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| AAP Red Book Online | Full text of the American Academy of Pediatrics Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. Includes visual library of images, vaccine status information, & infectious diseases news. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. 1 simultaneous user. |
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| ABI/INFORM Complete | Worldwide coverage of business periodicals. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| AbleData Products | Assistive technology products for people with disabilities. | Free | |
| ABX Guide | Evidence-based decision support tool for infectious disease. keyword(s): Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available after individual registration. |
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| Academic Search Premier | Publications covering a wide variety of academic disciplines. Includes peer-reviewed journals. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| AccessAnesthesiology | Provides tools for resident education & certification/recertification in pain managements, critical care, & perioperative medicine. Includes medical resources, procedural videos, & Custom Curriculum. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. 1 simultaneous user. |
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| AccessEmergency Medicine | Includes textbooks, procedures, images, videos, point of care treatment answers, drug information, CME modules, & test/study tools. keyword(s): Access Emergency Medicine |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Please remember to logout. 2 simultaneous users. |
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| AccessMedicine | Includes textbooks, images, video/audio, diagnostic tests, current practice guidelines, patient education information, & test/study tools. Includes USMLEasy Lite. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Site License (unlimited access) Mobile version available after individual registration. Get to AccessMedicine Mobile at http://m.accessmedicine.com/login.aspx thru Web browser on mobile device. Log in with personal account username & password. |
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| Accessss Federated Search | Search engine designed to access EBM publications. Ranks sources based on the 6S model of evidence and links to library resources as available. From McMaster University. | Free | |
| AccessSurgery | Includes videos & animations of basic skills/procedures, textbooks, board review test materials, drug information, & differential diagnosis information. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Please remember to logout. 2 simultaneous users. |
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| Acland's Cross-Sectional Navigator | Featuring over 1,350 high-resolution images from the National Library of Medicine's Visible Male project. keyword(s): anatomy |
Available only on LHL computers. | |
| Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy | Contains narrated videos of REAL cadaver specimens. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| ACP Journal Club | Articles reporting on case studies & systematic reviews. Summarized & commented on by experts. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) | Information on healthcare research & quality including data & surveys, clinical information, funding opportunities, research findings, & more. | Free | |
| AGRICOLA | Citations to agricultural literature. From the National Agricultural Library (NAL) catalog. | Free | |
| AGRIS | An international multilingual database covering all aspects of agriculture from the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO). Coverage: 1975-present. | Free | |
| AHFS Drug Information | The "Big Red Book" provides extensive evidence-based data on drugs. From the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) | A combination of resources made available thru funding by the Alabama state legislature for education. Primarily K-12 but includes some higher level resources. | Available to all Alabama residents. Uses geo-location technology to authenticate Alabama residents, generally allowing access from home without username & password. |
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| AlabamaMosaic | Repository of digital materials on Alabama's history, culture, places, & people. keyword(s): Alabama Mosaic |
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| Alt HealthWatch | Full text articles on complementary, holistic, & integrated approaches to health care & wellness. keyword(s): Alt Health Watch |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. |
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| ALTBIB | Bibliography on Alternatives to Animal Testing. Produced from MEDLINE searches on alternatives to the use of live vertebrates in biomedical research & testing. | Free | |
| AMA Manual of Style | Detailed & comprehensive guide to proper style & formatting for papers, articles, theses, dissertations, & books for medical & scientific researchers. keyword(s): American Medical Association |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. 5 simultaneous users. |
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| APA Books E-Collection 2011 | Scholarly & professional books published by the American Psychological Association (in PDF format) for the full copyright year 2011. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Applied Science & Technology Full Text | Citations & some full text articles for applied science & technology including chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics, & physics. keyword(s): Applied Science and Technology Full Text |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Archimedes | Over 130 medical calculators & formulas. For Palm, Windows Mobile, Blackberry & iPhone/iPod Touch. | Free | |
| ASH Teaching Cases | Interactive cases simulate diagnosing a patient, taking history & physical, ordering & interpreting tests, making final diagnosis, & following course of disease. From American Society of Hematology. | Free | |
| Billian's HealthDATA | Provides online access to the same market information as available in the printed Hospital Blue Book. Market segments include: Hospitals, Healthcare Systems, & Group Purchasing Organizations. keyword(s): Hospital Blue Book |
