LibGuides: Responsible Literature Searches: Information Resources

Multidisciplinary

Academic Search Complete
Multi-disciplinary database containing full text articles from scholarly journals and popular publications like magazines and newspapers.
PubMed@SIUMED
Biomedical literature, includes MEDLINE. SIUSOM users can access full-text and Interlibrary Loan request forms with the Find-It button.
Web of Science
Medical and scientific articles and cited reference searching. Subscribed databases include Biological Abstracts, Derwent Innovations (patents) MEDLINE and Zoological Record in addition to the citation indexes.

Clinical Pharmacology
Comprehensive drug information, includes drug identifier. Search for drugs, indications, reactions.
PubChem
PubChem is an open chemistry database from National Institutes of Health (NIH). Search chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers. Find chemical and physical properties, biological activities, safety and toxicity information, patents, literature citations and more.

Toxnet Databases (NLM)
Group of databases covering chemicals and drugs, diseases and the environment, environmental health, occupational safety and health, poisoning, risk assessment and regulations, and toxicology.

Cochrane Library
Evidence-based collection of databases that contain high-level evidence to inform clinical treatments and decision making. Includes the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Health Technology Assessments, and more.

National Guideline Clearinghouse
Public resource for summaries of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
TRIP database
Clinical search engine for finding high-quality research evidence to support medical practice and/or care.

Types of Source Material
Primary	Secondary	Tertiary	Gray Literature
Original source material, not previously published.	Materials that evaluate primary sources	Sources that review secondary sources, may overlap with Secondary	Published outside of usual publication routes
Journals, primarily peer-reviewed	Books	Almanacs	Bulletins
Dissertations	Directories	Bibliographies	Committee Reports
Meeting Abstracts	Encyclopedias	Directories	Government Documents
Patents	Journals, especially review articles	Encyclopedias	Conference Abstracts