National Library of Medicine (NLM) Databases

Agriculture, Nutrition, & Food Science

Alcohol & Substance Abuse

Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Anatomy & Physiology

Bioethics, Ethics, & Religion

Biographical Information

Biology & Biochemistry

Cancer

Chemistry & Chemical Resources

Citation Indexes & Bibliometrics

Clinical Practice Guidelines & Evidence-Based Health Care

Clinical Trials

Consumer Health

Copyright, Patents, & Intellectual Property

Dental Information

Dictionaries, Directories, Abbreviations, Catalogs, & Codes

Drug Information

Education & Communication

Free Full-Text Articles, Books, and Reports

Genetics & Biotechnology

Government Documents

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National Library of Medicine (NLM) Databases

• National Library of Medicine Databases & Resources, and APIs
• MEDLINE^®/PubMed^®, NIH: NLM
• PubMed Topic-Specific Queries (Subsets and Filters)
• Entrez - Search all NLM databases

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Agriculture, Nutrition, & Food Science

• CAB Abstracts [On-site Access Only]
• CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Cumulative Index to Nursing &
  Allied Health Literature [On-site Access Only]
• Dietary Supplement Label Database, NIH: ODS & NLM
• EMBASE [On-site Access Only]
• Food Fraud Database
• Food Recalls and Alerts
• Health Business Elite [On-Site Access Only]
• MEDLINE^®/PubMed^®, NIH: NLM
• NAL Catalog: AGRICOLA (Agricultural Online Access)
• PubAg, National Agricultural Library: NAL
• SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]

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Alcohol & Substance Abuse

• APA PsycNet/PsycINFO [On-site Access Only]
• EMBASE [On-site Access Only]
• CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Cumulative Index to Nursing &
  Allied Health Literature [On-site Access Only]
• MEDLINE^®/PubMed^®, NIH: NLM
• PsycARTICLES [On-site Access Only]

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Alternative & Complementary Medicine

• Allied and Complementary Medicine Database: AMED
  [On-site Access Only]
• CAB Abstracts [On-site Access Only]
• CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Cumulative Index to Nursing &
  Allied Health Literature [On-site Access Only]
• Dietary Supplement Label Database, NIH: ODS & NLM
• EMBASE [On-site Access Only]
• Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States (HPUS) [Onsite Access Only – See Reference Librarian for login information]
• JAMA's Careers in Health Care
• MedlinePlus^®, NIH: NLM
• MEDLINE^®/PubMed^® Complementary and Alternative Medicine Subset, NIH: NLM
• Natural Medicines: Comprehensive Database
  [On-site Access Only]
• SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]

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Anatomy & Physiology

• CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Cumulative Index to Nursing &
  Allied Health Literature [On-site Access Only]
• EMBASE [On-site Access Only]
• MEDLINE^®/PubMed^®, NIH: NLM
• MedlinePlus: Anatomy, NIH: NLM
• Science.gov
• SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]
• Visible Human Project^®, NIH: NLM

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Bioethics, Ethics, & Religion

• Bioethics Research Library Databases
• Encyclopedia of American Religions [On-site Access Only]
• The Hastings Center, Bioethical Research Center
• NLM Bioethics Resources, NIH: NLM

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Biographical Information

• American Men & Women of Science, 28th ed., 2010 [On-site Access Only]
• Chronicling America, Historical American Newspapers
• Local Legends: Celebrating America's Local Women Physicians, NIH: NLM
• Marquis Who's Who on the Web [On-site Access Only]
• MEDLINE^®/PubMed^®, NIH: NLM
• Nobel Laureate search
• Profiles in Science^®, NIH: NLM
• World Biographical Information System [On-site Access Only]

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Biology & Biochemistry

• BIOSIS Citation Index [On-site Access Only]
• Current Contents Connect [On-site Access Only]
• BioMed Central [On-site Access Only]
• CAB Abstracts [On-site Access Only]
• Current Contents Connect [On-site Access Only]
• EMBASE [On-site Access Only]
• MEDLINE^®/PubMed^®, NIH: NLM
• Science.gov
• SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]
• Stem Cell Information
• Zoological Record [On-site Access Only]

