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ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists The official directory, updated weekly, and accessible by affiliated users who call 305-243-6648 for the needed username and password.
ACP Medicine Comprehensive, evidence-based reference of guidelines in primary care/internal medicine.
African Index Medicus An international index to African health literature and information sources
AgeLine Books and articles about life at 50+
AGRICOLA AGRICultural Online Access database of journal citations and the online public access catalog of the National Agricultural Library.
AIDS Care and Service Providers (SEFAIN) Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties; includes clinical trials.
Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science (ETOH) Produced by the NIAAA, contains more than 90,000 references to journals, books, dissertations, conferences, and reports on all aspects of alcohol abuse and alcoholism.
ALTBIB and PubMed Filter Bibliography on Alternatives to Animal Testing, 1992 - 2000 and PubMed filtered searches for animal alternatives, 2000 - Present
Altweb Alternative to Animal Testing on the Web database produced by Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, 1997 -
AMED - Allied and Complementary Medicine Database Bibliographic database covering complementary medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, podiatry, palliative care and speech therapy.
Associations Unlimited Directory of more than 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit organizations. UM only.
BestBETs Evidence based answers to clinical questions from the Manchester Royal Infirmary Emergency Department.
Beilstein CrossFire Chemical structure database management and indexing system. UM only.
BioMed Central Databases > 1,200 web-accessible databases that can be browsed by subject or searched for particular information.
Biosis Previews & Biological Abstracts Citations and abstracts to items in 5,500 journals and other publications, published since 1980, and to unique research findings not yet published in the journal literature since 1989, accessible via Ovid.
BLAST (NCBI) Non-text based search and retrieval system of all NCBI sequence databases.
Books in Print Access books published in the U.S. by 46,000+ publishers and in print, from within the U.M. I.P. domain via EBSCOhost.
CADRMP Adverse Reaction Database Contains information on all adverse drug reactions reported to the Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Program.
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) Citations and abstracts, 1993 to the present, in following Biological Sciences databases: Bacteriology, Neurosciences, Calcium & Calcified Tissue, Genetics, Human Genome, Immunology, Nucleic Acids, Oncogenes & Growth Factors, Toxicology, and Virology Abstracts, and databases in many other disciplines. Access available to UM users.

Canary Database
Animals as Sentinels of Human Environmental Health Hazards (Yale)

