Electronic Databases & Directories: Subject List
See also: Alphabetical List
Database Restrictions for Databases Marked [On-site Access Only]:
License agreements between the NLM and the database vendors or producers limit use of the subscription databases to staff and on-site visitors.
Database vendors copyright the Web-based database search pages.
Database producers copyright the databases.
National Library of
Medicine (NLM), NIH
Alternative &
Complementary Medicine
- AMED: Allied and Complementary
Medicine [On-site Access Only] - Dietary Supplement Labels,
NIH: ODS & NLM - Health Topics A-Z, NIH: NCCAM
- Natural Medicines: Comprehensive
Database [On-site Access Only]
Bioethics & Religion
- Bioethics Resources, NIH: NLM
Biographical Information
- Board Certified Physicians
- Profiles in Science, NIH: NLM
- [On-site Access Only]
Biology & Chemistry
- BioMed Central
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- INCHEM: Chemical Safety Information
From Intergovernmental Organizations - IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry
- [On-site Access Only]
- EMBASE
- IEEE Xplore
- Reaxys Chemical Database
See Also: NLM Databases
Citation Indexes &
Bibliometrics
- Google Scholar
- H1 Connect, formerly, Faculty Opinions
[On-site Access Only] - Web of Knowledge/Web of Science
[On-site Access Only]- BIOSIS Citation Index
- Book Citation Indices
- Conference Proceedings
Citation Indices - Current Contents Connect
- Data Citation Index
- Derwent Innovations Index
- InCites, formerly Journal
Citation Reports - Preprint Citation Index
- ProQuest Dissertations &
Theses Citation Index - Russian Science Citation Index
- SciELO Citation Index
- SCImago Journal & Country Rank
Clinical Guidelines and
Evidence-Based
Health Care
- Cochrane Library [On-site Access Only]
- ECRI Guidelines Trust,
requires free registration or paid
subscription for selected sections - JBI Evidence-Based Practice
[On-site Access Only]
Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch
- ClinicalTrials.gov, NIH: NLM
- ClinRegs, NIH: NIAID
- International Clinical Trials
Registry Platform
Consumer Health
- Genetics and Rare Diseases Database:
NIH: GARD Information Center, NCATS - Health Topics A to Z, HHS: CDC
- MedlinePlus and
MedlinePlus en Español, NIH: NLM - The Merck Manual: Consumer Version
Copyright &
Intellectual Property
- Copyright Clearance Center
- Creative Commons Search
- Espacenet, European Patent Office
- US Patent & Trademark Office
- US Copyright Office
Datasets &
Data Repositories
- Data.gov
- NLM Databases, NIH: NLM
- CCOI Datasets: Center for Clinical
Observational Investigations,
NIH: NLM - Data Discovery at the NLM
- Dataset Catalog beta
- Generalist Data Repositories
- NCBI Datasets
- NIH Open Domain-Specific
Data Sharing Repositories
(BMIC Sharing Repositories)
- CCOI Datasets: Center for Clinical
Dictionaries, Directories,
Catalogs, & Codes
- Gale Directory Library [On-site Access Only]
- Directory of Special Libraries and
Information Centers - Encyclopedia of Associations:
International - Encyclopedia of Associations: National
- Encyclopedia of Associations:
Regional, State and Local - Gale Directory of Publications and
Broadcast Media - Government Research Directory
- International Research Centers
- National Directory of Nonprofit
Organizations - National Faculty Directory
- Publishers Directory
- Research Centers Directory
- Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans
- Statistics Sources
- Directory of Special Libraries and
- CPT Codes: Current Procedural Terminology
- ICD-10 Codes, HHS: CDC
- NLM Databases, Online Catalogs
NIH: NLM - Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 2023
[On-site Access Only]
Drug Information
- British Pharmacopoeia
[On-site Access Only] - FDA Drug Approvals and
Databases, HHS- FAERS: FDA Adverse Event
Reporting System - FDA Post-Approval Studies
- Information on Select Dietary
Supplement Ingredients and
Other Substances - VAERS: Vaccine Adverse Event
Reporting System
- FAERS: FDA Adverse Event
- Lexi-Comp Databases
[On-site Access Only] - Micromedex [On-site Access Only]
- DRUGDEX System
- Index Nominum
- POISINDEX Managements
- Red Book [See Reading
Room staff for login]
- NLM Databases, NIH: NLM
- PharmGKB, Pharmacogenomics
Knowledgebase - PDR: Physician's Desk Reference
- Pill Identifier, Drugs.com
- Sanford Guide, antibiotics and antifungals
[On-site Access Only] - ScienceDirect-Elsevier
[On-site Access Only]
See Also: Biology & Chemistry
Free Full-Text Articles &
Documents
- Bookshelf, NIH: NLM
- DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
- Electronic Theses & Dissertations Center
- Internet Archive
- National Academies Press
- Networked Digital Library of
Theses and Dissertations - OpenDOAR: Directory of Open Access
Repositories - PMC: PubMed Central, NIH: NLM and
Europe PMC - SCIELO: Scientific Electronic
Library Online
See Also: Government Documents &
Technical Reports
Free Images, Audio, & Video
Many images, audio, and video are free to use.
