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AAFP Conditions A to Z   2008
Access Science  Online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.  
AGRICOLA  AGRICOLA indexes 2,000 serials as well as books, pamphlets, conference proceedings, research reports, government documents, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual content, and microforms pertaining to all aspects of agriculture. The topics covered in this database include: agriculture, agronomy, animal science, biology, biotechnology, botany, breeding, chemistry, conservation, crop management, dairy science, ecology, entomology, farm management, feed science, fertilizers, food and nutrition, forestry, horticulture, hydrology, hydroponics, microbiology, nutrition, pesticides, physiology, plant science, pollution, soil science, water quality, and zoology. 1979 - present
Arabidopsis Book   2008
Associations Unlimited  Online version of Encyclopedia of Associations, v. 1, National Organizations of the U.S.  
Beilstein  The Beilstein database is the most complete collection of chemical structures and properties and references to the literature in organic chemistry. Present
Biological Abstracts  Biological Abstracts® encompasses the entire field of life sciences and provides comprehensive coverage of the world’s published biological and biomedical research. This includes traditional areas of biology, such as botany, zoology and microbiology, as well as experimental, clinical and veterinary medicine, biotechnology, environmental studies, and agriculture. Interdisciplinary fields such as biochemistry, biophysics and bioengineering are also included. The database includes short communications such as technical notes and letters. 1990-
BooksInPrint.com   BooksinPrint.com(TM) is a bibliographic database of over 5 million book, audio book, and video titles, including in print, out of print and forthcoming publications.  
Carcinogenic Potency Database  Developed at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. Provides standardized analyses of the results of 6540 chronic, long-term animal cancer tests that have been conducted since the 1950's and reported in the general published literature or by the National Cancer Institute and the National Toxicology Program.  
Cardiosource Plus    
Chem Sources Online    
Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS)  Carcinogenicity and mutagenicity test results for over 8,000 chemicals.  
ChemIDplus  Dictionary of over 370,000 chemicals (names, synonyms, and structures). Includes links to NLM and other databases and resources.  
CINAHL Plus  The Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL) database provides authoritative coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health. The CINAHL Plus database indexes over 3,200 journals and includes access to other sources such as evidence-based care sheets, quick lessons, research instruments, and continuing education modules. 1937-
ClinicalTrials.gov  ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. The information provided on ClinicalTrials.gov should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals.  
Cochrane Library  The Cochrane Library is designed to provide information and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care. The Cochrane Library consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine databases: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Cochrane Reviews), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), The Cochrane Database of Methodology Reviews (Methodology Reviews), The Cochrane Methodology Register (Methodology Register), Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA), NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED) and About The Cochrane Collaboration and the Cochrane Collaborative Review Groups (About).  
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols  Coverage includes cell and molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, protein science, and imaging.  
Community of Science Expertise Database  Community of Science® (COS) brings together international scientists and researchers at more than 1,600 universities, corporations and government agencies worldwide. The Expertise database contains more than 480,000 first-person profiles of researchers from over 1,600 institutions worldwide.  
Community of Science Funding Opportunities Database  The Community of Science® (COS) Funding Opportunities database contains more than 25,000 records, representing over 400,000 funding opportunities, worth over $33 billion.  
CRISP  CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) is a searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions. The database, maintained by the Office of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health, includes projects funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), and Office of Assistant Secretary of Health (OASH). Users, including the public, can use the CRISP interface to search for scientific concepts, emerging trends and techniques, or identify specific projects and/or investigators. 1972-
Current Index to Statistics   The Current Index to Statistics is a bibliographic index to publications in statistics and related fields. References are drawn from 162 core journals (as of 2003) that are fully indexed, non-core journals from which articles are selected that have statistical content, proceedings and edited books, and other sources.  
Current Index to Statistics Extended Database    
Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology/Environmental Teratology Information Center (DART/ETIC) Database  References to developmental and reproductive toxicology literature.  
