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AARP Country Profiles
Provider: AARP
Contents: full text, websites
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: The Country Profiles section of the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) International website offers statistics on life expectancy and per capita healthcare expenditure worldwide.
Keywords: aging, consumer health, open access
Academic Search Complete (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO -- TexShare
Contents: Abstracts, Citations, full text
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This collection offers a broad spectrum of disciplines: computer science, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Some full text from as far back as 1887. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 titles. Contains full text for nearly 7,300 peer-reviewed journals and 1,200 other serials, with indexing and abstracts covering in excess of 12,500 periodicals as well as about 700 reports, proceedings and short monographs.
Keywords: multidisciplinary, periodicals
Provider: McGraw-Hill
Contents: CME, E-books, full text, video
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Textbooks, procedural videos and animations, CORD cases, orthopedic and examination videos, drug monographs, calculators, decision rules, CME opportunities and more make up this comprehensive emergency medicine resource. Establish a "MyAccess" account while logged in to your TMC Library e-Resource Access account in order to use the Self-Assessment, Clerkship and Cases features. MyAccess will also allow you to receive alerts and save content for future reference. Mobile access is available to those with a MyAccess account and features device-responsive design. (Click here for instructions.)
Keywords: access emergency medicine, drugs, emergency medicine, infection, medical education, point-of-care, toxicology
Provider: McGraw-Hill
Contents: E-books, full text, images, textbooks, video
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: AccessMedicine is an integrated database, updated daily, that draws on the more than 60 essential clinical and academic medical texts included, as well as a drug index, a differential diagnostic tool (called "Diagnosaurus") and an extensive library of images and videos. Also provided is a large selection of .pdf patient handouts. Note: The Self-Assessment and Cases features in AccessMedicine are accessible once you establish a personal login, which you must first do while logged in to your TMC Library remote access account. Once you have a personal "MyAccess" account, you will be able to use AccessMedicine from any location, whether you are logged in to your TMC Library account or not. To access Mobile view log in with your MyAccess username and password. (See Mobile Instructions under Help at top right of the AccessMedicine home page.) Mobile devices supported: iPhone/iPhone 3G, BlackBerry Bold and Android.
Keywords: clinical, diagnosis, drugs, evidence-based medicine, medical education, point-of-care
Provider: McGraw-Hill
Contents: CME, E-books, full text, images, video
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: An integrated database of surgical texts and other resources, written and visual, that provides medical students, surgical residents, and practicing surgeons with quick answers from trusted sources. Organized around the ACGME's (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) mandate for a core curriculum, AccessSurgery delivers content in context. This is a tool for the student, the educator, and the practitioner. Note: The Cases, Clerkship and Self-Assessment areas are fully accessible only after you have established an individual "MyAccess" account at the database site. This will also give you the ability to create alerts, save content for future reference, and set up your mobile access. Instructions for mobile access are located here. Patient education .pdf's are also provided in AccessSurgery.
Keywords: access surgery, clinical, medical education, surgery
ACP Smart Medicine & AHFS DI® Essentials™
Provider: Teton Data Systems
Contents: drug monographs, full text, mobile access
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: ACP Smart Medicine is a regularly-updated, decision support tool from the American College of Physicians. Smart Medicine replaces ACP PIER.
- Diseases
- Screening and Prevention
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Ethical and Legal Issues
- Procedures
- Prevention
- Screening
- Diagnosis
- Consultation
- Hospitalization
- Therapy
- Patient Education
- Follow-up
Keywords: biomedical ethics, clinical decision-making, clinical studies, drugs, evidence-based medicine, evidence-based practice, law, point-of-care
Alt Health Watch (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO -- TexShare
Contents: full text
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This database focuses on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness; it offers full text articles from nearly 180 international reports and journals, many of which are peer-reviewed. In addition, there are hundreds of other publication types: pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research, and book excerpts.
Keywords: complementary medicine, consumer health, holistic medicine, wellness
Provider: Altmetrics
Contents: full text, links, websites
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Altmetrics is interested in formulating a new kind of impact factor for developments in science, based in part on capturing and factoring in the scientific community's more rapidly available reactions to new papers and research as they are expressed in social media. At the organization's website, read its manifesto, follow links to investigate tools designed to gather data from online sources, and explore important papers that have sparked and furthered this movement. Provides links to websites and software like Crowdometer, PLOS Impact Explorer, ScienceCard, and ReaderMeter.
Keywords: impact factor, peer review, research, scientific community, social media, software
American Association of Poison Control Centers
Provider: American Association of Poison Control Centers
Contents: full text, general reference, links, maps, reports, statistics
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: This body's primary mission is to educate, accredit and inform its membership- 56 poison control centers throughout the United States and two in Canada- to advance public health care in the regions of all the state poison control centers. For the consumer it provides alerts and general prevention information for parents, babysitters, children and health care providers. It contains information on how to request information from the National Poison Data System, a link to the organization's past annual reports, which are published in the journal Clinical Toxicology, press releases, and a map of poison control center locations. You can reach your local poison center by calling 1-800-222-1222.
Keywords: consumer health, data, public health, toxins
American Film Scripts Online
Provider: Alexander Street Press
Contents: archive, full text, general reference, scripts
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: An archive of full-text movie scripts written between 1920 and the present. Still a collection in progress with many coverage gaps among well-known films.
Keywords: films, general reference, movies
American Indian Histories and Cultures (TexShare)
Provider: Adam Matthew, a Sage company
Contents: animation, archive, Bibliographic Records, full text, general reference, images, links, maps, mobile access, video
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: The wide range of digitized material included in this collection documents interactions between Native Americans and Europeans, from their earliest contacts through the Civil War era and up to the Civil Rights Movement. This resource contains material from the Newberry Library's Edward E. Ayer Collection. Coverage ranges from the 1600's to the mid-20th century and records the repercussions of changing governance and U.S. government policy on Native American peoples. Cross-searchable with American West, from the same provider.
Keywords: American history, American West, history, Native Americans
American Periodicals 1740-1940
Provider: ProQuest
Contents: full text, general reference, images, magazines
Descriptions: Contains digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals published between 1741 and 1900, derived from the American Periodicals Series microform collection. Actually includes more than 1,100 periodicals between colonial times and the advent of American involvement in World War II. Titles range from America's first scientific journal, Medical Repository, to popular magazines such as Vanity Fair and Ladies' Home Journal.
Keywords: American history, culture, multidisciplinary, popular
American West (TexShare)
Provider: Adam Matthew, a Sage company
Contents: archive, Bibliographic Records, full text, general reference, images, links, maps, primary source materials
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This digital archive from the Everett D. Graff Collection at Chicago's Newberry Library includes original manuscripts and personal journals, maps, photographs, ephemeral material, rare books and other rare print resources that document the Westward expansion of the United States and the lives of those who experienced it. Contains materials on Canada and Mexico as well. This database is cross-searchable with American Indian Histories and Cultures, also on our list, from the same provider.
Keywords: American history, history, l, Native Americans
Provider: Cornell University Library
Contents: Abstracts, archive, full text
Access Level: Free, Open Access, Open Access Journals
Descriptions: This digital repository provides open access to e-prints in physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, and quantitative biology. Started in August 1991, arXiv.org (formerly xxx.lanl.gov) is a highly-automated electronic archive and distribution server for research papers. Users can retrieve papers from arXiv either via the web interface, or by sending commands to the system via e-mail. Authors can use a web form to submit their papers and can also update their submissions if they choose, though previous versions remain available. Users can register to automatically receive an email listing of newly submitted papers in areas of interest to them.
Keywords: e-prints, mathematics, open access publishing, physics, quantitative biology, scholarly publishing, science
BestBETS: Best Evidence Topics
Provider: Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
Contents: full text, index
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: BETs were developed in the Emergency Department of Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK, to provide rapid evidence-based answers to real-life clinical questions, using a systematic approach to reviewing the literature. BETs take into account the shortcomings of much current evidence, allowing physicians to make the best of what there is. Although BETs initially had an emergency medicine focus, there are a significant number of BETs covering cardiothoracics, nursing, primary care and paediatrics.
Keywords: clinical evidence, emergency medicine, evidence-based medicine, physicians, point-of-care
BioMart Bio Portal
Provider: BioMart
Contents: archive, datasets, full text, multiple databases, open-source
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: The BioMart project provides free software and data services to the international scientific community in order to foster scientific collaboration and facilitate the scientific discovery process. The project adheres to the open source philosophy of promoting collaboration and code reuse. The majority of the contributed databases are of plant or human genomics-oriented data. Under Community, view the linked database list with descriptions and contributor names. Databases originate from the UK, USA, France, Spain, China and other countries. There are three separate portal websites-- the central "Bio" portal, a cancer portal, and one for mouse data. Unfortunately, no link back to BioMart is provided once the user accesses one of the other portals.
Keywords: biomedical research, collaborative, diseases, gene expression, genomics, mutations, plants, proteins, sequencing
BioMed Central
Provider: BioMed Central
Contents: Abstracts, full text
Access Level: Open Access, Open Access Journals
Descriptions: BioMed Central is a Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) publisher of more than 250 peer-reviewed open access journals. The journals here cover many specialty areas of biology, biomedicine and medicine and include broad interest titles as well. All original research articles published by BioMed Central are freely accessible online upon publication. Other content in a minority of the journals is subscription-based. Articles labelled Open Access are immediately and permanently available online. Unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium is permitted, provided the article is properly cited. See BioMed Central's open access charter. Search BioMed Central by journal, or browse by article.
Keywords: biomedical research, medicine, science
Biznar: Deep Web Business Search
Provider: Deep Web Technologies
Contents: Abstracts, brief records, full text, general reference, government documents, links to full text, search engine
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Biznar is an example of a federated search tool, searching approximately 300 authoritative sources simultaneously. Before results are presented to the user, duplicates are removed and the list is ordered according to a relevance ranking algorithm.
Keywords: banking, bonds, business, commerce, federated search, finances, financial, investment, search, search engine, stocks
Provider: Ovid
Contents: E-books, full text, textbooks
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This browse-able, searchable database of electronic books includes a collection of nursing volumes from Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins and the Oxford Textbook of Medicine. All displayed titles are accessible in full text.
Keywords: anesthesiology, clinical medicine, critical care, emergency medicine, medical imaging, medicine, neurology, nursing, pharmacology, physical therapy, radiology, sports medicine
Provider: Browzine
Contents: Abstracts, full text, general reference, journals, magazines
Access Level: Fee-based member, Free, Licensed, Non-registered TMC User, On-Site Visitor, Online Visitor, TMC Academic User, TMC Alumni User, TMC Clinical Partner User, TMC Non-Academic User
Descriptions: Browse thousands of scholarly journals and create a personal bookshelf of favorite titles. This application is available from the TMC Library and is free to our users. This application creates a virtual bookshelf that's easy to read and sort, lets you save articles for offline reading, and alerts you when new articles are available in your favorite journals. It's easy to save articles for offline reading and exporting to Zotero, Mendeley, Dropbox and other services.
