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Need research help and not sure where to turn? Get help from the library via email, chat, and online appointments or stop by one of our reference desks during open hours of operation.
Want to contact your Nursing & Health Sciences Librarian or set up a virtual or F2F appointment with her? Email Debra Smith: smithkak@cod.edu
Search for E-Books & Streaming Media
Use the Library catalog to locate e-books, specialized streaming media, and other materials available online
Recommended E-book Collections
Many of our E-books are discoverable in our Library Catalog. However, sometimes it is helpful to search by keyword or title in our various E-book collections.
Learn more about Finding & Searching Ebooks
- Gale eBooksGale eBooks is a collection of online reference books on a variety of topics including business, history, literature, health & medicine, social science, technology, and more. The inclusion of key word definitions within its concise encyclopedia entries makes this database the perfect starting point for professional and personal research.
- EBSCO eBook CollectionEBSCO eBooks Collection spans a variety of topics. Most books in this collection are in PDF format. Many titles in the EBSCO eBook Collection can be downloaded in their entirety to your computer or mobile reading device. Sign in with your COD email to access this resource.
- ProQuest Ebook CentralEbook Central is a large and growing collection of books on a variety of topics. All books in this collection are also accessible through the COD Library catalog. Use your Ebook Central account to check out and download books, use the reading tools, and create reading lists.
Sign in with your COD email to access this resource. - R2 Digital LibraryThe R2 Digital Library is a web-based, health sciences, eBook database featuring a collection of medical, nursing, and allied health titles. It can be accessed on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and web-capable electronic readers. It has an A-Z index of drug names, diseases, and topics that are searchable by discipline, practice area, or condition.
Titles are limited to one user per copy, if the title you need is in use come back at a later time and try again.
Suggested E-books
Mastering the 12-Lead Ekg, Second Edition
This resource uses a step-by-step systematic method, real-world clinical applications, and abundant practice opportunities to teach you how to provide expert, quality care.
Electrocardiogram in Clinical Medicine
Offers a guide for a complete understanding of the disease and conditions most frequently revealed in ECGs recorded in the acute, critical, and emergency care settings
ECG Mastery
This full-color workbook walks you step by step through every aspect of ECG interpretation to develop the pattern recognition skills you need to read ECGs with confidence.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Features information on medical topics, including diseases/disorders and tests/treatments. Designed for health science students and consumers.
Recommended Streaming Media
Many videos are discoverable in our Library Catalog. However, sometimes it is helpful to search by keyword or title in our various streaming media collections.
- Academic Video Online This link opens in a new windowAcademic Video Online contains videos in a wide range of subject areas covering nearly all academic areas of study. It is a great video resource for all disciplines and general research. Videos include keyword-searchable transcripts, easy playlists, clip making functionality, and permanent, embedded URLs for easy online course inclusion.
- KanopyThe Kanopy video collection covers a variety of subjects across many disciplines. Kanopy's strongest offerings include global and historical feature films, indie titles, and documentaries. Closed captioning is available. COD users have unlimited plays and can create a personal watchlist of titles. Create an account with your COD email to access this resource.
- Nursing Education in VideoNursing Education in Video is a collection of streaming videos created specifically for the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers. All the videos in the collection have been created with the guidance of the Medcom-Trainex advisory board and are regularly reviewed for accuracy, currency, and compliance with US Federal regulations by agencies such as OSHA and CMS.
Anatomical Models
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Browse our library models collection by body system. Model pages include images and model descriptions.
