Electronic Databases & Directories: Subject List
Database restrictions for Databases Marked "On-site Access Only":
License agreements between the NLM and the database vendors or producers limit use of the subscription databases to staff and on-site visitors. The database vendors copyright the Web-based database search pages. The database producers copyright the databases.
Note: The National Library of Medicine (NLM), is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Agriculture, Nutrition, & Food Science
Alternative & Complementary Medicine
Chemistry & Chemical Resources
Citation Indexes & Bibliometrics
Clinical Practice Guidelines & Evidence-Based Health Care
Copyright, Patents, & Intellectual Property
Dictionaries, Directories, Abbreviations, Catalogs, & Codes
Dissertations & Theses: US & International
Free Full-Text Articles, Open Access, and Images
Government Documents & Technical Reports
Grants & Funding: US & International
Health Services Research (HSR)
Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities: US & International
Medical Devices & Biomaterials
Medical Meetings, Proceedings, & Conference Abstracts
Nursing, Allied Health, & Rehabilitation
Scientific & Technical Reports
Social Work, Sociology, & Social Sciences
Toxicology & Environmental Health
Veterinary Medicine & Animal Welfare
DATABASE TRIALS
Try out these databases:
- Child Development & Adolescent Studies [On-site Access Only]
- Family Studies Abstracts [On-site Access Only]
- Nutrition Reference Center [On-site Access Only]
Agriculture, Nutrition, & Food Science
- CAB Abstracts [On-site Access Only]
- Dietary Supplement Label Database, NIH: ODS & NLM
- Food Recalls and Alerts
- NAL Catalog: AGRICOLA (Agricultural Online Access)
- PubAg, National Agricultural Library: NAL
Alternative & Complementary Medicine
- Allied and Complementary Medicine Database: AMED
[On-site Access Only] - Dietary Supplement Label Database, NIH: ODS & NLM
- Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States (HPUS) [Onsite Access Only – See Reference Librarian for login information]
- Index to Chiropractic Literature (ICL)
- MEDLINE/PubMed Complementary and Alternative Medicine Subset, NIH: NLM
Bioethics, Ethics, & Religion
Biographical Information
- Chronicling America, Historical American Newspapers
- Marquis Who's Who on the Web [On-site Access Only]
- Nobel Prizes & Laureates search
- World Biographical Information System [On-site Access Only]
Biology & Life Sciences
- BioMed Central [On-site Access Only]
- Current Contents Connect [On-site Access Only]
- EMBASE [On-site Access Only]
- MEDLINE/PubMed, NIH: NLM
- Neuroscience Information Framework, Sponsored by NIH
- Science.gov
- SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]
- Stem Cell Information
- Web of Science [On-site Access Only]
- Zoological Record [On-site Access Only]
Cancer
- Cancer - Types of Cancer , NIH: NCI
- Carcinogenic Potency Database, NIH: NLM
- Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS), NIH: NLM
- MEDLINE/PubMed Cancer Subset, NIH: NLM
- OncoLink
- SEER Cancer Statistics Review, NIH: NCI
Chemistry & Chemical Resources
- CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool [On-site Access Only]
- Chem Sources Online includes companies and vendors for chemicals in the U.S. and worldwide [Onsite Access Only – See Reference Librarian for login information]
- Household Products Database, NIH: NLM
- INCHEM: Chemical Safety Information From Intergovernmental Organizations
- IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry
- NCRP Reports: Safety & Industrial Hygiene [On-site Access Only]
- PubChem, NIH: NLM
Citation Indexes & Bibliometrics
- BIOSIS Citation Index [On-site Access Only]
- Data Citation Index [On-site Access Only]
- Derwent Innovations Index [On-site Access Only]
- F1000Prime [On-site Access Only]
- Journal Citation Reports [On-site Access Only]
- SciELO Citation Index [On-site Access Only]
- SCImago Journal & Country Rank [On-Site Access Only]
- Web of Science [On-site Access Only]
Clinical Guidelines and Evidence-Based
Health Care
- BMJ Best Practice
- Cochrane Library [On-site Access Only]
- CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Cumulative Index to Nursing &
Allied Health Literature [On-site Access Only] - ECRI Guidelines Trust Free Registration Required
- MEDLINE/PubMed Search for Clinical Practice Guidelines and
Systematic Reviews, NIH: NLM - The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
- SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]
- TRIP Database: Turning Research into Practice
Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch
- ClinicalTrials.gov, NIH: NLM
- ClinRegs, NIH:NIAID
- Cochrane Library [On-site Access Only]
- MEDLINE/PubMed, NIH: NLM
- New Medicines in Development
- NIH Intramural Database Resources (NIDB Resources)
[On-site Access Only] - PharmaProjects, Formerly called Pipeline Free registration required. Please Logout when done. [On-site Access Only]
Consumer Health
- Dietary Supplement Label Database, NIH: ODS & NLM
- Health Topics A to Z
- Household Products Database, NIH: NLM
- MedlinePlus, NIH: NLM
- The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook
- NIH Health Information Index, NIH
- OncoLink
- Rare Diseases Database, NORD [On-site Access Only for full contents]
- Tox Town, NIH: NLM. Specifically for children.