Keywords: App
Business Source Complete (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: Abstracts, full text
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Scholarly business database, providing both bibliographic and full text content; includes indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back to 1886. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals, Business Source Complete contains detailed author profiles for the 20,000 most-cited authors in the database. Provides full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
Keywords: business, companies, economics, finance, management, marketing
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Provider: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, National Institute for Health Research, UK
Contents: Abstracts, full text, government documents, search engine
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: This organization produces DARE (Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects) and provides content to the Cochrane Library. A search at this site (updated daily) draws evidence-based healthcare information from DARE, the National Health Service's Economic Evaluation Database (EED), and the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) database. CRD provides systematic reviews, economic evaluations and health technology assessments. Also of interest, link from here to the PROSPERO database, an international database of prospective registration of systematic reviews.
Keywords: decision support, evidence-based medicine, physicians, systematic reviews
CHEMM: Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management
Provider: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services/National Library of Medicine
Contents: brief records, full text, practice guidelines
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: CHEMM enables first responders and other healthcare providers and planners to plan for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of mass-casualty incidents involving accidental or terrorist chemical releases. CHEMM is downloadable, in order to be available when the Internet is inaccessible. It provides evidence-based information and guidance on a wide variety of topics, including quick chemical identification, acute patient care guidelines, and initial event activities. The Intelligent Syndromes Tool combines and measures answers to quick questions about a patient's symptoms input by a responder, in order to determine the probable chemical agent involved; links posted above the probable causes lead to a full record with recommended procedures.
Keywords: biohazards, bioterrorism, chemicals, decision support, disaster management, disaster preparedness, evidence-based medicine, patient care, physicians, public health, toxins
CINAHL Plus with Full Text (1937-present)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: Abstracts, Citations, CME, E-books, full text, index, links to full text, mobile access
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the standard, essential comprehensive index to nursing articles, containing cover-to-cover current full text of more than 400 of the top journals it indexes. It covers alternative and occupational therapy as well. CINAHL also includes some e-books and short monographs, as well as providing more than half a million historical full-text articles dating back to 1937. CINAHL uses a controlled subject vocabulary for better search results. Evidence-based Care Sheets, Quick Lessons, and Continuing Education Units augment the student experience. A tutorial for Advanced Search in CINAHL is available here. Click here for mobile access.
Keywords: allied health, evidence-based, medical imaging, nurse, nursing research, occupational therapist, occupational therapy, patient care, rehabilitation, therapist, therapists
Provider: Elsevier
Contents: Abstracts, case reports, Citations, CME, drug monographs, E-books, full text, images, journals, links to full text, patient education, practice guidelines, teaching aids, textbooks, video
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Clinical Key provides access to: approximately 600 Elsevier medical journals (154 of which are unique to Clinical Key), 1,000+ medical reference books, more than 17,000 medical and surgical videos, 300+ Procedures Consult videos and articles, over 2.2 million images, Gold Standard drug monographs, and 50+ Clinics of North America. From the publishers: "Clinical Key is a clinical insight engine that addresses the key [information] requirements of physicians, medical librarians and health professionals. It is comprehensive, trustworthy and fast. Clinical Key draws answers from Elsevier's vast online portfolio covering every medical and surgical specialty."
Keywords: clinical medicine, clinical trials, decision support, general medical reference, practice guidelines
Provider: U.S. National Institutes of Health
Contents: Abstracts, charts/graphs, full text, links, maps, patient education, search engine
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world. Currently lists approximately 153,000 studies/trials, with locations in all 50 states and 184 countries.
Keywords: clinical alerts, clinical studies, clinical trials, interactive, patient education
Cochrane Library
Provider: John Wiley & Sons
Contents: Abstracts, full text, summaries
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: The Cochrane Library is a collection of six databases that contain different types of independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, and a seventh database that provides information about groups in The Cochrane Collaboration. * Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews * Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials * Cochrane Methodology Register * Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects * Health Technology Assessment Database * NHS Economic Evaluation Database * About The Cochrane Collaboration
Keywords: clinical decision-making, clinical evidence, clinical trials, evidence-based medicine, point-of-care, research, systematic reviews
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
Provider: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Contents: Abstracts, full text, protocols
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Cold Spring Harbor Protocols is an interdisciplinary journal providing step by step, peer-reviewed research methods in cell, developmental and molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, protein science, computational biology, immunology, neuroscience and imaging. Included is an Alphabetical List of Recipes, listing materials needed for each protocol.
Keywords: bioinformatics, cell biology, developmental biology, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, neuroscience, protein science, research methods
Compilation of Presidential Documents
Provider: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Contents: archive, Bibliographic Records, full text, government documents, summaries, transcripts
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: The Compilation of Presidential Documents is a collection of the Weekly and Daily Compilations of Presidential Documents, which consist of materials released by the White House Press Secretary, including speeches, news conferences, weekly addresses, executive orders, statements, nominations, proclamations, informal remarks and more. Contains documents from 1993- present.
Keywords: American history, politics, public affairs, public policy, U.S. Government
Complementary and Alternative Therapies (Medline Plus)
Provider: National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine
Contents: full text, multiple databases, patient education, tutorials, video
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: This section of Medline Plus includes sections on acupuncture, alternative medicine, herbal medicine, cancer alternative therapies, chiropractic, and dietary supplements. These sections include latest news, topic overviews, links to associations and organizations, interactive tutorials, and clinical trials. A Spanish language version is also available.
Keywords: alternative medicine, complementary medicine, dietary supplements, drugs, non-prescription drugs, Spanish translation
Contemporary Authors (TexShare)
Provider: Gale
Contents: bibliographies, full text, general reference, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: A bio-bibliographical guide that covers more than 124,000 current writers in a wide range of media, including: current writers of fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, and drama; prominent print and broadcast journalists, editors, photojournalists, syndicated cartoonists, screenwriters, television scriptwriters, and other media people; authors who write in languages other than English, provided their works have been published in the United States or translated into English; and literary greats of the early twentieth century whose works are popular in today's high school and college curricula and continue to elicit critical attention.
Keywords: biographies, culture, humanities, literary criticism, literature, students
Contemporary Literary Criticism (TexShare)
Provider: Gale
Contents: bibliographies, full text, general reference
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Provides significant published criticism on the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, and other creative writers. A strong emphasis is placed on including criticism of works by established authors who frequently appear on the syllabi of high school and college literature courses. Each entry contains: a biographical essay that discusses the author's life, works, and critical importance; critical essays or excerpts taken from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers, and scholarly journals; and, where available, interviews with featured authors. A complete bibliographical citation prefaces each critical essay and most essays are introduced by a brief annotation that establishes a context and purpose for the criticism. Entries also provide suggestions for further reading.
Keywords: culture, humanities, literary criticism, literature, students
Current Protocols
Provider: John Wiley & Sons
Contents: full text, protocols, video
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Users have access to the following laboratory protocols via the TMC Library:
- Current Protocols in Immunology
- Current Protocols in Molecular Biology
- Current Protocols in Neuroscience
- Current Protocols in Protein Science
- Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology ( -2012)
Keywords: biomedical research, immunology, laboratory methods, microbiology, neuroscience, proteins, stem cells
Provider: McGraw-Hill
Contents: brief records, full text, links to full text, textbooks
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This is a differential diagnosis tool within AccessMedicine. Drawing on the texts from the main database, it draws in material on over a thousand diseases and disorders to assist the student or physician in formulating correct diagnoses.
Keywords: clinical decision-making, differential diagnosis, medical students, physicians
Dietary Supplement Label Database
Provider: National Library of Medicine
Contents: brief records, full text
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) enables one to look up full label information and search for text within labels for all dietary supplements. Search by brand name, active ingredients or manufacturer. The information available may include adverse effects, mechanism of action and FDA warnings and recalls. Records for on- and off-market supplements are included. The aim is to provide label information for all supplements on the market, so that DSLD will serve as a resource for longitudinal studies on the trends in dietary supplement product availability and formulation in the U.S. as well as for the demographics of their use.
Keywords: alternative medicine, dietary supplements, herbs, products, safety
Digital National Security Archive
Provider: National Security Archive/ProQuest
Contents: Abstracts, Bibliographic Records, bibliographies, full text, index, summaries
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This subscription resource provides coverage of more than 90,000 primary source documents on U.S. policy decisions, culled from the curated collections of the National Security Archive.
Keywords: American history, foreign policy, public affairs, public policy, U.S. Government
Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
Provider: OAPEN Foundation
Contents: directory, E-books, full text, general reference, index
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: A portal and index to mostly scholarly online books in a wide range of disciplines, available under Creative Commons licensing.
Keywords: multidisciplinary, scholarly publishing
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Provider: Lund University Libraries, Sweden
Contents: full text
Access Level: Free, Open Access, Open Access Journals
Descriptions: DOAJ lists open access and "hybrid" (partly open access) quality-controlled scholarly journals covering a broad range of disciplines. More than 5,000 journals from 2,000 publishers, in 50 different languages, had been included by the end of 2010. With sponsorship from the Swedish Library Association, an effort is under way to ensure the long-term preservation of open-access online journal content.
Keywords: multidisciplinary, scholarly publishing
Disaster Information Management Research Center
Provider: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services/National Library of Medicine
Contents: full text, government documents, index, mobile access, reports, websites
Access Level: Fee-based member, Open Access
Descriptions: The DIMRC is tasked with the effective collection, organization, and dissemination of health information for natural, accidental, or deliberate disasters. From this site a great deal of information is accessible. It links to many topics, tools, literature resources and resources for specialists, organizations, government databases and information about disaster-focused government projects and research, and public health information. It also provides links to mobile disaster resources.
Keywords: disaster management, disaster preparedness, public administration, public health, U.S. Government
DPDx – Laboratory Identification of Parasites of Public Health Concern
Provider: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Contents: full text, images, index, protocols
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Sections of this CDC resource, developed and maintained by CDC's Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria (DPDM), include: Parasites and Parasitic Diseases/Parasites and Health; Diagnostic Procedures; Diagnostic Assistance; a section on training materials and announcements; and the Parasite Image Library. Includes information of interest to consumers as well as health professionals. Most images and material are in the public domain; to re-use, simply cite the source. A few images do require permissions to re-publish. Researchers may also contribute images to the database by contacting the DPDx team- see About DPDx for information. Includes instructions for specimen collection and shipping to CDC, under Diagnostic Procedures.
