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Off Campus Library Support Guide

See our Off Campus Library Services subject guide for detailed information regarding our off-campus services and support.

Department Contact

Carrie Hobbs
Department Chair
Office: RNHS 1.144
Email: chob@tjc.edu
903-510-2340

Library Hours

Fall and Spring

Mon - Thu    7:30 to 11:30
Friday          7:30 to 5:00
Saturday     10:00 to 2:00
Sunday         1:00 to 5:00

Summer I and II

Mon - Thurs 8:00 to 9:00
Friday 8:00 to 5:00

Contact Us

Nathan Stiles
Liaison Librarian 903-510-2110

Leif Pierson
Reference Librarian 903-510-3149

Circulation Desk
903-510-2502

TJC HelpDesk Technical Help
903-510-2413

Dental Assistant

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Suggested Research Databases

Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source
Comprehensive coverage of all areas of dentistry, including endodontics, facial pain & surgery, pediatric dentistry, oral & maxillofacial pathology/surgery/radiology, orthodontology, pediatric dentistry, periodontology, prosthodontics and public dental health.
SciTech Premium Collection (1946-current)
This ProQuest database consists of the Natural Science Collection and the Technology Collection. Includes full-text titles that include journals, magazines, trade & industry journals, technical reports, government publications and more. Choose the Science & Technology category from the home page to also include ebooks for these subjects.
CINAHL Full Text
Comprehensive journal coverage for nursing and allied health. Contains English-language nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses' Association.
MEDLINE with Full Text
Authoritative medical information for the study of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
Academic Search Complete
A comprehensive database that provides scholarly, full-text research for multiple disciplines.
Gale: Science In Context
Science In Context provides information for hundreds of science topics. Includes headlines and videos to help students better understand how these disciplines relate to real-world issues.
Business Source Complete
Great resource containing business related journals, books, case studies, company profiles, conference proceedings, country reports, faculty seminars (videos), financial data, industry reports, investment and market research reports, SWOT analyses and trade journals.
Alt Health Watch
This database covers complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers full text articles for more than 180 international journals and reports. It also includes pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.
Micromedex (Thomson Health Database)
Evidenced-based clinical reference program used in hospitals and by clinicians for drug, disease, acute care, toxicology, and alternative medical information. It also includes, Care Notes, a comprehensive tool to educate patients.
Health Reference Center Academic
Access to current health topics and medical research comprised of millions of full-text journal articles, magazines, videos, newsletters and lots more.
Health Source: Nursing Academic Edition
Find scholarly articles from hundreds of journals from the field of medicine, with a strong emphasis on nursing and allied health.

General Health Databases

Credo Reference
Easy to use tool for research projects and homework that includes hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations and subject specific titles as well as images, audio files, and videos.
Natural & Alternative Treatments
Accurate and unbiased evidenced-based information concerning complementary and alternative health medicine. The content has been developed and reviewed by physicians and pharmacologists.
Gale Onefile Health & Medicine
Rich source of consumer health information from health magazines and clinical reference reports. Includes a medical drug guide and Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary.