Databases
Select a database by name or search the database list.| Title | Description | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| ABI/Inform | Business and management periodicals. Includes full-text. | Business |
| ABLEDATA | Detailed descriptions of currently available products for people with disabilities. Includes full text. | Disability resources |
| Academic Search Complete | Covering most areas of academic study, this scholarly, multi-disciplinary database contains more than 6,100 full-text periodicals — as well as indexing and abstracts for more than 10,100 journals — and offers access to monographs, reports, conference proceedings and much more. | Conference Proceedings, Current Events, Education |
| AccessEmergency Medicine | Emergency Medicine | |
| AccessMedicine | AccessMedicine is an innovative online resource that provides access to more than 60 medical titles from the best minds in medicine, updated content, thousands of images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, diagnostic tools, and the ability to view from and download content to a mobile device. | General Medical |
| AccessSurgery | Surgery | |
| ACTIS | (AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service) A central resource for federally and privately funded HIV/AIDS clinical trial information, including information about drugs. Includes full text. | AIDS |
| AGRICOLA | (AGRICultural OnLine Access) A bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators. The database covers materials in all formats. The records encompass all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences. Thousands of AGRICOLA records are linked to online full-text documents. | Agriculture |
| Alt HealthWatch | This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. In addition to providing full-text articles for more than 180 international journals and reports, this database provides access to hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, original research and book excerpts. | Alternative Medicine, Mobile Applications, Smartphones |
| AMA Manual of Style | Tenth edition of the popular writing and citing style manual for authors and editors. Especially written for health professionals and those who write in the health sciences field. The Manual covers all facets of writing, editing, abbreviations and bibliographic citing. | Bibliographic Citing, Editing, Publishing, Reference Citing, Writing |
| ArticleFirst | (SUNYConnect Electronic Library Initiative) Index to 12,500 general periodicals. Citations/abstracts only. | Humanities, Social Sciences |
| Business and Company ASAP | (New York State Library NOVEL resource) Includes information on company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories and chronologies. | Business |
| Business and Company Resource Center with Investext Plus | (New York State Library NOVEL resource) Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. | Business |
| CAM Citation Index | Bibliographic citations related to complementary and alternative medicine extracted from MEDLINE. | Alternative Medicine |
| CancerNet | Full text state-of-the-art information from the National Cancer Institute on screening, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, for consumers and health care professionals. | Cancer |
| CCINFOweb | Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety (except for Canadian OSH Legislation & INCHEM IPCS Publications). Includes full text. | Occupational Heath and Safety |
| CCRIS | (Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System) Full-text information on carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, tumor promotion, and tumor inhibition data provided by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). | Cancer |
| CenterWatch | Clinical Trials Listing Service | Clinical Trials |
| CINAHL (SUNYConnect Electronic Library Initiative) | Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature. Includes links to full text. | Nursing |
| CINAHL Mobile | Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature. Includes links to full text. Provided by EBSCOhost. | Mobile Applications, Nursing, Smartphones |
| CIRRIE Database of International Rehabilitation Research | Index to published research conducted outside of the United States. | International Research |
| ClinicalTrials.gov | a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. | Clinical Trials |
| Cochrane Controlled Trials Register - CCTR | A comprehensive effort to gather all controlled trials in health care, which meet the necessary quality criteria, into one database, compiled from bibliographies of systematic reviews, searches of computerized databases and hand-searching of the literature. | Clinical Trials, Evidence-Based Practice |
| Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - CDSR | Considered one of the premier sources of EBM, CDSR is an electronic publication designed to supply high quality, reliable evidence about the effects of health care interventions. Includes the full text of the regularly updated systematic reviews prepared by The Cochrane Collaboration. | Evidence-Based Practice, Systematic Reviews |
| Cochrane Library | The Library contains multiple evidence based databases including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Cochrane Controlled Clinical Trials Register and the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness which can be searched simultaneously using medical subject headings (MeSH) and textwords. See description under specific database name. | Clinical Trials, Evidence-Based Practice, Systematic Reviews |
