[LIRN is a collection of online databases that allows you to search many different sources from one location – books, journals, reviews, etc.]
To access the resources through LIRN, enter through the link above.
Enter your patron identification number in the box provided.
[Note: if you do not remember your patron identification number, speak to the librarian.]
The simplest way to search all of the resources available is through Quick Search, the first option available after you log in. Enter your search term(s) in the available box and click the Quick Search button.
If you have a more complex topic, you may want to choose the Connect to LirnSearch option beneath the Quick Search button. This option allows you choose where in the document to search for your search words (use the drop-down menu next to the search box): keyword, author, title, subject, or description. It also allows you to select specific databases for your search (see below).
-You must select at least one box in the Search Sources area located beneath the search box in order to get any results. You can select specific databases, or all the databases associated with a topic. Some of the best options to select are Health & Medical, Psychology, Social Sciences and Science & Technology.
You can:
-Remove Duplicates: to not have duplicate records displayed in your results (select “no” on Display Duplicates) or to have them grouped together
-Results Per Source or Results Per Page: choose the number of hits returned per source and the number of results displayed per page
-Results Display Level: choose how your results are displayed
-Sorting By: sort results by Relevance, Title, Author, Date, etc.
-Limit Results To: choose the Language, Material, Full Text, Peer Reviewed, and/or Dates.
After clicking Go, your search results should appear beneath the search terms. The searching process often takes a few minutes – be patient! You can click on the title to go to the record or click on Full Record or Full-Text PDF. Not everything found through LIRN has full text available – see Limit Results To above to ensure you only get full text results.
You can make further adjustments to your search from the search results page at the left, including Display, Duplicates, Sorting, etc.
A few of the many dental journals/magazines available through LIRN are:
Access (2007-present)
Australian Dental Journal (2005-2007)
Biological Therapies in Dentistry (2001)
BMC Oral Health (2005)
British Dental Journal (2000-present)
Clinical Oral Investigations (1997-present)
Dental Assistant (2002-present)
Dental Economics (1999-present)
Dental Implantology Update (2001-present)
Dental Lab Products (2002-present)
Dental Practice Report (Apr-July 2007)
Dental Products Report (2000-present)
Dental Products Report Europe (2000-present)
European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry (2007-present)
European Journal of Orthodontics (1999-2009)
Evidence-Based Dentistry (2000-present)
Internet Journal of Dental Science (2005-present)
Journal of Conservative Dentistry (2005-present)
Journal of Dental Hygiene (1996-present)
Journal of Dental Research (1996-present)
Journal of Dentistry (2005-2007)
Journal of Indian Prosthodontic (2005-present)
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (2005-present)
Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology (2008-present)
Journal of Orthodontics& (1999-2003)
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (2007-present)
Journal of Oral Implantology (2005-present)
Managed Dental Care (2007-present)
New York State Dental Journal (1998-present)
Odontology; Official Journal of the Society of the Nippon Dental University (2001-present)
Oral Health (1996-present)
Orthodontic Products (2006-present)