DrugPoints® System    
Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed)  A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider.  
DXplain  DXplain is a decision support system which uses clinical findings (signs, symptoms, labs) to produce a ranked list of diagnoses. For each diagnosis, it provides justification for consideration, further clinical data to collect, and atypical findings. DXplain doesn’t offer definitive medical consultation and shouldn’t be used as a substitute for physician diagnostic decision making.  
EcoSal  EcoSal is the continually updated Web resource based on the classic ASM Press publication Escherichia coli and Salmonella: Cellular and Molecular Biology. EcoSal is an archive of the entire corpus of knowledge on the enteric bacterial cell with several hundred modules of information and interpretation with links to cognate sites containing extensive tabular and pictorial presentations, as well as to active databases of primary research information.  
eFacts  eFacts® is the online Facts and Comparisons, the leader in drug information for the pharmacy. Drug information, interactions, herbal information, and patient medication handouts are constantly updated. Resources available: A To Z Drug Facts, Cancer Chemo Manual, Drug Facts & Comparisons, Drug Identifier, Drug Interaction Facts, Herbal Interaction Facts, Investigational Drugs from Drug Facts & Comparisons, MedFacts Patient Information, Nonprescription Drug Therapy, Off-Label Drug Facts and Review of Natural Products. Present
EMBASE.com  EMBASE.com offers access to pharmacological and biomedical literature. Subject coverage includes: drug research, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, pharmacy, drug side effects and interactions, toxicology, human medicine (clinical and experimental), basic biological sciences, biotechnology, biomedical, medical devices, engineering and instrumentation, health policy and management, pharmacoeconomics, public and occupational health, environmental health, pollution control, substance dependence and abuse, psychiatry, forensic science, alternative and complementary medicine and nursing. 1974-
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online  A-Z Browse, Subject Browse, Video Collection of video clips and extended play videos, world atlas, compare information about any two countries, timelines, the year in review. Includes the Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus.  
ExPub -Toxicology Collection  ExPub-Expert Publishing, government produced information on Toxic Effects, provides unique point of access to: ATSDR-Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry CPDB-Carcinogenic Potency Database CERHR-Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction NIOSH-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health RTECS® - Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances REPROTOX® from the Reproductive Toxicology Center EPA, WHO, EC and National Toxicology Program Database Collections  
Faculty of 1000 Biology  Faculty of 1000 Biology highlights and reviews papers published in the biological sciences, based on the recommendations of a faculty of well over 1000 selected leading researchers and provides a consensus map of the important papers and trends across biology. Faculty of 1000 highlights papers on the basis of their scientific merit, offers the researcher a consensus of recommendations from well over 1000 leading scientists and offers an immediate rating of individual papers by the authors' peers.  
Federal Register   Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. 1994-
GENE-TOX (Genetic Toxicology Data Bank)  Peer-reviewed genetic toxicology test data for over 3,000 chemicals.  
Handbook of Chemistry and Physics   Latest ed.
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)  Comprehensive, peer-reviewed toxicology data for about 5,000 chemicals.  
Haz-Map  Information on hazardous chemicals and occupational diseases.  
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI)  HAPI provides ready access to information on measurement instruments (i.e., questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, coding schemes/ manuals, rating scales, projective techniques, vignettes/scenarios, tests) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science. 1985 - present
Household Products Database  Health and safety information on household products.  
IEEE Conference Proceedings  NIH Library subscribes to "core" IEEE proceedings collection only.  
Impact Factors - Journal Citation Reports  The Journal Citation Reports® is a resource for journal evaluation, using citation data drawn from over 8,400 scholarly and technical journals worldwide. Coverage is both multidisciplinary and international, and incorporates journals from over 3,000 publishers in 60 nations. The JCR is the only source of citation data on journals, and includes virtually all specialties in the areas of science, technology, and the social sciences. For every journal covered, the following information is collected or calculated: citation and article counts, impact factor, immediacy index, cited half-life, citing half-life, source data listing, citing journal listing, cited journal listing, subject categories, publisher information and journal title changes.  
