LibGuides: Biomedical, Forensic and Medical Sciences: Databases

What are databases?

Library databases are online resources you can search to find reliable information from trusted sources. Databases can be general or subject specific and can include a wide range of content including full text journal articles, ebooks, reports, abstracts, conference proceedings etc.

Library Search is a database of databases and allows you to search the content of most databases in one go.

The databases listed below are databases which are particularly relevant to your subject.

Check this link for a list of all individual databases bought by the library.

Databases

Health Sciences

BioMed Central (BMC) This link opens in a new window
BioMed Central publishes 228 peer-reviewed open access journals. Unrestricted access.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
This international database covers journal articles (and also some books and theses) relating to nursing and applied health.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Unique source of reliable, up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care, including evidence-based systematic reviews and clinical trials.
Europe PubMed Central (Medline) This link opens in a new window
A free information resource for biomedical and health researchers. Unrestricted access.
You will need to create a free account with the site to save search queries. This is separate from your DMU Single Sign On account. Alternatively you can sign into the site with external services, including ORCID and Twitter.
MEDLINE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
EBSCO's Academic Search Premier is a multi-disciplinary database that provides active full text for more than 3,100 journals, including active full text for nearly 2,750 peer-reviewed titles.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Indexes scholarly journals covering science, technology, textiles, health, medicine and social sciences from 1960s to date. You may need to 'activate' your account on first use of this resource.

Medicines Complete

BNF
BNFC
Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference
Stockley's Drug Interactions

Lexis+ UK Newspapers This link opens in a new window
To access UK national and regional newspapers through the Lexis+ platform, click on the Content tab from the Lexis+ homepage and then select Newspapers.

Please note: LexisNexis terms and conditions do not permit the uploading of Lexis content into third party applications, including artificial intelligence technologies such as large language models and generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT, Bing, Google Bard and Harvey).
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Central is the largest single periodical resource available, bringing together complete databases across all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, as well as core titles in the Performing and Visual Arts, History, Religion, Philosophy, and includes thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world.

Box of Broadcasts (BoB) This link opens in a new window
Watch, record, create clips, search for upcoming TV and radio programmes by title or keyword, compile favourite shows into playlists and share them with others. On and off campus: Requires your Single Sign On username and password (the same as for MyDMU and email). Only available in the UK.
Use this guide to find out how to request programmes, edit them into clips, create and share playlists etc..
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Kanopy provides access to critically-acclaimed movies, thought-provoking documentaries, award-winning foreign films and lots more.

When off campus, please click on Visit the Montfort Collection and then the Log in to Montfort link. You will then need to enter your DMU Single Sign On account to access the Kanopy site. If you have previously logged in as a DMU registered member then you may not be required to sign in again.

For any titles that are not immediately available to view on the Kanopy site, please complete the Kanopy request form. This will then be reviewed by the relevant subject team to see if a purchase can be approved.

You can watch Kanopy titles on a number of different mobile and TV apps. You can find more information about these different Kanopy apps through the Kanopy support pages.

EBSCO Advanced Searching tutorial
Video demonstrating an Advanced Search on any of the Ebsco databases including Academic Search, Medline, CINAHL etc.
Searching the Cochrane Library
Science Direct: performing an advanced search