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Cancer

• Cancer - Types of Cancer , NIH: NCI
• Carcinogenic Potency Database, NIH: NLM
• Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS), NIH: NLM
• CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Cumulative Index to Nursing &
  Allied Health Literature [On-site Access Only]
• EMBASE [On-site Access Only]
• MEDLINE^®/PubMed^® Cancer Subset, NIH: NLM
• OncoLink
• SEER Cancer Statistics Review, NIH: NCI

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Chemistry & Chemical Resources

• CAMEO Chemicals: Database of Hazardous Materials
• CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool [On-site Access Only]
• ChemSources: Chemical Sources International [On-Site Access Only]
• Household Products Database, NIH: NLM
• INCHEM: Chemical Safety Information From
  Intergovernmental Organizations
• IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry
• MEDLINE^®/PubMed^®, NIH: NLM
• NCRP Reports: Safety & Industrial Hygiene [On-site Access Only]
• NLM Toxicology & Environmental Health Databases, NIH: NLM
• PubChem^®, NIH: NLM
• SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]
• TOXLINE^®: Toxicology Literature Online, NIH: NLM

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Citation Indexes & Bibliometrics

• BIOSIS Citation Index [On-site Access Only]
• Data Citation Index [On-site Access Only]
• Derwent Innovations Index [On-site Access Only]
• Journal Citation Reports [On-site Access Only]
• KCI-Korean Journal Database [On-site Access Only]
• SciELO Citation Index [On-site Access Only]
• SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]
• Web of Knowledge/Web of Science [On-site Access Only]

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Clinical Guidelines and Evidence-Based
Health Care

• BMJ Clinical Evidence
• CDC Stacks
• CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Cumulative Index to Nursing &
  Allied Health Literature [On-site Access Only]
• Cochrane Library [On-site Access Only]
• EMBASE [On-site Access Only]
• MEDLINE^®/PubMed^® Search for Clinical Practice Guidelines and
  Systematic Reviews, NIH: NLM
• The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
• National Guideline Clearinghouse
• NIH Consensus Statements
• PubMed Health, NIH: NLM
• Rare Diseases Database, NORD [On-site Access Only for full contents]
• SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]
• STAT!Ref [On-site Access Only]
• TRIP Database: Turning Research into Practice
• UpToDate [On-site Access Only]

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Clinical Trials

• CenterWatch
• ClinicalTrials.gov, NIH: NLM
• ClinRegs, NIH:NIAID
• Cochrane Library [On-site Access Only]
• EMBASE [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]
• SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]
• TrialsCentral

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Consumer Health

• Cancer - Types of Cancer , NIH: NCI
• Dietary Supplement Label Database, NIH: ODS & NLM
• Drug Information from the National Library of Medicine
  NIH: NLM
• healthfinder
• Health Hotlines, NIH: NLM
• Health Topics A to Z
• Household Products Database, NIH: NLM
• MedlinePlus^®, NIH: NLM
• MedlinePlus: Hospitals and Clinics, NIH: NLM
• The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook
• OncoLink
• PubMed Health, NIH: NLM
• Tox Town^®, NIH: NLM

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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 [On-site Access Only]
• Library Literature & Information Science Full Text [On-site Access Only]
• Patent Full-Text Databases
• SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]
• Trademark Electronic Search System: TESS
• US Copyright Office

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Dental Information

• CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Cumulative Index to Nursing &
  Allied Health Literature [On-site Access Only]
• MedlinePlus^®, NIH: NLM
• SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]

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Dictionaries, Directories, Abbreviations,
Catalogs, & Codes

