| Database |
Description |
Access Information |
Help |
| 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. Please remember to logout. 1 user license. |
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| ABI Inform |
Worldwide coverage of business periodicals. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| ABLEDATA |
Assistive technology products for people with disabilities. |
Free |
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| Academic Search Premier |
Multidisciplinary database with full text for nearly 2050 scholarly journals. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| AccessEmergency Medicine |
Includes textbooks, procedures, images, videos, point of care treatment answers, drug information, & CME modules. |
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. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Please remember to logout. 10-seat license shared with 3 Alabama universities. |
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| 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. |
- Individual login required for Board Review tests.
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| ACP Journal Club |
Articles reporting on case studies & systematic reviews. Summarized & commented on by experts. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| AgeLine |
Produced by AARP. Summarizes books, reports, articles & more on aging & the 50+ population. |
Free |
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| AGRICOLA |
Citations to agricultural literature. From the National Agricultural Library catalog. |
Free |
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| AGRIS |
Citations for agricultural sciences and technology. From the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). |
Free |
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| 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. |
- Click 'I Accept' on the STAT!Ref End User License.
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| Alabama Mosaic |
Repository of digital materials on Alabama's history, culture, places, & people. |
Free |
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| Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) |
Combination of resources made available through funding by the Alabama state legislature. Primarily K-12 but includes some higher level resources. |
Available to all Alabama residents. Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password if using this link. |
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| Alt Health Watch |
Full text articles on complementary, holistic, & integrated approaches to health care & wellness. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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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 |
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| Anatomy.TV |
3D, interactive model of human anatomy. Includes movies, slides, quizzes, test bank, & study guide. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Please remember to logout. 5 simultaneous users. |
- Click 'Continue' on the Ovid News Page.
- Choose 'Primal Pictures Anatomy Premier Library Package.'
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| Applied Science and Technology Full Text |
Citations & some full text articles for applied science & technology including chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics, & physics. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
- Choose 'Applied Science Full Text' from menu.
- Help
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| Archimedes |
Over 130 medical calculators & formulas. For Palm, Windows Mobile, Blackberry & iPhone/iPod Touch. |
Free |
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| 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 |
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| Associations Unlimited |
Information on associations & societies. Search by name, subject, & acronym. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| BioMed Central |
Publisher of peer-reviewed, open access journals. |
Free |
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| Birmingham Medical College Collection |
Digitized collection of material relating to the Birmingham Medical College. The items range in date from 1894-1915 and include photographs, correspondence, diplomas, and printed material such as programs, invitations and matriculation cards. |
Free |
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| Book Review Digest Plus |
Reviews of current English-language fiction & nonfiction books. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
- Select 'Book Review Digest Plus' from menu.
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| Books in Print |
In print, out-of-print, & forthcoming books, audios, & videos. Includes reviews & synopses. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Business Source Premier |
Peer-reviewed journals & popular publications covering business. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Cancer Literature |
Publications for the patient, the public, & health professionals from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). |
Free |
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| Cardiosource Plus for Institutions |
Online cardiology resources. From the American College of Cardiology. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Individual registration required. |
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| Case Studies in Science |
Case studies all areas of science, including the life & physical sciences, engineering & mathematics, medicine, dentistry, & nursing. From State University of New York at Buffalo. |
Free |
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| Catalog of U.S. Government Publications |
Electronic & print publications from the legislative, executive, & judicial branches of the federal government. |
Free |
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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Treasure trove of health information & statistics. |
Free |
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| CINAHL |
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Indexing for 3,024 journals for nursing and allied health. Includes Evidence-Based Care Sheets, books, nursing dissertations, conference proceedings, standards of practice, & software. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Clinical Digital Libraries Project |
Integrated digital library content organized for clinical use. Joint project of the Schools of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama and the University of North Texas. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| ClinicalTrials.gov |
Registry of federally & privately supported clinical trials |
Free |
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| CLIPP |
Computer-Assisted Learning in Pediatrics Project. Series of Web-based patient simulations. |
Must register using UAB email address. |
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| Cochrane Library |
Systematic reviews & practice guidelines for evidence-based medicine. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Compendex |
Citations & summaries of journal articles, conference papers, & technical reports in engineering. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| 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. 16 simultaneous users. |
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| CRISP |
Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects. Lists federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, & other research institutions. |
Free |
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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. |
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| Current Protocols in Immunology |
Protocols & laboratory procedures for immunology research. Updated every 3 months. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Current Protocols in Microbiology |
Protocols & laboratory procedures for microbiology research. Updated every 3 months. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Current Protocols in Molecular Biology |
Protocols & laboratory procedures for molecular biology research. Updated every 3 months. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Current Protocols in Neuroscience |
Protocols & laboratory procedures for neuroscience research. Updated every 3 months. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Current Protocols in Pharmacology |
Protocols & laboratory procedures for pharmacology research. Updated every 3 months. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Diagnosaurus 2.0 |
Differential diagnosis tool (1000+ diagnoses). For Palm, Windows Mobile, & Blackberry. |
Free |
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| Digital Anatomist Interactive Atlases |
2D and 3D anatomical, annotated images. |
Free |
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| DIRLINE |
Directory of health organizations. |
Free |
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| Dissertation Abstracts |
Citations to dissertations & theses. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Drug Digest |
Consumer health & drug information. |
Free |
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| Drug Facts & Comparisons |
Primary source for drug information & interactions, herbal information, & patient medication handouts. Includes tables & charts on drug names that look & sound alike, etc. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
- Click 'I Accept' on Terms of Use.
