Guides: Library Research Tools: Library Research Tools

Core

Most Used

Ovid - Medline This link opens in a new window
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Ovid's interface to Medline, the premier biomedical database
PubMed (Medline) This link opens in a new window
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The National Library of Medicine's interface to Medline, the premier biomedical database
CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. Indexes over 650 journal titles, audiovisual materials, computer programs, dissertations, books and book chapters.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
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Consists of the latest, up-to-date full-text of all reviews and protocols prepared by the Cochrane Collaboration, an international review group dedicated to preparing and maintaining evidenced-based materials on clinical topics.
Clinical Key This link opens in a new window
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A personal account is required to access book PDFs, Presentation Maker, and other personalized features.
PsycINFO (Ovid) This link opens in a new window
Covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines
Scopus This link opens in a new window
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an abstracts and citations database of peer-reviewed literature. It allows for discovery of articles, as well as cited reference searching (number of times an article has been cited). It indexes nearly 23,000 peer-reviewed journals (including open access journals), trade journals, book series, conference proceedings, and pa-tents. Scopus is multidisciplinary, covering life and health sciences, agriculture, environment, engineering, technology, social sciences, landscape architecture, urban planning, and more.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
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Citation Management

EndNote Basic This link opens in a new window
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Mendeley This link opens in a new window
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Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network.

Zotero
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Additional Core Resources

Clinical Skills (formerly Mosby's Nursing Skills) This link opens in a new window
NOTE to Nursing Students: This version has the videos but not the assessment piece you are required to have.
Essential Evidence Plus This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based, point-of-care clinical decision support system that gives you access to over 13,000 topics, guidelines, abstracts, and summaries
Health & Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic access and descriptions of tests, manuals, rating scales and other instruments used to assess health and behavior.
HaPI does not offer access to the test instruments themselves, but includes citations to freestanding instruments as well as instruments that have only appeared in journal or technical reports (published and unpublished). Copyright permission is needed to use any of the instruments found in HaPI.
Health Research Premium Collection - ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Includes: Consumer Health Database, Health & Medical Collection, Healthcare Administration Database, Medline, Nursing & Allied Health Database, Psychology Database, and Public Health Database

In the medical field, access to the latest health care information is always essential, whether it's for students, researchers, medical professionals, hospital administrators, or even for patients and their families. This database addresses these diverse needs by offering a central access point to a variety of essential content.
SciFinder (Chemical Abstracts) This link opens in a new window
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Provides comprehensive indexing of chemical literature from 1907-present
BrowZine This link opens in a new window
journal reading management application developed by ThirdIron and accessible through the UTMB Moody Medical Library subscription. It allows you to pull together journals you are interested in and access them through an iOS or Android mobile app, or a web interface. It interacts with full text subscriptions from hte Library by providing easy access to our full text content. While Browzine covers most of the major publishers, not all journals are represented. You can also request Browzine add a journal if it is not listed. Browzine maintains a list of current journal requests so you can search a journal, vote for an existing request, or add a request of your own.

Databases by Subject

Drug Information

Resources for finding relevant drug information

Lexidrug This link opens in a new window
Formerly called Lexicomp
Lexidrug is a collection of content sets and clinical tools that provides users with robust clinical drug information.
Natural Medicines This link opens in a new window
authoritative resource on dietary supplements, natural medicines, and complementary alternative and integrative therapies

Books:

AHFS Drug Information
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An unbiased, evaluated source for drug information from the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (in STAT!Ref)

Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation by Alicia B. Forinash; Roger K. Freeman; Craig V. Towers; Gerald G. Briggs
ISBN: 9781496349620
Publication Date: 2017
Red Book 2021-2024: Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 32nd edition by David W. Kimberlin (Editor); Elizabeth Barnett (Associate Editor); Ruth Lynfield (Associate Editor); Mark H. Sawyer (Associate Editor)
ISBN: 9781610025218
Publication Date: 2021
Elsevier's 2024 Intravenous Medications, 40th edition by Shelly Rainforth Collins
ISBN: 9780443118838
Publication Date: 2024

Pharmacology:

Pharmacology World
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A video series to help master the key concepts of pharmacology. It covers all major drug classes and include: mechanism of action, key pharmacokinetics, major therapeutic uses, and common and serious adverse effects. It incorporates relevant physiology, pathophysiology and biochemistry.

Drug Databases/Web Resources:

Orange Book: Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations This link opens in a new window
The Electronic Orange Book is updated daily as new generic approvals occur to provide timely consumer information on generic drugs. identifies drug products approved on the basis of safety and effectiveness by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act) and related patent and exclusivity information.