Keywords: diagnosis, parasitic diseases, parasitology, pathogenesis, physicians, public health
DrugBank: Open Data Drug & Drug Target Database
Provider: David Wishart/University of Alberta, CA
Contents: full text, open-source
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: A bio- and chemical informatics resource that combines detailed drug (chemical, pharmacological and pharmaceutical) data with comprehensive drug targeting (sequence, structure, and pathway) information. The database contains nearly 4300 drug entries, including FDA-approved small molecule drugs, FDA-approved biotech (protein/peptide) drugs, "nutraceuticals" and experimental drugs. Contains more than 6,800 drug entries with almost 4,300 non-redundant protein sequences linked. Each entry, or DrugCard, contains more than 80 data fields, half of which are devoted to drug/chemical data and the other half to drug target/protein data. Downloads and information on rights, acknowledgement and usage are available here.
Keywords: bioinformatics, biomedical research, biotechnology, chemical compounds, chemical structure, drug metabolism, drugs, peptides, pharmacology, proteins, scientists, sequencing
Early English Books Online
Provider: ProQuest
Contents: full text, images
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: "Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700 - from the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War..." Historians of science and medicine may find useful material here.
Keywords: English history, English literature
EBL (E-Book Library)
Provider: EBL
Contents: E-books, full text, textbooks
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: A very small collection of texts purchased by TMC Library. The site allows 3 simultaneous users per title.
Keywords: medicine, physiology
EBook Collection – EBSCOHost (EBooks on EBSCOHost)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: E-books, full text
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: An expanding collection with more than 100,000 titles in trade, reference, science, technology, medicine and literature. Some content is out of copyright, free with subscription; some is licensed by the Texas State Library for TexShare; and some is provided by the University of Texas at Austin.
Keywords: cell biology, chemistry, cognitive science, genomics, healthcare policy, healthcare system, medicine, microbiology, multidisciplinary, nanoscience, nursing, nutrition
Provider: ProQuest
Contents: E-books, full text
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: A collection of medical and life science e-books. Link to a quick guide and a training video from the ebrary home page. To make full use of ebrary, create a personal account. Go to ebrary's Help documentation for detailed information on setting up a personal account and on the features registration makes available. These include highlighting and annotation, creating a virtual bookshelf, linking out to other resources, copy and paste, printing up to 60 pages per session, sharing, and using RefWorks with this resource. Ebrary was added to the collection with funds donated by The Friends of the Texas Medical Center Library.
Keywords: alternative medicine, cardiology, dentistry, dermatology, internal medicine, nursing, ob/gyn, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, pathology, pediatrics, pharmacology, pharmacy, public health, surgery
Effective Health Care Program – AHRQ
Provider: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Contents: CE, charts/graphs, CME, datasets, full text, government documents, images, links, multiple databases, practice guidelines, reports, summaries, video
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: First funded by Congress in 2005, the Effective Health Care Program funds and synthesizes the findings of teams of researchers and clinicians across North America, to identify ways to improve the quality of health care through evidence-based decision-making. Research summaries are available for consumers (many with Spanish translations), clinicians and policy-makers. Also for patients, short videos on treatment options, helpful comparative charts on the effectiveness of different treatments for various conditions. Many resources in various formats are provided. The Program invites comments and topic research/review suggestions, and data deposit by medical professionals. Links are provided to plug-ins for viewing video content.
Keywords: clinical evidence, data analysis, data-sharing, evidence-based medicine, evidence-based practice, healthcare policy, healthcare research, patient care, patient education, Spanish translation
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (TexShare)
Provider: Gale
Contents: books, full text, maps
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Digital images of over 13 million pages from more than 1,500 English-language titles and editions published between 1701 and 1800, with images and maps included. A wide variety of subject matter is represented, from Fine Arts to Medicine. Titles from the British Library and many other university, private and public libraries worldwide.
Keywords: culture, history, humanities, multidisciplinary, science, society
Environmental Health and Toxicology
Provider: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services/National Library of Medicine
Contents: full text, government documents, images, index, links to full text
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: This is a very functional portal page to U.S. Government agencies' websites dealing with drugs and chemicals, environmental health and hazards, emergency response, and toxicology resources. Direct links to ToxNet and related databases are provided, and information resource filters for public, research and other professional uses can be activated before entering a search, via "Especially For" and other choices in the left sidebar. A collaboration of DHHS, NCBI and the National Library of Medicine.
Keywords: biohazards, chemicals, drugs, environmental hazards, radiation, toxins
Provider: University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Contents: case reports, full text, links, tutorials, video, websites
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: This University of Iowa site contains a wealth of resources for the student of ophthalmology. It includes tutorials, case reports, an atlas and a video atlas, an extensive section on competencies, and links to videos of many surgical procedures. The University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences has been ranked one of the top eye hospitals by U.S. News , and as one of the Best Overall, Best Clinical and Best Residency Programs by Ophthalmology Times.
Keywords: Creative Commons, eye, ophthalmology
F1000 Posters
Provider: F1000
Contents: archive, charts/graphs, full text, images, meetings/symposia, posters, summaries
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: F1000Posters is an open-access repository of posters and slides in biology and medicine. Most are the normally ephemeral products of conference presentations, representing preliminary, unpublished research. F1000 gives this valuable and unique work a permanent home and makes it a resource for all. This provides a mutual benefit for authors and the scientific community, affording an opportunity to share findings and thus further develop ideas and research. More than 5,000 posters have been deposited here as of 2013, in a wide range of biological and medical fields and specialties. Also includes a list of upcoming conferences.
Keywords: biology, biomedical research, medicine
Provider: F1000
Contents: Abstracts, Citations, datasets, full text, images, index
Access Level: Free, Open Access, Open Access Journals
Descriptions: F1000Research is an open online journal based on an alternative model of scientific publishing and peer review. Peer review is open, attributed, and done post-publication, once a work has been submitted to internal review and posted. F1000 strongly encourages publication of accompanying datasets under liberal Creative Commons licensing terms. Citations contain information on the stage of refereeing and approval of references. Many Texas Medical Center faculty members are also on the distinguished international editorial staff at F1000.
Keywords: biology, biomedical research, data analysis, medicine, open access publishing, scholarly publishing
FDA Drugs: for Consumers
Provider: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Contents: full text, government documents, index, links, reports
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Consumers and patients can educate themselves about drugs here via number of resources. There are sections for information regarding women's health, children, minorities, the academic environment (students and health educators), patients and patient advocates, seniors, and even animal health. Medication guides for many drugs can be downloaded. Links to other FDA sites are also provided-- drug safety and recall information, disease outbreaks, ordering free print publications, and more. Consumer updates and more articles are available in Spanish, and it appears that information in more languages may be on the way.
Keywords: consumer health, drug safety, drugs, public health, Spanish translation
FDA Drugs: Information for Healthcare Professionals
Provider: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Contents: full text, government documents, index, links, multiple databases, reports, search engine, video, websites
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Use the prominent links to navigate to various sections of FDA Drugs: Drug Recalls, Drug Shortages, Drug Safety Communications, Medication Errors, and more. Drug Info Rounds contains instructive videos for practicing pharmacists. MedWatch is the safety and adverse event reporting mechanism, and one can sign up for email or RSS feed of MedWatch updates. This site is somewhat complex, linking to a wealth of information and many different sections within FDA Drugs, but is easy to navigate via the "breadcrumbs" posted at the top, showing the user the path already taken. Tabs along the top lead to sections devoted to other areas of regulation under the FDA's purview, such as cosmetics, food, radiation-emitting products and medical devices.
Keywords: cosmetics, drug safety, drugs, food, medical devices, radiation, tobacco, U.S. Government, vaccines, veterinary drugs
Provider: U.S. Government Printing Office
Contents: archive, directory, full text, general reference, government documents, search engine
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: FDsys is the new Government Printing Office (GPO) site, incorporating all information from the old GPO site and upgrading it with features-- like the single search box for searching all content. This is also the first-hand location for access to Congressional bills, hearings, reports, other miscellaneous documents from Congress, the Congressional Record, and Presidential documents.
Keywords: American history, federal agencies, foreign policy, healthcare policy, law, public administration, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government
Federal Register
Provider: National Archives and Records Administration
Contents: full text, general reference, government documents
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. Frequently requested materials from the Federal Register include grant information and Relative Value Units (RVU), also known as the Unique Physician Fee Schedule.
Keywords: federal agencies, law, Medicare/Medicaid, office practice, physicians, U.S. Government
Provider: Frontiers
Contents: Abstracts, blog, E-books, full text, images, links, meetings/symposia, multiple databases, video
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Frontiers was launched in 2007 by scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in a grassroots initiative. Frontiers is an open-access, scholarly, primarily scientific publisher, producing 26 community-driven journals with growing impact factors, and with more than 25,000 high-impact researchers on its editorial boards. Frontiers is notable for a democratic system of peer review, the details of which can be examined under the "About" section. Authors with accepted articles who demonstrably cannot bear the cost of publication can apply to the Frontiers Research Foundation for a grant to waive some or all author fees. Waivers are dependent on the World Bank economic status of the author's country. Many video lectures are posted in a keyword-searchable, subject-browse interface. Read abstracts of about 180 downloadable e-books, which can be purchased for a negligible fee. The Frontiers Community part of the site is home to an image bank, an international conference/events schedule, a blogging platform with numerous active blogs, and a jobs board. Authors, editors and reviewers come from prestigious institutions worldwide, many of them from the Texas Medical Center. To participate in the networking components, Frontiers Research Network and Frontiers Community, complete the free online registration form. Maintain contact and receive alerts via almost any social networking tool or via RSS feed. Many TMC researchers participate.
Keywords: biomedical research, engineering, medicine, multidisciplinary, neuroscience, open access publishing, physical sciences, sciences
Fuente Academica (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: full text, general reference, index, magazines
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: A full-text collection of mostly scholarly journals from Latin American and Spanish publishers, covering the fields of business and economics, medical sciences, political science, law, computer science, library and information sciences, literature, linguistics, history, philosophy and theology. This database provides full text of about 260 scholarly Spanish-language journals.
Keywords: multidisciplinary, spanish
Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: brief records, encyclopedia, full text, general reference, partial full text
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Updated annually, this very basic resource contains about 25,000 records, briefly covering general topics and biographies, some with images. A good starting point for young users' assignments.
Keywords: biographies, homework, quick reference, student
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Provider: Gale/UT System Digital Library
Contents: Dictionary, E-books, full text
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This is a large collection (approx. 150 titles) of Reference e-Books that can be searched simultaneously as a database, or singly. GVRL offers access to a wide spectrum of disciplines in multi-volume encyclopedias and other reference books, each focusing on an overview or an aspect of arts and humanities, medicine, social and "hard" sciences. These are works published by Gale and other well-known publishers, for instance Wiley, Cambridge University Press and MacMillan. A Merriam-Webster dictionary is also provided.
