McGoogan Library of Medicine

Library Resources: What Do They Do?

Journal Literature Indexes
Clinical Decision / Point of Care Tools
eBooks
Pharmaceutical Resources
Images

Journal Literature Indexes

Resource

Description

Website Location

Full-text

PDA

CINAHL

Search for journal citations in nursing and allied health. (Help Guide)

Quick Links

Some

No

IPA

Search for journal citations in drug therapy and pharmaceutical information. (Help Guide)

Online Resources

Some

No

MDConsult

An all-in-one package of MEDLINE, the Clinics journals, textbooks, drug information, practice guidelines, etc. Inferfaces with FIRSTConsult. (Help Guide)

Quick Links

Some

No

MEDLINE (via PubMed and EBSCO)

Search for journal citations in the health sciences, including veterinary medicine and dentistry. (Help Guide)

Quick Links

Some

No

PsycINFO

Search for journal citations in the field of psychology, psychiatric nursing, and psychiatry. (Help Guide)

Online Resources

Some

No

Scifinder Scholar

A downloadable search interface for MEDLINE and Chemical Abstracts. (Help Guide)

Online Resources

No

No

Clinical Decision / Point of Care Tools

Resource

Description

Website Location

Full-text

PDA

Cochrane Library

Collection of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. (Help Guide)

Online Resources

Yes

No

DynaMed

Evidence based, clinical reference tool that synthesizes the evidence for various diseases and conditions. (Help Guide)

Quick Links

Yes

Yes*

eBooks

The STAT!Ref, AccessMedicine, and MDConsult collections provides access to over 100 full-text online textbooks. Mostly in the field of medicine, but there are some pharmacy, nursing, and basic science titles.

Quick Links

Yes

No

eMedicine

Clinical reference tool which summarizes information on diseases and conditions.

Quick Links

Yes

Yes

FIRSTConsult

Clinical reference tool that provides concise pieces of information on various diseases and conditions. Also contains a differential diagnosis tool. Interfaces with MDConsult. (Help Guide)

Quick Links

Yes

Yes

MDConsult

An all-in-one package of MEDLINE, the Clinics journals, textbooks, drug information, practice guidelines, etc. Interfaces with FIRSTConsult. (Help Guide)

Quick Links

Some

No

UpToDate (on campus only)

Clinical reference tool which summarizes expert and some evidence based information on various diseases and conditions. (Help Guide)

Quick Links

Yes

Yes**

eBooks

Resource

Description

Website Location

Full-text

PDA

eBooks

The STAT!Ref, AccessMedicine, and MDConsult collections provides access to over 100 full-text online textbooks. Mostly in the field of medicine, but there are some pharmacy, nursing, and basic science titles.

Quick Links

Yes

No

MDConsult

An all-in-one package of MEDLINE, the Clinics journals, textbooks, drug information, practice guidelines, etc. Interfaces with FIRSTConsult. (Help Guide)

Quick Links

Some

No

Pharmaceutical Resources

Resource

Description

Website Location

Full-text

PDA

Clinical Pharmacology

Summaries and monographs for prescription drugs, as well as off-label uses and dosage, herbal supplements, nutritional and over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs, adverse reactions, drug interactions, and IV compatibility report creation tools available. (Help Guide)

Quick Links

Yes

Yes*

eBooks

AHFS Drug Information, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, Goodman & Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, and Mosby's Drug Consult.

Quick Links

Yes

No

IPA

Search for journal citations in drug therapy and pharmaceutical information. (Help Guide)

Online Resources

Some

No

MICROMEDEX

Summaries and detailed monographs for drugs, disease, alternative medicine, toxicological managements, IV compatiblity, and interactions. (Help Guide)

Quick Links

Yes

Yes

xPharm

A pharmacological resource containing information on molecular targets, including receptors, enzymes, transporters and ion channels, chemical agents, including both drugs and endogenous compounds, clinical disorders, and basic principles.

Quick Links

Yes

No

Images

Resource

Description

Website Location

Full-text

PDA

Clinical Pharmacology

The images contained in all of these resources can be used for non-commerical, educational purposes.

Quick Links

Yes

Yes*

eBooks

Quick Links

Yes

No

eMedicine

Quick Links

Yes

Yes

FIRSTConsult

Quick Links

Yes

Yes

MDConsult

Quick Links

some

no

 

     

*Contact Reference Desk for download code (askus@unmc.edu or 559-6221)

**Accessible only on-campus through a wireless Internet connection. Cannot be downloaded.


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Last updated: January 2, 2008