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Abstracting and Indexing Tools in the NLM Main Reading Room

All titles are in the Reading Room Z collection or accessible through the Reading Room Databases Network. Italics indicate titles of publications or databases; all other entries are subject listings. Consult LocatorPlus®, NLM's online catalog, to locate other abstracts and indexes in the NLM collection.

Choose a letter from the alphabet to go to the section containing the abstracting and indexing tools or subject listings with names beginning:

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I -
J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R -
S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

A

  • Abridged Index Medicus. ZW 1 A158. Beginning of Z collection. Ceased 1997.
  • Abstracts in Anthropology. Z 5112 A164. Not acquired after 2012.
  • AGRICOLA. Databases Network.
  • Agriculture. ZSF 615, ZW1 A573. Databases Network: AGRICOLA; CAB Abstracts.
  • Allied Health. Databases Network: AMED, CINAHL.
  • Alternative Press Index. Z 7161.S66 A466
  • American Library Directory. Z 731 A512. Databases Network.
  • American Statistics Index. Z 7554.U5 A512.
  • Anesthesiology. ZWO 200.
  • Animal Behavior Abstracts. Databases Network.
  • Animals, Laboratory. ZW1 A573.
  • Anthropology. Z 5112.



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B

  • Bacteriology. ZQW 4. Databases Network: Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B).
  • Behavior, Animal. Z 7994 .G3. Databases Network: Animal Behavior Abstracts.
  • Bibliography of Bioethics. ZW 50. Ceased 2009.
  • Bibliography of Medical Reviews. ZW1 B588. Ceased.
  • Bibliography of the History of Medicine. ZWZ 40 B582. Ceased 1993.
  • Biochemistry. ZQU 4.
  • Bioethics. ZW 50. PubMed Subjects filter: Bioethics.
  • Biography Index. Z 5301 B615. Not acquired after 2011.
  • Biological Abstracts. Microforms cabinet. Databases Network: BIOSIS.
  • BIOSIS. Databases Network.
  • Biotechnology. Z 7914. Databases Network: Biotechnology Research Abstracts.
  • Books. Z 1035, Z 1219, Z 2001, Z 2005.
  • Books in Print. Books out of Print. Databases Network.
  • Business. Databases Network: Health Business Elite.



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C

  • CAB Abstracts. Databases Network.
  • Cancer. ZQZ 200.
  • Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI).. Z 5524 C517A, Databases Network: CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool.
  • Chemical Abstracts. Z 5524 C517. Microform cabinets.
  • Chemistry. Z 5524.
  • Chiropractic. Databases Network: Index to Chiropractic Literature.
  • Citing Medicine. Online from Bookshelf.
  • Clin-alert. ZQZ 42 C641.
  • Communicable Disease. ZWA 100, ZWC. Databases Network: Global Health.
  • Complementary Medicine. Databases Network: AMED. The Allied Health and Complementary Medicine Database.
  • Conference Proceedings. Z 5051, ZW 3, W 3.5
  • Consumer Information. Online through MedlinePlus.
  • COS Conference Papers Index. Databases Network.
  • Criminal Justice Abstracts. Z 5118.C9 I51. Not acquired after 2010.
  • Cumulated Index Medicus®, 1960-2004. ZW 1 I384. Beginning of Z collection.
  • Cumulated Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL). ZWY 100 C971. Databases Network: CINAHL Plus with Full Text.
  • Current List of Medical Literature, 1941-1959. Z 695.9 U58C. Beginning of Z collection.



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D

  • Dentistry. ZWU.
  • Derwent Biotechnology Abstracts. Z 7914. B33 D484. Not acquired after 2010.
  • Directories, Database. Z 699.
  • Directories, Information Services. Z 674...
  • Directories, Library. Z 675, Z 721, Z 731.
  • Directories, Media. Z 6941, Z 6951.
  • Directories, Publishers. Z 475, Z 282.
  • Dissertations. Z 5053, Z 5055.U5
  • Drug Information Fulltext. Databases Network.
  • Drugs. ZQV. Databases Network.



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E

  • Ecology. Databases Network: Ecology Abstracts.
  • Education. Z 5814, ZLA 11. Databases Network: ERIC.
  • Embase. Databases Network.
  • Encyclopedia of Associations. Databases Network: Gale's Ready Reference Shelf.
  • Environment. ZWA 400. Databases Network: CAB Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts.
  • Entomology. Databases Network: Entomology Abstracts.
  • Ethics. ZW 50.
  • Excerpta Medica. ZW 1 E 95... Databases Network: Embase.



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F

  • FDsys: GPO’s Federal Digital System. Databases Network.

G

  • Gale Directory of Databases. Z 699.22 C738. Databases Network.
  • Genetics. Databases Network: Genetics Abstracts.
  • Government Documents. Z 1223. Databases Network: FDsys.
  • Gynecology. ZWP.