Peer-reviewed articles compiled and annotated by trained curators.
Cancer Literature in PubMed Search cancer subset in PubMed.
Catalog of United States Government Publications Index of print and electronic publications of Federal agencies, 1994 to the present.
ChemID plus (NLM) Chemical dictionary file for over 350,000 compounds of biomedical and regulatory interest; many include chemical structures.
CINAHL Plus Nursing and Allied Health citations, abstracts, and some full text, 1937 - to all English-language, ANA and NLN publications via EBSCO.
Clinical Evidence Published by BMJ Pub. Co., contains 130 detailed summaries of current knowledge on prevention and treatment of clinical conditions; accessible via Ovid.
ClinicalTrials.gov Registry of federally and stately supported clinical trials conducted in the U.S. and world-wide.
Cochrane Library Includes: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Cochrane Methodology Register, Health Technology Assessment Database and NHS Economic Evaluation Database.
Complementary and Alternative (CAM) Citation Index Search CAM subset on PubMed.
Computer Access to Research in Dietary Supplements (CARDS) Research projects on dietary supplements funded by the NIH beginning in 1991.
Conference Papers Index Papers and poster sessions at major scientific meetings worldwide, 1982 to present - UM only.
Congressional Staff Directory Directory of members, committees, staff, states/districts, etc. of U.S. government
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Data on properties of organic and inorganic compounds.
CRISP (NIH) - Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects Searchable database of biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions and funded by NIH, SAMSHA, HRSA, FDA, CDCP, AHCPR and OASH.
CRISP-ER Extended Results that pairs CRISP data with NIH financial data on biological weapons and all NIH biomedical programs.
Current Contents Connect Citations and abstracts to newly published articles in all 7 sections of Current Contents. Accessible from ISI within UM I.P. domain.
db GaP - Genotype and Phenotype (NCBI) NCBI database of data from genome wide association (GWA) studies, e.g. Framingham.
Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects Summaries of systematic revisions that meet strict quality criteria in The Cochrane Library.
Database of International Rehabilitation Research More than 21,000 citations to international rehabilitation research published since 1990.
Dietary Supplements Labels Database (NLM) Information on >2,000 selected brands of dietary supplements-ingredients, health benefits claimed by manufacturers, etc.
Directory of Published Proceedings Database of > 50,000 records.
DIRLINE (NLM) Directory of more than 17,000 national, international, and federal organizations.
Drug Information Portal (NLM) More than 12,000 drug records from NLM and other key government agencies.
DynaMed Clinical support system with 2000 topics organized by information category; remote and PDA access available via EBSCO.
EBSCOhost Access a range of databases, such as Books in Print, NTIS, and the Serials Directory from within the U.M. I.P. domain.
EBSCOhost EJS Search full text of online journals, access UM online journals, and browse table of contents and abstracts of online journals. Accessible by all UM users.
Eco Sal (ASM) Continually updated resource based on the classic ASM Press publication Escherichia coli and Salmonella: Cellular and Molecular Biology. UM only.
Electronic Theses & Dissertations - University of Miami Publicly available, searchable, full text repository of UM theses and dissertations.
EMBASE.COM Access > 17 million EMBASE and MEDLINE citations from within UM I.P. domain - most comprehensive biomedical and pharmacological database with ca. 1800 unique journals.
Entrez (NCBI) Text-based search and retrieval system of all NCBI databases.
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) More than 1 million records to journals, documents, dissertations, media, books, etc, published since 1966. Access available within UM I.P. domain.
Essential Science Indicators Comprehensive data for ranking scientists, institutions, etc. and to analyze research performance and track trends in science. Accessible with UM IP domain.
Faculty of 1000 Biology Thousands of articles in biology are evaluated by 71,600 faculty world-wide and available for searches and alerting services to all UM users.
Faculty Publications Database, University of Miami - 1998 - 2002 and 1993 - 1997 Access by keyword, college, school, and department.
Florida Group Catalog OCLC catalog of books and other materials in Florida libraries.
Foundation Directory Data on > 76,000 corporations and public charities and on > 350,000 grants awarded; access by UM only.
FREIDA Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database Access system with >8,200 graduate medical education programs accredited by the ACGME.
GenBank (NCBI) The NIH annotated collection of all publically available DNA sequences.
GeneTests Publicly funded resource for physicians. Includes GeneReviews, Laboratory Directory, Clinic Directory, and Educational Materials
GPO Access - Keeping America Informed Search and browse the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Government Manual, U.S. Congress Information, and other U.S. government publications.
GrantsNet Searchable database of biomedical funding options, created by the AAAS and HHMI, and accessible by all UM users.
GrayLIT Network Collections of technical reports from DTIC, DOE, EPA, and NASA
Grey Literature Report Grey literature acquisitions of the New York Academy of Medicine.
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (NLM) Focus on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals; enhanced with information on human exposure and administrative considerations.
Haz-Map (NLM) An occupational health and toxicology database that link jobs and hazardous tasks to exposure to chemicals, as well as occupational diseases and their symptoms.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) Database of tests, manuals, rating scales, etc. used to access health and behavior via Ovid
Health Library Comprehensive coverage of health, wellness and other medical topics in easy-to-understand language accessible to all.
Health Services and Sciences Research Resources (NLM) Information about data sets, instruments/indices and software
HealthSTAR Health care delivery, guidelines and outcomes citations, abstracts, and some full text, 1975 - via Ovid.
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. Journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in the history of science, technology, and medicine and allied historical fields, 1975-present; integrates the Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science, the Current Bibliography in the History of Technology (Technology and Culture), the Bibliografia Italiana di Storia della Scienza and the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine.
Hooked on Evidence (APTA) Current research evidence on the effectiveness of physical therapy interventions. Access by APTA members only.
Household Products Database (NLM) Health and safety information on household products.
iHOP - Information Hyperlinked Over Proteins Facilitates searches of PubMed and other NCBI databases by gene name or accession number by generating synonyms for the gene, displaying sentences from abstracts that contain the gene searched, and providing links to the PubMed citation, abstract, and full text link