Keywords: general reference, multidisciplinary
Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Provider: Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Contents: full text, images, links to full text, video, websites
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: The objective of this Swiss foundation is to provide health education and research programs to be applied by developing countries and countries in economic transition, and to foster collaborations between entities from public and private sectors to that end. The Foundation is a WHO (World Health Organization) Collaborating Center in Education and Research in Human Reproduction, and it publishes the open-access journal, Reproductive Health. In addition to a linked publications list arranged by medical specialty, this site provides a remarkably detailed section of links to information on the full spectrum of practices in traditional and alternative medicine .
Keywords: alternative medicine, infectious diseases, multicultural, multidisciplinary, multilingual, obstetrics and gynecology, portal, public health, reproductive health, women's health
Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx) – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Provider: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Contents: animation, charts/graphs, full text, images, maps
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: GHDx is a catalog of the world's health and demographic data. Use the GHDx to research population census data, surveys, registries, indicators and estimates, administrative health data, and financial data related to health. The provider, the IHME, is an educational and research public health organization, and provides fellowships at the bachelor's and graduate levels. IHME publishes the BioMed Central journal, Population Health Metrics, and various open-access reports. There are many interesting resources here. Users should visit the Data Visualizations page and see other items listed under the "Tools" tab.
Keywords: curriculum, data, data analysis, education, healthcare, healthcare informatics, public health, public policy, trends
Google Scholar
Provider: Google.com
Contents: Citations, dissertations, E-books, full text, general reference, links to full text, search engine, textbooks, websites
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Sources of information in many diverse disciplines are retrievable with Google Scholar. A search can return citations to articles, theses, books, patents, abstracts and court opinions from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and the Web itself. Scholar ranks your search results according to the full text of each document, its place of publication, its author, and the frequency/currency of its citation by others. Choose this link if you are registered with The TMC Library as an Academic (Educational) user, to access available full text by clicking the "Find It" button. Even with an individual, independent Google Scholar registration one can set persistent preferences, among them the convenient option to display The TMC Library's holdings at title level (and/or those of other libraries.) In either case, the "Advanced Scholar Search" page allows restriction of your search results to a particular date range, subject area, author or journal. This link is the one to choose if you are not a registered TMC Library E-Resources user and if you are not a member of a TMC academic institution.
Keywords: libraries, multidisciplinary, patents, research tools
GQuery: Global Cross-database NCBI Search
Provider: National Center for Bioinformatics Information (NCBI)
Contents: Abstracts, brief records, datasets, full text, index, multiple databases, search engine
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Integrated, text-based search and retrieval system used at the National Center for Biotechnology Information for its major databases: PubMed, Nucleotide and Protein Sequences, Protein Structures, Complete Genomes, Taxonomy, and others. GQuery integrates the scientific literature, DNA and protein sequence databases, 3D protein structure and protein domain data, population study datasets, expression data, assemblies of complete genomes, and taxonomic information into a tightly interlinked system.
Keywords: bioinformatics, genome, life sciences, nucleotides, ontology, proteins, sequencing, taxonomy
GreenFILE (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: Abstracts, full text, images, index
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: GreenFILE contains records covering the human impact on the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green buildings, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more. Indexing and abstracts of more than 538,000 records, and full text of approximately 5,800 open-access publications.
Keywords: environmental, environmental hazards, politics, public health, public policy, society, toxins
Grey Literature Report in Public Health
Provider: New York Academy of Medicine
Contents: directory, full text, links to full text, statistics, summaries, websites
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: The Grey Literature Report provides links to publications, primarily reports and surveys, generated by government departments and agencies, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, businesses and industry worldwide. These publications cover timely and important issues in healthcare, health policy and public health. Most of the material covered by this bimonthly report is not available through commercial channels of publishing and distribution and is not indexed elsewhere.
Keywords: federal agencies, gray, gray literature, grey, health insurance, healthcare administration, healthcare eystem, healthcare policy, Medicare/Medicaid, NGOs, non-governmental organization, trends, U.S. Government, world health organization
Guide to Grammar and Style
Provider: Jack Lynch, PhD., Rutgers University
Contents: full text, general reference, handbook, index, newspapers, standards
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: A free guide to English-language rules, style and usage-- a condensed version of The English Language: a User's Guide, kindly provided by its author.
Keywords: grammar and usage, language, style, writing
Handbook of Texas Online (TexShare)
Provider: Texas State Historical Association
Contents: full text, general reference, search engine
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: A multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture with articles on people, places, events, historical themes, institutions, and a host of other topics. The scope is broad and inclusive, designed to provide readers with concise, authoritative and accessible articles that provide factual, nonpartisan accounts on virtually every aspect of Texas history and culture.
Keywords: American history, biographies, Texas history
HarpWeek (Harper's Weekly)
Provider: HarpWeek/John Adler
Contents: archive, full text, newspapers, summaries
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Full text of the whole run of Harper's Weekly, a leading 19th-century American illustrated newspaper, from 1857-1912. The fulll text is searchable, or use the categorized Finding Aids to access content of interest.
Keywords: American history, culture, humanities, literature, science, society
Health Reference Center Academic (TexShare)
Provider: Gale
Contents: audio files, full text, newspapers, video
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources, including newspapers and multimedia. More than 21,000 publications are represented. Includes resources suitable for students, consumers and health professionals.
Keywords: allied health, consumer health, healthcare, nursing, periodicals, student
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: drug monographs, full text, patient education
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on various medical disciplines and features abstracts and indexing for 850 journals, with coverage of nursing and allied health being particularly strong, including full text from many nursing journals. Lexi-PAL Drug Guide is also indexed, which provides 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names covered. Full text information in this database dates as far back as 1975.
Keywords: allied health, drugs, medicine, nursing
Provider: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Contents: forms, full text, government documents, links, links to full text, multiple databases, patient education, websites
Access Level: Free, Online Visitor, Open Access
Descriptions: This is the U.S. government location that helps you put the Affordable Care Act into practice. Here you can shop the health insurance marketplace, find the plan that best fits your situation, and enroll for coverage. Information provided is available in English and Spanish, with some resources available in Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Creole and Polish. Find plans for individuals and families, and plans for small businesses. Read about your rights and protections. Fill out information that the site will use to guide you toward the benefits you're qualified for. Get your questions answered using the Search box. Open enrollment will begin annually in October. In the first enrollment period that started Oct. 1, 2013, the open enrollment period does not end until March 31, 2014.
Keywords: health insurance, healthcare, healthcare policy, healthcare reform, Spanish translation, U.S. Government
HeritageQuest Online
Provider: ProQuest
Contents: archive, Bibliographic Records, full text, general reference, government documents, multiple databases, search engine
Descriptions: This database contains thousands of digitized books, the available digitized US Federal Census record from 1790-1940, PERSI (Periodical Source Index Archive), Freedman's Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension Records, and other expanding collections invaluable to genealogists.
Keywords: American history, census, genealogy, population
HighWire Press: Free Online Full-Text Articles
Provider: HighWire Press and Publishers
Contents: Abstracts, full text, journals
Access Level: Free, Open Access, Open Access Journals
Descriptions: HighWire Press is the online platform provider to a number of publishers of peer-reviewed scientific journals. By its own report, as of October 2013, HighWire assists in the online publication of 2,269,483 free full-text articles and 7,131,685 total articles. There are 36 sites with free trial periods, 84 completely free sites and 278 sites with free back issues. Click this record's title link to see the list of journals showing specific date ranges of open-access content available in each. Embargo periods vary.
Keywords: health sciences, life sciences, open access, scholarly publishing
Historical New York Times
Provider: ProQuest
Contents: Abstracts, Citations, full text, general reference, images, newspapers
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: The New York Times, 1851-2009.
Keywords: American history, culture, history, politics, public affairs, society
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: full text, images, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This is an illustrated resource for all ages, with instructive information on hobbies from astronomy to collecting antiques, and on crafts from needlework to wreath-making.
Keywords: crafts, hobbies, recreation
Home Improvement Reference Center (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: E-books, full text, general reference, images, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This is a well-illustrated how-to resource for home projects, from plumbing and electrical work to renovation to gardening and decoration. Guides to the tools, materials, skills and project planning needed for project execution are included.
Keywords: gardening, home renovation
Humanities Full Text
Provider: EBSCO/HW Wilson
Contents: Abstracts, bibliographies, full text, general reference, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Keywords: arts, humanities, literary criticism, literature
IEEE Xplore (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Provider: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Contents: Abstracts, E-books, full text, index, proceedings, standards
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: IEEE Xplore contains full-text access to the technical literature of electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics. Includes full text documents from IEEE's journals, transactions, magazines, letters, conference proceedings, standards, and IEE (Institution of Electrical Engineers) publications from 1988, with select content going back to 1952. The content comprises more than: 160 journals, 1,200 conference proceedings, 3,800 technical standards, 1,000 eBooks and 300 educational courses. Updated monthly.
Keywords: computer science, electrical engineering, information science, medical devices, standards
Interactive Fly
Provider: Society for Developmental Biology
Contents: animation, full text, images, index, links, search engine, video
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: "A cyberspace guide to Drosophila development and metazoan evolution." This database won a Scientific American Sci-Tech Web Award (2002) and has also been featured in the Internet Scout Report. Sections: Biochemical Pathways, Organs, cis-Decoder, Labs and References, and more. Includes a gene index with extensive information on each gene, and a section on tissue and organ development.
Keywords: behavioral genetics, DNA, drosophila, fly, genes, genetics, mutations, physiology, sequencing, structural biology
Provider: J-STAGE
Contents: Abstracts, full text
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: This is a portal to approximately 1,650 open-access journals and 130 proceedings provided by the Japan Science and Technology Agency. Many of the journals are in English; others contain articles in English, or provide English abstracts. Material may be used for personal or academic purposes in accordance with international copyright laws.
Keywords: biomedical research, medicine, multidisciplinary, science, technology
Provider: McGraw-Hill
Contents: calculators, forms, full text, glossary, tests, textbooks
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: JAMAevidence provides fundamental tools for teaching, learning, and applying evidence-based medicine in the assessment of health problems and outcomes of health care. Users will find leading references that explain basic principles to turn theory into practice, customizable worksheets that allow them to systematically apply evidence-based medicine to their cases, and PowerPoint slideshows to enhance classroom and conference learning.