IndexCat: Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office  IndexCat is the National Library of Medicine's digital version of the printed Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office (Index Catalogue). The Index-Catalogue contains material dated from the 1400s through 1950 and is an important resource for researchers in the history of medicine, history of science, and for clinical research. The scope of Index-Catalogue extends beyond medicine and includes the basic sciences, scientific research, military medicine, public health, and hospital administration. Language coverage is international with citations in European and Slavic languages, Greek script, and Romanized Chinese and Japanese titles - some with English translations. The catalogue covers a wide assortment of materials including: books, journal articles, dissertations, pamphlets, reports, newspaper clippings, case studies, obituary notices, letters, portraits, as well as rare books and manuscripts. 1892-1961
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)  Hazard identification and dose-response assessments for over 500 chemicals.  
International Toxicity Estimates for Risk (ITER)  Risk information for over 600 chemicals from authoritative groups worldwide.  
Journal Citation Reports  The Journal Citation Reports® is a resource for journal evaluation, using citation data drawn from over 8,400 scholarly and technical journals worldwide. Coverage is both multidisciplinary and international, and incorporates journals from over 3,000 publishers in 60 nations. The JCR is the only source of citation data on journals, and includes virtually all specialties in the areas of science, technology, and the social sciences. For every journal covered, the following information is collected or calculated: citation and article counts, impact factor, immediacy index, cited half-life, citing half-life, source data listing, citing journal listing, cited journal listing, subject categories, publisher information and journal title changes. 1997-
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology  "Written by prominent scholars from industry, academia, and research institutions, the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology presents a wide scope of articles on chemical substances—including their properties, manufacturing, and uses. It also focuses on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as covering fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. Additionally, environmental and health issues concerning chemical technology are also addressed."  
Lexis-Nexis  Rsources for professionals in law firms, corporations, government, law enforcement, tax, accounting, academic institutions and risk and compliance assessment. varies
Marquis Who's Who on the Web  Provides access to all biographies that have appeared in 23 Marquis Who’s Who print titles since 1985 1985-
MathSciNet  The American Mathematical Society's MathSciNet covers the world's mathematical literature since 1940. MathSciNet provides links to original articles and other original documents, when available. It includes linked reference lists from selected journals. MathSciNet offers access to reviews from the Mathematical Reviews database that were especially commissioned for some of the books and papers that are considered particularly important in the areas that they cover.  
MDConsult  The MDConsult Core Collection is comprised of medical reference books, medical journals and clinics, MEDLINE, comprehensive drug information, peer-reviewed clinical practice guidelines, over 9,500 customizable patient education handouts, daily personalized clinical updates and online CME. 2002-
MedCalc 3000  "MedCalc 3000 is a unique computerized medical reference and tool set. MedCalc 3000 encompasses a wide array of pertinent medical formulae, clinical criteria sets and decision tree analysis tools used everyday by clinicians, medical educators, nurses and health care students of all types ... interactive tools used to learn Evidence Based Medicine."  
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities-MedDRA  MedDRA is a new international medical terminology dictionary designed to support the classification, retrieval, presentation, and communication of medical information throughout the medical product regulatory cycle. In addition, it is the adverse event classification dictionary and it has become the standard for adverse event reporting in the USA. MedDRA terminology applies to all phases of drug development, excluding animal toxicology. It also applies to the health effects and malfunction of devices; it does not cover “clinical nomenclature.  
