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Database descriptions are available on the Alphabetical List.
Additional resources are available on the NLM Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.
Abbreviations, Acronymns, & Codes (e.g., ICD-9)
Agriculture
- AGRICOLA (Agricultural Online Access), The National Agricultural Library (NAL)
- ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts ONSITE Access Only
- BIOSIS (Biological Abstracts) ONSITE Access Only
- Entomology Abstracts ONSITE Access Only
- MEDLINE/PubMed
- Plant Science ONSITE Access Only
- Scopus ONSITE Access Only (selected content)
- Water Resources Abstracts ONSITE Access Only
Allied Health Careers
See Also: Health Professions
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
Alternative Medicine
Anatomy & Physiology
Bioengineering & Computers
- FAQ: Medical Devices
- Environmental Engineering Abstracts ONSITE Access Only
- IEEE Xplore, IEEE Publications including full text society journals
- MEDLINE/PubMed
- Scopus, Interdisciplinary database of the physical, life, medical and social sciences ONSITE Access Only (selected content)
Bioethics
See Also: Ethics & Religion
Biographical Information
Biological Sciences
- AGRICOLA (Agricultural Online Access), National Agricultural Library (NAL)
- Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (ProQuest-Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) ONSITE Access Only
- 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
- BIOSIS (Biological Abstracts)
- Calcium and Calcified Tissue Abstracts
- Chemoreception Abstracts
- EMBASE
- Entomology Abstracts
- Genetics Abstracts
- Immunology Abstracts
- Nucleic Acids Abstracts
- Plant Sciences
- Virology and AIDS Abstracts
- The Faculty of 1000 Biology. Reviews papers published in the biological sciences, based on the recommendations of a faculty of over 1000 selected researchers ONSITE Access Only
- MEDLINE/PubMed
- Scopus ONSITE Access Only (selected content)
See Also: NLM Databases
Cancer
Citation Indexes
- Journal Citation Reports, Thomson Corporation. Contains JCR Science Edition and JCR Social Sciences Edition
ONSITE Access Only
- Scopus Citation Tracker ONSITE Access Only (selected content)
- Web of Science, Thomson Gale. Contains Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index
ONSITE Access Only
Clinical Guidelines and Evidence-Based Medicine
Clinical Trials
Consumer Health
See Also: NLM Databases
Copyright & Intellectual Property
Dental Information
Dictionaries & Directories
Drug Information
Drug Information FAQs
- Chemoreception Abstracts ONSITE Access Only
- DailyMed
- Dietary Supplements Labels Database
- Search all, or select one of the following: ONSITE Access Only
- Drug Information Full Text
- International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA)
See Also: NLM Databases
See Also: Clinical Trials
Education & Communication
- ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
- Health & Psychosocial Instruments Database (HAPI) ONSITE Access Only
- MEDLINE/PubMed
Ethics & Religion
See Also: Bioethics
Evidence-Based Medicine
See Also: Clinical Guidelines and Evidence-Based Medicine
Free Full-Text Articles
See Also: Scientific & Technical Reports
Free Full-Text Books & Reports
See Also: Scientific & Technical Reports
Genetics & Biotechnology
Government Documents
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is a selective government depository. For a list of full government depositories (libraries that collect everything published by U.S. Government agencies), visit the Federal Depository Library Directory, at http://www.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/tools/ldirect.html
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
Grantsmanship & Funding (National & International)
Health Professions
See Also: Medicine & Surgery
Health Services Research
History of Medicine
HIV/AIDS
Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities
Images, Photographs, & Audiovisuals
Library & Information Science
Medicine & Surgery
Medical Meetings & Meeting Abstracts
Nursing & Allied Health
Nutrition & Food Science
See Also: Allied Health Careers
Occupational Health
See Also: Allied Health Careers
See Also: Health Professions
Patents, Trademarks, & Medical Devices
Psychology & Psychiatry
See Also: Allied Health Professions
See Also: Medicine & Surgery
Publishers & Publishing
- Search all or select one of the following: ONSITE Access Only
- Books in Print with Reviews
- Books Out of Print
- Publishers, Distributors & Wholesalers
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP), 1994 - Present
- Search all or select one of the following:
- GPO, Catalog of the U.S. Government Printing Office
- NTIS: National Technical Information Service
- Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Lookup, CrossRef
- Gale Directory of Databases ONSITE Access Only
- Gale's Ready Reference Shelf - search all or select one of the following: ONSITE Access Only
- 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
- GPO Access, U.S. Government Printing Office
- ISBNdb.com
- ISSN Online
- MEDLINE/PubMed
- Ulrich's Periodicals Directory ONSITE Access Only
Rehabilitation
See Also: Allied Health Careers
See Also: Health Professions
See Also: Medicine & Surgery
See Also: Occupational Health
Science (General)
- BIOSIS (Biological Abstracts) ONSITE Access Only
- Journal Citation Reports, from Thomson Corporation. Contains JCR Science Edition and JCR Social Sciences Edition
ONSITE Access Only
- MEDLINE/PubMed
- Scopus ONSITE Access Only (selected content)
- Web of Science, Thomson Gale. Contains Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index ONSITE Access Only
Social Work & Social Sciences
- FAQ: Medical & Health Care Education and Career Information
- CINAHL Plus: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature ONSITE Access Only
- HAPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments ONSITE Access Only
- JAMA CareerNet
- Journal Citation Reports, Thomson Gale. Contains JCR Science Edition and JCR Social Sciences Edition ONSITE Access Only
- MEDLINE/PubMed
- MedlinePlus: Health Occupations
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- PILOTS database ONSITE Access Only
- Scopus ONSITE Access Only (selected content)
- Search all or select one of the following: ONSITE Access Only
- Social Services Abstracts
- Sociological Abstracts
- Web of Science, Thomson Gale. Contains Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index ONSITE Access Only
See Also: Allied Health Careers
See Also: Health Professions
See Also: Medicine & Surgery
See Also: Rehabilitation
Space Medicine
Sports & Sportsmedicine
See Also: Allied Health Careers
See Also: Health Professions
See Also: Medicine & Surgery
See Also: Rehabilitation
Statistics
Substance Abuse
See Also: Alcohol & Substance Abuse
Theses & Dissertations (National & International)
Toxicology & Environmental Health
See Also: Clinical Trials
See Also: Drug Information
Traveler's Health
Veterinary Medicine & Animal Welfare
Last updated: 11 September 2008
First published: 21 September 2004