- Visible Human Project, NIH: NLM
Copyright & Intellectual Property
- Copyright Clearance Center, Find copyright information
- Creative Commons Search, Find out what you can freely use
- Derwent Innovations Index [On-site Access Only]
- Espacenet European Patent Office, [On-site Access Only]
- Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts: LISTA
- Library Literature & Information Science Full Text [On-site Access Only]
- Patent Full-Text Databases
- Trademark Electronic Search System: TESS
- US Copyright Office
Dictionaries, Directories, Abbreviations,
Catalogs, & Codes
- ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists [On-site Access Only]
- American Library Directory [On-site Access Only]
- Chem Sources Online includes companies and vendors for chemicals in the U.S. and worldwide. [Onsite Access Only – See Reference Librarian for login information]
- CPT Codes: Current Procedural Terminology
- Gale's Ready Reference Shelf includes 13 directories such as the Encyclopedia of Associations, Gale Directory of Databases, and various Government and Research Centers Directories [On-site Access Only]
- ICD-9 & ICD-10 codes
- LocatorPlus, NIH: NLM
- Image Quick View Collection within Health Business Elite. On the top of the page use the MORE pull down to access IMAGES. [On-Site Access Only]
- NLM Catalog, NIH: NLM
- NLM Gateway, NIH: NLM
- MeSH Browser (Medical Subject Headings), NIH: NLM
- NIH Events
- Research Centers Directory - Gale [On-site Access Only]
- STAT!Ref [On-site Access Only]
- ThomasNet.com, supplier discovery & product sourcing
- WorldCat, OCLC
Dissertations & Theses: US & International
- Book Citation Indices, Web of Science [On-site Access Only]
- CAB Abstracts [On-site Access Only]
- EThOS: British Library's Electronic Theses Online System. Free Registration required - can download some for free
- Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR), World Health Organization
- LILACS, World Health Organization
- Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations: NDLTD
- OhioLINK
- PQDT Open, open access dissertations and theses
- WorldCat, OCLC
Drug Information
- DrugBank, Canadian Institute for Health Research. Includes U.S. drug pricing
- DailyMed, FDA and NIH: NLM
- DRUGDEX System - Micromedex [On-site Access Only]
- Drug Information from the National Library of Medicine
NIH: NLM - Drug Information Portal, NIH: NLM
- Drugs@FDA
- EMBASE [On-site Access Only]
- FDA Adverse Event Reporting System: FAERS
- FDA Post-Approval Database
- FDA Drug Approvals and Databases
- Index Nominum - Micromedex [On-site Access Only]
- LactMed - Drugs and Lactation Database, NIH: NLM
- Lexi-Comp's Drug Information Handbook [On-site Access Only]
- Martindale - Micromedex [On-site Access Only]
- Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs: International Encyclopedia of Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions [On-site Access Only]
- Micromedex [On-site Access Only]
- LiverTox, NIH: NIDDK and NLM
- Orange Book: Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (FDA Electronic Orange Book)
- New Medicines in Development
- ORPHANET
- PDR: Physician's Desk Reference
- PharmaProjects, Formerly called Pipeline Free registration required. Please Logout when done. [On-site Access Only]
- PharmGKB
- Pill Identification, NIH: NLM
- Purple Book, FDA
- Red Book Online Drug Information [Onsite Access Only – See Reference Librarian for login information]
- Side Effects of Drugs Annual [On-site Access Only]
- U.S.P. (United States Pharmacopeia and NF National Formulary) and its Supplements [Onsite Access Only] Registration is now required for the USP-NF. See Reference Librarian for assistance. PLEASE LOGOUT when done.
