The Internet is a network of computer systems through which anyone can publish anything he or she wants. There are many venues through which ideas are published and read, such as wiki’s (e.g., Wikipedia), blogs, and websites. Most of the information that can be found on the Internet or Web has not been evaluated by scholars, professors or librarians, therefore those who use information found on the Internet must evaluate carefully the information for themselves.

The databases that are available to you from the CT State Norwalk Campus Library are collections of scholarly journal articles, reputable magazines and books. Many of the resources are paid for by the CT State with a yearly subscription, which means that the sources have been written and published by scholars and academic publishing houses. The healthcare databases listed below are especially good choices for physical therapy resources. For more information about designing searches to try in these databases, please see the Evidence-Based Practice section of this guide.