1. Marsha Ballard
marsha.ballard@sccmail.maricopa.edu
(480) 423-6638
Danielle Carlock
d.carlock@sccmail.maricopa.edu
(480) 425-6765
Sheila Afnan-Manns
sheila.afnan-manns@sccmail.maricopa.edu
(480) 423-6434

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
•Describe differences between databases & the
internet
•Describe the content in CINAHL & Medline
•Conduct a keyword search in CINAHL &
Medline

3. INTERNET DATABASES
Broad sweep of information Focused on a particular discipline or type
of information
Unorganized/unstructured Organized/structured
Access is free, but some information is fee Available only to subscribers
based
Unstable: content and format change Stable: articles can be located again for
frequently verification
Information includes: commercials, Information includes: abstracts, articles
personal opinions, current news, in magazines, journals, and newspapers,
entertainment, government documents, scholarly/peer-reviewed articles, case
academic research, non-profit studies, and research
/educational sites, hoaxes, social
networks.

4. Databases:
controlled, managed, selected content

5. Internet: vast,
uncontrolled, constantly changing, unorganized

6. CINAHL
 Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health
 Contains articles in nursing and fields such as
audiology, physical therapy, respiratory therapy,
etc
 750 journals
 1 million citations back to 1937

7. Medline
 World’s premier medical/health science database
 Articles from all health fields: medicine, nursing,
dentistry, exercise science, veterinary medicine,
allied health, etc.
 4800 journals
 Over 19 million citations back to 1940

8. CINAHL and Medline
Medline
CINAHL

9. CINAHL VS MEDLINE
CHARACTERISTIC CINAHL MEDLINE
Size Smaller Larger
Topics Limited to Much broader-
Nursing nursing as well as
broader health areas
Use when… The topic is The topic is more
only relevant to broadly related to
nursing (i.e. a health (i.e. a disease
specific nursing etiology, treatment,
practice/skill/ etc)
technique)

11. GETTING RESEARCH HELP
If you need research help from us:
1. Schedule a 30 minute appointment with one of the nursing librarians. This is the
preferred way to get help, as you will have a dedicated time scheduled with us.
2. Call or come to the library reference desk anytime the library is open (480) 423-6650.
3. Use our 24/7 chat service
Marsha Ballard
(480) 423-6638
marsha.ballard@sccmail.maricopa.edu
Danielle Carlock
(480) 425-6765
d.carlock@sccmail.maricopa.edu
Sheila Afnan-Manns
(480) 423-6434
sheila.afnan-manns@sccmail.maricopa.edu.