database provides over 25 million bibliographic citations having-to-do with biomedical and life science topics. While there isn't a lot of full-text content in PubMed, it is the best medical database in the world.
PubMed Central This link opens in a new window
This health and medical database is a full-text only version of PubMed. This means there are fewer articles to search, but all are immediately available.

Here are some websites which might be helpful for a health sciences student:

American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
A professional group with resources and research for those practicing sports medicine.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The US government site for public health topics and questions.
Merck Manual of Medical Information
Contains the full text of Merck Manual of Medical Information, listing disorders, and their symptoms, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Contains media not available in print.
National Institutes of Health
This department of the US department of health and human services is focused on health discoveries and research.
Rural Health Information Hub
Information about healthcare resources, issues, and funding, specifically for rural communities.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
This library of health related resources and articles comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The best place to find books about Health Sciences is in the Schewe Library Catalog or in the library on the shelves primarily in the 610 range on the upper level of the Library. If you are having trouble finding more books, see our Finding Books guide. Here are some suggested titles:

Medical Humanities: An Introduction
Call Number: 174.2 C6891m
Publication Date: 2014
Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health
Call Number: 362.1 B268
Publication Date: 2008
Public Health Leadership: Putting Principles into Practice
Call Number: 362.1068 R882
Publication Date: 2013
50 Studies Every Doctor Should Know
Call Number: 610.72 F469
Publication Date: 2013
The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care
Call Number: 616.0019 S1316b
Publication Date: 2017
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5
Call Number: 616.89 A51273
Publication Date: 2013
Evidence-Based Practice in Exercise Science
Call Number: 617.1 A523e
Publication Date: 2016

You can find reliable and high-quality videos on a variety of topics below:

You can find reliable and high-quality health sciences-related videos on the following topics here:

Health Sciences is a large field. Talk to your professor or look in your syllabus to determine which citation style you should use.

Medical and scientific articles often use the American Medical Association style. You can find information on a variety of other styles in the Schewe Library citation guide.