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Database descriptions are available on the Alphabetical List.

Additional resources are available on the NLM Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.


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NLM Databases Abbreviations, Acronymns, & Codes (e.g., ICD-9) Agriculture Allied Health Careers Alcohol & Substance Abuse
Alternative Medicine Anatomy & Physiology Bioengineering & Computers Bioethics Biographical Information
Biological Sciences Cancer Citation Indexes Clinical Practice Guidelines Clinical Trials
Consumer Health Copyright & Intellectual Property Dictionaries & Directories Dental Information Drug Information
Education & Communication Ethics & Religion Evidence-Based Medicine Free Full-Text Articles Free Full-Text Books & Reports
Genetics & Biotechnology Government Documents Grantsmanship & Funding (US & International) Health Professions Health Services Research
History of Medicine HIV/AIDS Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities (US & International) Images, Photographs, & Audiovisuals Library & Information Science
Medical Meetings & Meeting Abstracts Medicine & Surgery Nursing Nutrition & Food Science Occupational Health
Patents, Trademarks, & Medical Devices Psychology & Psychiatry Publishers & Publishing Rehabilitation Science (General)
Scientific &Technical Reports Social Work & Social Sciences Space Medicine Sports & Sportsmedicine Statistics
Substance Abuse Theses & Dissertations (US & International) Toxicology & Environmental Health Traveler's Health Veterinary Medicine & Animal Welfare


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National Library of Medicine (NLM) Databases

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Abbreviations, Acronymns, & Codes (e.g., ICD-9-CM)


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Agriculture

ONSITE Access Only

  • ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts
  • BIOSIS: Biological Abstracts
  • Entomology Abstracts
  • Plant Science
  • Scopus (selected content)
  • Water Resources Abstracts

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Allied Health Careers


See Also: Health Professions

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Alcohol & Substance Abuse


 ONSITE Access Only

  • CINAHL Plus: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
  • EMBASE
  • PsycINFO: Psychological Abstracts

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Alternative Medicine


 ONSITE Access Only

  • Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED)
  • CINAHL Plus: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature

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Anatomy & Physiology

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Bioengineering & Computers


ONSITE Access Only

  • Environmental Engineering Abstracts
  • IEEE Xplore, IEEE Publications including full text society journals
  • Scopus (selected content)

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Bioethics


See Also: Ethics & Religion

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Biographical Information


 ONSITE Access Only

  • America: History and Life (ABC-CLIO)
  • Marquis Who's Who Current & Previous Biographies
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  • World Biographical Information System

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Biological Sciences


 ONSITE Access Only

  • Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (ProQuest-Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
    • Algology, Mycology & Protozoology: Microbiology Abstracts Section C
    • Animal Behavior Abstracts
    • ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources
    • ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts
    • ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts
    • Bacteriology: Microbiology Abstracts Section B
    • Biology Digests
    • Calcium and Calcified Tissue Abstracts
    • Chemoreception Abstracts
    • Entomology Abstracts
    • Genetics Abstracts
    • Immunology Abstracts
    • Nucleic Acids Abstracts
    • Plant Sciences
    • Virology and AIDS Abstracts
  • BIOSIS: Biological Abstracts
  • EMBASE
  • The Faculty of 1000 Biology
  • Scopus (selected content)

See Also: NLM Databases

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Cancer


 ONSITE Access Only

  • CINAHL Plus: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
  • EMBASE
  • Oncogenes & Growth Factors Abstracts

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Citation Indexes


ONSITE Access Only

  • Journal Citation Reports, Thomson Reuters
    Contains JCR Science and Social Sciences Editions
  • Scopus Citation Tracker (selected content)
  • Web of Science, Thomson Reuters
    Contains Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index

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Clinical Guidelines and Evidence-Based Medicine


 ONSITE Access Only

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Clinical Trials

ONSITE Access Only

  • Cochrane Library
  • EMBASE
  • Scopus (selected content)

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Consumer Health


See Also: NLM Databases

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Copyright & Intellectual Property

