Databases
Databases and Other Resources
| Resource Title | Annotation |
Subject |
|---|---|---|
 UpToDate |
UpToDate is a comprehensive clinical information resource specifically designed to answer the clinical questions that arise in daily practice. Access is restricted to UMMS/UMMHC workstations or by proxy service. |
General Sites |
 Ovid Databases |
A gateway to several vital clinical resources, including MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and EBM Reviews, as well as full-text books and journals. Access is restricted to UMMS/UMMHC workstations or by proxy service. |
General Sites |
| Catalog of U.S. Government Publications |
A searchable database of federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
| NTIS: National Technical Information Service |
Serves as the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today. Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
| RAND Books and Publications | Access is freely available to all. | General Sites |
| Library Guide - Open Access |
Resources and information to the UMass Medical School community about open access and new models of scholarly publishing. Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
 Expanded Academic ASAP |
Provides access to more than 3500 indexed and full-text periodical titles in all disciplines, the majority of which are peer-reviewed. Access is restricted to UMMS/UMMHC workstations or by proxy service. |
General Sites |
 General Reference Center Gold |
Coverage begins in 1980. Integrates a variety of sources: newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, and hobbies. Access is restricted to UMMS/UMMHC workstations or by proxy service. |
General Sites |
 Health Reference Center Academic |
Provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources. Access is restricted to UMMS/UMMHC workstations or by proxy service. |
General Sites |
 Health & Wellness Resource Center |
A collection of online books, journals, magazines and pamphlets about alternative and complimentary therapies. Materials are geared for both consumers and health care professionals. Access is restricted to UMMS/UMMHC workstations or by proxy service. |
General Sites |
| NLM Gateway |
"One-stop shopping" for an increasing number of the information resources of the National Library of Medicine® (NLM). Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
 Official Documents of the United Nations |
Covers all types of official United Nations documentation, beginning in 1993. Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
| Public Technical Reports |
From the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC®). Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
| Medical Heritage Library |
A digital curation collaborative among some of the world’s leading medical libraries. Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
| InterDok - Directory of Published Proceedings | Access is freely available to all. | General Sites |
| eScholarship@UMMS |
Digital archive offering worldwide access to the research and scholarly output of the University of Massachusetts Medical School community. Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
| Google™ Image Search |
"The most comprehensive image search on the web." Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
| Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive |
Provides access to full-text for nearly 850 peer-reviewed publications in such disciplines as clinical medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system and the pre-clinical sciences. Access is restricted to UMMS/UMMHC workstations or by proxy service. |
General Sites |
| ScienceDirect® |
Offers more than a quarter of the world's scientific, medical and technical information online. Includes over 2500 peer-reviewed journals. Access is restricted to UMMS/UMMHC workstations or by proxy service. |
General Sites |
| news @ nature.com |
Latest news from Nature.com, with archives dating back to 1998. Access is restricted to UMMS/UMMHC workstations or by proxy service. |
General Sites |
 STAT!Ref |
Cross-searchable, healthcare reference that integrates core textbook titles with evidence-based resources and innovative tools. Access is restricted to UMMS/UMMHC workstations or by proxy service. |
General Sites |
| Google™ Scholar |
Search diverse sources for scholarly literature (books, articles and abstracts, etc.) in a wide range of disciplines. Access full-text through the library's Get it service. Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
| WorldCat® |
A free version of the WorldCat global library catalog, WorldCat.org lets you easily search the collections of many libraries at once for an item and then locate it in a library near you. Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
| Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) |
The U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
 Cochrane Library (Cochrane Collaboration) |
Collection of six databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, and a seventh database that provides information about groups in The Cochrane Collaboration. Access is restricted to UMMS/UMMHC workstations or by proxy service. |
General Sites |