Generally, there are three methods you can use to find articles.
Individual databases. All of the database links on this page are to individual databases. If you use them, you are searching one database at a time. The benefit of this is that your searches can be more targeted to your specific area of interest and you won't have to wade through a lot of irrelevant material. However, you may have to conduct your searches in multiple databases to get a better coverage of available research on your topic.
Individual journals. With this method, you will be searching only one journal at a time. This can be helpful if you know you are supposed to use specific journals. However, the coverage of topics within individual journal titles can be highly specialized and very narrow; this means that you may not find a breadth of articles on your topic.
SwoopSearch. The SwoopSearch system allows you to perform your searches using most of our databases at once. Thus, whenever you perform a search, you will be searching almost all of our databases at one time. The benefit of this is that you may discover articles you would not have otherwise found. However, the results you get are likely to be numerous and overwhelming so you will need to learn how to narrow them with appropriate limiters.
NOTE: My recommendation for you would be to search by individual database because it gives you better control over your results.
InterLibrary Loan (ILL) service allows students to borrow items from other libraries. If Muntz Library does not have what you need, simply submit a request for a book, journal article, conference paper, etc. and we will try to find it for free!
First time users will need to register.
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Good inter-library relationships are essential for academic libraries to function. When you receive an ILL item, please note:
Email ill@uttyler.edu for any questions about using interlibrary loan.
Looking for journals, articles, and databases? This page contains links to the top health care administration journals & databases available at UT Tyler. If you are new to research, be sure to check out the Database Searching Basics guide!
If you're having trouble with your topic or don't know where to begin, give these databases a try. They are "reference" databases and can be helpful for locating definitions and introductory information about a topic.
Databases are an excellent place to begin your research. I recommend Health Business Elite, but any of the databases in this list will provide thorough resources:
The ProQuest database below provides abstracts of and some full-text access to theses and dissertations.
If you prefer to search within individual journals, here is an alphabetical list of some of the "best" health care administration and reform journals available. Keep in mind, this is not an exhaustive list.
Note: to search for a specific journal from the library's homepage, use the "Journals" tab in the tabbed search box. Here you can search by title, keyword, ISSN, & ISBN.
Try searching the following databases for trade journals. If you are looking specifically for newspapers, note that several of these databases can search numerous local, regional, national, and international newspapers at once.
The links below provide direct access to some of the most popular trade periodicals and easy-to-read health-related journals. Simply click on the title in which you're interested.