Health Databases
To find details of the most relevant articles and conference papers from across thousands of journal titles, you need to search a number of databases (no single database covers all relevant literature). When you find a reference of interest within a database, click on the Links button to find out whether the Library provides access to the full document, either online or within the Library's print collection.
Core Databases
- Web of Knowledge: broad subject coverage - simultaneously searches Web of Science (1945 onwards), Medline (1950+) & BIOSIS Previews (1926+) -
Guide & Tutorial - viewing results
- Scopus - peer-reviewed articles and websites in all subjects - guide
- PubMed: health & medicine - searches Medline (1950 onwards), PreMedline, BioMed Central & PubMed Central.
Also provides access to OMIM & Clinical Trials. Guide and Tutorials Part 1 & Part 2. You can search PubMed & other life science sources within Pubget.
- Medline (OVID) - health & medicine - Embase-style interface
- Embase: biomedical, healthcare & pharmaceutical research from 1974 onwards - Guide and Tutorial Part 1 & Part 2
- PsycINFO: psychology & mental health: references to articles, chapters & dissertations: 1806 onwards - Guide
Further Databases
See also Further Databases: Social Sciences
- ACM Digital Library: articles & conference proceedings published by Association for Computing Machinery & affiliated organisations - includes some articles relevant to Health Informatics - coverage from 1947 onwards - Guide
- Cochrane Library & other evidence-based resources: systematic reviews
- ELIN: Article Search: useful for simple broad searches - Tutorial - you can also set up email alerts within ELIN's My Collection in order to receive latest tables of journal contents
- eMedicine: Sports Medicine articles: you may need to then search the Library Catalogue to find out whether the relevant journal is available to you
- Encyclopedia of Life Sciences: introductory, advanced and 'keynote' articles relating to controversial topics
- Google Scholar: advanced search recommended: to get full-text articles, best to access via University/library webpages or set preferences to University of Bath
- National Research Register Archive (NRR) Archive: NHS-funded/related projects & some MRC Clinical Trials, date coverage: 2000-2007
- Nexis UK: search for articles across a wide range of newspapers, including national, international & regional titles
- Opus: repository of journal/conference papers, theses & other research undertaken by the University of Bath academics & researchers
- SPORTDiscus: to retrieve articles of higher quality, select the peer-reviewed option within SPORTDiscus - this database covers all aspects of sport including medicine, performance, science & management from 1975 onwards; theses from 1949 - Guide & Tutorial
- Zetoc: you can search the British Library's Tables of Contents via this webpage: useful for searching conference proceedings & other papers - you can also set up email alerts to receive latest tables of journal contents
Further Databases: Social Sciences
- Europa: the main website for EU documentation - you can search Search Europa & browse Europa's Healthcare section
- European Sources Online (ESO): information about the European Union's institutions, activities, countries & regions - also covers other European organisations & issues - you may also be interested in Search Europa
- International Bibliography of the Social Science (IBSS) - and alternative version - journal articles & books from 1951 onwards relating to anthropology, economics & sociology
- Lexis Library: UK case law, legislation & law journals
- Management & business resources
- MIT CogNet: cognitive science material: books, conference proceedings, journals, reference works & videos
- PsycEXTRA: broad range of mental health & psychology: mostly full-text documents written by professionals but not found in journals
- Social Policy and Practice: simultaneously searches databases including AgeInfo, ChildData & Social Care Online - large proportion of references relate to grey literature e.g. reports, legislation, government documents, organisations, policies, press coverage & service user knowledge - focuses on applied research & practice