images, MD Access > 50,000 medical images from within the UM IP domain.
Index Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon's General Office Online catalog of predecessor of the National Library of Medicine, Ser. 1-5, 1892-1961.
IndMED A bibliographic database of Indian biomedical research from Indian MEDLARS Centre.
InfoEd Office Integrated funding opportunities system including more than 8,000 funding opportunities (SPIN), automatic updates (SMARTS), global expertise network (GENIUS), and information on proposal development and tracking, human subjects, etc., etc. - access by UM users only.
Integrated Risk Information System (EPA) IRIS is a database of human health effects that may result from exposure to various substances found in the environment.
International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) A database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals, produced by the Office of Dietary Supplements of the NIH
Internet/WWW Resource Catalog Access by subject and by title to carefully selected WWW resources in the health sciences.
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) World's largest archive of research and data; such as opinion polls, census, and economic data, in the social sciences including public health - UM only
ISI Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Citation data, e.g. impact factor, of 7,000 journals in more than 200 subject disciplines - access from within U.M./JMH I.P. domain to Science Edition and Social Sciences Edition.
ISI Proceedings Complete electronic versions of Index to Scientific and Technical Proceedings, and Index to Social Sciences and Humanities Proceedings, retrospective to 1990 with links to Web of Science records. Access available to all UM users.
Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LITA) Databases on librarianship, information retrieval and management, and more via EBSCOhost web.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Access 7100+ articles, 115,000 terms, research updates, 2000+ biographies, etc. in science and technology from within the U.M. I.P. domain
MD Consult Access leading medical textbooks and journals, over 600 clinical practice guidelines, over 30,000 drugs, over 2,500 patient education handouts, daily medical news, and CME credit from within the UM/JMH I.P. Domain or call 305-243-5530 for access information from non-UM/JMH locations - UM and affiliated users only.
MEDLINE Biomedical and clinical sciences - citations, abstracts, and links to full text, 1949 to the present.
MEDLINEplus NLM selected consumer health resources, drug info., encyclopedia, dictionary, news, directories, etc.
Mental Measurements Yearbook Full text information on and reviews of all English language standard tests on educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas - access within UM I.P. domain.
Micromedex MICROMEDEX is a collection of many different drug databases, including Martindale, the Physician's Desk Reference (PDR), DRUGDEX, DISEASEDEX, POSIONDEX, and several alternative medicine databases.
MInd: The Meetings index Future conferences, congresses, meetings and symposia freely accessible to all
National Center for Biotechnology Information BLAST, Entrez, GenBank, Molecular Modelling, OMIM, Sequences and Sequence Tags, Gene Map of Human Genome, Anatomy Project, etc.
National Guideline Clearinghouse Resources for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines of the AHRQ.
National Library of Medicine The world's largest medical library; on the NIH campus.
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (AHRQ) A database and website for evidence-based health care quality measures and measure sets.
Natural Standard Evidence based information on dietary supplements, herbals, commercial diets, vitamins, acute and chronic conditions, and practices such as acupuncture and chiropractic.
NIH Guide for Grants
and Contracts
The Official Document for announcing the availability of NIH funds for biomedical and behavioral research and research training and disseminating policy and administrative information. Since 10/1/97 only available electronically.
NLM Gateway Allows users to search multiple retrieval systems at the NLM, such as MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, AIDS Meetings, HSR Meetings, HSRProj, MEDLINEplus, DIRLINE, and others to be added
NLM LOCATORplus Search the National Library of Medicine's book, journal, title, and audiovisual collections - its online catalog.
OLD MEDLINE (Ovid) Citations published 1948 - 1964 accessible via Ovid
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (McKusick) Catalog of human genes and genetic disorders, with textual information, pictures, and reference information, available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
OT Seeker Abstracts of systematic reviews and RCTs relevant to occupational therapy.
Oxford Reference Online: Medicine Search one or browse all of the following dictionaries: Concise Medical Dictionary, Dictionary of Nursing, Dictionary of Psychology, Oxford Companion to Medicine, An A-Z of Medicinal Drugs etc. Access restricted to UM/JMH I.P.
PapersFirst Multidisciplinary database of papers presented at worldwide meetings 1993 to the present
PEDro Physiotherapy evidence database-reviews, RCTs, etc.
PDQ (NCI) PDQ database of NCI reviewed information for health professionals and patients on treatment, screening, prevention, and supportive care, including clinical trial information. CANCERLIT citation and abstract digests by topic.
PILOTS Database Electronic index to the worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) sponsored by U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
POPLINE 280,000+ records on family planning, population law and policy, and primary healthcare, including maternal/child health at Johns Hopkins.
PREMEDLINE Basic citation information and abstracts of records before they are indexed for MEDLINE via Ovid.
Proceedings Multidisciplinary index of published worldwide meetings, 1993 to the present
ProQuest Digital Dissertations More than 1.6 million entries on U.S. dissertations and master's theses since 1861; text available for > 100,000 dissertations. Access within UM I.P. domain
Protein Clusters (NCBI) Collection of proteins grouped by sequence, similarity and function.
Protein Data Bank Worldwide, Collaborative archive of > 35,000 molecular structures.
Psychiatry Online APPI journals and selected books, eg. DSM Library, Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry, etc. Access within UM IP domain.
PsycINFO (Silver Platter) The APA's database of more than 1 million citations to the psychology literature, published since 1967. Access available within UM I.P. domain.
PubChem (NCBI) Database of information on the biological activities of small molecules.
PubFocus Search interface that supports bibliometric analysis and refinement of a PubMed search retrieval by journal impact factor, or by volume of forward references and helps identify influential authors in a search's results.
Public Documents Masterfile Federal, state, local and international public documents spanning more than 200 years of publication. Access with UM I.P. domain.
PubMed Access to MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE, sets of related articles for each cited article, DNA/protein sequences and 3-D structure data, and links to publisher sites.
PubReMiner Search interface that supports bibliometric analysis and refinement of PubMed searches by year, journal, author, keywords, etc.
QUOSA INFORMATION MANAGER

