New Database: ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source
Link to the Proquest Nursing and Allied Health Source via the link from NC Libraries Search By Database page.
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source makes it easy to find reliable healthcare information. This database provides full text journals, evidence based resources, and dissertations to support the study of the many aspects of nursing or the allied health professions, including physical therapy, radiography, dietetics, dental hygiene, and the clinical laboratory sciences.
Also : Browse Evidence-Based Resources
Evidence-Based Resources from the Joanna Briggs Institute
Competency and Training Resources
Database Trial: ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source and CINAHL Plus with Full Text
Niagara College Libraries has organized the trial of two Nursing and Allied Health databases. Links to access ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source and CINAHL Plus with Full Text have been added to the trial section of our “Search by Database“ page. Niagara College Libraries would love to hear your thoughts and comments on these databases so that we can make an informed decision on behalf of our students and faculty. Your insights are valued and can be sent to library@niagaracollege.ca
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source provides users with reliable healthcare information covering nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and much more. This versatile database is designed to meet the needs of researchers at healthcare facilities as well as nursing and allied health programs at academic institutions. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source provides abstracting and indexing for more than 850 titles, with over 715 titles in full-text, plus more than 12,000 full text dissertations representing the most rigorous scholarship in nursing and related fields.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text also provides indexing for over 4,175 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 2,000,000 records dating back to 1981. Offering complete coverage of English-language nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses’ Association, CINAHL covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. In addition, this database offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters. Searchable cited references for more than 1,300 journals are also included.
New Database: Culinary Arts Collection
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The Culinary Arts Collection includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.
The latest Culinary Arts Collection provides access to recipes and
other culinary information from trusted
sources. The Culinary Arts Collection is
comprised of more than 250 major cooking
and nutrition magazines from the award winning
magazines.
The Culinary Arts
Collection provides researchers with more
than just recipes. It gives them quick access
to restaurant reviews, industry information
and practical instruction, including:
✔ Creating baked goods
✔ Preparing popular recipes
✔ Managing your weight
✔ Choosing the right wine
✔ Gaining catering experience
✔ Preparing fast meals
✔ Practical advice on opening a restaurant
✔ Developing healthy eating habits
✔ Calculating recipes
✔ Becoming a wine connoisseur
✔ And much more
Ebsco presents : Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series
Niagara College Libraries are pleased to announce that Ebsco’s Business Source Complete now includes a business video collection with 55 videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series, at no additional charge.
The series features engaging video lectures from renowned professors and experts at the HarvardBusiness School. All lectures are captured from executive education programs, and offer groundbreaking ideas, insightful research, and practical advice on management issues.
The videos contain a table of content allowing the selection of a specific topic. Most lectures provide a transcript in PDF format.
Enjoy one today!
New Netbooks Available Now!!

Dell Latitude 2100
Travel light with one of 20 (10 at the N.O.T.L Campus Library and 10 at the Welland Campus Library) new sleek, compact, high resolution netbooks.
Each Netbook comes in a soft shell bag with the necessary cables and are ready for use!
Here’s how easy it is to sign them out:
Come to the Circulation Desk of your Campus Library to talk to a staff member about booking equipment. We ask that you show a valid Niagara College ID card when reserving and borrowing.
Please note:
Continuing Education students may book equipment for class presentations through their Instructor.
Don’t miss out on the Library’s 6th Annual Coffee Break!

Enjoy coffee and treats while previewing the Library's latest resources !
Library Coffee Break
Faculty and staff are invited to the Libraries to enjoy coffee and treats while viewing our new books, DVDs and online resources. Come and meet the library staff, recommend new titles and take home a list of new resources for your program area.
Coffee breaks will be held at both the Welland and NOTL Campus Libraries on Tuesday, September 22nd and Wednesday, September 23rd from 10am to 5pm Coffee and treats available while quantities last. Hope to see you there!
NEW LIBRARY SERVICE!! AskOn: Online Research Help — Live when you need it!!

TRY THIS OUT:
Click on the AskOn icon on the NC Library homepage and converse with a real library person from an Ontario College libary. Library staff will be at the other end of your chat line to answer your questions and help guide you to the information you need in real-time.
Hours:
Mon to Thur 11am to 10pm
Fri to Sun 11am to 5pm
AskOn is an invaluable resource for homework help. Try it today !
DVDs and Paperbacks @ the Libraries
Sure you’re in full swing with assignments but if you’re in the mood for a break and are looking for something else to do, don’t forget to check out your Campus Library. New DVDs, fiction and magazines are being added daily. Come in and check out what we’ve got!
Faculty/Staff Coffee Break @ the Libraries
The Libraries of Niagara College would like to invite all
Faculty and Staff for a Coffee Break on
Tuesday September 23rd and Wednesday September 24th
between 10am and 5pm on both days
@ both Campus Libraries
Come and enjoy coffee and treats and a chance to peruse the newest additions to the collections in support of your programs. Feedback and suggestions are always welcome.
We hope to see you there!
Need a Break from Studying?
Why not sign out a paperback novel from the Library?
Both campus locations have a great selection of books by popular authors such as John Grisham, P.D. James, Sophie Kinsella, Jonathan Kellerman and Sandra Brown.
The following is a list of just some of the new novels recently acquired at the Welland Campus:
The Alchemist’s Apprentice by Dave Duncan
Blood Ties by Sam Hayes
By Slanderous Tongues by Mercedes Lackey
The Dead Room by Heather Graham
Into a Dark Realm by Raymond E. Feist
Laced: A Regan Reilly Mystery by Carol Higgins Clark
Maelstrom by Anne McCaffrey
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Obsession: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman
Power Play by Joseph Finder








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