| Computer Source | Featuring nearly 300 full-text journals and magazines covering topics such as computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics and software, Computer Source provides a balance of full-text technical journals and full-text consumer computer titles. | Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology |
| Computers & Applied Sciences Complete | Covering the research and development spectrum of the computing and applied sciences disciplines, this database contains collected knowledge on traditional engineering challenges & research, and is a resource for research concerning the business and social implications of new technology. CASC provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,800 academic journals, professional publications and other reference sources from a diverse collection. Full text is also available for more than 730 periodicals. | Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology |
| ContentsFirst (Now part of - ArticleFirst) | (SUNYConnect Electronic Library Initiative) Tables of contents to 12,500 general periodicals. | Humanities, Social Sciences |
| COS Funding Opportunities | Search for available funds, grants, fellowships, and awards, from all over the world. | Grants, Research |
| COS Scholar Universe | Information about more than 1 million scholars and organizations around the world, together with verified affiliation and publication information. The database comprises international faculty at 4-year universities and their departments. (Click here for help) | Research |
| Custom Newspapers | (New York State Library NOVEL resource) Search a collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international. | Newspapers |
| Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness - DARE | DARE contains summaries and assessments of systematic reviews, published in the journal literature on the effectiveness of health care interventions, which meet the Cochrane Collaboration's standards/criteria. | Evidence-Based Practice, Systematic Reviews |
| Directory of Health Information Online | Directory of health and biomedical information resources. | Directories |
| EBSCOHost | (SUNYConnect Electronic Library Initiative) Academic and interdisciplinary periodicals. Includes full text. | Humanities, Social Sciences |
| Emory Center on Health Outcomes and Quality | Multidisciplinary health services research organization. | Clinical Trials |
| Entrez Databases | Access to genomics databases. | Genomics |
| Environment Complete | Containing more than 1,957,000 records, as well as full text for more than 680 journals, this resource offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning and more. | Energy, Environment, Natural Resources, Waste Management |
| ERIC | (SUNYConnect Electronic Library Initiative) Educational Resources Information Center. Citations/abstracts only. | Education |
| ERIC (Mobile) | (SUNYConnect Electronic Library Initiative) Educational Resources Information Center. Citations/abstracts only. | Education, Mobile Applications, Smartphones |
| Essential Evidence Plus | Database system of filtered, synopsized, evidence-based information. Formerly InfoPOEMs. | Evidence-Based Practice, Point-of-Care |
| Essential Evidence Plus for Handhelds | Compilation of the complete Daily POEMs collection and several evidence-based databases. Simulatenously searches: Griffith's Five-Minute Clinical Consult, InfoPoems & copy; synopses, Clinical Rules and Calculators, Numbers Needed to Treat | Mobile Applications, Smartphones |
| FirstSearch | Gateway to a variety of databases. Full text or citations/abstracts depending on the database searched. | Humanities, Social Sciences |
| Freida | Directory of residencies from the AMA. | Residencies |
| Gale Directory of Databases | The Gale Databases provide extensive access to journal and magazine articles, reference, news, and multimedia. Curriculum areas include history, literature, science, social studies, reference, and more. | Business, Humanities, Reference, Social Sciences |
| Gene Cards | Human genes, maps, proteins & diseases. | Genetics |
| GPO | (SUNYConnect Electronic Library Initiative) Index to government documents. Citations only. | Government Documents |
| HAPI | Health & Psychosocial Instruments (Ovid) Measurement instruments for medical or medically related conditions or treatment outcomes. | Health and Psychosocial Instruments |
| HarpWeek | (SUNYConnect Electronic Library Initiative) Harper's Weekly: The Civil War Era (1857-1865). Full text and illustrations. | History |
| Health Library | (Consumer Health) Consumer health and patient education resource which is evidence based and free to the public. Thousands of health articles in English and Spanish, and 25 animations on medical procedures. Natural & Alternative Treatments, Herbs & Supplements and medical news called Journal Notes and much more are also included in this comprehensive source. | Consumer Health |
| Health Reference Center | Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac's award-winning Health Reference Center. | Nursing |