- Help
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| Drug Information Portal |
Gateway to information on over 15,000 drugs from National Library of Medicine & other government agencies. |
Free |
- JavaScript must be enabled in browser.
- FAQs
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| E-Books |
Locates electronic, online books in the library's catalog. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| E-Journals |
List of electronic, online journals. Check the catalog for print journals. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Education Full Text |
Periodicals, books, & yearbooks on education. |
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 and History. |
Free |
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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 |
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| EMCI Chemical References |
Envirofacts Master Chemical Integrator. Chemical data from various databases. |
Free |
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| Encyclopedia Britannica Online |
Online encyclopedia. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| EndNote Web |
Online bibliographic management software. |
Must create individual account after authenticating with Blazer ID & password when off campus. |
- Blazer ID & password required to enable Article Linker button.
- Tutorials
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| Entrez Cross Database Search |
Variety of databases including PubMed, PubMed Central, journals, books, & other life sciences databases. |
Free |
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| Epocrates Online |
Free drug & clinical reference for more than 3,300 drugs (brand and generic). |
Free |
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| Epocrates Rx |
Drug & formulary information, tables, & calculators. For Palm, Windows Mobile, iPhone, & BlackBerry. |
Free |
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| ERIC (Ebsco) |
Journal articles & reports in education. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| ERIC (OCLC) |
Journal articles & reports in education. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Essential Evidence Plus (EE+) |
Evidence-based medicine tool that includes calculators, ICD-9 lookup, E/M coding, Derm Expert, EBM guidelines, daily POEMs, & more. Formerly known as InfoPOEMs & InfoRetriever. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password.
Available for download to PDA. |
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| Exam Master |
Practice exam questions that simulate those on the USMLE & board exams. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Individual registration required. |
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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. |
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| Eye Resources on the Internet |
Eye & vision resources on the Web. Compiled by Association of Vision Science Librarians (AVSL). |
Free |
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| FedStats.gov |
Gateway to statistics from over 100 federal agencies. |
Free |
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| Florence Nightingale Letters |
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 |
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| FREIDA Online |
Fellowship & Residency Interactive Database. Information on graduate medical education programs. |
Free |
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| Gartner Research Data |
Global technology-related research information. |
Access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| General Business File ASAP |
Information on company performance, industry events, & trends. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| General Science Full Text |
Citations & some full text for all areas of general science. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Genetics Home Reference |
Guide to understanding human genetic disorders & related genes & chromosomes. |
Free |
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| Geriatrics At Your Fingertips |
Information on the evaluation & management of diseases & disorders most common to older adults. 10th edition. |
Free. Individual registration required. |
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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 |
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| GrantsNet |
Resource to find funds for research & training in the sciences. |
Free |
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| HAPI |
Health and Psychosocial Instruments. Citations on health & psychosocial tests & measurements. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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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. |
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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 |
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| Health Reference Center Academic |
Full text nursing & allied health journals, news articles, consumer health information sources, & multimedia. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Health Source: Consumer Edition |
Full text for nearly 300 consumer-based health topics. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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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. |
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| Health Statistics Resources |
List of resources for finding health statistics. |
Free |
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| HerbalGram |
Journal of the American Botanical Council. Articles & research on medicinal herbs. |
Access requires separate login & password. Use Blazer ID & password to obtain the HerbalGram username & password. |
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| HighWire Press |
Journals in science, technology, & medicine. Also searches MEDLINE. From Stanford University Libraries. |
Free |
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| Household Products Database |
Information on health effects, safety, & handling of household products from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). |
Free |
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| HRH Global Resource Center |
Human Resources for Health Global Resource Center. Resources focused on human resources for health in developing countries. |
Free |
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| IBIDS |
International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements. Citations & abstracts for literature on dietary supplements. |
Free |
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| ILLiad |
Document delivery & interlibrary loan system to request a copy of an article from the library or to request articles or books from another library. |
ILLiad username & password required. |
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| images.MD |
Over 70,000 high-quality clinical images. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, U.S. Army |
Catalog of items in the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, U.S. Army. Helpful for researching the history of medicine. |
Free |
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| JCR Web |
Journal Citation Reports. Find impact factors & compare journals using citation data. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Johns Hopkins ABX Guide |
Evidence-based decision support tool for infectious disease.
