AORN Library Services
Literature Search Services
AORN offers librarian-assisted searches. A librarian will work with you to refine your topic and establish search criteria and will use the information you provide to search relevant databases, government sources, association web sites, and other resources to find reputable data that meet your specifications.
When the librarian has completed your search, you will receive a list of references. Because of copyright restrictions, the library cannot provide full-text articles. Keep in mind that if you are an AORN member, you have free access to full-text articles in the AORN Journal.
Fees:
AORN members: Three free searches per year; $50 per search thereafter
Nonmembers: $120 per search
To request a literature search, use the Ask a Librarian e-mail form
Or call: 800-755-6304, Ext. 1
Hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm MT
Online Literature Search Resources
AORN Journal and MEDLINE
Search the AORN Journal and/or the MEDLINE database. AORN members may download full text of AORN Journal articles; nonmembers may access tables of contents and abstracts and purchase full text. Need help with your search? Visit the Library FAQs web page.
National Library of Medicine Databases - Free of Charge
- PubMed: Incorporates MEDLINE, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database, and offers over 11 million references to journal articles in life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine. Many nursing journals are also indexed in MEDLINE.
- GATEWAY: A single interface to search multiple retrieval systems. The NLM Gateway provides access to MEDLINE, MEDLINEPlus® (consumer health information), LOCATORPlus (catalog information for books and other materials), and a variety of other databases.
- A premier resource for nursing and allied health journals
- Access through hospital or university license or free with your ANA Affiliate Membership - included with your AORN membership
Service to Libraries
The AORN library accepts interlibrary loan requests for articles only, via DOCLINE or OCLC. The fee per copy sent to libraries outside Colorado and Wyoming is $11.00, payable by EFTS or IFM.