| Health Source: Consumer Edition | This comprehensive database is a rich collection of consumer health information, providing access to nearly 80 full-text consumer health magazines and many other related resources. Topics covered include cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children’s health and more. | Consumer Health |
| Health Source: Consumer Edition | This comprehensive database is a rich collection of consumer health information, providing access to nearly 80 full-text consumer health magazines and many other related resources. Topics covered include cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children’s health and more. | Consumer Health, Mobile Applications, Smartphones |
| Health Source: Nursing Academic Edition | This resource provides nearly 550 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines, and offers access to 822 abstracted and indexed journals. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong. | Mobile Applications, Nursing, Smartphones |
| Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition | This resource provides nearly 550 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines, and offers access to 822 abstracted and indexed journals. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong. | Nursing, Research |
| HealthSTAR | (Ovid) Periodicals and reports related to health planning and administration, patient outcomes and effectiveness of care. Includes links to full text of electronic journals. | Health Planning & Administration |
| Henry Stewart Talks: Biomedical & Life Sciences | Audiovisual presentations with synchronized narration organized by series/topic. | Biomedical Sciences, Life Sciences |
| HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee | The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) has assigned unique gene symbols and names to more than 32,000 human loci, of which over 19,000 are protein coding. | Bioinformatics |
| Humanities International Complete | this database includes all data from Humanities International Index (more than 2,300 journals and more than 2.9 million records) plus unique full text content, much of which is not found in other databases. The database includes full text for more than 1,200 journals. | Humanities |
| IBIDS | International, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals. Citations/abstracts only. | Medical Images |
| InfoRetriever (Essential Evidence Plus) | Searchable InfoPOEMS and daily POEMs (Patient Orient Evidence that Matters) archive collection. Simultaneously searches several evidence-based databases. Simulatenously searches: Cochrane Systematic Reviews, EBMG Clinical Tools, NGC Practice Guidelines, Daily POEMS, Decision Support Tools, Derm Expert, E/M Coding, ICD-9 Codes | Evidence-Based Practice, Palm OS, Pocket PC, POEMs, Systematic Reviews |
| JAMAevidence | JAMAevidence is an online resource for teaching, learning and practicing evidence based care. It provides tools for evaluating, interpreting and applying the medical literature to any area of clinical practice. | Evidence Based Practice, Medical Education |
| JBI COnNECT+ | Joanna Briggs Institute COnNECT+ (Clinical Online Network of Evidence for Care and Therapeutics) provides you with easy access to evidence-based resources, making it easy for you to find and use evidence to inform your clinical decision-making. | Evidence-Based Practice, Nursing |
| Joanna Briggs Institute | Joanna Briggs Institute (Ovid) brings together a range of practice-oriented research activities to improve the effectiveness of nursing practice and health care outcomes. | Evidence-Based Practice, Nursing |
| Journals@Ovid | Over 200 full text journals. | General Medical |
| Krames On-Demand | Patient Education | Patient Education |
| LactMed | Free online database with information on drugs and lactation. | Lactation |
| Lexi-Comp | (Lexicomp) On-line drug information system including sections for interactions, pediatric, geriatric, nursing, patient education, and toxicology information. | Drug Information, Pharmaceuticals, Point-of-Care |
| Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text | This database contains full text for more than 240 journals and a dozen full-text monographs. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s. | Library & Information Science |
| Linscott's Catalog of Immunological and Biological Reagents | Free online access to supplier listings: antibodies, assays, cytokines, enzymes, recombinant proteins, tissues, organs and custom services. | Immunological & Biological Reagents |
| London Medical Databases | London Dysmorphology Database, London Neurogenetics Database and Dysmorphology Photo Library (CD-ROM) | Genetics |
| MDConsult | MD Consult offers the most comprehensive information available in one convenient online resource. With instant access to full-text articles from over 80 medical journals and Clinics, 50 leading medical references across a wide range of specialties, clinically relevant drug information, and over 15,000 patient handouts. (Click here for help) | |
| Medical Letter | Objective, peer-reviewed evaluations of new FDA-approved drugs, and new information on previously approved drugs. Also includes treatment guidelines- unbiased reviews of drug classes used to treat common disorders. Includes the doses, adverse effects and the recommendations of Medical Letter consultants. | Drug Information |
| MEDLINE | (Ovid) International biomedical journal literature. Includes links to full text of electronic journals. | General Medical |
