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Health Reference Center - Academic


How to Access
To search this InfoTrac SearchBank databases without entering a barcode and password you need to be using a computer located on the USD campus. If you are using a computer located off of the USD campus, you will need to logon with your barcode number followed by one space then your password:
  • Your barcode number is a 14 digit number that can be found on your library card or student ID. It is located below an actual barcode on the card and always starts with a 2.
  • Initially, your password is your last name. If your last name is more than eight letters long, it is the first eight letters of your last name.

    • Database Description

    Health Reference Center-Academic provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources: journals, newsletters, pamphlets, reference books and more. The 40+ full text nursing and allied health journals as well as leading medical journals, provide the latest information specific to students' courses and careers. The sources include indexing for over 200 (and full text for over 100) journals; 500+ full text pamphlets, and selected health-related articles from an additional 1,500 general interest magazines; full text of six medical reference books; more than 1,800 medical topic overviews from 'Clinical Reference Systems'; contact information for support groups, hotlines, and research centers from 'The Complete Directory for People with Chronic Illness'.

    For More Information

    For more information please contact the I.D. Weeks Reference Desk at 677-6085 or email your query to weeksref@usd.edu.

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    Last Modified: May 03, 2000
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    The University of South Dakota
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    Vermillion, SD 57069