This page lists databases covering materials in the biomedical sciences. For more databases covering all subjects, please visit the Databases A-Z page at the UCSD Libraries site.
 

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ABI Inform [UCSD Only] 1971-present. Citations for business, management, economics, and finance journal articles. All records with abstracts; many articles from 1991 have full text online. CDL-hosted database. Good for market research. [Full Description] http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/?CSdb=abi Academic Universe [UCSD Only] Includes thousands of full-text newspapers & other news sources, newsletters, magazines, trade journals; also business information, law journals, court decisions. Coverage dates vary. Good for current events, company background. Also known as LEXIS-NEXIS. [Full Description] http://sshl.ucsd.edu/universe/universe.html How Do I Search in a Specific Journal or Newspaper? Quick Reference Card (PDF) Agricola [UCSD Only] 1979-present. Bibliographic information on agriculture and related disciplines. International coverage. Provided by the National Agricultural Library. Good for soil chemistry, plant cell biochemistry and plant genetics. [Full Description] http://agricola.cos.com/ Instructions Quick Reference User Guide AIDSLINE via Internet Grateful Med (NLM) Covers AIDS research, clinical and health policy issues. Citations and abstracts from newsletters, meetings, and special AIDS journals are included. AIDSDRUGS and AIDSTRIALS formerly included here are moved to http://www.actis.org/ [Full Description] http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/ Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database (ETOH) Covers all aspects of alcohol abuse & alcoholism. Produced by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Approximately 100,000 records. Contains research findings from the late 1960s to the present & historical research literature. [Full Description] http://etoh.niaaa.nih.gov/ American Indian Ethnobotany Database Comprehensive database of the plants used by Native American peoples for foods, drugs, dyes, fibers and other uses (a total of over 44,000 items). This represents uses by 291 Native American groups of 4,029 species from 243 different plant families. [Full Description] http://www.umd.umich.edu/cgi-bin/herb Anthropological Literature [UCSD Only] [Starters] 19th century-present. Indexes scholarly journal articles and book chapters in the fields of anthropology and archaeology. [Full Description] http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/?CSdb=anth Applied Science & Technology Abstracts [UCSD Only] [Starters] 1983-present. Select San Diego version 4.0 if possible, choose Applied Sci&Technol Abst checkbox under database selection. Indexes almost 400 science and technology periodicals. Undergraduate focus. [Full Description] http://www.cdlib.org/hlp/directory/asta.html Aquatic Biology, Aquaculture, & Fisheries Resources [UCSD Only] [Starters] 1978-present. Strongest coverage 1985-present; some coverage pre-1978. Indexes & provides some abstracts on biology, fisheries, and aquaculture for marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. [Full Description] URL too long to display

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Beilstein Crossfire Minerva [UCSD Only] 1881-present. Corresponds to the multivolume Handbook of Organic Chemistry. Search over 6,000,000 organic compounds by structure, reaction, or property values. Also available on S&E, SIO, BML InfoStations. Useful for marine natural products. [Full Description] http://scilib.ucsd.edu/howto/guides/beilstein/beilstein.html Quick Reference Guide UCSD BIOETHICSLINE Covers the ethical, legal and public policy issues surrounding health care and biomedical research. Includesreferences from journals, books, conferences, 1973 - present. [Full Description] URL too long to display Biosis Previews [UCSD Only] 1985-present. Citations for over 6,000 journals, books, conference papers in biology & life sciences. Abstracts for research articles. Covers biological oceanography, marine biology, marine ecology, phycology. [Full Description] http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/?CSdb=bio Getting started with BIOSIS Books in Print [UCSD Only] Contains records of in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from over 44,000 North American publishers. Also includes directory of publishers. [Full Description] http://www.booksinprint.com/bip/