| MEDLINE Journals | Enables access to more than 18 million articles from MEDLINE and PubMed via the web. | General Medical |
| MEDLINE with Full Text | This is the world’s most comprehensive source of full text for medical journals, providing full text for more than 1,470 journals indexed in MEDLINE. With full-text coverage dating back to 1965, this wide-ranging file contains full text for many of the most-used journals in the MEDLINE index – with no embargo. | General Medical |
| MEDLINEplus | Information about specific diseases and conditions, including links to consumer health information. | Consumer Health |
| Medscape Publications | Public access to selections from over 100 medical publications | General Medical |
| MICROMEDEX | Full text drug and toxicology clinical information system. | Drug Information |
| mobileMICROMEDEX | Download the Thomson Clinical Xpert (MICROMEDEX Mobile) for your handheld : Drug Information, Alternative medicine information, Disease information, Toxicology information | Alternative Medicine, Drug Information, Evidence-Based Practice, Mobile Applications, Point-of-Care, Smartphones, Toxicology |
| NAIC Bibliographic Database | National Aging Information Center contains references to program and policy related materials on aging produced by Administration on Aging grantees. Bibliographic database on elder issues, long-term care, housing. | Gerontology |
| NARIC's Instant Disability Information Center | Disability and rehabilitation research from the United States. | Disability resources |
| National Guideline Clearinghouse | A comprehensive public resource database of evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines, and related documents; produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans. | Guidelines, Point-of-Care |
| National Newspaper Index | (New York State Library NOVEL resource) Search The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. | Newspapers |
| New England Journal of Medicine Mobile | Search for articles in the New England Journal of Medicine on your mobile device. | Mobile Applications, Smartphones |
| New Medicines in Development Database | From the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. | Drug Information, Pharmaceuticals |
| New York State Newspapers | (New York State Library NOVEL resource) Search this database of ten major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post. | Newspapers |
| NIDCD | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH) | Communications Disorders, Deafness |
| Nursing Reference Center | One-stop-shopping for drug information, patient education, evidence-based care sheets, continuing education, etc. | Evidence-Based Practice, Nursing, Point-of-Care |
| Office of Minority Health Resource Center Databases | Publications, programs and funding sources. | Minority Health |
| OLDMEDLINE | Citations to articles from international biomedical journals published from 1958 through 1965. (Click here for help) | General Medical |
| OMIM: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man | Authoritative, full-text, referenced overviews on all known mendelian disorders and over 12,000 genes. Includes links to references and other genetics resources. | Bioinformatics, Genetics |
| OTseeker | OTseeker provides rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews in occupational therapy. | Evidence-Based Practice, Randomized Controlled Trials, Systematic Reviews |
| PA Research II | (SUNYConnect Electronic Library Initiative) Articles from general periodicals. Includes full text. | Humanities, Social Sciences |
| PapersInvited | An alerting service for researchers, scholars and students that are seeking opportunities to present and publish their research. Includes detailed information and deadlines about calls for papers for forthcoming conferences and special issues of scholarly journals. | Conference Proceedings, Research |
| PEDro | PEDro provides rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews in physiotherapy. | Evidence-Based Practice |
| PREMEDLINE | Basic citation information and abstracts of journal articles before the records are indexed and put into MEDLINE. | General Medical |
| ProceedingsFirst | (SUNYConnect Electronic Library Initiative) Listing of published conferences. Citations only. | Conference Proceedings |
| ProQuest | Gateway to newspapers, general & business periodicals. Includes full text. | Newspapers, Social Sciences |
| Protein | The Protein database is a collection of sequences from several sources, including translations from annotated coding regions in GenBank, RefSeq and TPA, as well as records from SwissProt, PIR, PRF, and PDB. Protein sequences are the fundamental determinants of biological structure and function. | Bioinformatics |
| PsychiatryOnline | Collection of psychiatric references from American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., including DSM-IV-TR and The American Journal of Psychiatry. | Point-of-Care, Psychiatry |
| Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection | This valuable resource contains 570 full-text journals and 48 books & monographs, offering users access to many of the most prominent and well-respected journals in the field. The database also includes full-text content from relevant magazines and health reports. Coverage is particularly strong in child & adolescent psychology and various areas of counseling. | Counseling, Psychology |