• Abbreviations.com
• ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists [On-site Access Only]
• Acronym Finder
• CPT^® Codes: Current Procedural Terminology 
• Directories in Print [On-site Access Only]
• Directory of Libraries and Information Centers [On-site Access Only]
• Encyclopedia of Associations:
  International Organizations [On-site Access Only]
• Encyclopedia of Associations:
  National Organizations of the U.S. [On-site Access Only]
• Encyclopedia of Associations:
  Regional, State and Local Organizations [On-site Access Only]
• Gale Directory of Databases [On-site Access Only]
• Government Research Centers Directory [On-site Access Only]
• ICD-9 & ICD-10 codes
• LocatorPlus^®, NIH: NLM
• mediLexicon
• MedlinePlus: Find a Library, NIH: NLM
• NLM Catalog, NIH: NLM
• NLM Gateway, NIH: NLM
• MedlinePlus: Directories, NIH: NLM
• MeSH^® Browser (Medical Subject Headings), NIH: NLM
• Research Centers Directory [On-site Access Only]
• WorldCat, OCLC

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Dissertations & Theses: US & International

• CAB Abstracts [On-site Access Only]
• CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Cumulative Index to Nursing &
  Allied Health Literature [On-site Access Only]
• ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center
  • ERIC (ProQuest) [On-site Access Only]
  • US Department of Education
  • SearchERIC.org
  • OVIDSP [On-Site Access Only]
• EThOS: British Library's Electronic Theses Online System. Free Registration required - can download some for free
• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations: NDLTD
• OhioLINK
• PQDT Open, open access dissertations and theses

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Drug Information

• Allied and Complementary Medicine Database: AMED
  [On-site Access Only]
• DailyMed^®, FDA and NIH: NLM
• DrugEXPERT [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]
• Facts and Comparisons eAnswers Drug Database [On-site Access Only]
• FDA Adverse Event Reporting System: FAERS
• FDA Post-Approval Database
• FDA Drug Approvals and Databases
• Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States (HPUS) [Onsite Access Only – See Reference Librarian for login information]
• Ident-a-drug reference: for drug tablet and capsule identification, Therapeutic Research Center. Please Log out when done. [On-site Access Only]
• International Pharmaceutical Abstracts: IPA [On-site Access Only]
• LactMed - Drugs and Lactation Database, NIH: NLM
• Lexi-Comp's Drug Information Handbook [On-site Access Only]
• Micromedex [On-site Access Only]
• LiverTox, NIH: NIDDK and NLM
• Natural Medicines: Comprehensive Database
  [On-site Access Only]
• 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]
• Pillbox, NIH: NLM
• Red Book Online Drug Information [Onsite Access Only – See Reference Librarian for login information]

Education & Communication

• ComAbstract, Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
• Described and Captioned Media Program
• ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center
  • ERIC (ProQuest) [On-site Access Only]
  • US Department of Education
  • SearchERIC.org
  • OVIDSP [On-Site Access Only]
• Europa World of Learning [On-site Access Only]

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Free Full-Text Articles, Books, Reports,
and Audiovisuals

• Bookshelf (NCBI Bookshelf), NIH: NLM
• CDC Stacks
• Digital Collections, NIH: NLM
• Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ
• Google Books
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• PubMed Central^® (PMC) , NIH: NLM
• Rand Books and Publications
• SCIELO: Scientific Electronic Library Online

See Also: Scientific & Technical Reports

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Genetics & Biotechnology

• Entrez - Search all NLM databases
• GeneTests
• 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
• OMIA: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals University of Sydney and NIH: NLM
• OMIM: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, NIH: NLM
• ORPHANET
• Rare Diseases Database, NORD [On-site Access Only for full contents]
• SCOPUS [On-site Access Only]
• Stem Cell Information
• Structural Genomics Knowledgebase

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Government Documents

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

• CDC Stacks
• 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]
• LocatorPlus^®, NIH: NLM
• MetaLib federated search engine
• NASA Scientific & Technical Information
• National Academies Press
• NLM Catalog, NIH: NLM
• NTIS Search Library
• NTRL: National Technical Reports Library, NTIS [On-site Access Only]
• Science.gov
• USA.gov
• USAID Documents and Reports, USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse

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