Keywords: clinical evidence, evidence-based medicine, evidence-based practice
Journals@ OVID Full Text
Provider: Ovid
Contents: Abstracts, full text, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This is an index and collection of Ovid full-text journal literature. Full text is directly available for journals subscribed to by the Library. Some citation coverage is included, dating to 1830. Full text date ranges vary. An important source for core nursing and allied health literature. Includes journals published by Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins (LWW.)
Keywords: allied health, nursing, research
JSTOR, the Scholarly Journal Archive
Provider: JSTOR/UT Digital Library
Contents: archive, full text, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: The JSTOR archive contains the complete digitized back runs of core scholarly journals in multiple disciplines, starting with the very first issues, some dating as far back as the 1600's. New titles and disciplines are added regularly. Collections in the following disciplines are available to our users: Arts and Sciences; Biological Sciences; Business; Ecology & Botany; Health & General Sciences; and Language & Literature.
Keywords: general reference, historical, multidisciplinary
Just Free Books
Provider: Just Free Books
Contents: books, brief records, E-books, full text, images, links to full text, search engine, websites
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: This is a search interface that covers about 700 websites to locate free online books by title, author or keyword. A useful tab marked "Conversion" links the user to sources of applications that reformat text file types for use with other e-readers. Some books are still available in text formats like .pdf, html and plain text. Search for a book by genre
Keywords: literature, multidisciplinary, multilingual
Kids Search (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: Dictionary, encyclopedia, full text, images, maps, newspapers
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: As one would expect, this is a search engine and interface designed for children. Search by topic, sub-topic, or keyword. Databases Kids Search draws from include TOPICsearch, Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, and Primary Search.
Keywords: education, homework, K-12, kids, multidisciplinary
LactMed (Drugs and Lactation Database)
Provider: National Library of Medicine
Contents: full text, mobile access, patient education
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Residing within TOXNET, this is a peer-reviewed reference tool to help patients and healthcare professionals answer questions about drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed, whether prescription, over-the-counter or illicit. Information is focused on the possible effects for lactating mothers and breastfed infants and includes links to related and/or alternate drugs. These detailed articles include references, chemical structure and registry numbers, and drug classification.
Keywords: breastfeeding, drug metabolism, drugs, infant, lactation, women
Legal Collection (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: Abstracts, full text, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: A collection of peer-reviewed publications: law journals, documents and case studies, with information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world. Legal Collection offers full text for nearly 250 law journals and provides information centered on the discipline of law and legal topics such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor and human resources law, ethics, the environment and more. Full text information in this database dates as far back as 1965.
Keywords: case studies, crime, ethics, justice, labor, law, legal, medical law
Literary Reference Center (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: books, full text, general reference, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Literary Reference Center is a large trove of full text from reference works, books, journals etc. containing in-depth plot summaries, criticism, biography and more, covering a wide international range of literature. An entertaining interface includes book highlights, a virtual reference shelf, and the full text of some classic works.
Keywords: biographies, humanities, international, literary criticism, literature
Literature Resource Center
Provider: Gale
Contents: Bibliographic Records, bibliographies, Citations, full text, general reference, images, index, multiple databases, primary source materials
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: A literature reference database suite designed for all levels of researchers, Literature Resource Center provides biographical, bibliographical and critical content. Full-text articles from scholarly journals and literary magazines are combined with critical essays, work and topic overviews, full-text works, biographies, and more to provide a wealth of information on authors, their works, and literary movements.
Keywords: biographies, books, gateway, humanities, literary criticism, literature, poetry, student
MAS Ultra- School Edition (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: encyclopedia, full text, general reference, images, maps
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Contains full text for more than 500 popular magazines, including The Nation, National Review, New Republic, New Scientist, Science News, and Scientific American. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is available for biographies and primary source documents. Also included are pamphlets, reference books , an image collection, maps, and expanded full-text backfiles (to 1975) for key magazines.
Keywords: biographies, homework, kids, multidisciplinary
MasterFile Premier (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: audio files, full text, general reference, images, index, maps
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Keywords: multicultural, multidisciplinary
MedicLatina (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: Abstracts, full text, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Spanish-language collection of medical research and investigative medicine journals, providing full text of peer-reviewed medical journals. A wide range of topics is covered, including neuroscience, cardiology, nephrology, biomedicine, clinical research, pediatrics, human reproduction, clinical pathology, cancer research, and hematology. Publications covered in this database include Revista Medica del IMSS, Revista Mexicana de Patologia Clinica, Boletin Medico del Hospital Infantil de Mexico, Archivos de Neurociencias, Revista Biomedica, Veterinaria Mexico, and Salud Publica de Mexico.
Keywords: medical specialties, medicine, spanish
Provider: National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine
Contents: Dictionary, full text, images, index, mobile access, patient education, video
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's website for the layman, offering free and authoritative current health and medical information. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it provides information about diseases, conditions and wellness issues in everyday language. Use MedlinePlus to learn about the latest treatments, look up information on drugs (by generic or brand name) and supplements, learn the meanings of medical terms, or view medical videos and illustrations. Includes links to the latest medical research on numerous topics and information on clinical trials, and interactive tutorials on diseases, diagnostic tests, preventive medicine and surgeries. Also available here are anatomy videos in English and Spanish, from the A.D.A.M. medical encyclopedia and other sources. QuickTime player is required for some videos. Mobile Access: All MedlinePlus content is now available in both English and Spanish versions, at http://m.medlineplus.gov and http://m.medlineplus.gov/espanol .
Keywords: anatomy, consumer health, dietary supplements, diseases, drugs, herbs, non-prescription drugs
Medscape Reference
Provider: WebMD LLC
Contents: CME, drug monographs, full text, images, partial full text, practice guidelines
Access Level: Free, Open Access, Partially Open
Descriptions: This is one component of the Medscape site, and the only section not requiring a (free) registration to view. Medscape Reference contains comprehensive information on drugs and herbals, drug interactions, diseases and conditions, medical procedures and anatomy. It contains practice guidelines and a physician finder tool (Health Directory.) It also offers dozens of calculators pertaining to tests, diagnostic criteria and more, arranged by medical specialty. The clinical information here is contributed by top physicians and pharmacists from leading academic medical centers in the United States and worldwide. Baylor College of Medicine is an academic partner of Medscape, along with several other distinguished medical schools and institutions. With free registration completed, all Medscape sections can be used, and with all major mobile devices. Registration also affords access to an extensive CME section.
Keywords: Baylor College of Medicine, clinical medicine, drug interactions, drugs, indications/contraindications, medical procedures, pharmacists, physicians, point-of-care
Provider: Mendeley Ltd.
Contents: citation management software, Citations, full text, mobile access, personal profiles, tutorials, video
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Mendeley is an open-access reference management tool. Use drag-and-drop to add references to your list, or add via web import. Easily create bibliographies and insert citations into papers by adding a plug-in for your word processing program. Includes an integral pdf viewer that allows highlighting and annotation. Organize with list-sorting and by adding folders. Mendeley also provides for creation of one's own research profile and for setting up private and public groups for collaboration and sharing, with additional useful features for keeping everything clear and organized. A crowd-sourced catalog of citations provided in public groups can be viewed by subject area and individual citations may be downloaded to one's account. A subscription version of Mendeley provides expanded storage for groups and individuals, and technical support, space and flexible collaboration features for "Team" implementations. Note: The TMC Library does not provide particular support for this application.
Keywords: collaborative, data-sharing, multidisciplinary, networking, research tools, social networking
Merck Manual Home Health Handbook for Patients and Caregivers
Provider: Merck
Contents: animation, audio files, charts/graphs, full text, handbook, images, index, links, patient education, video
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: This manual is a valuable medical resource for the layman, explaining medical conditions from every aspect, with introductions giving background information on the biology of body systems and organs, and providing supporting anatomical and 3-D visual aids. Causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment are defined. The Drugs section, with information on pharmacokinetics, drug interaction and adverse reactions, herbal supplements and over-the-counter drugs. The Special Subjects area contains information on medical decision-making, limb prosthetics, common imaging tests, travel health, women's health, alternative and complementary medicines, and more.
Keywords: alternative medicine, children, complementary medicine, consumer health, dental disorders, drug metabolism, drugs, elderly, First Aid, herbs, men, non-prescription drugs, women
Merck Veterinary Manual
Provider: Merck
Contents: full text, handbook, links, textbooks
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: A general reference text for veterinary professionals, containing information arranged primarily by body system with some information on specific species. This manual contains a section on laboratory animals and exotic species. Some images, audio and video files are included, along with quick references and lists of useful outside links.
Keywords: laboratory animals, veterinary medicine
Provider: Merck
Contents: audio files, E-books, full text, mobile access, patient education, video
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: From the mission statement: "MerckMedicus is an advertising-free medical portal designed specifically for U.S. healthcare providers. MerckMedicus provides breaking medical news, a wide variety of scientific learning resources, and cutting-edge diagnostic tools... Merck launched MerckMedicus in 2001 as part of its century-long commitment to providing unbiased health information as a public service to consumers and health care professionals..." Free registration is required for access to the resources provided here, which include: full text content from books and journals (Springer journals, recent JAMA articles, and "latest updates" from The Lancet), patient handouts, news, a PDR drug database, an image/media library, and audio files.
Keywords: drugs, general medical reference, news
Provider: Truven Health Analytics
Contents: drug monographs, full text, protocols, summaries
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Micromedex is a quick and in-depth source of information on drugs, toxins and natural/herbal products. Each component of Micromedex addresses a broad subject area: medication safety, disease management and treatment (both general and emergency medicine), patient education, toxicology, laboratory tests. Each broad category is fed by a cluster of relevant databases. Each category is accessible in tabs on every page, and affords the user a drop-down choice to narrow a search to a specific database, or a specific topic. Drug interaction information, various calculator tools, a neonatal drug resource (NeoFax), a database of international drug information (Index Nominum), MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) and more additional resources are included. Please Note: Micromedex is licensed to us for academic and training use only. Application of this subscription to affect outcomes in any actual clinical setting, whether a laboratory or a care facility, is strictly prohibited by the terms of our license. Please comply with this restriction. NOTE: Micromedex may lag with being up to date with new browser versions. Try the Chrome or Safari browsers if you have trouble with IE or Firefox after a new release, or run in compatibility mode.
Keywords: drugs, emergency medicine, evidence-based, herbs, mobile access, pesticides, pharmaceutical, pharmacology, pharmacy, reproductive health, tests, toxicology, toxins, trademark
Middle Search Plus
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: Abstracts, Dictionary, encyclopedia, full text, general reference, images, index, magazines, maps, primary source materials
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Contains full text for nearly 140 popular magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies, historical essays and student pamphlets. Also contains primary source documents (Essential Documents in American History), reference books (Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia and American Heritage Dictionary), the Encyclopedia of Animals, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags.