| PsycINFO | (Ovid) Index to psychology journals, books, dissertations. Citations/abstracts only. | Psychiatry, Psychology |
| PubMed | Bibliographic information from MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, HealthSTAR, and publisher-supplied citations. Also, special features such as CUBBY (store and update searches) and Clinical Queries (built-in evidence-based search filters). (Click here for help) | General Medical |
| PubMed Mobile | Search for the latest journal articles in PubMed or Medline, or try a search using PICO or MESH headings. | Articles, Biomedical Sciences, Journals, Life Sciences, MEDLINE, Smartphones |
| Reports of the Surgeon General | Official reports, conference and workshop reports, and proceedings from the Office of the Surgeon General. | Surgery |
| Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness | A gateway to freely available online resources related to public heath preparedness. Resources include expert guidelines, factsheets, websites, research reports, articles, and other tools aimed at the public health community. All resources are cataloged and may be searched by keyword or browsed by topic. | Consumer Health |
| ScienceDirect | Abstracts and some full-text articles from journals across all fields of science. | General Medical, General Scientific |
| SciFinder | A database from CAS (a division of the American Chemical Society) that contains patent and journal references as well as organic and inorganic substance information. Registration is required; please contact libraryresources@upstate.edu for instructions. | Journals, Patents |
| Scopus | Scopus replaces Web of Science for searching cited references. It contains abstracts and references from over 15,000, journals making it the largest single database of scientific research literature. | Citations |
| Scopus Alerts (Lite) Mobile | Download from iTunes store. Use the Scopus Alerts mobile app to find articles, create alerts, make notes, and share links instantly. | Mobile Applications, Smartphones |
| Smoking and Health Database | Abstracts of articles, books, dissertations, reports, conference proceedings, and government documents. Site has a separate database of citations to Tobacco Industry Documents. | Smoking |
| SpringerImages | Formerly ImagesMD. An online encyclopedia of medical images that can be used in PowerPoint presentations and more. | Medical Images |
| STAT!Ref Online | Premier healthcare e-resource. | |
| STATdx | A diagnostic support system for imaging. Username and password necessary for access. Upstate faculty, staff and students may request an account by emailing library@upstate.edu with STATdx account in the subject line. The email message should indicate you would like an account, and include your name, phone number, department and Upstate email address. The license is for one user log in at a time, please be sure to log off inbetween sessions. | Radiology |
| Structure | Three dimensional structures provide a wealth of information on the biological function and the evolutionary history of macromolecules. They can be used to examine sequence-structure-function relationships, interactions, active sites, and more. | Bioinformatics |
| TOXNET | Includes several databases on toxicology, hazardous substances, carcinogenesis & others. | Toxicology |
| Turning Research into Practice TRIP | TRIP The TRIP Database provides direct, hyperlinked access to the largest collection of 'evidence-based' material on the web, searching over 55 sites of high-quality medical information. Multiple resources can be searched simultaneously. Text is available. | Evidence-Based Practice |
| Twayne Authors Series | (New York State Library NOVEL resource) Full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors. | Humanities, Social Sciences |
| UpToDate | A comprehensive synthesis of the latest scientific evidence and expert opinion that is organized to answer specific clinical questions. | Evidence-Based Practice, Point-of-Care |
| USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory | Includes USDA Nutrient database for Standard Reference, Release 14, and other resouces. | Nutrition |
| VisualDx | VisualDx is multi-symptom differential diagnosis database. This database utilizes radiographic images and dermatologic photographs and illustrations for diagnostic assistance. | Differential Diagonsis, Medical Images |
| VisualDX Mobile | This new medical app combines physician-reviewed clinical information with thousands of medical images from renowned physician and institutional collections. The only medical application to represent the variation of disease presentation through age, stage, and skin type, VisualDx Mobile addresses the key complexities faced by many clinicians today when diagnosing dermatologic and other visual conditions. | Medical Images, Mobile Applications, Smartphones |
| WilsonSelectPlus (Off campus access) | Full text access to US and international professional publications, academic journals and trade magazines. | Humanities, Social Sciences |
| WorldAlmanac | (SUNYConnect Electronic Library Initiative) Book of Facts '98, almanac USA, US Politics. | General Reference |
| WorldCat | (SUNYConnect Electronic Library Initiative) Worldwide book catalog. | Books |
| WorldCat.org | A free version of the WorldCat catalog. | Humanities, Social Sciences |
Leave Us Feedback!