Search the Literature

Where to Search - Databases

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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

• Nexis Uni

Nursing

• CINAHL Complete
• Ovid Emcare
• Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition
• PubMed

Pharmacy

• PubMed
• SciFinder (chemical literature)

Psychology & Behavior

• PsycINFO

Systematic Reviews

• Cochrane
• PubMed

Discovery Search

• Use the library's Search Engine, Discovery, to search across almost all our subscribed databases.