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Dental Information

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Dictionaries & Directories


 ONSITE Access Only

  • American Library Directory
  • Gale Directory of Databases
  • Gale's Ready Reference Shelf - Search all or select one of the following:
    • Directories in Print
    • Directory of Libraries and Information Centers
    • Encyclopedia of American Religion
    • Encyclopedia of Associations, National and International
    • Gale Directory of Databases
    • Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
    • Government Research Centers Directory
    • International Research Centers Directory
    • Newsletters in Print
    • Publishers Directory
    • Research Centers Directory

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Drug Information

ONSITE Access Only

  • Chemoreception Abstracts
  • Medical & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts
  • PDR Electronic Library
  • Search all, or select one of the following:
    • Drug Information Full Text
    • International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA)

See Also: NLM Databases
See Also: Clinical Trials

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Education & Communication


 ONSITE Access Only

  • Communication & Mass Media
  • ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center
    • ERIC through ProQuest - Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
  • Health & Psychosocial Instruments Database (HAPI)

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Ethics & Religion


 ONSITE Access Only

  • Encyclopedia of American Religion
  • Scopus (selected content)

See Also: Bioethics

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Evidence-Based Medicine


See: Clinical Guidelines and Evidence-Based Medicine

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Free Full-Text Articles

See Also: Scientific & Technical Reports

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Free Full-Text Books & Reports

See Also: Scientific & Technical Reports

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Genetics & Biotechnology


 ONSITE Access Only

  • ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts
  • Genetics Abstracts
  • Medical & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts
  • Nucleic Acids Abstracts
  • Oncogenes & Growth Factors Abstracts
  • Nucleic Acids Abstracts
  • Scopus (selected content)

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Government Documents

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is a selective government depository.

To access GPO or NTIS microfiche, use the SRIM (Selected Research in Microfiche) record in LocatorPlus, the NLM online catalog. NLM Unique ID number: 9808010

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Grantsmanship & Funding (US & International)
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Health Professions
See Also: Medicine & Surgery

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Health Services Research

ONSITE Access Only

  • EMBASE
  • Global Health, EBSCOhost
  • Health Business Elite, EBSCOhost
  • Human Resources Abstracts, EBSCOhost
  • Scopus (selected content)

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History of Medicine


 ONSITE Access Only

  • America: History and Life (ABC-CLIO)
  • Historical Abstracts (ABC-CLIO)>
  • World Biographical Information System

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HIV/AIDS


 ONSITE Access Only

  • EMBASE
  • Immunology Abstracts
  • Scopus (selected content)
  • Virology and AIDS Abstracts

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Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities: US and International



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Images, Photographs, & Audiovisuals

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Library & Information Science


 ONSITE Access Only
  • American Library Directory
  • Communication & Mass Media
  • Library Literature
  • Publishers Directory
  • Publishers, Distributors & Wholesalers of the US

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Medicine & Surgery




ONSITE Access Only

  • Calcium and Calcified Tissue Abstracts
  • Chemoreception Abstracts
  • CSA Neurosciences Abstracts
  • EMBASE
  • The Faculty of 1000 Medicine
  • Global Health, EBSCOhost
  • Immunology Abstracts
  • Scopus (selected content)
  • SPORT Discus

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Medical Meetings & Meeting Abstracts


  • Conference Papers Index ONSITE Access Only
  • Google Books and Google Scholar
    Require free registration; Free full-text on
    selected content


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Nursing


 ONSITE Access Only

  • CINAHL Plus: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
  • EMBASE
  • Health & Psychosocial Instruments Database (HAPI)
  • Scopus (selected content)

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Nutrition & Food Science


 ONSITE Access Only

  • AGRICOLA: Agricultural Online Access
  • BIOSIS: Biological Abstracts
  • Calcium and Calcified Tissue Abstracts>
  • CINAHL Plus: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
  • EMBASE
  • Scopus (selected content)

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Occupational Health


 ONSITE Access Only

  • EMBASE
  • Health & Psychosocial Instruments Database (HAPI)
  • Health & Safety Science Abstracts
  • Industrial and Applied Microbiology: Microbiology Abstracts Section A

See Also: Allied Health Careers
See Also: Health Professions

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Patents, Trademarks, & Medical Devices