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CancerLit More than 1.5 million citations and abstracts from biomedical journals, proceedings, books, reports, and doctoral theses. Produced by the National Cancer Institute.1960s - present. [Full Description] http://cnetdb.nci.nih.gov/cancerlit.shtml Chemical Abstracts and CASREACT via SciFinder Scholar [UCSD Only] 1947-present. Search for citations, chemical substances, organic, organometallic, natural product, biocatalyzed reactions; by topic, author, patent number, CAS Registry Number, chemical name, structure, and formula. Requires client software for Mac/Win. [Full Description] http://scilib.ucsd.edu/facts/Scifinder.html SciFinder Scholar Solutions - Instructional Tips SciFinder Scholar User Guide (6.5MB) in PDF CINAHL: Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature [UCSD Only] 1982 - present. Covers journal literature in nursing and allied health disciplines, including physical and occupational therapy, clinical nutrition, speech pathology. Please click the Logout button when done. [Full Description] URL too long to display Clinical Pharmacology 2000 [UCSD Only] Detailed information on drugs approved for use in the US. For use at the UCSD School of Medicine, Medical Center, and UCSD Healthcare sites only. Includes product monographs,patient education, drug interaction information. [Full Description] http://cpip.gsm.com/ Cochrane Library [UCSD Only] Evidence-based healthcare resource. After using this resource, use the "EXIT" icon at top of the page to quit.Doing so will close the port and make it available to another user. [Full Description] http://www.updateusa.com/clibip/clib.htm Cochrane Brochure (in PDF format) Combined Health Information Database (CHID)- CHID is a bibliographic database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. The database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources. [Full Description] http://chid.nih.gov/ Complementary and Alternative Medicine Index Database of more than 180,000 bibliographic citations from 1963 to 1999, obtained from the National Library of Medicine’s MEDLINE database. Created by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). [Full Description] http://altmed.od.nih.gov/nccam/resources/cam-ci/ Current Contents [UCSD Only] 1989-present. Citations from over 6500 scholarly journals in all disciplines: arts & humanities, social sciences, and sciences. [Full Description] http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/?CSdb=cc Browse journals by table of contents (telnet only) Getting Started with Current Contents Current Index to Statistics (CIS) [UCSD Only] 1974-present. Searchable bibliography of probability and statistics books and articles. IMS journals, JASA, American Statistician, and and Technometrics are indexed back to the 1950's. [Full Description] http://query.statindex.org/CIS/query Journals Indexed List of Periodicals Indexed

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Digital Dissertations (Dissertation Abstracts) [UCSD Only] 1861-present. Lists most U.S. dissertations, and many dissertations and master's theses from Canada, Great Britain and continental Europe. Abstracts included 1980-present. Includes full text for all UC dissertations, at no charge, 1997-present. [Full Description] http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/gateway

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Encyclopedia of Associations [UCSD Only] Find any association by name, acronym, or word in name. Especially good for non-profit organizations and finding professional/trade associations. [Full Description] http://www.galenet.com/servlet/AU ERIC [UCSD Only] 1966-present. Citations to journal articles and research reports in education from the Educational Resources Information Center. Access to ERIC documents is available online from 1993 to the present for about 80% of the documents. [Full Description] URL too long to display AskERIC (a free version) ERIC Search Tips ERIC Thesaurus of Descriptor Terms ERIC/AE Test Locator Provides help locating tests, reviews of tests, and test publisher contact information. Has tips on test selection and fair testing practices. [Full Description] http://ericae.net/testcol.htm

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GrantSelect [UCSD Only] Current funding opportunities provided by thousands of sponsoring agencies including NIH, NSF, Centers for Disease Control, foundations and other nonprofit organizations, corporations, foundations, institutes, state agencies, and universities. [Full Description] http://4.22.35.246/gs/cgi-bin/welcome.pl

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Health Services / Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT) Full text clinical practice guidelines, NIH Consensus Statements, NIH Technology Assessments, documents from the AIDS Treatment Information Center, SAMHSA/CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocols, and the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services. [Full Description] http://text.nlm.nih.gov/ HealthSTAR (included with MEDLINE via CDL) [UCSD Only] Covers health planning and administration. No longer available separately. The records can be found in the CDL Web version of MEDLINE (link above). Meeting abstracts formerly included are now in the NLM Gateway, at http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd [Full Description] http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/?CSdb=med HerbMed HerbMed is an interactive, electronic herbal database that provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. It is an evidence-based information resource for professionals, researchers, and the general public. [Full Description] http://www.herbmed.org HISTLine Journal article database covering the history of medicine and the health sciences. From the National Library of Medicine. [Full Description] URL too long to display History of Science and Technology [UCSD Only] 1976-present. Covers a wide range of topics in the history of science. [Full Description] http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/?CSdb=hsci

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IEEE Xplore [UCSD Only] 1988-present. Full-text access to IEEE and IEE transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings published since 1988 and all current IEEE standards. Browse by journal title, conference name; search by author, subject, abstract, journal, etc. [Full Description] http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/lpdocs/epic03/ INSPEC [UCSD Only] 1969-present. Covers physics in all aspects, including geophysics, physical oceanography, ocean instrumentation, & ocean acoustics. Good for conference proceedings. Links to full text articles & full text IEEE standards. [Full Description] http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/?CSdb=ins Chemical Searching in INSPEC on the web Finding Conference Proceedings by Subject Quick Guide to INSPEC on the web Subject Searching in INSPEC on the web

