FAQS

Search for e-Books and Articles all at once:

1. Use our Discovery database to search for your specific vitamin or supplement
   1. Sample searches:
      1. Vitamin D
      2. Saw Palmeto

If Discovery gives you too much, you can break things up:

E-books and Encyclopedias

1. Search our e-book collections for electronic books and/or electronic articles from medical encyclopedias.
   1. Recommended e-book collections:
      1. eBooks via EBSCO
      2. eBook Central via ProQuest
      3. Credo
      4. Gale Virtual Reference
   2. Recommended search terms:
      1. Vitamins
      2. Dietary supplements
      3. The name of the specific supplement or vitamin you are researching

Articles from Medical Journals and Magazines

1. Search our medical databases for articles on your specific vitamin or supplement:
2. Suggested databases to search:
   1. Health Sciences and Nursing via ProQuest
   2. Health Source via EBSCO
   3. Consumer Health Complete via EBSCO

Web Search

• Be careful to evaluate the authority, quality, credibility, and reliability of any web page you use. There is a lot of bogus and biased information out there, especially about health issues.
• Try searching Google with a site:.gov limit. Including the "word" site:.gov in your search limits your search to only websites sponsored/produced by a government agency (like the MedlinePlus or the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health).
  • Example searches in Google:
    • site:.gov black cohash
    • st john's wort site:.gov
    • site:.gov vitamin D

Don't forget to create REFERENCES for the sources you use!

• We recommend that you use NoodleTools software to help you create references in APA style
• Or use the APA Guide to look up how to cite different materials.