Retrieve all or selected full-text from your PubMed or Ovid search with one click, organize article collections, search across the full-text of the articles you retrieve, etc.

To download QUOSA:

  1. Click Windows or MAC to begin download of desired version
  2. AFTER downloading, install QUOSA (just follow the prompts).
  3. After installing, fill out the registration form (your name, institution and e-mail).

If you are having problem with QUOSA please let us know by reporting it here.

RefWorks/RefShare

a Web-based bibliography and database manager, used to easily create personal databases of imported references from text files or online databases, that facilitates reference storage, retrieval, formatting for publication and sharing of folders or databases. Note: If prompted remotely for a University Subscriber Group Code, enter RWUMiami. The service will prompt for your individual LOGIN and PASSWORD. Click on the User Login link near the top of the RefWorks homepage to create a new account or access an existing account.

Registry of Nursing Research (Sigma Theta Tau) This is a database of ongoing nursing research, searchable by conference abstract, researcher, keyword (study title and/or indexing keywords), or study.
REHABDATA The literature of rehabilitation, disability, and assistive technology, 1954 to the present, developed by the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC).
ReleMed Searching interface for PubMed that displays results in order of relevance.
Science's Science Careers Access to GrantsNet, Career and Job Hunting Advice, Career Transitions, and online discussion forums for researchers in training
Science's Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment (STKE) A systematization of the consensus knowledge within the discipline of signal transduction. Includes effective access to perspectives, reviews, a virtual journal, protocols, and other ST resources - accessible only within UM I.P. domain
SciFinder Scholar

The electronic version of chemical Abstracts. Contact the Reference Department at 305-243-6648 for access information.

Scopus The largest database of scientific, technical, medical and social science literature back to 1966, including cited references.
Serials Directory Access to information about 178,500+ U.S. and international periodicals, from within the U.M. I.P. domain. Select EBSCOhost and then the Serials Directory options.
SHERPA

Scholary communication resources:
RoMEO - Publisher Copyright Policies; JULIET - research funders archiving mandates; OpenDoar - directory of open access repositories.

Social Care Online Information on all aspects of social care
Sociological Abstracts More than 500,000 citations and abstracts in sociology, related social and behavioral science disciplines, and health. Access available to all UM users who click on "Databases and Indexes" and then locate SA.
SPORTDiscus Database of Sports literature; journal coverage is 1975 - present; books and theses is 1949 to present. Access within UM IP domain.
Statistical Universe Access the Statistical Abstract and search and retrieve 100,000 statistical publications - access by UM users only.
SUMSearch Meta-search engine for novice and expert searchers for evidence-based research. Searches PubMed, DARE, Guidelines, etc.
TOXMAP (NIH) An interactive website of the amount and location of reported toxic chemicals released into the environments on maps in the U.S.
TOXNET A gateway to TOXLINE and other information on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and environmental health topics at the NLM, NCI, EPA, etc.
TOXSEEK A meta-search and clustering tool for toxicology and environmental health; searches TOXNET and other Internet resources.
TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice) Access more than 15,000 links to EBM and peer-reviewed articles and practice guidelines at more than 61 sites of high quality medical information. Also searches PubMed using EBM filters.
UlrichsWeb Access to information on more than 250,000 serials worldwide from within the U.M. I.P. domain.
Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library Search the Registry of Nursing Research and conference/projects abstracts. Access available to UM users.
Web of Knowledge Access to Web of Science, 1945 to the present, Current Contents, ISI Proceedings, MEDLINE, ISI Journal Citation Reports, Essential Science Indicators, and Zoological Record, 1978 to the present by all UM users.

Web MIRS (NLM)

Access to NHANES databases of Medical Survey data and X-ray images.
WISER (NLM) Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders in hazardous material incidents, freely accessible to all.
WorldCat Access >1 billion items in more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.
WorldCatDissertations Database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat.
World of Learning Access to information on > 30,000 universities and colleges > 200,000 staff and officials , and > 400 cultural, scientific, and educational organizations world-wide from within the UM I.P. domain
Zoological Record Access to the literature in animal biology and biodiversity in more than 5000 serials, 1978 to the present, by affiliated users.

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