Blazer ID & password required to access the link, username, & password. | |
| Bioethics Research Library | Interdisciplinary & multi-format collection on ethical issues related to health care, biomedical research, biotechnology, & the environment. keyword(s): ETHXWeb, GenETHX |
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| BioMed Central | Publisher of peer-reviewed, open access journals. | Free | |
| Birmingham Medical College Collection | Digitized collection of material relating to the Birmingham Medical College. Items range in date from 1894-1915 & include photographs, correspondence, diplomas, & printed material such as programs, invitations, & matriculation cards. | Free | |
| Book Review Digest Plus | Reviews of current English-language fiction & nonfiction books. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Books in Print | In print, out-of-print, & forthcoming books, audios, & videos. Includes reviews & synopses. keyword(s): Books in Print.com, BooksInPrint.com, Bowker's Book in Print |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Business Source Premier | Peer-reviewed journals & popular publications covering business. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. |
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| Cancer Library | Publications for the patient, the public, & health professionals from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). | Free | |
| Cardiosource Plus for Institutions | Online cardiology resources. From the American College of Cardiology. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Individual registration required. Must log in to access Heart Songs for Institutions. Meetings on Demand are not supported at this time and may or may not work. |
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| Case Study Teaching in Science | Includes case studies in all areas of science, including the life & physical sciences, engineering & mathematics, medicine, dentistry, & nursing. From National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo. | Free | |
| Catalog of U.S. Government Publications | Electronic & print publications from the legislative, executive, & judicial branches of the federal government. | Free | |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Health information & statistics. keyword(s): CDC |
Free Mobile version available. |
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| CINAHL | Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Indexing for 3,024 journals for nursing & allied health. Includes Evidence-Based Care Sheets, books, nursing dissertations, conference proceedings, standards of practice, & software. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. |
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| CIRRIE Database of International Rehabilitation Research | Contains over 125,000 citations of international rehabilitation research published between 1990 and the present. |
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| Civil War Items from UAB Historical Collections | American Civil War material held by the UAB Archives, the Reynolds Historical Library, or the Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences. | Free | |
| ClinicalKey | Clinical information platform supporting research, learning, & point of care decision making. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available thru First Consult. |
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| ClinicalTrials.gov | Registry of federally & privately supported clinical trials. | Free | |
| CLIPP | Computer-Assisted Learning in Pediatrics Program. Series of Web-based patient simulations. | Must register using UAB email address. | |
| Cochrane Library | Systematic reviews, clinical trials, & studies for evidence-based medicine. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Cold Spring Harbor Protocols | Protocols in cell, developmental & molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, protein science, computational biology, immunology, neuroscience, & imaging. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Compendex | Citations & summaries of journal articles, conference papers, & technical reports in engineering. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| ConsumerLab.com | Information about vitamins, herbal supplements, & nutritional products. Includes product evaluations, test results, product recalls, safety warnings, & encyclopedia of natural products & drug interactions. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. 4 simultaneous users. |
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| Current Protocols in Cell Biology | Protocols & laboratory procedures for cell biology research. Updated every 3 months. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Current Protocols in Immunology | Protocols & laboratory procedures for immunology research. Updated every 3 months. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Current Protocols in Molecular Biology | Protocols & laboratory procedures for molecular biology research. Updated every 3 months. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source | Includes journals covering all areas of dentistry. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. |
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| Diagnosaurus 2.0 | Differential diagnosis tool with 1000+ diagnoses. |
Mobile site version available after individual registration thru AccessMedicine Mobile. Access at http://m.accessmedicine.com/login.aspx thru Web browser on mobile device. Log in with personal account username & password. Purchase mobile app thru Unbound Medicine. App is free for Palm, Windows Mobile, & Blackberry. App allows you to save favorite topics, & all other features & info are the same as the mobile site. |
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| Digital Anatomist Interactive Atlases | 2D & 3D anatomical, annotated images. | Free | |
| DIRLINE | Directory of health organizations. | Free | |
| Dissertations & Theses | Dissertations & theses from institutions in North America & Europe. keyword(s): Dissertation Abstracts, OCLC FirstSearch |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Dissertations & Theses at the University of Alabama at Birmingham | ProQuest database providing citations & abstracts of dissertations & some theses completed at UAB. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Dissertations & Theses: Health & Medicine | ProQuest's dissertations & theses for health and medicine. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Dr. Lawrence Reynolds WWI Photographs | Digitized collection of photographs documenting Alabama native Dr. Lawrence Reynolds time in France 1917-1919 & his work during World War I. | Free | |
