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Clinical Research Databases

Responsible Literature Searching

MEDLINE via PubMed
  • Clinical Queries searches systematic reviews, clinical studies and medical genetics

  • The related articles link uses a computer algorithm to find similar articles in MEDLINE

  • PubMed links to genetic databases and medical references texts when appropriate

  • "As of April 7, 2008, all articles arising from NIH funds must be submitted to PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication". See the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy

MEDLINE via Ovid
  • Easy to use search system, with links to full-text and library catalog to locate articles

  • Search multiple databases including Cochrane Clinical Trials, ACP Journal Club, DARE

  • EBM limits available for therapy, prognosis, diagnosis, etiology, costs, and economics

PsycInfo via Ovid
  • Psychological aspects of medicine, psychiatry, nursing, pharmacology, and physiology

  • Limit search to psychology subfields such as clinical or neuropsychology

  • Publication Formats include conference proceedings, book chapters, biography

Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) (via Ovid)
  • Identify measures needed for research studies, grant proposals, client/patient assessment

  • Measurement instruments include questionnaires, checklists, coding and rating scales, etc



Biomedical Research Databases

Web of Knowledge

Science Citation Index & Social Sciences Citation Index

  • Multidisciplinary information from 8,700 scholarly research journals

  • Use Cited Reference searches to find research influences on an author's work

  • Link to Times Cited to discover the impact of a paper on current research

Journal Citation Reports

        • Journal evaluation tool to identify publication venues for authors

        • Determine most frequently cited and highest impact journals in a field

Current Contents

  • Tables of contents from 7,500 journals and 2,000 books

  • Comprehensive coverage of both journal and Web literature


Papers First via Galileo

  • Access to individual papers presented at conferences worldwide

Proceedings First via Galileo

  • Table of Contents for global conference proceedings

Academic Search Premier via Galileo

  • Full text database of 4,700 publications, including 3,600 peer-reviewed

  • Covers almost every area of academic study

  • Select other databases to search including:

    • Health Source Academic Edition

    • Sociological Collection

    • AGRICOLA

    • ERIC



Finding Full-Text For Articles or Books

Database Links

  • Ovid: Click on Ovid Full-Text Link, click Find It@MCG button, opens separate window

  • Web of Knowledge: Click Find It@MCG button, opens separate window

  • PubMed: Click Find It@MCG button, opens separate window

ePublications
  • Browse by journal name or subject area

  • Type key words from journal name to find specific titles

  • Check available dates before clicking on a full-text link

GIL@MCG(Library Catalog)
  • Click on Exact Search to search by journal title

  • Full-text links will be listed in the individual journal record

McGILL
  • Request journal articles not available via ePublications or library catalog

  • Fee-based service; $5.00 per article for MCG community

  • Must register to create personal/department account