MEDLINE (Ovid)  MEDLINE® is the United States National Library of Medicine's (NLM) premier bibliographic database providing information from the following fields: medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, allied health and pre-clinical sciences. As well, MEDLINE is the primary source of global information from international literature on biomedicine, including the following topics as they relate to biomedicine and health care: biology, environmental science, marine biology, plant and animal science, biophysics and chemistry. Specific segments in addition to the complete database are available for searching: Ovid MEDLINE® Daily Update Ovid MEDLINE® In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations Ovid OLDMEDLINE® 1950 to 1965 1950-present
MEDLINE (PubMed)  MEDLINE is the largest component of PubMed, the freely accessible online database of biomedical journal citations and abstracts created by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM®). It contains over 16 million references to more than 5,200 journals published in the United States and over 80 other countries. 1949-present
MEDLINE In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations (Ovid)  Ovid MEDLINE® In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations (PREM), the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) in-process database for Ovid MEDLINE®, provides basic information and abstracts before a record is indexed with MeSH® heading(s) and added to Ovid MEDLINE. April 7, 2003 - present
Micromedex  MICROMEDEX® provides summaries and detailed monographs for drugs, diseases, alternative medicine, toxicological managements, reproductive risks, and emergency care.  
Molecular Imaging and Contrast Agent Database  The molecular imaging and contrast agent database (MICAD) is an online source of information on in vivo molecular imaging agents based on recommendations from the extramural community. The database includes agents developed for positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), and optical imaging.  
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database  The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database is an objective, evidence-based resource for natural medicines. It is updated daily.  
Natural Standard  Natural Standard provides evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies. This international multidisciplinary collaboration includes contributors from more than 100 academic institutions.  
NCBI Help Manual    
NCI/Statistical Tools and Data  Tools and databases for statistical research in incidence, mortality, survival, prevalence and lifetime risk of cancer. Includes SEER data and software and links to statistical methods tools.  
NIDB Resources  The NIH Intramural Database collects and disseminates information about research being performed in the Intramural Programs of the Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health. 1988-
NIH Library Online Catalog  Search the NIH Library's collection for Journals, Books and eResources.  
NLM Gateway  The NLM Gateway lets users search simultaneously in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). Collections available for searching: MEDLINE®/PubMed®, NLM Catalog, TOXLINE Special, Meeting Abstracts, MedlinePlus® Health Topics, MedlinePlus® Drug Information, MedlinePlus® Medical Encyclopedia, MedlinePlus® Current Health News, MedlinePlus® Health Tutorials, ClinicalTrials.gov, DIRLINE®: Directory of Health Organizations, Genetics Home Reference, HSRProj, OMIM(TM): Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man and HSDB: Hazardous Substances Data Bank. Varies
OVID Databases  Available databases: OVID MEDLINE®, OVID MEDLINE® Daily Update, OVID MEDLINE® In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, OVID OLDMEDLINE®, AGRICOLA, Books@OVID, HAPI - Health and Psychosocial Instruments, Journals@OVID, PsycINFO 1872-present, PsycINFO 2000-present, PsycINFO 1872-1966 Varies
ProQolid: Patient-Reported Outcome and Quality of Life Instruments Database  "Developed by Mapi Research Institute and managed by Mapi Research Trust (Lyon, France), ProQolid aims to identify and describe PRO and QOL instruments to help you choose appropriate instruments and facilitate your access to them." Contains descriptions of 593 instruments and 80 databases as well as review copies of 423 original instruments, 706 translations, and 154 user manuals (as of 11/14/07)  
Protein Lounge  Protein Lounge is a collection of many interactive web-based databases and tools to help the life scientists access and analyze gene/protein data. The databases include Pathway Database, siRNA Database, Peptide-Antigen Database, Protein Interaction Database, Kinase-Phosphatase Database, Transcription Factors Database, Disease Genes Database, Biochemical Compound Database and Protein Database. The analysis tools include Pathways Builder Tool, Protein Hydroplotter, Peptide Finder, Easy siRNA, Clone Easy and Protein Vision.  
