Library Grand Rounds
More than MEDLINE: Resources of Interest to Clinicians
May 18, 2000
Medline is the
National Library of Medicine's premier medical journal database. It is usually
the clinician's first stop for medical information, but there are other
important databases and resources of interest that should not be overlooked.
Try the following resources when you want to know:
Who cited my paper (or another article or author)?
- Web of
Science
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~library/wos/
Web of Science / ISI
Citation Indexes corresponds to the printed Science Citation Index, Social
Sciences Citation Index and Arts ; Humanities Citation Index. This version of
Science Citation Index is an expanded one and covers 5,300 journals in the
basic and applied sciences, including medicine, engineering, mathematics and
computer science, from 1988 to present. The file is updated weekly, and
includes abstracts of the articles from 1991 to present. The other citation
indexes provide additional coverage of about 3000 journals in the social
sciences, arts and humanities. The Web of Science search interface features
include cited reference searching, keyword searching, and related record
linking.
Where can I find meeting abstracts?
- BIOSIS
http://biomedlib.dartmouth.edu/ovidweb/login.html
BIOSIS Previews
(Biological Abstracts) is one of the leading sources of bibliographic
references to the life science journal literature. Coverage is international,
and includes agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, botany,
ecology, microbiology, pharmacology, and zoology.
Where can I find full-text newspaper articles or medico-legal
information?
- Lexis-Nexis
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/
LEXIS-NEXIS Universe is a web-based
news and business information service that contains more than 13,500 sources.
These include regional, national and international newspapers, news wires,
magazines, trade journals and business publications. It also includes major
archives of federal and state case law, continuously updated statutes of all 50
states, and state and federal regulations. Legal news and law journals are also
available. Files in LEXIS-NEXIS are updated throughout the day.
Do we have access to full-text journals and
textbooks?
- Journals
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~biomed/resources.htmld/ejournals.htmld/
- Textbooks
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~biomed/resources.htmld/etexts.htmld/
Are there other databases on specific medical topics?
- Administration, Business and Management
- HealthSTAR
http://biomedlib.dartmouth.edu/ovidweb/login.html
HealthSTAR includes Index
and abstracts of national and international publications in health care
planning, organization, financing, management, manpower and related subjects.
- ABI/Inform
http://www.umi.com/pqdauto/
ABI/Inform (Proquest Direct) indexes and
abstracts articles from over 1,000 general business, management and
international business publications. Subject coverage includes: accounting and
auditing, banking, data processing and information management, economics,
finance, management, Health care, human resources, insurance, law and taxation,
management science, marketing, advertising, sales management, new product
development, personnel, employee benefits, and labor relations, public
administration and government, real estate, and telecommunications.
- AIDS
- AIDSLINE
http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/
AIDSLINE® (AIDS information onLINE) Citations
about Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and related topics are derived
from the MEDLINE, HealthSTAR, and BIOETHICSLINE files, and the meeting
abstracts from the International Conferences on AIDS, and other AIDS-related
meetings, conferences and symposia. Citations and abstracts from newsletters
and special AIDS journals are also included.
- AIDSDRUGS
http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/
AIDSDRUGS is a dictionary of chemical and
biological agents currently being evaluated in the AIDS clinical trials covered
in the companion AIDSTRIALS database. Each record represents a single substance
and provides information such as standard chemical names, synonyms and trade
names, CAS Registry Numbers, protocol ID numbers, pharmacological action,
adverse reactions and contraindications, physical/chemical properties, and
manufacturers' names. Agents which were tested in closed or completed trials
are included. A bibliography of relevant articles is also included.
- Bioethics
- Bioethicsline
http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/
BIOETHICSLINE covers the ethical, legal and public
policy issues surrounding health care and biomedical research. Topics include
euthanasia and other end-of-life issues, organ donation and transplantation,
allocation of health care resources, patients' rights, professional ethics, new
reproductive technologies, genetic intervention, abortion, behavior control and
other mental health issues, AIDS, human experimentation, and animal
experimentation. Citations are derived from the literature of law, religion,
the social sciences, philosophy, and the popular media as well as the health
sciences. The file is produced by the Bioethics Information Retrieval Project
of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University.
- Cancer
- CancerNet
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/
CancerNet includes a variety of sources to
help meet your cancer information needs: It includes selected information from
PDQ, NCI's comprehensive cancer database, including summaries on cancer
treatment, screening, prevention, and supportive care,information on ongoing
clinical trials; CANCERLIT®, NCI's bibliographic database; fact sheets,
news, and other resources.
- Drugs
- Clinical Pharmacology
Online
http://cponline.hitchcock.org
Clinical Pharmacology Online
provides timely, concise drug information for medical professionals, with "full" monographs, describing the most common and classic medications in
clinical practice as well as "mini" monographs including investigational, less
common, combination, nutraceutical and nutritional products. Clinical
Pharmacology Online is sponsored by the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's
Department of Clinical Computing and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
- TOXLINE
http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/
Toxicological, pharmacological, biochemical and
physiological effects of drugs and other chemicals.
- Nursing and Allied Health
- CINAHL
http://biomedlib.dartmouth.edu/ovidweb/login.html
CINAHL(Cumulative Index
to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) - Covers English-language journals and
books in nursing and 13 allied Health fields, including health education,
rehabilitation, and emergency services.
- Psychology
Where can I find more extensive information about:
Where can I find a list of all Dartmouth College Library
Resources?
Need Help? Please email: Biomedical Libraries Reference
or call 650-1660/7660 for assistance.
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