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H

  • Health Business Elite. Databases Network.
  • Health Care Management. ZWX.
  • History of Medicine. ZWZ.
  • Hospital and Health Administration Index. ZWX 100 H828. Formerly: Hospital Literature Index. ZWX 100 I381. Ceased 1999.



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  • Immunology. Databases Network. Immunology Abstracts. 
  • Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, 1880-1961. Beginning of Z Collection. Online as IndexCat.
  • Index Medicus®, 1879-1926, 1960-2004. Included in MEDLINE 1966- . Beginning of Z collection.
  • Index to Dental Literature. Included in MEDLINE 1966- . ZWU 100 I381. Ceased 1999.
  • Index to Health Information, 1988-2002. Microforms cabinet. ZWA 900.1 I38.
  • Index to Scientific Book Contents (ISBC). Z 7401 I38. Ceased 2006.
  • Index to Scientific Reviews. ZQ 1 I435. Ceased.
  • Industrial Hygiene. ZWA 400. Databases Network: Health & Safety Science Abstracts. 
  • Infectious Diseases. ZWC.
  • International Nursing Index. ZWY 100 I61. Included in MEDLINE 1966- . Ceased 2000.
  • International Pharmaceutical Abstracts. Databases Network.



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J-K

L

  • Libraries and Librarianship. Z 600-733.
  • Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA). Databases Network.
  • Library Literature. Databases Network.
  • Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts: LLBA. Z 7004. P4 L106. Not acquired after 2011.
  • List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus. ZW 1 L772. Ceased 2007. Copies available at Reference Desk.
  • List of Serials Indexed for Online Users. ZW 1 L774. Ceased 1999. Copies available at Reference Desk.
  • Literary Market Place. Z 475 L776. Not acquired after 2011.



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M

  • Medical Bibliography. ZWB 100.
  • Mendelian Inheritance in Man. ZQZ 50 M159M. Online as OMIM from NCBI through Entrez.
  • Mental Measurements Yearbook. ZBF 431 M549.
  • Microbiology. ZQW. Databases Network: Industrial and Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A).
  • Mycology. ZQW 180. Databases Network: Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C).



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N

  • Natural Product Updates. ZQV 752 N285.
  • Neurology. ZWL.
  • NTIS. Databases Network.
  • NTRL. National Technical Reports Library. Databases Network.
  • Nursing. ZWY. Databases Network: CINAHL Plus with Full Text. 
  • Nutrition. ZQU 145, ZWB 400. Databases Network.



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O

  • Obstetrics. ZWQ.
  • Occupational Health. Databases Network: Health & Safety Science Abstracts.
  • OMIM. Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. Online from NCBI:OMIM.
  • Ophthalmology. ZWW.



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P

  • PAIS International in Print. Z 7163 P9761. Not acquired after 2011.
  • Parasitology. ZQX. Databases Network: CAB Abstracts.
  • Periodicals. Z 6941-6946, ZW 1 L77... Databases Network: Ulrichsweb.
  • Physical Fitness & Education. ZQT 255. Databases Network: SPORTDiscus.
  • Psychological Abstracts. See PsycINFO.
  • Psychology. ZBF 431.
  • PsycINFO, 1887-present. Databases Network.
  • Publishers, Distributors and Wholesalers of the U.S. Z 475 P976.



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Q

  • Quarterly Cumulative Index Medicus, 1927-1956. Beginning of Z collection.

R

  • Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. ZAI 3 R2861. Not acquired after 2011.
  • Rehabilitation. Databases Network: REHABDATA.



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S

  • SCI Journal Citation Reports. ZQ 1 S4111. Databases Network: Web of Science.
  • Science Citation Index. ZQ 1 S411. Databases Network: Web of Science.
  • Sociological Abstracts. Databases Network.
  • Sociology. Z 7161, Z 7164, ZAI 3.
  • Social Sciences Citation Index. Z 7161.S678. Databases Network: Web of Science.
  • Social Sciences Index. ZAI 3 S67. Not acquired after 2010.
  • Social Services Abstracts. Databases Network.
  • SPORTDiscus. Databases Network.
  • SSCI Journal Citation Reports. Z 7161.S6781. Databases Network: Web of Science.
  • Statistics. Z 7554.U5.
  • Style Manuals. Z 253, WZ 345. Also see: Citing Medicine.
  • Surgery. ZWO.



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T

  • Tests In Print. Z 5814.E9 T342.
  • Toxicology. ZQV 600. Online through TOXNET: Toxicology Data Network
  • Toxicology Abstracts. Databases Network.
  • Translations. ZQ 1 T.
  • Tropical Medicine. ZWC 680. Databases Network: Global Network.



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U

  • Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory. Databases Network: Ulrichsweb.
  • Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures. Z 5814.P8 D598.



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V

  • Veterinary Medicine. ZSF 615, ZW 1 A573. Databases Network: CAB Abstracts.
  • Virology & AIDS Abstracts. Databases Network.



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W

  • Women's Studies Abstracts. Z 7962 W872. Not acquired after 2010.

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