Research Guides: Radiation Sciences: Getting Started

Library Tutorials

The following links will assist you in understanding how to access materials through the Health Sciences Library website.

Health Sciences Library Website Orientation for the College of Health Professions
This orientation tutorial for the Health Sciences Library will highlight the main features of the library's website, as well as important services available to you as an affiliate of VCU.
Creating an ILLiad Account
Before you can start requesting items from VCU Libraries, you will need to set up an account. This research guide will show you how to create an account and request items through interlibrary loan.

Best Bets

These resources are the best for finding the most information related to Radiation Sciences.

MEDLINE/PubMed
The primary database of information in biomedical and health sciences fields.
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VCU access only
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
Expanded version of the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature with full text for over 600 journals, plus evidence-based care sheets, legal cases, drug records, and more than 200 books.
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(1937 - present) VCU access only
Springer Protocols
Access to over 20,000 life sciences and biomedical protocols, many from the classic series "Methods in Molecular Biology."
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(1980 - present) VCU access only
AccessMedicine
Access to McGraw-Hill medical textbooks including Harrison's Online. Contains multimedia library with case files, safety modules, procedural videos, diagnosis and self-assessment tools, patient handouts, an integrated drug database, and more.
JoVE
Streaming video resource that includes a peer-reviewed physical and life sciences journal, as well as a science education library. Subjects covered include biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental sciences, medicine, and more.

Radiation Science Library Session

Here are pdf files of library instruction session materials given to Radiation Sciences Majors. In the presentation, I review the peer review process and simple searching of some resources to find articles for a research project.

Helpful Resources

Library Orientation: Health Sciences Library
To review Health Sciences Library orientation material, including a video tour, refer this guide.
VCU Health and Wellness Library
VCU Medical Center's Health and Wellness Library can help patients and the public find answers to their health questions.
VCU Scholars Compass
Scholars Compass is a publishing platform for the intellectual output of VCU’s academic, research, and administrative communities. Its goal is to provide wide and stable access to the exemplary work of VCU’s faculty, researchers, students, and staff.

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