Education & Communication
- ComAbstract, Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
- ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center
- Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. Choose from Gale’s Ready Reference Shelf [On-site Access Only]
- Teacher Reference Center
Free Full-Text Articles, Open Access, and Images
- Bookshelf (NCBI Bookshelf), NIH: NLM
- Digital Collections, NIH: NLM
- Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM), NIH: NLM
- Image Quick View Collection within Health Business Elite. On the top of the page use the MORE pull down to access IMAGES. [On-Site Access Only]
- Images, Photographs, and Audiovisuals
- PubMed Central (PMC), NIH: NLM
- Rand Books and Publications
- SCIELO: Scientific Electronic Library Online
See Also: Government Documents & Technical Reports
Genetics & Biotechnology
- Genetic Alliance
- Genetic Test Registry (GTR), NIH: NLM
- Genetics and Rare Diseases Database, NIH: Genetics and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center, NCATS
- GENE-TOX: Genetic Toxicology Data Bank, NIH: NLM
- Genetics Home Reference™ (GHR), NIH: NLM
- OMIM: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, NIH: NLM
- ORPHANET
- PharmGKB
- Rare Diseases Database, NORD [On-site Access Only for full contents]
Government Documents & Technical Reports
The 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
- Alternative Press Index [On-Site Access Only]
- Code of Federal Regulations: CFR
- Congress.gov (formerly, THOMAS)
- DTIC Technical Reports, US Defense Technical Information Center
- Federal Register
- FDSys: Federal Digital System
- GPO Catalog of US Government Publications
- IEEE Xplore [On-site Access Only]
- MetaLib federated search engine
- NASA Scientific & Technical Information
- National Academies Press
- NLM Catalog, NIH: NLM
- NTRL: National Technical Reports Library, NTIS [On-site Access Only]
- Science.gov
- USA.gov
- USAID Documents and Reports, USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse
See Also: Free Full-Text Articles, Open Access, and Images
Grants & Funding: US & International
- GrantForward [On-site Access Only]
- RePORT Expenditures & Results (RePORTER), NIH
Health Business
- Health Business Elite [On-Site Access Only]
- Healthcare Business Market Research Handbook [On-Site Access Only]
- Image Quick View Collection within Health Business Elite. On the top of the page use the MORE pull down to access IMAGES. [On-Site Access Only]
- JCI Accredited Organizations, Joint Commission International
- Medtrack Company Profiles on pharmaceutical, biotech and other health business companies within Health Business Elite [On-Site Access Only]. Click on the Company Profiles tab on top of page.
- New Medicines in Development
- NICHSR ONESearch, NIH: NLM
- PharmaProjects, Formerly called Pipeline Free registration required. Please Logout when done. [On-site Access Only]
- Red Book Online Drug Information [Onsite Access Only – See Reference Librarian for login information]
- SciBX: Science-Business eXchange [On-Site Access Only]
Health Services Research
- Alternative Press Index [On-Site Access Only]
- Finding Answers Intervention Research Database: FAIR
- Grey Literature Report , 1999 - 2016
- Healthy People 2020 Structured Evidence Queries
- MEDLINE/PubMed Health Services Research Subset, NIH: NLM
- NICHSR ONESearch, NIH: NLM
- Partners in Information Access NIH: NLM is a partner.
- ProQolid: Patient-Reported Outcome and Quality of Life Instruments Database [On-site Access Only] - also, limited, free access
History of Medicine
- Archives Unbound - Gale [On-site Access Only]
- Chronicling America, Historical American Newspapers
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM), NIH: NLM
- IndexCat: The Index-Catalogue of the Library of the
Surgeon-General's Office, NIH: NLM - Local Legends: Celebrating America's Local Women Physicians, NIH: NLM
- MEDLINE/PubMed History of Medicine Subset, NIH: NLM
- Nobel Laureate search
- Online Exhibitions and Digital Projects, NIH: NLM
- Profiles in Science, NIH: NLM
HIV/AIDS
- CDC National Prevention Information Network (Beta): NPIN
- HIV/AIDS Information, NIH: NLM
- HIV/AIDS Medical Practice Guidelines, NIH
- MEDLINE/PubMed AIDS Subset, NIH: NLM
Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities: US and International
- JCI Accredited Organizations, Joint Commission International
- Quality Check, The Joint Commission
Library & Information Science
- American Library Directory [On-site Access Only]
- Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers. Choose from Gale's Ready Reference Shelf [On-site Access Only]
- Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts: LISTA
- Library Literature & Information Science Full Text [On-site Access Only]
- NLM Classification, NIH: NLM
- Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science: ODLIS
Medical Devices & Biomaterials
- AccessGUDID: Global Unique Device Identification Database, FDA and NLM
- EMBASE [On-site Access Only]
- Espacenet European Patent Office, [On-site Access Only]
- IEEE Xplore [On-site Access Only]
- SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]
- ThomasNet.com, supplier discovery & product sourcing
Medical Meetings, Proceedings, & Conference Abstracts
- BIOSIS Citation Index [On-site Access Only]