Keywords: biographies, kids, multidisciplinary, student
National Cancer Institute
Provider: National Cancer Institute
Contents: Dictionary, full text, links, links to full text, patient education, websites
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: A comprehensive layman's website for cancer information. Cancer Topics searches link the user to PubMed with pre-set search limits and retrieve literature citations on major cancer topics; search results can be further refined using PubMed's search options and limits. Tabbed categories lead the user to other resources, including information on clinical trials, research, recent news releases, survival statistics, and dictionaries of oncology terms and drug information.
Keywords: alternative medicine, cancer, clinical trials, complementary medicine, consumer health, drugs, oncology
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Provider: National Institutes of Health/NCCAM
Contents: blog, brief records, Citations, full text, government documents, images, index, links to full text, patient education, video
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: For the consumer, NCCAM's website has a great deal of information: Topics A-Z, Herbs at a Glance (a collection of fact sheets which can now be downloaded as a book), safety information, information on how to find a practitioner of alternative and complementary medicine, and more. There are also a News section and a Research Results section, both of which may be of interest to consumers. There is a fairly extensive list of free videos on (for the most part) health topics that pertain to aging in some way, or to diseases. For the health professional or researcher, there is good information on grants and funding, including NCCAM's priorities for research, as well as a blog about NCCAM research initiatives, and a Continuing Education Series of online lectures.
Keywords: alternative medicine, complementary medicine, consumer health, dietary supplements, herbs
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Provider: U.S. Department of Justice
Contents: full text, government documents, index, links, statistics, summaries
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Contains summaries of over 189,000 U.S. and international publications, including federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, audiovisual presentations, and unpublished research. NCJRS resources are available to the general public.
Keywords: crime, crime prevention, drugs, justice system, juvenile justice, law, social sciences, society
National Guideline Clearinghouse
Provider: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contents: full text, index, links to full text, mobile access, practice guidelines, summaries
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC) is a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents, updated weekly. User-friendly features of the site include: summaries available for download to hand-held devices; a guideline comparison utility for the end user; guideline syntheses prepared by NGC staff; an expert commentary feature from the editorial board; and an annotated bibliography of resources about guidelines- their development, methodology, structure, evaluation and implementation.
Keywords: clinical evidence, clinical medicine, evidence-based medicine
National Security Archive
Provider: George Washington University/National Security Archive
Contents: archive, full text, images, links to full text, primary source materials, reports
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: The National Security Archive is an independent, non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), serving the public and facilitating investigative journalism. A tax-exempt public charity, the Archive receives no U.S. government funding, but is supported by publication royalties and donations from foundations and individuals.
Keywords: American history, foreign policy, public affairs, public policy, U.S. Government
Natural & Alternative Treatments (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: full text, index, patient education, summaries
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This database currently contains approximately 300 articles on Herbs and Supplements, 200 articles on Conditions, 90 articles on Drug Interaction, 40 articles on homeopathy, and 40 articles on alternative medicine. Answers questions on efficacy, dosage, interactions, and risk/benefit, and cites studies and trials, supplying information about their reliability (evidence-based.) Clicking on a condition in a substance's record links the user to articles on other substances used to treat that condition. Entries include Spanish translations and all have references.
Keywords: alternative medicine, clinical evidence, consumer health, dietary supplements, dosage, drug interactions, evidence-based, herbs, homeopathy, Spanish translation
NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
Provider: National Center for Biotechnology Information/National Library of Medicine
Contents: charts/graphs, datasets, E-books, full text, government documents, images, index, multiple databases, open-source
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information. NCBI provides a large number of resources for scientific research, including software and many databases.
Keywords: bioinformatics, biomedical research, data analysis, data-sharing, datasets, genetics, genomics, microbiology, proteins, research tools, sequencing, software
NCBI Bookshelf
Provider: National Center for Biotechnology Information
Contents: archive, books, E-books, full text, reports
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Collaborating with authors and publishers, the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) adapts biomedical books for the web. They may either be accessed via direct search or via "Books" links in PubMed abstracts. There are more than 1,400 open-access titles in the Bookshelf. Browse by date, title, subject, publisher and document type. Among the titles are guides to using NCBI databases and sites, Surgeon General reports, and information from various agencies.
Keywords: AHRQ, biomedical research, chemicals, computational biology, drugs, evidence-based medicine, genetics, genome, genomics, health policy, medicine, public health, U.S. Government, world health organization
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL)
Provider: Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah/North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS)
Contents: archive, Dictionary, full text, images, meetings/symposia, patient education, teaching aids, video, websites
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: A discipline-specific, open-access repository of digital materials (images, video, lectures, articles and animations), to be used for educational and research purposes by health care professionals, educators, patients, and students. Features include a patient-specific portal, an ophthalmology curriculum outline, a list of outside resources, and a guide to contributing materials to the site. Many articles from Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology are available here. Initial funding was provided by the National Library of Medicine. Materials may be used with proper attribution, under a Creative Commons license. This resource is still very much in development, but contains much useful material.
Keywords: collaborative, consumer health, eye, graduate medical education, neuro-ophthalmology, ophthalmology
New England Journal of Medicine
Provider: Massachusetts Medical Society
Contents: archive, full text, images
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Even for the layman, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) needs no introduction, as this general medical journal's articles and their authors are often referenced or quoted in the news media. Full-text access is to the full range of issues, from the journal's inception in 1812 (as the New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery) to the present. Browse, search, or search for articles within a clinical specialty. Access to the years 1812-1989 was purchased in 2011 thanks to the support of the Brown Foundation, the John P. McGovern Foundation and Friends of The TMC Library.
Keywords: medical research, medicine
Provider: George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida
Contents: full text, images, links to full text, newspapers
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: NewspaperCat (Catalog of Digital Historical Newspapers) is an index of online digitized historical content from newspapers published in the United States and the Caribbean. Link to this interesting digital content via title, city, language or keyword. Voted a Best Free Reference Web Site by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association in 2012.
Keywords: American history, culture, history, multicultural
NICE Pathways
Provider: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Contents: flowcharts, full text, images, multiple databases, practice guidelines
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: This online tool from the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence gives fast, easy access by topic to the full range of guidance from NICE, including quality standards, technology appraisals, clinical and public health guidance and implementation tools.
Keywords: clinical practice guidelines, evidence-based medicine, healthcare professionals, interactive, internal medicine, primary care
North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories
Provider: Alexander Street Press
Contents: full text, general reference, index, links, links to full text
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: A collection of personal narratives, including autobiographies and pamphlets, from more than 2,000 authors, providing insight on the immigrant experience in the U.S.A. and Canada during the period between 1840 and 1950.
Keywords: American history, culture, history, society
North American Women's Letters and Diaries
Provider: Alexander Street Press
Contents: bibliographies, full text, general reference, index, primary source materials
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Diaries, journals and letters written by women residents and visitors to North America between 1700 and 1950; includes the personal experiences of more than 1,300 women from all walks of life and classes in society.
Keywords: American history, biographies, culture, society, women
Nursing and Allied Health Source – ProQuest
Provider: ProQuest
Contents: Abstracts, dissertations, full text, tutorials, video
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This mostly full-text database containing full text or indexing for about 850 journals provides scholarly articles, dissertations, training videos, cultural awareness materials, evidence-based practice content and more, supporting students of nursing and the allied health professions, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, radiography, dietetics, dental hygiene and the clinical laboratory sciences. Features include "Study Paths" (resource collections for RN or LPN students-- reach these via the Browse button); MMWR reports on public health statistics and issues; and practice guidelines.
Keywords: allied health, alternative medicine, complementary medicine, medical imaging, nursing, occupational therapy, patient care, physical therapy, radiology
Nursing Reference Center
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: CE, Dictionary, full text, handbook, links to full text, patient education, practice guidelines
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: A comprehensive point-of-care resource for nursing, Nursing Reference Center draws in part from Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses; AHFS Drug Information Essentials; Diseases and Disorders: a Nursing Therapeutics Manual; Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary; and Davis's Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications. Nursing Reference Center includes "Quick Lessons" and "Evidence-based Care Sheets" on diseases and disorders; practice guidelines; patient education sheets, some available in Spanish; CE units; news; research instruments; and information on legal cases. Nursing Reference Center provides direct access to full text articles found in CINAHL. First-time users are encouraged to "take the tour" on the database's home page (FlashPlayer required) to learn more.
Keywords: drugs, evidence-based, legal, nursing, point-of-care
OMMBID (Online Metabolic & Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease)
Provider: McGraw-Hill
Contents: blog, charts/graphs, full text, images
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Scriver's OMMBID,updated several times a year, provides online access to the leading genetic information from renowned international experts. The site now features a researchers' blog, podcasts, the ability to limit searches to images and tables, creation of personal storage and bookmarking.
Keywords: drugs, genetics, medicine
Orange Book: Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations
Provider: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Contents: full text, government documents, index
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: The Orange Book provides updated information on prescription, over-the-counter and discontinued FDA-approved drug products. It can be searched and consulted online, or the annual edition and monthly cumulative supplements can be downloaded in .pdf format. The Electronic Orange Book provides daily updates of new generic drug approvals. Search by active ingredient, proprietary name, patent, application number or application holder. If a newly-approved drug product is not turned up in the search, use the search box at top right of the page to find results from the Orange Book's monthly supplements and other FDA sources.
Keywords: drugs, federal agencies, patents, pharmaceutical, products, public health, U.S. Government
Oxford Open
Provider: Oxford University Press
Contents: full text
Access Level: Free, Open Access, Open Access Journals
Descriptions: Oxford University Press now publishes seventeen open-access journals covering various disciplines. Many open-access articles can also be found within the Oxford Journals subscription collection. Under Oxford's optional open-access publishing model, author(s) can choose to pay a fee to make their work freely available upon publication in most Oxford journals.
Keywords: medicine, multidisciplinary, open access publishing, scholarly publishing, science, social sciences
Paperity – open science aggregated
Provider: Paperity
Contents: full text, index, journals, links to full text, search engine
Access Level: Free, Open Access, Open Access Journals
Descriptions: Launched in October of 2014, Paperity is the first multi-disciplinary aggregation of open-access articles and papers in the sciences. As yet, there are no frills-- no sorting, filtering, disciplines or subject headings provided for the results-- and at this writing the site lacks other features users have come to expect. In spite of these drawbacks, a well-chosen query can not only yield quite a number of good results, but can elicit interesting interdisciplinary connections. Paperity indexes only peer-reviewed, scholarly literature.