| Drug Facts and Comparisons | Drug reference organized alphabetically & by therapeutic categories. This resource included in Facts and Comparisons eAnswers. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Drug Information Portal | Gateway to information on over 15,000 drugs from National Library of Medicine & other government agencies. | Free |
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| DrugDigest | Consumer health & drug information. keyword(s): Drug Digest |
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| DynaMed | Decision-making point-of-care tool to assist health professionals with clinical care. Please take this quick survey to help us evaluate the effectiveness of the DynaMed database in supporting clinical activities at UAB. The survey is open until March 31, 2013. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile access available after requesting serial number & creating Skyscape account. |
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| Dynamic Human Anatomy | Includes 2,600 anatomy illustrations plus 76 video clips from Acland's DVD Atlas of Human Anatomy, 6 embryology animations, & 300 USMLE-style review questions in gross anatomy, embryology, & neuroanatomy. | Available only on LHL computers. | |
| E-Anatomy | Interactive human anatomy atlas. Designed for use by doctors, radiologists, students, & medical imaging specialists. Also known as: Human anatomy: medical imaging & illustrations. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| E-Books List | Searchable A-Z list of online books. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| E-Books Search | Locates electronic, online books in the library's catalog. keyword(s): ebook |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| E-Journals | List of electronic, online journals. Check the catalog for print journals. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) | Collection of e-books on a variety of topics. Previously known as NetLibrary. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. 1 simultaneous user. |
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| ebrary | Collection of health science e-books. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. 1 simultaneous user. |
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| EBSCOHost Mobile | Access to UAB's EbscoHost databases via mobile devices such as iPhone, iPod, & Blackberry. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Education Full Text | Periodicals, books, & yearbooks on education. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| eHRAF World Cultures | Cross-cultural database that contains over 350,000 pages of information on all aspects of cultural & social life. Search or browse by culture or country. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Electronic State Publications Collection of Alabama | Contains various publications from many agencies, boards & commissions within Alabama state government. From the Alabama Department of Archives & History. keyword(s): ADAH Digital Archives |
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| Electronic Theses and Dissertations | UAB electronic theses & dissertations (ETD). Search the catalog for print theses & dissertations. Electronic theses dissertations (including embargoed titles) are also accessible through the catalog. | Free | |
| EMCI Chemical References | Envirofacts Master Chemical Integrator. Chemical data from various databases. | Free | |
| Encyclopedia Britannica Online | Online encyclopedia. keyword(s): Brittanica Academic Edition |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| EndNote Web | Online bibliographic management software. | Must create individual account after authenticating with Blazer ID & password when off campus. |
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| Entrez Cross Database Search | Variety of databases including PubMed, PubMed Central, journals, books, & other life sciences databases. | Free | |
| Environmental Health & Toxicology | Databases related to toxicology & environmental health. Includes TOXNET. | Free | |
| Epocrates Online | Drug & clinical reference for more than 3,300 drugs (brand & generic). | Free Mobile version available. |
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| Epocrates RX Online Premium | Provides access to point of care clinical information. |
Trial available until June 4, 2013. |
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| ERIC (EBSCO) | Journal articles & reports in education. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. Can also access thru OCLC & CSA. |
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| Ethics for Authors | Best practices for research & academic writers. | ||
| Exam Master OnLine | Practice exam questions that simulate those on the USMLE, certification review, & board exams. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Expanded Academic ASAP | Full text articles in over 500 journals covering business, education, humanities, science, & social science. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Eye Resources on the Internet | Eye & vision resources on the Web. Compiled by Association of Vision Science Librarians (AVSL). | Free | |
| Facts & Comparisons eAnswers | Primary source for drug information & interactions, herbal information, & patient medication handouts. Includes Drug Facts & Comparisons. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. |
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| Faculty of 1000: Post-Publication Peer Review | F1000 identifies & evaluates the most important articles in biology & medical research publications. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| FedStats | Gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies. keyword(s): FedStats.gov |
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| First Aid Test Prep (McGraw Hill eBook Library) | Medical collection of handbooks & First Aid test prep books. keyword(s): McGraw Hill eBook Library |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Unlimited number of users. Users shall be premitted to print out one copy only, for User's own research or study. |