- CAB Abstracts [On-site Access Only]
- Conference Proceedings Citation Indices, Web of Science [On-site Access Only]
- F1000Research [On-site Access Only]
- NLM Gateway, NIH: NLM
Medicine & Surgery
- EMBASE [On-site Access Only]
- MEDLINE/PubMed, NIH: NLM
- The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice [Onsite Access Only – See Reference Librarian for login information]
- SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]
- STAT!Ref [On-site Access Only]
- UpToDate [On-site Access Only]
Nursing, Allied Health, & Rehabilitation
- Abstracts in Social Gerontology [On-site Access Only]
- CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Cumulative Index to Nursing &
Allied Health Literature [On-site Access Only] - MEDLINE/PubMed Nursing Subset, NIH: NLM
- OTseeker
- REHABDATA Literature Database
Psychology & Psychiatry
- APA PsycNet [On-site Access Only]
- PsycARTICLES [On-site Access Only]
- PsycINFO, EBSCOHost [On-site Access Only]
Public Health
- CDC National Prevention Information Network (Beta): NPIN
- CDC Stacks
- CDC Travelers' Health
- CDC Wonder
- Global Health [On-Site Access Only]
- Grey Literature Report , 1999 - 2016
- Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj), NIH: NLM
- Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR), World Health Organization
- LILACS, World Health Organization
- NIOSH Databases (National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health)
- POPLINE: POPulation information onLINE. Family planning & reproductive health
- WHO Global Health Observatory: GHO
Publishers & Publishing
- Alternative Press Index [On-site Access Only]
- Book Citation Indices, Web of Science [On-site Access Only]
- Books in Print with Reviews [On-site Access Only]
- Conference Proceedings Citation Indices, Web of Science [On-site Access Only]
- Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Lookup
- Gale Directory of Databases. Choose from Gale's Ready Reference Shelf [On-site Access On]
- Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. Choose from Gale's Ready Reference Shelf [On-site Access On]
- ISSN Online International Standard Serial Numbers [On-site Access Only]
- Journal TOCs (Table of Contents)
- Publishers Directory. Choose from Gale's Ready Reference Shelf [On-site Access On]
- Publishers, Distributors & Wholesalers [On-site Access Only]
- SCIELO: Scientific Electronic Library Online
- Ulrich's Periodicals Directory [On-site Access Only]
- WorldCat, OCLC
Science - General
- BIOSIS Citation Index [On-site Access Only]
- Current Contents Connect [On-site Access Only]
- MathSciNet [On-site Access Only]
- MetaLib federated search engine
Social Work, Sociology, & Social Sciences
- Abstracts in Social Gerontology [On-site Access Only]
- ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database: NCJRS
- PsycARTICLES [On-site Access Only]
- PsycINFO, EBSCOHost [On-site Access Only]
Statistics
- CDC Wonder
- Data.gov
- FASTATS A to Z
- Health Business Elite [On-Site Access Only]
- Healthcare Business Market Research Handbook [On-Site Access Only]
- Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Databases, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- NIOSH Databases, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
- PeriStats: Maternal health information
- POPLINE: POPulation information onLINE. Family planning & reproductive health
- SEER Cancer Statistics Review, NIH: NCI
- State Health Facts, Kaiser Family Foundation
- WHO Global Health Observatory: GHO
Toxicology & Environmental Health
- Carcinogenic Potency Database, NIH: NLM
- Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS), NIH: NLM
- ChemIDplus, NIH: NLM
- ChemSources: Chemical Sources International [On-Site Access Only]
- Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Database (DART), NIH: NLM
- Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC), NIH: NLM
- Envirofacts
- GreenFile, Environmental Database
- INCHEM: Chemical Safety Information From
Intergovernmental Organizations - Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), NIH: NLM
- International Toxicity Estimates for Risk (ITER), NIH: NLM
- LiverTox, NIH: NIDDK and NLM
- Material Safety Data Sheets
- NCRP Reports: Safety & Industrial Hygiene [On-site Access Only]
- NLM Toxicology & Environmental Health Databases, NIH: NLM
- PubChem, NIH: NLM
- Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM), NIH: NLM
- TOXLINE: Toxicology Literature Online, NIH: NLM
- TOXMAP, NIH: NLM
- Toxicological Profiles, Toxic Substances Portal. Contaminants found at hazardous waste sites
- Venomous Snakes and Antivenoms
- Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER), NIH: NLM
See Also: Drug Information
Veterinary Medicine & Animal Welfare
- ALTBIB: Alternatives to Animal Testing, NIH: NLM
- CAB Abstracts [On-site Access Only]
- Consultant, Veterinary Medicine
- FDA Approved Animal Drug Products(Green Book) Animal Drugs @ FDA
- International Veterinary Information Service: IVIS (requires free registration)
- Martindale's Virtual Veterinary Center
- MEDLINE/PubMed Veterinary Subset and Veterinary Information, NIH: NLM
- The Merck Veterinary Manual
- NAL Catalog: AGRICOLA (Agricultural Online Access)
- Venomous Snakes and Antivenoms
- Zoological Record [On-site Access Only]