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Psychology & Psychiatry

ONSITE Access Only

  • Animal Behavior Abstracts
  • CINAHL Plus: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
  • EMBASE
  • HAPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments
  • PILOTS database
  • PsycINFO: Psychological Abstracts
  • Scopus (selected content)
  • Violence & Abuse Abstracts

See Also: Allied Health Professions
See Also: Medicine & Surgery

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Publishers & Publishing

ONSITE Access Only

  • Communication & Mass Media
  • Search all or select one of the following:
    • Books in Print with Reviews
    • Books Out of Print
    • Publishers, Distributors & Wholesalers
  • Gale Directory of Databases
  • Gale's Ready Reference Shelf - search all or select one of the following:
    • Directories in Print
    • Directory of Libraries and Information Centers
    • Encyclopedia of American Religion
    • Encyclopedia of Associations, National and International
    • Gale Directory of Databases
    • Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
    • Government Research Centers Directory
    • International Research Centers Directory
    • Newsletters in Print
    • Publishers Directory
    • Research Centers Directory
  • Ulrich's Periodicals Directory

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Rehabilitation


 ONSITE Access Only

  • CINAHL Plus: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
  • EMBASE
  • HAPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments
  • Scopus (selected content)

See Also: Allied Health Careers
See Also: Health Professions
See Also: Medicine & Surgery
See Also: Occupational Health

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Science (General)


ONSITE Access Only

  • BIOSIS: Biological Abstracts
  • Journal Citation Reports, Thomson Reuters
    Contains JCR Science and Social Sciences Editions
  • Scopus (selected content)
  • Web of Science, Thomson Reuters
    Contains Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index

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Scientific &Technical Reports


See Also: Free Full-Text Articles
See Also: Free Free Full-Text Books & Reports

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Social Work & Social Sciences


 ONSITE Access Only

  • CINAHL Plus: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
  • HAPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments
  • Human Resources Abstracts
  • Journal Citation Reports, Thomson Reuters
    Contains JCR Science Edition and JCR Social Sciences Edition
  • PILOTS database
  • Scopus (selected content)
  • Search all or select one of the following:
    • Social Services Abstracts
    • Sociological Abstracts
  • Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Web of Science, Thomson Reuters
    Contains Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index

See Also: Allied Health Careers
See Also: Health Professions
See Also: Medicine & Surgery
See Also: Rehabilitation

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Space Medicine


 ONSITE Access Only

  • BIOSIS: Biological Abstracts
  • EMBASE
  • Scopus (selected content)

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Sports & Sportsmedicine

ONSITE Access Only

  • CINAHL Plus: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
  • EMBASE
  • SPORT Discus
  • Scopus (selected content)

See Also: Allied Health Careers
See Also: Health Professions
See Also: Medicine & Surgery
See Also: Rehabilitation

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Statistics

ONSITE Access Only

  • EMBASE
  • HAPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments
  • Scopus (selected content)

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Substance Abuse


See: Alcohol & Substance Abuse

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Theses & Dissertations (US & International)

ONSITE Access Only
  • CINAHL Plus: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
  • PsycINFO: Psychological Abstracts

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Toxicology & Environmental Health


 ONSITE Access Only

  • ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality
  • Bacteriology: Microbiology Abstracts Section B
  • Ecology Abstracts
  • EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements
  • EMBASE
  • Environmental Engineering Abstracts
  • Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Databases
  • Health & Safety Science Abstracts
  • Human Population & Natural Resource Management
  • Industrial and Applied Microbiology: Microbiology Abstracts Section A
  • Pollution Abstracts
  • Risk Abstracts
  • Scopus (selected content)
  • Toxicology Abstracts
  • Water Resources Abstracts

See Also: Clinical Trials
See Also: Drug Information

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Traveler's Health

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Veterinary Medicine & Animal Welfare


 ONSITE Access Only

  • AGRICOLA: Agricultural Online Access
  • Animal Behavior Abstracts
  • Biology Digest
  • BIOSIS: Biological Abstracts
  • CINAHL Plus: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
  • EMBASE
  • Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts
  • PsycINFO: Psychological Abstracts
  • Scopus (selected content)

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Last updated: 07 May 2009
First published: 21 September 2004