Electronic Databases & Directories: Subject List
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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.
- 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]
- 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
- 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
- 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]
- CenterWatch
- ClinicalTrials.gov, NIH: NLM
- ClinRegs, NIH: NIAID
- International Clinical Trials
Registry Platform
- 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 Clearance Center
- Creative Commons Search
- Espacenet, European Patent Office
- US Patent & Trademark Office
- US Copyright Office
- 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
- 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]
- British Pharmacopoeia [See Reading Room staff for login]
- 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
- 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
- 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
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
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
- 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
- NLM Databases, NIH: NLM
- ProQolid: Patient-Reported Outcome and Quality of Life Instruments Database [On-site Access Only]
- 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
- 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
- NLM Classification, NIH: NLM
- Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science
- [On-site Access Only]
- AccessGUDID: Global Unique Device
Identification Database, FDA and NIH: NLM - International Medical Devices Database
- ThomasNet.com, supplier discovery & product sourcing
- 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 Reading Room staff for login]
- ScienceDirect Journals and Books
- SCOPUS
- UpToDate
- 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
- CDC Databases, HHS: CDC
- [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
- National Agricultural Library : Search AGRICOLA, PubAg, and the Digital Collections, USDA: NAL
- Science.gov
- PQDT Open[On-site Access Only]
- 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]
- 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
- 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
- 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: September 27, 2024