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Useful Links and Services for UC Medical Researchers
The information on this page offers a variety of databases and other useful links to researchers affiliated with the University of California. If you need help and you are a UC Davis affiliate, please use our HouseCalls program and a librarian will come to your office or lab and give you individualized instruction. For an appointment, contact Terri Malmgren, (916) 734‑3529.
Beyond PubMed
The following databases contain a wealth of medical information from journals, conference proceedings, technical reports and other sources that are NOT included in PubMed.
- BIOSIS
- A comprehensive index to all of research biology, including conference literature.
- Chemical Abstracts
- The databases include chemistry research, the comprehensive registry of chemical substances, and the reactions database. You need SciFinder Scholar software to use the databases.
- Cochrane Library
- A constantly updated database of systematic reviews of medical research.
- Compendex Plus
- Covers the core literature of the engineering field.
- INSPEC
- Covers journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, and dissertations in physics, bioengineering and related topics.
- National Technical Information Service
- The central source for U.S. Government-sponsored research, development, and engineering reports.
- Statistical Universe
- Indexes and abstracts federal government statistical publications, links to selected government statistics on the web.
- TOXNET
- A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.
- Web of Science
- Covers the journal literature of the sciences. Can search for articles that cite a known author or work.
Other Useful Links
Go to BioMail or PubCrawler to receive weekly updates from PubMed or GenBank.
For individualized instruction in your lab or office on database searching or library services, contact Terri Malmgren (tlmalmgren@ucdavis.edu or (916) 734‑3529) at UCDMC or Rebecca Davis (radavis@ucdavis.edu or (530) 754‑5874) on the Davis campus.
- Accessing E-Journals and Databases from Home
- List of E-Journals
- (Any UC Affiliate)
- Free Medical Journals on the Web
- A constantly updated resource.
- List of Journals in PubMed
- Use to check the abbreviation for a journal title.
- PubMed Citation Matcher
- Will help you complete a reference when you only have part of it.
- MeSH Browser
- For help with finding the right term to use in a PubMed search.