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Sample Searches
Sample Searches:
Medicaid AND hospice
Use AND between two or more terms to find materials with all the terms. Searching for Medicaid AND hospice will only include resources that have both terms, Medicaid and hospice, in their contents.
contraception OR "birth control"
Use OR between similar terms. Searching for contraception OR birth control will find resources that refer to either concept.
"advance directive"
Use quotation marks ( " " ) around specific phrases such as "advance directive" to find those words in that specific order.
contracept*
Use an asterisk ( * ) to find multiple endings of one word. Using contracept* as a search term will include results that refer to contraceptive, contraceptives, and contraception.
eBooks
Here are a few places you can find eBooks, just remember that you will have to login with your myNOVA usernameand password.
A collection of eBooks curated by NOVA librarians on a variety of different subjects. eBooks can be accessed in the browser or downloaded for offline use. (NVCC)
Coverage includes over 21,000 eBooks from the early 1900s to today; New titles added monthly. Subjects span nearly every discipline and include both fiction and non-fiction titles.
More than 800 Nursing and Healthcare ebooks updated quarterly. Includes clinical guides, evidence-based practice manuals, practical handbooks and professional growth titles, this collection provides researchers the information they need to provide outstanding care. (VCCS)
The R2 Digital Library is a collection of more than 800 eBooks featuring a
comprehensive selection of medical, nursing and allied health titles. (NVCC)