Drugs@FDA
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Official information about FDA approved drugs and therapeutic biological products
Search by Drug Name, Active Ingredient, or Application Number
LiverTox

EBook Packages

Most Used

Access Medicine This link opens in a new window
Online access to more than 100 medical titles from McGraw Hill. Includes images, illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, diagnostic tools, and the ability to download content to a mobile device.
AccessPhysiotherapy This link opens in a new window
Integrates leading physical therapy textbooks, procedure and exercise videos, image galleries, self-assessment tools, and a unique cadaver dissection tool.

Harrison's Online
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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Electronic Book, coursebook for School of Medicine, School of Nursing

Books@Ovid This link opens in a new window
Over 400 titles on the Ovid platform.
Clinical Key - Ebooks This link opens in a new window
A personal account is required to access book PDFs, Presentation Maker, and other personalized features.
FA Davis PT Collection This link opens in a new window Physical Therapy Collection
LWW Health Library - Premium Basic Sciences This link opens in a new window
Interactive online access via LWWHealthLibrary.com to over 50 textbooks on core/fundamental topics, plus procedural videos, images, real-life case studies, and quiz banks for medical and health science students and practitioners. Includes Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 12e, and Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 8e.
LWW Health Library - Occupational Therapy This link opens in a new window
STAT!Ref This link opens in a new window
Full-text of more than 80 medical and nursing texts
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print This link opens in a new window
provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments
PsychiatryOnline Books & Journals This link opens in a new window
Access to selected journals, textbooks and the DSM 5 from American Psychiatric Publishing
Mobile Access Instructions
R2 Library This link opens in a new window
electronic books in the health sciences
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Other Ebook Packages

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Formerly called ebrary
ebooks from scholarly sources, including University Presses and other top publishers
eBook Collection - EBSCO This link opens in a new window
Provides access to full-text scholarly, reference and professional eBooks from leading university, academic and professional publishers
Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new window
A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources.
NCBI Bookshelf This link opens in a new window
Contains a collection of full-text books that can be searched online and that are linked to PubMed records through research paper citations within the text. The collection includes biomedical textbooks, other scientific titles, the NCBI News, and NCBI help manuals.

Methods and Protocols Databases

Current Protocols - All This link opens in a new window
is a collection of standard research methods in the biosciences. They include: step-by-step protocols with annotations that alert you to special considerations,tips, and optional procedures; alternate and support protocols to accommodate different equipment and desired results; materials lists for each protocol; detailed recipes for reagents, solutions, and culture media; expert commentaries with troubleshooting instructions, and planning considerations; tables and figures to clarify complex procedures; and appendices filled with useful reference material. The protocols are browsable by Table of contents or keyword searchable with stemming (truncation) and a subject thesaurus.
JoVE Biology This link opens in a new window
JoVE Biology publishes standard techniques and novel experimental approaches in the fields of cellular, molecular, and organismal biology aimed at understanding the functions of life and living organisms.
Methods in Cell Biology This link opens in a new window
Methods in Cell Science This link opens in a new window
now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher
Methods in Enzymology This link opens in a new window
Nature Methods This link opens in a new window
a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering new scientific techniques.
Nature Protocols This link opens in a new window
an online journal publishing high-quality, citable, peer-reviewed protocols from the leading laboratories in all fields of biological and biomedical science.
SAGE Research Methods This link opens in a new window
A research methods tool created to help researchers, faculty and students with their research projects. SAGE Research Methods links over 175,000 pages of SAGE’s renowned book, journal and reference content with truly advanced search and discovery tools. Researchers can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings.
Springer Nature Experiments This link opens in a new window
Experiments is a new research solution developed by Springer Nature to connect researchers with the most relevant and important protocols and methods to support their research projects.

We are bringing together the largest available collection of protocols and methods proven to create results, with content from: Nature Methods, Nature Protocols, SpringerProtocols and Protocols Exchange.

Consumer Health - Library Databases

Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new window
A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources.
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine This link opens in a new window
Created specifically for students, knowledgeable consumer health researchers and health care professionals, Health Reference Center Academic integrates tens of millions of articles from a wide range of full-text nursing and allied health journals, magazines, newsletters and select consumer health information sources with full-text reference works and thousands of health-related multimedia assets, all available 24/7 through an intuitive, state-of-the-art platform with daily content updates.
Gale in Context: Science This link opens in a new window
Provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. Draws students into the subject matter, showing how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues, from weather patterns to obesity.