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| First Consult | Point of care information from Clinical Key. | Free. Individual registration required. Once registered, download the app & log in with personal account username & password. For iPhone, iPod Touch, & iPad. |
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| Florence Nightingale Collection | Digitized correspondence of Florence Nightingale ranging in date from 1853-1893. Most of the letters discuss either war relief charities for the Franco-Prussian War or sanitation work in India. | Free | |
| fmCASES | Family Medicine Computer-Assisted Simulations for Educating Students. Virtual patient program for Family Medicine clerkship. keyword(s): fm cases |
Must register using UAB email address. | |
| FREIDA Online | Fellowship & Residency Interactive Database. Information on graduate medical education programs. |
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| Gartner Research Data | Global technology-related research information. | Access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| GenderWatch | Publications focusing on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. Contains archival material dating back to 1970. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| General BusinessFile ASAP | Information on company performance, industry events, & trends. keyword(s): General Business File ASAP |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| General Science Full Text | Citations & some full text for all areas of general science. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Genetics Home Reference | Guide to understanding human genetic disorders & related genes & chromosomes. | Free | |
| Geriatrics At Your Fingertips | Information on the evaluation & management of diseases & disorders most common to older adults. | Free. Individual registration required. |
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| GHDx - Global Health Data Exchange | Catalog of the world's health & demographic data from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. |
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| Google Scholar | Provides access to citations of scholarly literature. |
Free. Access to full text requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Grants.gov | Find & apply for federal government grants. | Free | |
| GrantsNet | Resource to find funds for research & training in the sciences. | Free | |
| GreenFILE | Contains a collection of scholarly, government & general-interest titles covering all aspects of human impact on the environment. keyword(s): green file |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Grey Literature Report | Publication from the New York Academy of Medicine Library. Alerts readers to new grey literature publications in health services research & selected public health topics. |
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| Grid-Enabled Measures Database (GEM) | From National Cancer Institute. Behavioral & social science measures. Currently in Beta. |
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| HAPI | Health and Psychosocial Instruments. Citations on health & psychosocial tests & measurements. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. |
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| Harrison's Online | Web version of the textbook Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. Updated every 2 weeks. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. 13 simultaneous users. |
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| Health InfoNet of Alabama | Lists local health services & resources around the state. Free consumer health information service of the Alabama public & medical libraries. | Free | |
| Health Reference Center Academic | Full text nursing & allied health journals, news articles, consumer health information sources, & multimedia. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Health Source: Consumer Edition | Full text for nearly 300 consumer-based health topics. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. |
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| Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition | Full text to 550 journals in nursing & allied health. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. |
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| Heart Songs for Institutions | Includes basic, intermediate, & complex heart sounds. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Individual registration required. New instructions: To find Heart Songs for Institutions. First Login in to CardioSourcePlus for Institutions Choose Lifelong Learning and MOC, then Resources. Next scroll down to find Heart Songs for Institutions listed on the left. |
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| HerbalGram | American Botanical Resources include: HerbalGram online, HerbClip online, Healthy Ingredients, Commission E Monographs, Expanded Commission E Monographs, & HerbMedPro. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| HighWire | Journals in science, technology, & medicine. Also searches MEDLINE. From Stanford University Libraries. keyword(s): HighWire Press |
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| Household Products Database | Information on health effects, safety, & handling of household products from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). | Free | |
| HRH Global Resource Center | Human Resources for Health Global Resource Center. Resources focused on human resources for health in developing countries. | Free | |
| HSR Information Central | Health services research resources providing numerous Internet links to data, funding announcements, reports, podcasts, discussion groups, & more. | Free | |
| ILLiad | Document delivery & interlibrary loan system. |
ILLiad username & password required. |
