Searching CINAHL, PsycInfo, and SportDiscus
- CINAHL: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature This link opens in a new window Covers journal publications from the nursing and allied health professions. While it primarily covers journal citations, it also includes book chapter abstracts, dissertations, and conference abstracts.
- APA PsycInfo This link opens in a new window Provides access to articles, books and book chapters, and dissertations that cover the scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences. Includes material of relevance to psychologists and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work.
1. Sign-up for an EBSCO Account
The instructions on this page apply to all EBSO databases, inclusing CINAHL, PsycInfo, and SportsDiscus.
Begin by going into CINAHL, PsycInfo, and SportsDiscus and click on "sign in" on the upper right-hand corner of the screen. This will allow you to set up a username and password for all EBSCO databases.
Step 2: Start a Search in the Database
Begin your search in the database:
Step 3 Click on Search History
3. Once you have the results you want, click on Search History.
Step 4: Save your Search
Select the search you want to save, and click on Save Searches/Alerts. This will allow you to specify how often you want to be notified of new publications.
