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Curious about research in dietetics? View recent faculty publications at the links below.
Types of Sources
Databases
Welcome to the dietetics and nutrition library research guide. These resources, which require a login with your Lipscomb email address and password, are available both on and off campus.
- AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window AccessMedicine provides access to various titles from the best minds in medicine, updated content, images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, and diagnostic tools.
- Acland's Atlas of Human Anatomy This link opens in a new window Collection of gross anatomy videos and exams. Create a free personal account while on campus to test your anatomy knowledge.
- CABI Nutrition and Food Sciences This link opens in a new window Contains research, reviews, and news on nutrition and the food sciences. Key subject areas include public health, clinical nutrition, nutrition physiology, food safety, food security, consumer behavior, food science and technology, and food product groups such as functional foods.
- CABI off campusIf you receive a 404 message when you try to access CABI off - campus, then try this link.
- CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window Provides full text for more than 1,300 nursing and allied health journals.
- Evidence Analysis Library This link opens in a new window Created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, this collection of systematic reviews and evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines provides information on disease conditions and nutrition topics. Access is LIMITED TO TWO simultaneous users. ------- HOWEVERER, Academy members can log-in into EAL via their membership. See instructions bellow.
- Lexicomp This link opens in a new window Medical software for smartphones, PDA, and desktops - specializing in pharmacology, drug interactions, dental info, disease, formulary services, and patient safety.
- Merck Manual Contains symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment in all fields of medicine.
- Natural Medicines This link opens in a new window Natural Medicines was founded by healthcare providers and researchers to provide high-quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies. Grades reflect the level of available scientific data for or against the use of each therapy for a specific medical condition
- Nutrition Care Manual This link opens in a new window Internet-based diet manuals and professional practice manuals for Registered Dietitians, Dietetic Technicians Registered, and allied health professionals. Access is limited to three simultaneous users.
- Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual This link opens in a new window This web-based diet and professional practice manual for Registered Dietitians, Dietetic Technicians Registered, and allied health care professionals provides pediatric nutrition information on more than 40 major topics. Access is limited to three simultaneous users.
- PubMed This link opens in a new window Contains more than 25 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window Contains over 25% of the world's science, technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information.
- Sports Nutrition Care Manual This link opens in a new window Includes information on a variety of sports-related topics, including vegetarian athletes, adolescent athletes, college athletes, managing weight (both weight gain and loss) for athletes, and nutrition for injury recovery and rehabilitation. In addition, general information on sports nutrition, from hydration to meal planning, is included. Access is limited to three simultaneous users.
Evidence Analysis Library membership log-in instructions:
- Go direct to the EAL – www.andeal.org – click on the word LOGIN located in the upper right hand corner and enter your official Academy username and password (the same password you use to log into the Academy’s eatrightpro.org website.
- Click on this link to the Academy’s website Research page - http://www.eatrightpro.org/resources/research/evidence-based-resources/evidence-analysis-library - and sign in as an Academy member using your official username and your password, click on the words Evidence Analysis Library. You will be redirected and automatically logged into the EAL.
The Academy’s website (eatrightpro.org) allows members to login with their username or email. But the EAL requires the username. If anyone continues to experience problems logging in with the membership credentials, they can email eal@eatright.org
Study Rooms
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Starting Your Research...
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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
You can submit a request to have articles, or books, Lipscomb does not own be sent to you from other libraries around the world.
Once you submit the request form, Beaman library staff reach out to other libraries and ask them to loan us their materials.
LibKey Nomad
Browser extension that provides links to full text articles from the library as you research on the web! Works with Brave, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Vivaldi.