These resources can be used by anyone on the UTMB campus. Off-campus access is restricted to those with a UTMB email username/password.

Consumer Health - Core Web Sites

Centers for Disease Control
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Part of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC works to prevent and control disease, injury, and disability. This searchable site is rich in information and colorfully illustrated. Information is also available in Spanish.

ClinicalTrials.Gov This link opens in a new window
ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.

FamilyDoctor.org
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Find clear and concise information sheets for common medical concerns and conditions written and reviewed by professionals at the American Academy of Family Physicians. Other helpful features include a medical dictionary, health calculators, a Smart Patient guide, and Spanish translations.

Healthfinder.gov This link opens in a new window
A government Web site where you will find information and tools to help you and those you care about stay healthy.

KidsHealth
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Find information about health, behavior, and development from birth through the teen years. There are articles written specifically for parents, children, and teenagers.
Lab Tests Online
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Improve your understanding of the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment. Find answers to common questions and summaries of tests and explanations of results.
Mayo Clinic
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A nonprofit organization committed to clinical practice, education and research, providing expert, whole-person care to everyone who needs healing.

MedlinePlus This link opens in a new window
MedlinePlus is the National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer health information. MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 650 diseases and conditions.
MedlinePlus en Español This link opens in a new window
Spanish language version of MedlinePlus. MedlinePlus is the National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer health information. It provides links to reliable health information for consumers and health professionals. MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 650 diseases and conditions.
MedlinePlus: Complementary and Alternative Therapies Topics This link opens in a new window
Links to a variety of CAM topics and reliable Internet resources.
MedlinePlus: Drug, Supplements, and Herbal Information This link opens in a new window
Prescription and over-the-counter medication information is from MedMaster, a product of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and USP DI® Advice for the Patient® , a product of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP).
For additional drug information, see the MedlinePlus drug therapy topic pages. Information on herbs and supplements from Natural Standard©.

NIH Clinical Trials and You
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Clinical trials look at new ways to prevent, detect, or treat diseases. The goal of clinical trials is to determine if a new clinical trial or treatment works and is safe. Healthy volunteers participate in order to help others and to move science forward. Find out how to find a clinical trial if you are interested in participating.
NIH Consumer Health
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Health information from the NIH including understanding medical research and tips for staying healthy.
NORD: National Organization for Rare Disorders
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NORD provides reports in patient-friendly language about more than 1,200 rare diseases along with research and support group information. Free registration allows for two free disease reports in a day.
Patient Education Center - Harvard
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Regularly updated information on more than 500 medical topics, explaining symptoms, conditions, diseases, medications, and diagnostic procedures.
Health - NCBI
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NCBI's Health resources include databases for use in clinical practice and medical research that contain information about human disease and pathology, including diagnostics and treatments.

UTMB Health Resource Center This link opens in a new window

UpToDate for Patients
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Patients have access to this comprehensive database to learn more about medical conditions, management and treatment options, and ways to have a better dialogue with health care providers.

Interactive Anatomy Resources

Anatomy TV

Anatomy.TV (Premier Human Anatomy) This link opens in a new window
covers a full range of intuitive and accurate 3D anatomy, functional anatomy, clinical and specialty titles

Anatomy.TV Product Information Videos
Human Anatomy Modules - Access Medicine
Interactive modules allow for visualization of the human body in an interactive, 3D format where both male and female anatomy modules can be viewed.

DITKI (Draw It to Know It)

DITKI This link opens in a new window
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Anatomy & Physiology and Neuroanatomy
Provides interactive drawing tools to help visualize and annotate anatomical diagrams and structures. Content includes interactive tutorials, flashcards, videos, and a question bank.

Bates

Bates Videos

Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination - Videos by Lynn S. Bickley
ISBN: 9781496398178
Publication Date: 2021

Bates Books

Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 13th edition by Lynn S. Bickley
ISBN: 9781496398178
Publication Date: 2021
Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 9th edition by Lynn S. Bickley
ISBN: 9781975109875
Publication Date: 2021

Exam Review

StatPearls This link opens in a new window
Provides test banks for NCLEX-RN; PANCE/PANRE and other PA test banks; USMLE Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, Radiology Technology, and Family Medicine
Also includes test banks for EMS-EMT, LPN LVN NCLEX PN, and Pharmacy
BoardVitals This link opens in a new window
As 0f 9/1/2023 reviews available for: Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care (ANCC and AACN), Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care,
Family Nurse Practitioner (ANCC and AANP)
Board Vitals is not connected to your UTMB credentials. First time users: - Register here. Use your UTMB email address.
Exam Master This link opens in a new window
PANCE and USMLE Review
Review for USMLE (step 1, 2, 3); PANCE/PANRE; Medical Subject Reviews, and Medical Certification. Click for Quick Guide.