Also know as: Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide. |
Free for Palm; available for Windows Mobile, Blackberry, & iPhone for a fee. |
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| JSTOR |
Digital archive for over 1,000 journals across the humanities, social sciences, & sciences. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe |
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. |
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| Lexis-Nexis Statistical |
Comprehensive, searchable statistics database. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
- Search the word that appears in statistical tables.
- Help
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| Library Catalog |
Catalog of all books, journals, audiovisuals, databases, & resources at LHL. |
Off-campus access to resources found in catalog requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Linscott's Directory of Immunological and Biological Reagents |
Lists suppliers for antibodies, cytokines, enzymes, recombinant proteins, lectins, neuropeptides, & immunoassays. |
Free |
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| MasterFILE Premier |
Full text of more than 2000 general reference publications. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| MCHLine |
List of materials in the Mary C. Egan Maternal and Child Health Library. |
Free |
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| MD Consult |
Full text reference books, journal, clinics, news, practice guidelines, drug information, images, CME, patient education, & more.
Alternate spelling: MDConsult |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password.
PDA download available after individual registration. |
Quick Tips available on:
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| MedCalc 3000 |
Interactive clinical tools & formulas including unit & dose converters, calculators, equations, & decision trees. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| MEDLINE |
Index of biomedical journal article citations from 1950 to present. Premiere database of medical literature. From National Library of Medicine. |
Off-campus access to full text requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| MedlinePlus |
Links to Web resources with authoritative health information, including information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, & the latest health news. |
Free |
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| MedlinePlus Videos of Surgical Procedures |
Webcasts of surgical procedures performed at medical centers in the U.S. |
Free |
- RealPlayer and/or Flash must be installed.
- Disable pop up blocker in browser.
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| Mental Measurements Yearbook |
Information on standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, & related areas. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Merck Manuals |
Concise reference books of clinical information. |
Free |
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| Methods in Enzymology |
The classic standard book series. 2000-present. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
- Other volumes available on 2nd floor under the call number QU 25 C719m.
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| NAHRS Wiki of Nursing Resources |
Nursing & Allied Health Resources Section of MLA. List of free nursing resources. |
Free |
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| National Academies Press |
Books & reports published by National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, & others on topics of science, engineering, & health. |
Free |
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| National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) |
Resource for molecular biology information, software for analyzing genome data, & molecular bases of health. |
Free |
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| National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) |
Scientific research & information on complementary & alternative medicine. |
Free |
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| National Center for Health Statistics |
Principal health statistics agency in U.S. |
Free |
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| National Guideline Clearinghouse |
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. |
Free. Guidelines can be downloaded to PDA. |
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| National Library of Medicine (NLM) Catalog |
Books, journals, & audiovisuals in the NLM collections. |
Free |
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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. |
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| National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature (NRCBL) |
Collection of books, journals, articles, legal materials, & other documents related to ethical issues in medicine & biomedical research. |
Free |
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| Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database |
Information on natural products, dietary supplements, & herbal medicines. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Nature Protocols |
Online resource of laboratory protocols for bench researchers. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| NetLibrary |
Collection of e-books on a variety of topics. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Newspaper Source |
Selected full text for 25 U.S. & international newspapers. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| NIH Manuscript Submission System (NIHMS) |
Website for archived publications resulting from NIH-funded research. |
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| NIH Videocasting |
Videocasts and podcasts of health-related topics from various lecture series within the National Institutes of Health. |
Free |
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| NIH/PubMed Central Submissions by LHL |
Repository for UAB investigators wishing to use Lister Hill Library services to deposit manuscripts & source materials into the NIH PubMed Central database. |
Access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| NLM Gateway |
Search several National Library of Medicine databases & resources simultaneously. |
Free |
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| Nursing Consult |
Drug information, patient education, journals, reference books, current news, clinical practice, evidence-based content, & care planning tools. |
Off-campus access requires BlazerID & password. Licensed to & funded by the UAB Health System. |
- Contact Reference for help using this resource.
