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Journals and Magazines

This guide provides a topical list of all Journals and Magazines currently received by Tyler Junior College's Vaughn Library. Click the tabs above to see journals and magazines in that subject category.

Journals and Magazines

Off Campus Library Support Guide

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

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Nursing and Health Sciences

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Research Databases

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.
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.
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.
STAT!Ref
STAT!Ref is a comprehensive full-text healthcare e-resource that includes full-text e-book titles, journals, evidence-based point-of-care authoritative resources, drug guides, and more. Also accessible via mobile app.
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.
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.
Nursing Reference Center Plus
A comprehensive point-of-care reference resource providing clinical resources for nurses. Includes thousands of evidence-based care sheets, point-of-care drug information, quick lessons on diseases and procedures, legal information, videos and much more

Pharmacology World
Unlimited access to videos compiled to help you master the key concepts of pharmacology.

General Health Databases

Credo Reference
Great resource for general topical information that also allows the user to perform more in-depth research from the library's subscription databases provided on the Topic Pages. Easy to use tool for research projects and homework that includes hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations and subject specific titles as well as 200,000+ images and audio files and nearly 100 videos.

Subject Guide

Nathan Stiles

Reference Books

Black's Medical Dictionary
HS R 610.3 B63m42
The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
R 616.89003 G13e2
The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
HS R 610.7303 G13e2

Alternative Medicine

Alternative Health Watch
This database provides information on holistic medicine and therapies from hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.

Online Journals

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Laboratory Medicine

For more, see Online Journals and Magazines (top of the library's Online Resources page)

Databases vs Internet

Watch this very short video clip that demonstrates why you should consult the library's databases for your research rather than the internet.

What Are Databases and Why You Need Them