However, be sure to determine the copyright or re-use status
for items you want to use.
- Internet Archive, images, audio, and video
- NLM Databases, NIH: NLM
- NIH Image Gallery
- Openverse
- PHIL: Public Health Image Library, HHS: CDC
- Wikimedia Commmons
Government Documents &
Technical Reports
The NLM is a selective government depository.
- Congress.gov
- Congressional Research Service Reports,
Library of Congress - DTIC Technical Reports
- NASA Scientific & Technical Information
- National Technical Reports Library
- US Government Printing Office
- Code of Federal Regulations
- govinfo includes the Federal Register and
Congressionally Mandated Reports - GPO Catalog
- MetaLib, search multiple government sites
simultaneously
See Also: Free Full-Text Articles & Documents
Grants & Funding
- GrantForward [On-site Access Only]
- Grants.gov
- RePORTER: RePORT Expenditures &
Results, NIH
Health Business
[On-Site Access Only]- Health Business Elite
- Healthcare Business Market Research Handbook
Health Data Standards &
Terminology
- NLM Databases, NIH: NLM
- Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Database and MeSH Browser - NIH Common Data Elements
- UMLS: Unified Medical Language System
- VSAC: Value Set Authority Center
- Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Health Services Research
- NLM Databases, NIH: NLM
- ProQolid: Patient-Reported Outcome and Quality
of Life Instruments Database [On-site Access Only]
History of Medicine
- Archives Unbound [On-site Access Only]
- Chronicling America: Historical American
Newspapers - Digital Public Library of America
- Medical Services and Warfare
[On-site Access Only] - NLM Databases, NIH: NLM
- Digital Collections
- Images from the History of Medicine
- IndexCat: Index-Catalogue of the Library
of the Surgeon-General's Office
- US National Archives
Hospitals & Healthcare
Facilities
- American Hospital Directory
Some information is available free. - Find a Health Center, HHS: HRSA
- JCI Accredited Organizations,
Joint Commission International - Quality Check, The Joint Commission
- State Hospital Associations
Library & Information Science
- NLM Classification, NIH: NLM
- Online Dictionary for Library and
Information Science - [On-site Access Only]
Medical Devices & Biomaterials
- AccessGUDID: Global Unique Device
Identification Database, FDA and NIH: NLM - International Medical Devices Database
- ThomasNet.com, supplier discovery &
product sourcing
Medicine & Surgery
- Compilation of Genetics Resource Databases,
NIH: NIDA - Genetic Test Registry, NIH: NLM
- MEDLINE/PubMed, NIH: NLM
- The Merck Manual - Professional Version
- OMIM: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man,
NIH: NLM - [On-site Access Only]
- Books@OVID
- Coronavirus Research Database
- HAPI: Health & Psychosocial Instruments
- Journals@OVID Full Text
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice
[See Reference staff for login] - ScienceDirect Journals and Books
- SCOPUS
- UpToDate
Nursing & Allied Health
- OTseeker, Occupational Therapy
- REHABDATA Literature Database
- [On-site Access Only]
- CINAHL Plus with Full Text
- PsycARTICLES
- APA PsycNet
- PsycARTICLES
- Psychological Abstracts: See PsycINFO,
EBSCOhost or APA PsycNet
Public Health
- CDC Databases, HHS: CDC
Publishers & Publishing
- [On-site Access Only]
- Books in Print with Reviews
- Cabells Journalytics
- Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Lookup
- ISSN Online, International Standard
Serial Numbers - Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
Science - General
- National Agricultural Library : Search AGRICOLA,
PubAg, and the Digital Collections, USDA: NAL - Science.gov
- WorldWideScience.org
- PQDT Open[On-site Access Only]
Sociology & Social Sciences
- ComAbstract, Communication Institute for
Online Scholarship - ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center
- National Criminal Justice Reference
Service Abstracts Database - Teacher Reference Center [On-site Access Only]
Statistics
- HCUP: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project,
HHS: AHRQ - Data & Statistics, HHS: CDC
- Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Databases
- MEPS: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey,
HHS: AHRQ - SEER Cancer Statistics Review, NIH: NCI
- State Health Facts
- WHO Global Health Observatory
Toxicology & Environmental
Health
- CAMEO Chemicals: Database of Hazardous
Materials - CHEMM: Chemical Hazards Emergency
Medical Management, HHS: ASPR - Comparative Toxicogenomics Database,
NC State University and NIH - Envirofacts
- GreenFILE, Environmental database
[On-site Access Only] - NCRP: National Council on Radiation Protection
and Measurements Reports: Safety &
Industrial Hygiene [On-site Access Only] - REMM: Radiation Emergency Medical Management, HHS
- Toxicological Profiles, Toxic Substances Portal, HHS: CDC
See Also: Drug Information and Biology & Chemistry
Veterinary Medicine & Animal
Welfare
- Consultant Veterinary Medicine
- FDA Approved Animal Drug Products
(Green Book), HHS - IVIS: International Veterinary Information Service,
requires free registration - The Merck Veterinary Manual
- OMIA: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals, University
of Sydney (Australia) and NIH: NLM - Zoological Record [On-site Access Only]
Last Reviewed: June 18, 2024