- For technical support, please contact the HSIS Help Desk at (205) 934-8888.
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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. |
- Use the drop down menu to search in a specific topic or database.
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| Online Metabolic & Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease |
Scriver's OMMBID. Information on genetic disorders. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. Please remember to logout. 1 user. |
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| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center |
Covers controversial social issues such as abortion & AIDS. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| OT Search |
List of items in the American Occupational Therapy Association's library. Includes citations to monographs, journals, dissertations, theses, conference proceedings, & a/v materials related to occupational therapy & allied fields. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| OT seeker |
Occupational Therapy Systematic Evaluation of Evidence. Abstracts of systematic reviews & randomised controlled trials. |
Free |
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| Ovid |
Collection of e-books & e-journals. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Oxford English Dictionary |
Guide to the meaning, history, usage, & pronunciation of words. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| PAIS International |
International health policy & social issues. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| PDB Protein Data Bank |
3D biological macromolecular structure data. From the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| 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 |
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| Physicians Data Query (PDQ) |
Comprehensive cancer database of peer-reviewed summaries & clinical trials. From National Cancer Institute. |
Free |
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| Pollution Abstracts |
Environmental information. Includes conference proceedings & hard-to-find documents. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| 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 |
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| Population Index |
Index to the world's literature on population from 1986-2000. |
Free |
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| PsycINFO |
Abstracts & citations to books, book chapters, & journals in the behavioral sciences & mental health.
Common misspelling: PsychInfo. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Pubget |
PDF search engine for the life sciences. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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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. |
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| R2 Digital Library |
Collection of health science e-books. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. R2 uses cookies to manage user sessions and control access.
MobilePDR available for download to PDA. |
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| Science.gov |
Gateway to government science information & research results |
Free |
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| SciFinder Scholar |
Desktop tool for searching Chemical Abstracts, CAS REGISTRY number database, CHEMCATS for source information, CASREACT for organic reactions, CHEMLIST for regulatory information, & MEDLINE. |
Must register using UAB email address. Please remember to logout. 3 simultaneous users. |
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| Scirus |
Science-specific search engine. |
Free |
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| SIMPLE (Simulated Internal Medicine Patient Learning Experience) |
Virtual patient program for the Internal Medicine clerkship. |
Must register using UAB email address. |
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| Social Sciences Full Text |
Journals in interdisciplinary fields like anthropology, criminology, economics, psychology, sociology, & social work. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
- Choose 'Social Sciences Full Text' from menu.
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| Sociological Abstracts |
Journals in sociology, social work, & other social sciences. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
- Choose 'Sociological Abstracts' from the menu.
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| Sport Discus |
From the Sport Information Resource Centre. Citations to books & journals in sports medicine, exercise physiology, & related disciplines. |
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. 5 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. |
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| Sterne Library Databases |
List of databases & resources at Sterne. Also see the Business & Education databases. |
Off-campus access requires BlazerID & password. |
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| Style Manuals & Writing Guides |
Examples & links to style manuals & writing guides. |
Free |
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| Tests in Print |
Bibliography of all known 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. |
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| Toxicology & Environmental Health Databases |
Databases related to toxicology & environmental health. Includes TOXNET. |
Free |
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| TOXNET |
Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, & environmental health. |
Free |
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| Tutorials |
Tutorials & guides on library resources & services. |
Free |
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| UAB Digital Collections |
Includes: Art History Collection, Birmingham Medical College Collection, Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Ethnographic Films, Florence Nightingale Collection, and Oral History Collection. |
Access to Art History Collection requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| UAB Office of Grants & Contracts Administration |
Information on grants & contracts for UAB. |
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| Ulrich's Periodical Directory |
Bibliographic & publisher information for periodicals. |
Off campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| UpToDate |
Clinical information tool with over 70,000 pages of peer-reviewed, fully-referenced, & illustrated topic reviews with related charts, x-rays, photographs, movies & MEDLINE abstracts. |
Access from computers located in UAB facilities connected to the UAB network or thru medical staff intranet site. Licensed to & funded by the UAB Health System. |
- Contact Reference for help using UpToDate.
- For technical support, please contact the HSIS Help Desk at (205) 934-8888.
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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. |
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| Web of Science |
Web version of Science Citation Index. |
Off campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| Who Named It |
Biographical dictionary of medical eponyms (devices, procedures, & diseases named for a person or place). |
Free |
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| World Almanac |
Biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, & statistics on variety of topics. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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| WorldCat |
Catalog of books, journals & other materials in over 50,000 libraries worldwide. |
Off-campus access requires Blazer ID & password. |
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