Medical Libraries
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Databases
CINAHL
CINAHL provides coverage from 1981 to the present, updated monthly, of the literature in nursing and 17 allied health disciplines. Over 2900 journals are indexed including virtually all English-language nursing journals along with selected titles in biomedicine, alternative/complementary therapies, and consumer health. Full text is available for selected nursing standards, practice acts, pamphlets, state nursing journals, research instruments, and critical paths.
CINAHL provides coverage from 1981 to the present, updated monthly, of the literature in nursing and 17 allied health disciplines. Over 2900 journals are indexed including virtually all English-language nursing journals along with selected titles in biomedicine, alternative/complementary therapies, and consumer health. Full text is available for selected nursing standards, practice acts, pamphlets, state nursing journals, research instruments, and critical paths.
CINAHL advanced search tutorial.
The Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making:
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making:
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR)
Cochrane Reviews are full text articles reviewing the effects of healthcare. The reviews are highly structured and systematic, with evidence included or excluded on the basis of explicit quality criteria, to minimise bias. Data are often combined statistically (with meta-analysis) to increase the power of the findings of numerous studies, each too small to produce reliable results individually. - Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)
CENTRAL includes details of published articles taken from bibliographic databases (notably MEDLINE and EMBASE), and other published and unpublished sources. CENTRAL records include the title of the article, information on where it was published (bibliographic details) and, in many cases, a summary of the article. They do not contain the full text of the article. - Cochrane Methodology Register (CMR)
The Cochrane Methodology Register is a bibliography of publications which report on methods used in the conduct of controlled trials. It includes journal articles, books and conference proceedings; these articles are taken from the MEDLINE database and from hand searches. The database contains studies of methods used in reviews and more general methodological studies which could be relevant to anyone preparing systematic reviews. CMR records contain the title of the article, information on where it was published (bibliographic details) and, in some cases, a summary of the article. They do not contain the full text of the article. - Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
DARE is the only database to contain abstracts of systematic reviews that have been quality-assessed. Each abstract includes a summary of the review together with a critical commentary about the overall quality. The database is a key resource for busy decision makers and can be used for answering questions about the effects of specific interventions, whether such questions arise from practice or when making policy. DARE covers a broad range of health related interventions and includes over 3000 abstracts of reviews in fields as diverse as diagnostic tests, public health, health promotion, pharmacology, surgery, psychology and the organization and delivery of health care. DARE complements the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews by quality-assessing and summarizing reviews that have not yet been carried out by The Cochrane Collaboration. - Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA)
The HTA database brings together details of completed and ongoing health technology assessments (studies of the medical, social, ethical and economic implications of healthcare interventions) from around the world. The aim of the database is to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care. The HTA database is produced by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) at the University of York, UK, using information obtained from members of INAHTA and other health technology assessment organizations. - NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHSEED)
As healthcare resources are finite, information about both costs and effects are essential to making evidence-based decisions about competing healthcare interventions. But information about cost-effectiveness can be difficult to identify, appraise and interpret. NHS EED assists decision-makers by systematically identifying economic evaluations from around the world, appraising their quality and highlighting their relative strengths and weaknesses. The database contains over 5000 abstracts of quality-assessed economic evaluations. NHS EED is produced by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) at the University of York, UK.
Health Business FullText Elite
This database provides comprehensive full text journal content for 490 journals detailing all aspects of health care administration and other non-clinical aspects of health care institution management. Topics covered include hospital management, hospital administration, marketing, human resources, computer technology, facilities management and insurance.
This database provides comprehensive full text journal content for 490 journals detailing all aspects of health care administration and other non-clinical aspects of health care institution management. Topics covered include hospital management, hospital administration, marketing, human resources, computer technology, facilities management and insurance.
MedCalc3000
MedCalc 3000 is a collection of over 400 calculators, clinical criteria sets and decision trees that are indispensable to anyone practicing, teaching or studying evidence-based medicine. With every search you perform, STAT!Ref automatically presents links to relevant tools within MedCalc 3000.
The complete contents of MedCalc 3000 include:
- Clinical Criteria Sets
- Decision Trees
- Medical Equations
- Unit and Dose Converters
- Calculations and Equations by Specialty
MEDLINE- Available using the OVID, EBSCO, or PubMed interface
MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database that contains over 16 million references to journal articles in life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine generally dating back to about 1949, with some older material. The subject scope of MEDLINE is biomedicine and health, broadly defined to encompass those areas of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering needed by health professionals and others engaged in basic research and clinical care, public health, health policy development, or related educational activities.
MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database that contains over 16 million references to journal articles in life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine generally dating back to about 1949, with some older material. The subject scope of MEDLINE is biomedicine and health, broadly defined to encompass those areas of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering needed by health professionals and others engaged in basic research and clinical care, public health, health policy development, or related educational activities.
STAT!Ref
STAT!Ref is a cross-searchable electronic medical resource that integrates core texts and reference titles with evidence-based clinical guidance resources. Among the approximately 109 titles are Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual, ACP's PIER, Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, ICD-9-CM, ACP PIER & AHFS Drug Information Essentials, and Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. Stat!Ref also includes MedCalc 3000, a collection of over 400 calculators, clinical criteria sets and decision trees.
Journals
LWW Total Access Journal Collection
The LWW Total Access Collection is a full text collection of over 260 journals. Newer member may not have access to these journal per restrictions imposed by the vendor. Please contact AZHIN with any questions.
New England Journal of Medicine
Access to full text articles from 1993 to the present. Journal articles are available immediately upon publication.
Ovid Nursing Journal Collection
Contains 29 full text nursing journals.
The LWW Total Access Collection is a full text collection of over 260 journals. Newer member may not have access to these journal per restrictions imposed by the vendor. Please contact AZHIN with any questions.
New England Journal of Medicine
Access to full text articles from 1993 to the present. Journal articles are available immediately upon publication.
Ovid Nursing Journal Collection
Contains 29 full text nursing journals.
Other resources
- ~ 4,700 open access journals
- Complementary & Alternative Medicine subset of PubMed
- Dietary Supplements Labels Database from the National Library of Medicine
- FDA Electronic Orange Book
- GreenFILE (environmental issues)
- HerbMed® from the Alternative Medicine Foundation
- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
- MEDLINEplus (consumer health info) from the National Library of Medicine
- National Guideline Clearinghouse from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- POPLINE from the John Hopkins University
- Teacher Reference Center
- TOXNET
AZHIN also invests in technologies that streamline and promote seamless access to resources.
- Athens Single Sign-on
Only one username and password for all AZHIN resources. Used by those member institutions who do not provide institutionally-based IP access. - Link Resolver
Provides the ability to seamlessly link from citations in a database to the full text of a journal article. - Customizable member website
The AZHIN website is locally-customizable enabling members to add their own content including institution’s logo, library information, and links to additional resources they purchase outside of the AZHIN consortium. And example of a customized website can be found here.