Many times when starting research about topics related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine you might not know much about the approach or population that you are looking to discuss. That is why background information can be so important. Finding resources, like information pages or encyclopedias or textbooks, can be a perfect way to start your research. Finding overviews on your topic allow you to better understand what you are researching, what you are looking for, and how to phrase that search.
Google, and more appropriately Google Scholar, can be valid places to search for articles and organizations. However, subject specific databases will have more advanced search options and articles. Here are some key differences between databases and Google.
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You can set up Google Scholar to see if you have full text access to articles provided by UNM libraries. Go to settings, search for University of New Mexico in "Library Links" and select it. Once this has been done you will see the "Check Full Text @ UNM" option in your results. A PDF with instructions is also listed below.
Not sure how to gain access to the Full Text of an item? See our Finding Full Text Guide for more information (including step-by-step instructions for our catalog and databases like PubMed & CINAHL).