Keywords: gold open access, health sciences, life sciences, medicine, multidisciplinary, research
PDQ® – NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database
Provider: National Cancer Institute
Contents: charts/graphs, Dictionary, directory, full text, government documents
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: The PDQ (Physician Data Query) database contains peer-reviewed summaries on cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, supportive care, and complementary and alternative medicine; a registry of thousands of open clinical trials from around the world; and directories of physicians, genetic counseling professionals, and organizations that provide cancer care. Also included are a dictionary of cancer terms, statistics on survival, and a drug dictionary.
Keywords: biomedical research, cancer, clinical trials, neoplasms, patient education, physicians, Spanish translation
Provider: PDR Network, LLC
Contents: brief records, drug monographs, full text
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: This online version of the Physician's Desk Reference offers concise drug summary monographs and FDA Drug Communications of warnings, recalls, and approvals. A free mobile version for medical professionals can be downloaded for Android, iPhone, iPod and other devices.
Keywords: drug metabolism, drug recall, drug safety, drugs
Periodicals Archive Online (PAO)
Provider: ProQuest
Contents: Abstracts, archive, full text, general reference, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: PAO contains scanned archival access to more than 500 journals in the social sciences and humanities, affording the user historical access to some of the most respected journals published in these areas. Some earlier material is covered, but most content is from the 19th and 20th centuries. Most coverage ends with the year 2000.
Keywords: archaeology, arts, economics, education, history, humanities, literary criticism, multicultural, multidisciplinary, multilingual, music, psychoanalysis, psychology, social sciences
PLOS – Public Library of Science
Provider: PLOS
Contents: Abstracts, Citations, full text, journals
Access Level: Free, Open Access, Open Access Journals
Descriptions: In 2003, a nonprofit scientific and medical publishing venture was launched that provides scientists and physicians with high-quality, high-profile journals in which to publish their most important work. Under the open access model, authors bear the cost of publication and PLoS journal articles are immediately available online, with no charge for access on the reader's part, and no restrictions on subsequent redistribution or use, except that that the author and work must be cited as specified under the conditions of the work's Creative Commons Attribution License. PLOS publishes a suite of journals accessible here, and also presents an interesting and wide selection of "Collections" of published articles grouped by topic.
Keywords: open access publishing, scholarly publishing, sciences
PQDT Open
Provider: ProQuest
Contents: Abstracts, archive, dissertations, full text
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: ProQuest provides the service of a searchable repository of freely available full-text dissertations and theses here. These are documents the authors have decided to publish under the Open Access model. Covers many disciplines.
Keywords: Creative Commons, education, multidisciplinary, open access publishing
Provider: Elsevier
Contents: Abstracts, CME, full text, links to full text, mobile access, summaries
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: PracticeUpdate incorporates the former OncologyStat! with other modules on Primary Care, Eye Care, Cardiology, Dermatology and Urology. This resource requires free registration and the creation of a brief user profile, which enables emailed content feeds tailored to the user's own interests. There is an editorial board for each discipline. Features for which one can opt in or out by discipline include conference coverage, editors' picks, CME alerts and breaking news. For more information on this resource, read its About information.
Keywords: cancer, cardiology, clinical trials, decision support, dermatology, drugs, evidence-based medicine, eye, healthcare policy, multidisciplinary, oncology, opthalmology, physicians, quick reference
Professional Development Collection (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: Abstracts, Citations, Dictionary, full text, journals, links to full text, meetings/symposia, partial full text, reports, trade publications
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Designed for professional educators, this database provides a specialized collection of nearly 550 education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 other titles that include reports and conference proceedings. In addition to the full text content, indexing and abstracts are provided for more than 700 journals. Titles offered include: Booklist, Curriculum Administrator, Education, Education Digest, Educational Leadership, Journal of Education, Journal of Educational Research, Journal of Learning Disabilities, and School Library Journal.
Keywords: education
Protein Data Bank: An Information Portal to Biological Macromolecular Structures
Provider: RCSB (Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics)
Contents: animation, datasets, full text, images, index, multiple databases, open-source, posters, tutorials, video
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: "The RCSB (Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics) is dedicated to improving our understanding of the function of biological systems through the study of the 3-D structure of biological macromolecules. RCSB members work cooperatively and equally through joint grants and subsequently provide free public resources and publications to assist others and further the fields of bioinformatics and biology." Protein Data Bank (PDB) curates and annotates data according to agreed-upon standards and is a member of the ww (world wide) PDB. Use this database to perform simple and advanced searches based on sequence, structure and function annotations, and to visualize, download, and analyze molecules. The database is primarily for researchers, but the site also includes an entire section (PDB101) of information quite accessible enough for educational purposes. Check out the "Molecule of the Month" feature. The extensive archive contains information about experimentally-determined structures of proteins, nucleic acids, and complex assemblies. As with many scientific databases, a personal log-in affords access to more features. The database is managed by Rutgers and University of California San Diego.
Keywords: bioinformatics, biomedical research, collaborative, data analysis, data repositories, data-sharing, education, proteins, structural biology
Proteopedia: Life in 3-D
Provider: Weizmann Institute of Science
Contents: Abstracts, animation, Citations, encyclopedia, full text, images, index, links to full text
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Proteopedia is a free, collaborative (wiki) 3-D encyclopedia of proteins and other molecules. The images can be reduced and restored by component with a toggle, or caused to rotate from any starting angle. Contains an introduction to structural biology and features sections on biomolecules, enzymes, metabolism, gene expression/replication, diseases, immune system, and methods of determining and analyzing structure and sequence. Contains a table of contents and a detailed structure index
Keywords: bioinformatics, biomedical research, cell biology, cell signaling, collaborative, diseases, DNA, enzymes, gene expression, genomics, metabolism, microbiology, mutations, proteins, sequencing, structural biology
Provider: American Psychiatric Association
Contents: Abstracts, case reports, CE, CME, E-books, full text, handbook, journals, patient education, practice guidelines, textbooks
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: PsychiatryOnline™ (POL) offers access to American Psychiatric Association textbooks, journals, patient guides and professional development tools. It provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources for diagnosis, treatment, and research. PsychiatryOnline™ contains the DSM Library, comprised of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed. (DSM 5®) and its accompanying handbooks and clinical cases; APA's Practice Guidelines; four APA journals (excluding FOCUS) with access to their historical issues; and a list of e-books, to which new titles are added periodically. Under the "International" tab, the Spanish-language edition of American Journal of Psychiatry is available. As a bonus, each month a free, downloadable book is posted. The journal FOCUS and CME credits are available by individual subscription only. For a price list of available CME resources, including study guides and tests, please go to this page.
Keywords: adolescent psychiatry, child psychiatry, differential diagnosis, full text, geriatric psychiatry, psychiatric, psychiatry, psychopharmacology, psychotherapy
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: Abstracts, full text, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Provides full text, abstracts and indexing to approximately 400 relevant journals. Topics covered: emotional and behavioral characteristics; psychiatry & psychology; mental processes; anthropology; and observational and experimental methods. Full text coverage varies widely between publishers.
Keywords: behavioral psychology, cognitive process, methods, psychology, sociology
PubMed Central
Provider: National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health
Contents: Abstracts, Citations, full text, index, journals
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: PubMed Central® (PMC) is a free archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM). In keeping with NLM's legislative mandate to collect and preserve the biomedical literature, PMC serves as a digital counterpart to NLM's extensive print journal collection. Launched in February 2000, PMC was developed, and is managed, by NLM's National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
PubMed Health
Provider: National Library of Medicine/National Center for Biotechnology Information
Contents: full text, government documents, multiple databases, patient education, practice guidelines, summaries
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: PubMed Health, covering 2003 to the present, provides summaries and full texts of selected systematic reviews in one place. There is also information for consumers and clinicians based on those reviews. A search on PubMed Health runs simultaneously in PubMed. A filter is used to identify all the indexed scientific articles at the NLM that might be systematic reviews. This search includes articles from before 2003. Information partners selected by PubMed Health to contribute clinical effectiveness information are:
- Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD)
- The Cochrane Collaboration (CC)
- German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines program (NICE)
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment Programme (NIHR HTA)
- Oregon Health and Science University's Drug Effectiveness Review Project (DERP)
- Department of Veterans Affairs' Evidence-based Synthesis Program from the Veterans Health Administration R&D (VA ESP)
Keywords: clinical evidence, clinical trials, consumer health, decision support, evidence-based medicine, patient education, systematic reviews
Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM)
Provider: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Contents: full text, government documents, handbook, links, links to full text, mobile access, practice guidelines, video
Access Level: Free, Non-registered TMC User, On-Site Visitor, Online Visitor, Open Access
Descriptions: This resource provides guidance for health care providers, primarily physicians, about clinical diagnosis and treatment of radiation injury during radiological and nuclear emergencies. It contains just-in-time, evidence-based information that makes complex issues understandable to those without formal radiation medicine expertise. There is web-based information to download in advance, so that it can be accessible during an emergency in which the internet is not available.
Keywords: contaminants, disaster management, disaster planning, emergency medicine, nuclear disaster, public health, radiation, radiation poisoning
Religion and Philosophy Collection (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: Abstracts, Citations, full text, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This collection covers the predominant world religions, biblical studies, archaeology, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy, ethics, and history of philosophy. Contains more than 300 full text journals, most of them peer-reviewed. Indexing and abstracts are provided for all journals in the database.
Keywords: archaeology, death and dying, epidemic, ethics, moral, philosophy, religion, religious, world history
Sage Research Methods Online
Provider: Sage Publications
Contents: books, Dictionary, encyclopedia, full text, tutorials, video
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: SAGE Research Methods Online was created to aid scientists, faculty members and students in the process of setting up and completing a research project, from formulating the fundamental question, to choosing appropriate research and analysis methodologies and design elements, to the presentation and dissemination of results. Geared primarily to those working in the social and health sciences, SAGE Research Methods Online combines a wide range of SAGE content-- books, journals, references (including the 'Little Green" and "Little Blue" books series) case studies, and video resources. Explore methods and concepts, gain in-depth understanding of particular methods, identify new methods, conduct research, and communicate your findings with the help of this resource. The user can also create and share personal methods lists.
Keywords: psychology, research, research methods, scientist, social sciences, statistical, statistical research, student, studies
Salud en Espanol (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: full text, images, patient education
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This is an interface designed for the consumer of Spanish-language health care information, with convenient access to the same health and medical information found in the Consumer Health Complete database.
Keywords: consumer health, Spanish translation
Provider: Elsevier
Contents: Abstracts, full text, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Search gateway to the Elsevier online journals and ebooks/series. Titles accessible to TMC Library users are flanked by a green icon.
Keywords: e-books, journal collections, life sciences, medicine, multidisciplinary
ScienceDirect Open-Access Journals
Provider: Elsevier
Contents: Abstracts, archive, full text, images, journals, links to full text
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: From this point in ScienceDirect, the user can explore a complete list of open-access journals published by Elsevier, and in the same drop-down menu, a list of subscription journals containing open-access articles.
