LibGuides: Health and Welfare: Key Digital Resources

Using E-resources

All databases that you have access to as student or staff at Novia can be found in Tritonia Finna | Novia or in the Library Guides. Always open the databases using one of these so that you can log in to Novia and have access to the database also outside the Novia network.

Key databases

ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)
Articles and abstracts within the fields business and economic, marketing, human resources, computers, and more. Contains full text articles from about 1,200 periodicals.
Cinahl Complete (EBSCO)
The world's most comprehensive nursing & allied health research database, providing full text for nearly 1,400 journals and also provides indexing for more than 5,400 journals.
Ebook Central
Academic Search Elite (EBSCO)
Full text for more than 2,000 serials. Abstracts and indexing are provided for about 3,500 serials. The database covers nearly every area of academic study.
Emerald Insight
Full text articles in the spectrum of management disciplines including strategy, leadership, marketing, human resource management, health and social care, engineering, applied science and technology.
Medibas
Medic
Referenser till finländska medicinska och vårdvetenskapliga artiklar, monografier, avhandlingar och forskningsrapporter.
MEDLINE (EBSCO)
Authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences and much more.
PubMed
Medline is a well-known reference database in the fields of medicine, nursing, health services and biomedical research. Provides some links to full text.
Springer Nature Link
Over 3,000 journals within the fields: Biological Sciences, Business and Management, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Materials Science, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Statistics and Technology and Engineering.
Statista
Statista provides quick and reliable access to over 1 million statistics on 80,000 topics from 18,000 sources.
Terveysportti
En finskspråkig portal för hälsovårdsbranschen.
Web of Science (ISI Web of Knowledge)
An online index that covers journal articles published in the physical and life sciences, health sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

Key databases in Beauty care

ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)
Articles and abstracts within the fields business and economic, marketing, human resources, computers, and more. Contains full text articles from about 1,200 periodicals.
Ebook Central
Academic Search Elite (EBSCO)
Full text for more than 2,000 serials. Abstracts and indexing are provided for about 3,500 serials. The database covers nearly every area of academic study.
Emerald Insight
Full text articles in the spectrum of management disciplines including strategy, leadership, marketing, human resource management, health and social care, engineering, applied science and technology.
Springer Nature Link
Over 3,000 journals within the fields: Biological Sciences, Business and Management, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Materials Science, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Statistics and Technology and Engineering.
Web of Science (ISI Web of Knowledge)
An online index that covers journal articles published in the physical and life sciences, health sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

Evidence-based nursing

Cochrane Library
A source of reliable and up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care.
JBI EBP Database (Evidence-based practice)
An online resource that includes high quality, relevant, up to date evidence-based information and guidance for health professionals to inform decisions made at the point of care.

E-book databases

In the Novia eBooks guide, you will find more information about e-books. You can go directly into the eBook services below or search eBooks in Finna.

You can read e-books in your web browser directly or download them to your computer or mobile device.

E-books from Ebook Central and EBSCO can be accessed with your Novia usernamne and password.

Selected, free publications

DOAB - Directory of Open Access Books
Academic open access books from many different scientific fields
InTech - Open science
Open access books mainly from the field of science, technology and medical science, but also social sciences and humanities.
NCBI - Bookshelf, open access books and reports
Free online access to books and documents in life science and healthcare.
OAPEN - freely accessible academic books
Open access books mainly in the social sciences and humanities.

All databases

Browse licensed and open access databases in Finna:

Vaasa and Jakobstad: Tritonia Finna | Novia > Browse databases
Turku and Raseborg: Alma-Finna | Novia > Browse databases

Please note that a search in Finna don't fully cover all the articles and materials. All comprehensive searches should be done in the interfaces of the databases. Links to the databases in Finna and in our Library Guides.

Newspapers online

PressReader - International Newspapers and Magazines

Over 7000 newspapers and magazines from at least 100 countries and in 60 different languages. Available in the Novia network and with login for remote access.

ePress newspapers: Vasabladet, Ilpo, Hesari

ePress - Finnish Newspapers

Contains about 220 domestic newspapers, among others Helsingin sanomat, Ilkka-Pohjalainen, Vasabladet ja HBL. Availabe in the Novia network (no remote access). 3 simultaneous users.

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