Proteome BioKnowledge Library  Six database volumes of biological information about proteins comprise BIOBASE's Proteome BioKnowledge Library®. Each volume focuses on a different organism important in pharmaceutical research. Proteome scientists manually collect and curate the information in each BioKnowledge Library volume from current scientific literature. The information in each volume represents thousands of independent research results. The BioKnowledge Library currently contains information about more than 60,000 scientific references on more than 80,000 proteins, including data on protein classification and function.  
PsycINFO  PsycINFO(R) contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. Specific segments in addition to the complete database are available for searching: 1806-present 2000-present 1806-1966 1806 - present
PubMed  PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE® and additional life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources 1950s - present
Rand Books and Publications  Full text RAND public policy documents related to health care, international affairs, population, public safety, terrorism and homeland security, population and aging and substance abuse. 1998-
Reproductive Biomedicine Online   2000-
RTECS® - Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances  RTECS® or the Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances database is one of a number of databases available through the ExPub toxicology collection.  
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)  The Science Citation Index Expanded(TM) is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the sciences. It fully indexes 5,900 major journals across 150 scientific disciplines. The Science Citation Index Expanded includes all cited references captured from indexed articles. Some of the disciplines covered include: agriculture, astronomy, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, computer science, materials science, mathematics, medicine, neuroscience, oncology, pediatrics, pharmacology, physics, plant sciences, psychiatry, surgery, veterinary science and zoology. 1900 - present
ScienceDirect  "ScienceDirect® is the world's largest electronic collection of science, technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information. It offers a wide variety of features and content."  
Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols, and Abbreviations    
Scopus  Scopus™ allows you to search for scientific, technical, medical, and social science literature from 14,000 journals. You can also search through 15 million patents. Scopus is updated daily and contains records with abstracts going back to 1966. The database offers basic, advanced, and author search options, as well as an email alert service. Other Scopus features include options to combine sets and to export search results to EndNote®, Reference Manager®, ProCite®, or RefWorks. 1966 -
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)  The Social Sciences Citation Index® is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences. Some of the disciplines covered include: anthropology, history, industrial relations, information science & library science, law, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, psychiatry, political science, public health, social issues, social work, sociology, substance abuse, urban studies and women's studies. 1956 - present
Springer Protocols  Online full-text protocols from the Methods in Molecular Biology, Methods in Molecular Medicine, Neuromethods, Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Methods in Biotechnology series.  
STAT!Ref  Collection of medical textbooks in electronic format.  
Stem Cell Information  A searchable database produced by the NIH Library of premier scientific journal articles found in MEDLINE on stem cell research.  
Structural Genomics Knowledgebase    
TOXLINE  References from toxicology literature.  
TOXMAP  Envionmental health e-maps.  
ToxNet  Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases. 1965 -
TRI, Toxics Release Inventory  Annual environmental releases of over 600 toxic chemicals by U.S. facilities. 1987-
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory  Library use only.  
UpToDate  UpToDate® performs a continuous review of over 330 journals and other resources. Updates are added as important new information is published. The literature reviews are available in the following topics: adult primary care, allergy and immunology, cardiology, critical care, drug information, endocrinology, family medicine, gastroenterology, gynecology, hematology, hepatology, infectious diseases, nephrology, neurology, obstetrics, oncology, pediatrics, pulmonology, rheumatology and women's health.  
Web of Knowledge  Gateway to Web of Science (Science Citation Index, 1900-present & Social Sciences Citation Index ,1956-present), Biological Abstracts (1990-present), MEDLINE (1950-present, updated weekly), and Journal Citation Reports (1997-present).  
Web of Science  Web of Science® allows searching of both the Science Citation Index Expanded(TM) (a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the sciences) and the Social Sciences Citation Index® (a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences) through a single interface. SCI 1900 - present; SSCI 1956-present
Young's Effects Online  Includes the content of Effects of Disease on Clinical Laboratory Tests, 4th Edition; Effects of Drugs on Clinical Laboratory Tests, 5th Edition; and Effects of Preanalytical Variables on Clinical Laboratory Tests, 2nd Edition.  
   
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