EBSCO Publishing continues to refine and enhance the EBSCOhost^® version of CINAHL^® including the recent addition of Searchable Cited References for over 800 journal titles in the database. This new functionality is available exclusively via the EBSCOhost implementation of CINAHL.

Searchable Cited References provide a powerful means for extending research by allowing users to locate additional information related to an article of interest. Sometimes referred to as Reference Linking, this functionality lets users link directly from a particular article to other articles cited in the bibliography of the original article. It also allows users to link directly from a particular article to other articles in the database that cite the original article. The basic principle associated with this type of linking considers that if a particular article is of interest to a researcher, then the articles cited by that same article, or that cite the article, are often of value as well. Searchable Cited References can be used to augment more traditional approaches to literature searching; as tools to analyze research activity; to identify original publications in which an idea or concept was discussed; to compare user behavior today with user behavior several years ago; to trace the chronology of events, relationships among them, and their relative importance; and to provide access to interdisciplinary literature and to reveal papers relevant to a subject not found by using conventional indexes.

The EBSCOhost version of CINAHL also includes PreCINAHL™ as a companion database for subscribers. PreCINAHL provides current awareness of new journal articles, and includes a rotating file of limited bibliographic information (no subject indexing) that is available to researchers only while these articles are being indexed. This enables users to gain access to article citations that otherwise would not be available. Once the bibliographic records are complete, they are added to the CINAHL database and removed from PreCINAHL. Once again, this companion database is only available from EBSCO.

About The CINAHL Database
CINAHL provides indexing for over 1,700 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 961,000 records dating back to 1982. Offering complete coverage of English-language nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses' Association, CINAHL covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. In addition, this database offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters. Full text material includes 60 journals plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials. Academic Search™ Premier customers will have instant access to full text for nearly 420 journals indexed in CINAHL.

About EBSCO
CINAHL Information Systems is a division of EBSCO Publishing. EBSCO Publishing, EBSCO Subscription Services, and EBSCO Book Services form the EBSCO Information Services group. EBSCO is a worldwide leader in providing information access and management solutions through print and electronic journal subscription services, research database development and production, online access to approximately 150 databases and thousands of e-journals, and online book purchasing. EBSCO has specialized products and services for academic, medical, government, public and school libraries as well as for corporations and other organizations. EBSCO maintains a comprehensive database of more than 282,000 serial titles and upholds active relationships with more than 60,000 publishers worldwide. 2004 marks EBSCO's 60th year of serving the library and business communities. For more information, visit www.ebsco.com.

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Release Date: Oct. 21, 2004