Review Questions in Access Medicine
Choose from Basic Sciences or Clinical Practice & Board Review
Create an Access Medicine account to use this feature (Sign In> Sign in or Create a Free MyAccess Profile)
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Select a category, the select a book from which to generate multiple choice quizzes
Self Assessment - LWW Health Library Premium Basic Sciences
Create an account on the LWW Health Library platform to access this feature.
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Choose questions related to Anatomy, Bedside Diagnosis, Behavioral Science, Biochemistry, Embryology, Epidemiology, Human Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neuroanatomy, Pharmacology, Physical Exam/History Taking, or Physiology.
Review Materials

Images and Videos

Many of the Library's ebook packages and other electronic resources have an image or multimedia search feature. It is usually located on the Advanced Search page, although some resources may also have a link to the images/multimedia in the navigation across the top of the page. Our Images guide also provides tips and tricks for locating images on the Internet that can be re-used without copyright concerns.

Sources for Images

Access Medicine This link opens in a new window
Online access to more than 100 medical titles from McGraw Hill. Includes images, illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, diagnostic tools, and the ability to download content to a mobile device.
Clinical Key - Multimedia This link opens in a new window
Search for images and other multimedia found in materials in the Clinical Key package. The Presentation Maker feature will automatically generate PowerPoint slides with the appropriate citation for the image.

To use images in a poster, publication, or for any other similar use, permission must be requested through the Elsevier Rights Department.
WebPath This link opens in a new window
contains over 5000 images with text that demonstrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings along with radiologic imaging associated with human disease conditions.

Sources for Videos

Alexander Street Press: Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
62,000 video titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination This link opens in a new window
Delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques. The site features more than 8 hours of video content.
Counseling and Therapy in Video This link opens in a new window
provides the largest and richest online collection of video available for the study of counseling, social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling
JoVE Biology This link opens in a new window
JoVE Biology publishes standard techniques and novel experimental approaches in the fields of cellular, molecular, and organismal biology aimed at understanding the functions of life and living organisms.
NEJM Mulitmedia This link opens in a new window
New England Journal of Medicine
Provides access to the New England Journal of Medicine Videos in Clinical Medicine

Catalogs

Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
Journals at UTMB This link opens in a new window
Search for journals subscribed to by Moody Medical Library
Dissertations and Theses - UTMB This link opens in a new window
Access UTMB dissertations and theses that have been submitted electronically
Texas Digital Library This link opens in a new window
The Texas Digital Library (TDL) provides a digital infrastructure for the scholarly activities of Texas universities. This link goes to UTMB's repository on TDL.
Journal Abbreviations This link opens in a new window
Search the National Library of Medicine by journal title or abbreviation
Ulrich's Online This link opens in a new window
Ulrichsweb.com, the Internet edition of the Ulrich's Periodical Directory, contains a quarter-million records, including academic and scholarly journals, monographic series, electronic publications, consumer and trade magazines, newsletters, newspapers, zines, and many other types of serial publications -- whether it's published regularly or irregularly, and whether it's an active, ceased or forthcoming title.
WorldCat Local This link opens in a new window
Updated daily. It is a customized for local access to the union catalog of materials held by OCLC libraries. The world's most comprehensive bibliography. Includes information on the holdings of the world's libraries. Over 43 million records, in over 400 languages, that contain holdings information, and other information vital to collection development, cataloging, authority control, and retrospective conversion services. Uses the Library of Congress Subject Headings as its Thesaurus. Many records in the web version include images and tables.
WorldCat - FirstSearch This link opens in a new window
Updated daily. It is the union catalog of materials held by OCLC libraries. The world's most comprehensive bibliography. Includes information on the holdings of the world's libraries. Over 43 million records, in over 400 languages, that contain holdings information, and other information vital to collection development, cataloging, authority control, and retrospective conversion services. Uses the Library of Congress Subject Headings as its Thesaurus. Many records in the web version include images and tables.
UTMB Health SHARED This link opens in a new window
UTMB's institutional repository, SHARED is an online community space for Scholarship, Historical Archives, Repository, & Electronic Dissertations. This digital service is an important tool for preserving the organization’s legacy and facilitating scholarly communication.

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