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| Integrated Research Administration Portal (IRAP) | Supports electronic submission of funding applications and compliance forms at UAB. Includes SPIN funding database. | Requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| JCR Web | Journal Citation Reports. Find impact factors & compare journals using citation data. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| JoVE Protocols | Journal of Visualized Experiments. Basic protocols. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| JSTOR | Digital archive for over 1,000 journals across the humanities, social sciences, & sciences. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Kirklin Clinic Patient Resource Library Catalog | Includes books & videos available for check out at TKC PRL (The Kirklin Clinic Patient Resource Library). | Free | |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic | Publications, transcripts, & blogs from all over the world; covers news, law, business, & medicine. For more news sources, see the other Lexis-Nexis databases. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| LHL YouTube Channel | LHL instruction videos | ||
| Library Catalog | Catalog of all books, journals, audiovisuals, databases, & resources at LHL. | Off-campus access to resources found in catalog requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| LigerCat | Literature & genomics resource catalogue. | Free | |
| Linscott's Directory of Immunological and Biological Reagents | Lists suppliers for antibodies, cytokines, enzymes, recombinant proteins, lectins, neuropeptides, & immunoassays. | Free | |
| Lippincott's Nursing Advisor | Clinical information for nurses. | Off-campus access requires BlazerID & password. Licensed to & funded by the UAB Health System. |
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| Lippincott's Nursing Procedures and Skills | Clinical information for nurses. | Off-campus access requires BlazerID & password. Licensed to & funded by the UAB Health System. |
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| LISTA | Library Information Science & Technology Abstracts. | Free | |
| MasterFILE Premier | Full text of more than 2000 general reference publications. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. |
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| MCHLine | Materials in the Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University. | Free | |
| MedCalc 3000 | Interactive clinical tools & formulas including unit & dose converters, calculators, equations, & decision trees. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| MedlinePlus | Links to Web resources with authoritative health information. Includes information about drugs, illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, & the latest health news. | Free Mobile version available. |
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| MedlinePlus Videos of Surgical Procedures | Webcasts of surgical procedures performed at medical centers in the U.S. | Free |
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| MedPix Medical Image Database | Medical Image Database, provided by the Departments of Radiology & Biomedical Informatics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD. | Free | |
| Mental Measurements Yearbook | Information on standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, & related areas. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. |
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| Merck Manuals | Concise reference books of clinical information. | Free | |
| Methods in Enzymology | The classic standard book series. 2000-present. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| NAHRS Nursing Resources Wiki | Nursing & Allied Health Resources Section of MLA. List of free nursing resources. | Free | |
| National Academies Press | Books & reports published by National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, & others on topics of science, engineering, & health. | Free | |
| National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) | Resource for molecular biology information, software for analyzing genome data, & molecular bases of health. | Free | |
| National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) | Scientific research & information on complementary & alternative medicine. | Free | |
| National Center for Health Statistics | Principal health statistics agency in U.S. | Free | |
| National Guideline Clearinghouse | Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. | Free. Guidelines can be downloaded to PDA. |
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| National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) | Information on symptoms, causes, treatments, clinical trials & more on rare disorders. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Natural Standard | Provides high quality, evidence-based information on complementary & alternative therapies. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. Requires a free Skyscape account. |
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| Nature Protocols | Online resource of laboratory protocols for bench researchers. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF) | A dynamic inventory of Web-based neuroscience resources: data, materials, & tools. | Free | |
| New Books @ Lister Hill | Seelcted new books at Lister Hill Library through Pinterest. | Free | |
| Newspaper Source | Selected full text for 25 U.S. & international newspapers. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. |
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| NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS) | Website for archived publications resulting from NIH-funded research. | LHL provides assistance in finding & obtaining PMCIDs, submitting manuscripts, & following the approval process. |
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| NIH Videocasting and Podcasting | Videocasts & podcasts of health-related topics from various lecture series within the National Institutes of Health. | Free |
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| NLM Gateway | Search several National Library of Medicine databases & resources simultaneously. | Free | |
| Nutrition Care Manual | Diet & professional practice manual from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (A.N.D.). | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. 3 simultaneous users. |
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| OCLC FirstSearch | Journals covering a variety of topics as well as papers & conference proceedings. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man | Catalog of human genes & genetic disorders. |
