All library resources are available from off campus. See instructions and details below.
Online Library Resources
Use the online periodical databases to search for journal articles:- click the Periodical Databases link in the left-most column of the library home page and select the database listed below
- from off campus, type your ENMU ID# at the remote authentication screen
CINAHL is the primary database for nursing research. Click on the C at Databases by Name (1st alphabetical list in the upper right grid), and then the CINAHL database name link. Enter your ENMU student ID number at the remote authentication screen.
- type your search term in the first box on the left
- scroll down to the Published Date From boxes, on the right, and limit your search to a date range--e.g., 2006-2011
- check the Peer-Reviewed* box, if required for your assignment
- scroll further down and select Journal Articles at the Publication Type list, on the left
- click the Search button
- click any HTML or PDF links to view and print your articles
- to cite PDF files, click the "Detailed Record" link, in the upper left, and then the orange Cite page icon on the right; select APA style and copy and paste citation into your paper
- to cite HTML files, click the orange Cite page icon and follow the same instructions
*What is a peer-reviewed journal?
Here is the OWL's online APA Formatting & Style Guide, in case you need help formatting your paper or checking the correct form for a citation.
For non-full-text articles, print or capture the citation information and check our Full-text Online Journals (2nd alphabetical list in the upper right grid) on the Periodical Databases page. Your article may be available full text in another database.
- click the 0-9 link (it loads the fastest)
- type journal title in the box and click the Search button
- scroll down and search for your journal title; if available, check your citation date against the holdings listed and click any database name link that includes the year of your article
- you will then click a year/volume/issue link and look for your article title, or you may need to type your article title in a Search box
If your article is not available full-text online anywhere, you may request it from Golden Library (see Requesting Library Material, below.)
Use the library's online catalog to search for books, videos or DVDs:
- go to the library home page and click the Golden Library Catalog link
- enter the title or author you are looking for in the Search box (keyword is the default--change to title or author, as is appropriate); if you are looking for the Nursing Theorists DVD series, enter nursing theorists and name, for example, [nursing theorists and Dorothea Orem], and click the Search button
- print the citation screen and request the item (see Requesting Library Material, below)
Requesting Library Material
To request an article, book or DVD, go to the library home page and click on the Interlibrary Loan link.- click the ILLiad Log In/Registration link on the left-hand sidebar
- click the First Time User button and fill out the ILLiad registration form
- enter your ENMU email address, so that we may contact you about your requests
- select Distance Education Undergraduate Student in the Status box, so we'll know to mail material directly to your home
- enter an ILLiad username of your choice and your ENMU student ID # as your ILLiad password
Upon registering, you will be taken to the ILLiad main menu for your account. Click the Request Article button (for journal articles) or the Request Book button (for books and DVDs), located on the left-hand sidebar, and complete the form with your citation information. Thereafter, anytime you wish to use the system, return to the same ILLiad Log In/Registration link and log in with your ILLiad username and password.
If you have placed a request, you'll be notified via your ENMU email account when your item is available. 95% of articles will be delivered electronically to your ENMU email account; some may arrive in your ILLiad account--login to your account and click the Electronically Delivered Articles link in the left-hand sidebar. Print articles and books, and DVDs will be mailed directly to you.