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Magazine & Journal Articles [UCSD Only] 1988-present. Citations to articles from selected scholarly, scientific and general interest journals, and popular magazines. Many citations include links to the full-text of an article. [Full Description] http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/?CSdb=mags Getting Started with the Magazine and Journal Articles Database MathSciNet [UCSD Only] 1940-present. Search Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications. With links to electronic journals. Includes modelling & statistical methods in oceanography, climatology, ecology, etc. [Full Description] http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/ MathSciNet Search Help Quick Start Card MDConsult [UCSD Only] Full text of over 35 clinical reference textbooks, approximately 50 clinical journals, practice guidelines, drug information, patient education and more. Please log off when finished! [Full Description] http://home.mdconsult.com/groups/calibraries1122.html How to use Journals List of Textbooks MEDLINE/HealthSTAR [UCSD Only] 1966-present. MEDLINE contains citations and abstracts covering medicine, biochemistry, biology, bioengineering. Includes links to full text journals from publishers' sites where available. [Full Description] http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/?CSdb=med Free Alternatives to CDL-hosted MEDLINE/Healthstar Getting Started with Medline/HealthSTAR Subject Guide to Journals in Medline MSDS Database (CCOHS) [UCSD Only] Lists Material Safety Data Sheets for thousands of chemicals from many different manufacturers. Search or browse by manufacturer's name. [Full Description] http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/msds/search.html

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NetFirst (via CDL Directory) [UCSD Only] [Starters] A database of selected and evaluated Web sites on a wide variety of topics. Unlike a Web search engine, NetFirst is searchable by familiar library subject headings. Follow links from CDL Directory to the database. [Full Description] URL too long to display

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Occupational Safety and Health databases [UCSD Only] Search service for NIOSHTIC and HSELINE (UK) occupational health journal article databases. Note: the CISILO database listed at the site is not available. [Full Description] http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/bibliographic/search.html OLDMEDLINE via NLM Gateway Covers medical journals for years preceding start of MEDLINE. Currently reaches back to about 1960. Records do not contain abstracts. Click "Limits" and pre-set your search to 1960-1965 if you don't want to wade through all of MEDLINE. Free. [Full Description] http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd

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PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) [UCSD Only] 1972-present. Lists articles, books and government publications on issues of public policy, including politics, government, economy, marine policy, and law. Global scope. [Full Description] URL too long to display List of journals indexed POPLINE Covers family planning, population law and policy, and primary health care, including maternal/child health in developing countries. [Full Description] URL too long to display Population Index 1986-present. Annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics. [Full Description] http://popindex.princeton.edu/ How to Search Population Index PsycInfo (Psychological Abstracts) [UCSD Only] 1887-present. Abstracts journal articles, book chapters, and dissertations in psychology, cognitive sciences, and related disciplines. [Full Description] http://www.dbs.cdlib.org/?CSdb=psy Journal Coverage List PsycINFO Thesaurus PubMED Access to MEDLINE and genetics databases from the National Library of Medicine's National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).Probably the best free MEDLINE service. [Full Description] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed PubMed Training Materials PubSCIENCE Allows you to search peer reviewed journal literature with a focus on the physical sciences and other disciplines of concern to the Department of Energy (DOE). [Full Description] http://pubsci.osti.gov/

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Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS) [UCSD Only] Toxicological information with citations on over 140,000 chemical substances. Profiles include toxicological data and reviews, workplace exposure limits, references to US standards and regulations, analytical methods, and exposure and hazard survey data. [Full Description] http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/rtecs/search.html REHABDATA Literature Database REHABDATA, produced by the National Rehabilitation Information Center, is the leading literature database on disability and rehabilitation. Covers 1956-present. [Full Description] http://www.naric.com/search/rhab/

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Science Citation Index via Web Of Science [UCSD Only] 1975-present. Indexes scientific journal articles. Searchable by author, keyword, and cited reference. Part of Web of Science. 1955-1974 paper indexes in S&E Library Reference area; 1965-1974 at SIO. [Full Description] http://www.webofscience.com Cited Reference Searching - An Introduction Journal Citation Reports - Where to Find SPACELINE Covers space life sciences and also basic bone and muscle physiology, psychological effects of isolation, and gravitational effects on plants. [Full Description] URL too long to display Springhouse Reference Library: RNdex The Springhouse Reference Library includes RNdex, a bibliographic index which currently indexes over 100 top nursing journals (over 30,000 articles); includes abstracts; free searches are available from this site. [Full Description] http://www.springnet.com/webspir3.htm

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Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Valuable source of information on toxic substances currently in use. Used by government and industry to notify the public and to aid in protecting the environment. TRI published by USEPA. [Full Description] http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/tri/ ToxLine Journal article database covering toxicological, pharmacological, biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and other chemicals. [Full Description] http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?TOXLINE TOXNET A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas from the National Library of Medicine.Some databases include data and full text. [Full Description] http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/

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Web of Science [UCSD Only] 1975-present. Encompasses Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Science Citation Index [Full Description] http://www.webofscience.com/ About Journal Citation Reports

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Zoological Record [UCSD Only] 1978-present. Indexes approx 4,500 journals, books, conference papers, & selected dissertations in zoology. Approx 30% abstracts. Strengths include: good subject vocabulary, taxonomic hierarchies. SIO Library has printed indexes back to 1864. [Full Description] URL too long to display Biosystematic, Subject Lists Older Version from SP

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