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| Opposing Viewpoints in Context | Covers controversial social issues such as abortion & AIDS. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| OT Search | List of items in the American Occupational Therapy Association's library. Includes citations to monographs, journals, dissertations, theses, conference proceedings, & audio/visual materials. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| OT seeker | Occupational Therapy Systematic Evaluation of Evidence. Abstracts of systematic reviews & randomised controlled trials. | Free | |
| Ovid | Collection of e-books & e-journals. This Ovid database does not include MEDLINE. To search MEDLINE, please go to PubMed. keyword(s): OvidSP |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Oxford English Dictionary | Guide to the meaning, history, usage, & pronunciation of words. keyword(s): OED Online |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| PAEasy | A tool for physician assistant certification & recertification. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Individual registration required. Unlimited simultaneous users. |
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| PAIS Archive | International health policy & social issues. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| PAIS International | International health policy & social issues. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| PDB Protein Data Bank | 3D biological macromolecular structure data. From the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB). | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| PDQ (Physician Data Query) | NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database of peer-reviewed summaries & clinical trials. | Free | |
| Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual | Diet & professional practice manual from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (A.N.D.). | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. 2 user license. |
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| PEDro: Physiotherapy Evidence Database | Includes over 18,000 randomized trials, systematic reviews, & clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. All trials are independently assessed & rated for quality. | Free | |
| PEIR | Pathology Education Instructional Resource. Over 40,000 multidisciplinary images for use in medical education. Developed under the supervision of Dr. Peter Anderson for use by UAB faculty & students. | Free | |
| Pellagra in Alabama | Digitized collection of material chronicling Alabama's valiant campaign against the nutritional deficiency disease, pellagra. | Free | |
| PILOTS | Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress. Citations & abstracts to international literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) & other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| POPLINE | Population Information Online. Citations & abstracts to articles, reports, & books in the fields of population, family planning, & related health issues. From Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. | Free | |
| Population Index | Index to the world's literature on population from 1986-2000. | Free | |
| Primal Pictures Interactive Anatomy (Anatomy.TV) | 3D, interactive model of human anatomy. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| PsycARTICLES | Articles from over 70 journals published by the APA, APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, & Hogrefe & Huber. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| PsycINFO | Abstracts & citations to books, book chapters, & journals in the behavioral sciences & mental health. keyword(s): PsychInfo |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Pubget | PDF search engine for the life sciences. | Free Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password to access full text. Mobile version available. See our acceptable use guidelines. |
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| PubMed | Interface for searching MEDLINE, the online index of biomedical journal article citations from 1950 to present. Premiere database of medical literature. | Off-campus access to full text requires Blazer ID & password. If you don't have a Blazer ID, click here to access PubMed. Mobile version available. |
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| PubMed Dietary Supplement Subset | Allows users to limit the 20 million+ citations in PubMed to those that are dietary supplement-related. |
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| PubMed Health | Provides integrated access to clinical effectiveness reviews. | Free | |
| PubMed Health Services Research (HSR) Queries | Specialized PubMed searches on healthcare quality & costs. | ||
| Quertle | Relationship-driven search for biomedical literature. | Free Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password to access full text. |
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| R2 Digital Library | Collection of health science e-books. keyword(s): R2 Library, R2Library |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. R2 uses cookies to manage user sessions & control access. MobilePDR available. |
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| REHABDATA | Literature database on disability & rehabilitation. | Free | |
| Rehabilitation Reference Center | Evidence-based clinical reference tool for use by rehabilitation clinicians at the point-of-care. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| RePORTER | Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool Expenditures & Results. Database of federally-funded biomedical research projects, patents, & publications. keyword(s): NIH Reporter; CRISP |
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| ScanGrants | List of grants & funding types to support health research. | Free | |
| Science.gov | Gateway to government science information & research results | Free | |
| SciFinder | Desktop tool for searching Chemical Abstracts, CAS REGISTRY number database, CHEMCATS for source information, CASREACT for organic reactions, CHEMLIST for regulatory information, & MEDLINE. keyword(s): SciFinder Scholar |
Must register using UAB email address. Please remember to logout. 3 simultaneous users. |
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| Scirus | Science-specific search engine. |