Keywords: cell biology, genetics, immunology, life sciences, microbiology, neurosciece, parasitology, pharmacology, stem cells
Scientific American Medicine (TexShare- Stat!Ref)
Provider: WebMD & The American College of Physicians via STAT!Ref
Contents: CME, E-books, full text, handbook
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Scientific American Medicine is a peer-reviewed, evidence-based guide to clinical decision-making, covering 11 subspecialties of internal medicine and other key topics. Chapters on Clinical Essentials, Cardiovascular Medicine, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology, Immunology/Allergy, Infectious Disease, Interdisciplinary Medicine, Metabolism, Nephrology, Neurology, Oncology, Psychiatry, Respiratory Medicine, Rheumatology and Women's Health. Includes CME opportunities.
Keywords: clinical decision-making, evidence-based
Small Business Reference Center (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: Abstracts, Citations, full text, index, journals
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Small Business Reference Center is a resource for those starting or already operating a small business. Sections include: business basics, the Internet, areas of business one might need to understand (like accounting, selling or buying a business, intellectual property etc.) Provides startup kits and business plans, and industry information on dozens of small business types.
Keywords: business, industry
Provider: Springer
Contents: Abstracts, full text, index
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Home of the respected scientific, medical, social sciences and humanities e-books and journals published by Springer.
Keywords: humanities, publishing, science, social sciences
Provider: Springer
Contents: Abstracts, Citations, E-books, full text, journals
Access Level: Free, Open Access, Open Access Journals
Descriptions: Springer hosts a collection of more than 120 peer-reviewed, open access journals and more than 20 open access ebooks, covering the science, technology and medicine (STM) fields. OA journals and ebooks provide authors the opportunity to retain copyright, while making their research available to the worldwide scientific community.
Keywords: bioinformatics, business, Creative Commons, earth sciences, information science, life sciences, mathematics, medicine, multidisciplinary, physics, psychology, publishing, research, science, technology
Provider: Springer Science & Business Media LLC
Contents: E-books, full text, handbook, images, journals, links, links to full text, mobile access, protocols, video
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, Partially Open, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: SpringerProtocols is said to be the most comprehensive and trustworthy online database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the biomedical and life sciences. From the book series Methods in Molecular Biology and numerous other sources, this collection offers researchers access to decades of step-by-step protocols for use in the lab. With an emphasis on clarity, each protocol is organized in an easily-reproduced, recipe style. All protocols have been written by experts in the field, and are reviewed first by editors distinguished in the relevant specific subject areas, and then by Springer's own editorial staff. Contains some open-access protocols. Mobile version of website available.
Keywords: assay, bioassay, bioinformatics, biotechnology, cell biology, genetics, genomics, immunology, infectious diseases, laboratory methods, microbiology, molecular medicine, neuroscience, pharmacology, plants, proteins, protocols, radiology
Stat!Ref (TexSelect)
Provider: Teton Data Systems
Contents: Dictionary, E-books, full text, index, mobile access, practice guidelines, textbooks, video
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Stat!Ref is a cross-searchable reference database of core full-text medical, pharmacology and nursing books, drug information from AHFS, evidence-based resources from ACP, and tools like ICD 9 and 10, Calculators, Stedman's and the National Guideline Clearinghouse. This subscription for educational institutions, provided via the Texas State Library, includes the latest editions of more than eighty standard texts and other respected medical and nursing titles. Stat!Ref also provides a customizable Evidence Alerts feed. Create a My STAT!Ref "Preferences" account to receive these alerts at selectable regular intervals. To do this,
- Access STAT!Ref
- Go to "Preferences" (located just under the search box)
- Sign up for preferences
- Select disciplines and a time interval.
Keywords: clinical, internal medicine, medical education, multidisciplinary, nursing
Structural Biology Knowledgebase
Provider: Nature.com and PSI (Protein Structure Initiative)
Contents: full text, images, protocols, websites
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: The Structural Biology Knowledgebase (SBKB) is the product of a collaboration between the Protein Structure Initiative (PSI) and Nature Publishing Group (NPG.) The site offers an easy way of keeping up to date on the latest developments from the PSI, and more generally, in the fields of structural genomics and structural biology. Some areas of this site require a free registration involving affirmation of a statement declaring that one's purpose is strictly non-commercial and that one is an academic.
Keywords: biomedical research, cell biology, cell signaling, collaborative, data analysis, genomics, proteins, sequencing, structural biology
Texas Poison Center Network
Provider: Texas Poison Center Network
Contents: full text, general reference, links, patient education, summaries
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Texas legislators established the TPCN to set up a network of six regional poison centers to provide emergency treatment information to Texas citizens for poisonings and toxic exposures. This site provides prevention and first aid information, fact sheets and materials for educational programs, information on poisonous plants and animals, and a useful selection of links to other relevant sites, including ASPCA's pet poisoning/prevention information. Publications are free to download, print or order. The general information brochure can be downloaded or printed here, in English and eleven other languages. A Recalls section links to lists of recalls of consumer products, pesticides, vehicles, foods and medicines.
Keywords: consumer health, drug safety, environmental hazards, First Aid, prevention, safety, toxins
Texas Reference Center (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: full text, general reference
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Includes more than 80 full-text journals and books about Texas history, ethnic and cultural diversity, gender studies, literature, public health, business as well as home & garden, sports & leisure. Contains biographies of famous historical and contemporary Texans like George H.W. Bush, Lady Bird Johnson, Dan Moody, Susanna Dickinson and Sam Houston. Newspapers providing Texas and national news coverage are also included.
Keywords: biographies, culture, Texas history
Provider: National Library of Medicine
Contents: federated search, full text, government documents, images, multiple databases
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: TOXNET is a cross-searchable cluster of databases covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, toxic releases and related areas. Search all databases from the center search box, or choose a database to search. This portal is managed by the Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program, Division of Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine. Databases include, but are not limited to:
- ChemIDplus (database of 370,000 chemicals with synonyms and structure data)
- HSDB (Hazardous Substances Data Bank)
- TOXLINE (Toxicology Literature Online)
- CCRIS (Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System)
- DART (Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Database)
- GENETOX (Genetic Toxicology Data Bank) and CPDB (comparative toxogenomics)
- IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System- dose-response assessment)
- ITER (International Toxicity Estimates for Risk)
- LactMed (drugs and lactation information)
- TRI (Toxics Release Inventory)
- Haz-Map (occupational health)
- Household Products (potential effects of chemicals in common household products)
- TOXMAP (Geographic form of the TRI database)
Keywords: carcinogens, chemicals, environmental hazards, portal, public health, toxicology, toxins
Twayne's Authors Series (TexShare)
Provider: Gale
Contents: bibliographies, full text, general reference, index, summaries
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: A collection of hundreds of full-text biographical entries on authors, with background and references on their works, taken from the Literary Masters series-- Twayne's World Authors, Twayne's U.S. Authors, and Twayne's English Authors.
Keywords: biographies, history, humanities, literary criticism, literature
Twentieth-Century Poetry, American and English (TexShare)
Provider: ProQuest
Contents: books, full text, general reference, multiple databases
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: Two full-text collections consisting of thousands of works by almost 600 twentieth-century British and American poets, formatted and arranged according to the volumes in which they were published. The other resources in the larger collection, Chadwyck-Healey Literature Collections, are also accessible.
Keywords: humanities, literature, poetry
U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
Provider: U.S. Department of State
Contents: brief records, full text, general reference, government documents, handbook, maps, reports, summaries
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Previously called Background Notes, this is an updating collection of essential information on the countries of the world: their history, economies, geography, population, government, religions, relations with the U.S., human rights reports, travel and passport information, and more. Links provided to more information from other government agencies and departments, embassies etc..
Keywords: geography, history, politics, public policy, travel, u.s.-foreign relations
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Provider: U. S. Department of Commerce
Contents: Abstracts, full text, government documents, index
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: Provides full text of registered patents and trademarks, including search aids, a browse-able collection of recent patents, and special notices.
Keywords: patents, products
Unapproved Drugs- FDA Drugs
Provider: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Contents: full text, government documents, tutorials, video
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: This is the FDA Drugs page dealing with unapproved drugs that are marketed in the United States. In the Enforcement Actions section, search by drug classification, company or private label distributor name. Guidance documentation, including a tutorial on how to bring unapproved drugs into the approval process, also included here.
Keywords: drug recall, drug regulations, drug safety, drugs
Vocational and Career Collection (TexShare)
Provider: EBSCO
Contents: full text, index, trade publications
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This collection provides full text coverage for nearly 350 diverse trade and industry periodicals, including American Machinist, Pediatric Nursing, Wireless Week, Drug Store News, Video Business, Reeves Journal, Hotel and Motel Management, Restaurant Business, and Advertising Age.
Keywords: business, jobs, trades, vocation, workforce
Wiley Online Library
Provider: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Contents: Abstracts, E-books, full text, images, index, journals, links
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: This is the interface for hundreds of Wiley e-journals and e-books, including Current Protocols . NOTE: The TMC Library subscribes to the Current Protocols in... Immunology; Molecular Biology; Neurology; Protein Science; and Stem Cell Biology.
Keywords: biomedical research, laboratory methods, medicine, multidisciplinary, protocols, science
Wiley Open Access
Provider: John Wiley & Son, Inc.
Contents: Abstracts, full text
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: This is the platform for the nearly 30 open-access journals published by Wiley, in a variety of scientific fields, from psychology to microbial science to nutrition.
Keywords: life sciences, medicine, multidisciplinary, science
WISER: Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders
Provider: National Library of Medicine
Contents: brief records, full text, government documents, handbook, mobile access
Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: WISER is a first-response system designed to assist in hazardous material incidents. WISER provides substance identification support, human health information, and containment/suppression advice. Available as a free download, standalone application for PCs and hand-held devices, or access the web version, when available. Features a Chemical Reactivity utility, in which a group of substances can be entered for a particular circumstance, and the user can see, at an overview or a detailed level, the reactions and hazards that would ensue. Also includes a protective distance-mapping feature from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Emergency Response Guidebook.
Keywords: chemicals, disaster, disaster management, emergency medicine, emergency response, toxins
Women's History Online, 1543-1945 (Gerritsen Collection)
Provider: ProQuest
Contents: archive, full text, general reference, magazines, newspapers
Access Level: Licensed, On-Site Visitor, TMC Academic User
Descriptions: A full-text collection of books, pamphlets and periodicals reflecting the evolution of a feminist consciousness and the growth of the movement for women's rights. Includes publications from Europe, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand.
Keywords: advocacy, history, social sciences, women