Where to Search - Databases
Picking a database or other resource to search in depends on the type of question you are asking and how the answer will be applied. Select a database (or a few databases) to search based on the field, topic, or type of literature you need to appropriately answer your question.
Use the All Databases and Online Resources A-Z list to locate and access the resources listed below.
Biomedical
- PubMed (primary research literature location for Pharmacy, Dental, & Orthodontics)
- Ovid Medline
- Science Direct Health Sciences Edition
Clinical Medicine
- ClinicalKey
- Cochrane Library
- 5 Minute Consult
- UpToDate (tertiary, not research)
Clinical Practice Guidelines
- ECRI Guidelines Trust
- PubMed
- TRIP
Clinical Trials
- PubMed
- Cochrane CENTRAL (contained in Cochrane Library)
- ClinicalTrials.gov
Dental/Orthodontics
- PubMed
- Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source
Drug Information (background/tertiary, not research)
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Lexicomp
- Micromedex
- Natural Medicines
Education
- ERIC
- Academic Search Premier
- PubMed (medical and health sciences education)
- MedEdPortal
General/Broad Sciences
- Discovery
- Google Scholar
- Web of Science
Law and Legislation
Nursing
- CINAHL Complete
- Ovid Emcare
- Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition
- PubMed
Pharmacy
- PubMed
- SciFinder (chemical literature)
Psychology & Behavior
Systematic Reviews
Discovery Search
- Use the library's Search Engine, Discovery, to search across almost all our subscribed databases.