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| Scopus | Abstract & citation database of peer-reviewed literature & quality web sources from 1996-present. keyword(s): SciVerse Scopus |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile versions available after individual registration. Replacement for Web of Science. |
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| SIMPLE | Simulated Internal Medicine Patient Learning Experience. Virtual patient program for Internal Medicine clerkship. | Must register using UAB email address. | |
| SMART Imagebase | Collection of 20,000+ illustrations & animations on anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, & more. keyword(s): Scientific & Medical ART |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Social Sciences Full Text | Journals in interdisciplinary fields like anthropology, criminology, economics, psychology, sociology, & social work. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Sociological Abstracts | Journals in sociology, social work, & other social sciences. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| SPORTDiscus | Citations to books & journals in sports medicine, exercise physiology, & related disciplines. From the Sport Information Resource Centre. keyword(s): Sport Discus |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. |
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| SpringerLink Books | Online books. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| STAT!Ref | Collection of health science e-books. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. 2 simultaneous users. |
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| Stedman's Medical Dictionary | 28th ed. (2006) |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. 2 simultaneous users. |
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| Sterne Library Catalog | Catalog of all books, journals, audiovisuals, databases, & resources at Sterne Library. | Off-campus access to resources found in catalog requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| Sterne Library Databases | List of databases & resources at Sterne. Also see the Business & Education databases. | Off-campus access requires BlazerID & password. | |
| Tests in Print | Bibliography of commercially available tests currently in print in the English language. From the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Mobile version available. |
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| TOXNET | Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, & environmental health. | Free | |
| TRIP Database | Clinical search tool for finding evidence-based practice information. | Free | |
| UAB Digital Collections | Includes the following collections: Art History, Birmingham Medical College, Electronic Theses & Dissertations, Ethnographic Films, Florence Nightingale, Oral History, Pellagra in Alabama, UAB Publications, William C. Carter, & UAB Portrait Collection. | Access to Art History Collection requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| UAB Historical Collection | Miscellaneous items from the three components of the Historical Collections unit of UAB Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences: Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences, Reynolds Historical Library, & the UAB Archives. | Free | |
| UAB Office of Sponsored Programs | Helps UAB’s research community navigate the complexities of extramurally funded sponsored programs. | Free | |
| UAB Portrait Collection | Ongoing project to photograph & document portraits in UAB buildings. | Free | |
| UCentral | App from Unbound Medicine that includes a MEDLINE search tool, Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, & more. Features include UAB Article Linker button for accessing PDFs, clinical search mode, favorites, & Grapherence tool that visually displays article bibliographies & cites. | Mobile access available after individual registration. | |
| Ulrichsweb: Global Serials Directory | Bibliographic & publisher information for periodicals. Also known as: Ulrich's Periodical Directory. | Off campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| UpToDate | Clinical information tool with over 70,000 pages of peer-reviewed, fully-referenced, & illustrated topic reviews. Includes related charts, x-rays, photographs, movies, & MEDLINE abstracts. keyword(s): Up To Date, Up-To-Date |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Licensed to & funded by the UAB Health System. Mobile site is only available on campus. Mobile app does not work with UAB's institutional subscription. |
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| UpToDate (remote access for CME) | Clinical information tool with over 70,000 pages of peer-reviewed, fully-referenced, & illustrated topic reviews. Includes related charts, x-rays, photographs, movies, & MEDLINE abstracts. keyword(s): Up To Date, Up-To-Date |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Licensed to & funded by the UAB Health System. Mobile site is only available on campus. Mobile app does not work with UAB's institutional subscription. |
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| VisualDX | Diagnostic decision support system to aid in the diagnosis of visually identifiable diseases. | Off campus access requires Blazer ID & password. 25 simultaneous users. Mobile version available. Click on "Get VisualDx Mobile Free." |
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| Web of Science | Web version of Science Citation Index. keyword(s): Web of Knowledge |
Off campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Please use Scopus for most current citation information. LHL's subscription to current content in Web of Science ceased December 31, 2011. |
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| Whonamedit? | Biographical dictionary of medical eponyms (devices, procedures, & diseases named for a person or place). | Free | |
| WiseMD | Series of web-based modules for surgical education. | Must register using UAB email address. | |
| World Almanac | Biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, & statistics on variety of topics. | Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. | |
| WorldCat | Catalog of books, journals & other materials in over 50,000 libraries worldwide. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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