Catalogs are lists of materials an institution owns or to which it has access. At Case Western Reserve University, the Library Catalog includes information about print and electronic materials, both monographic and serial.
Databases are collections of data organized for rapid search and retrieval by a computer. In libraries they are primarily bibliographic in nature, indexing journals, meetings and sometimes books. An example of a database is PubMed.
Search engines look for information on the Web. Examples are Google, Yahoo, Bing and Scirus.
To find reliable information from books, journals and web sites please consult one of the following links provided here. If you would like to suggest others, please contact us at hclref@case.edu or call at 216.368.3218.
Alphabetical list of Catalogs and Databases.
Catalogs- for finding who owns a book or subscribes to a journalCuyahoga County Public Library >> LocatorPLUS >> from the National Library of Medicine. National Library of Medicine >> NLM Databases and Electronic Resources >> |
Databases - Health Sciences- for finding journal articles and book chapters, some with full textAll Research Databases at CWRU >> Health Sciences Research Databases at CWRU >> BIOSIS >> From ISI Web of Knowledge. CANCERLIT 1963 - 2002 - this information is now part of PubMed >> Current Contents Connect >> Click on the tab "Select a Database" and then click on Current Contents Connect. Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses) >> 1861 to the present. ERIC >> - education information. ETD >> Electronic Theses and Dissertations from OhioLINK member universities. GreenFILE >> A free bibliographic database of information about environmental concerns. HAPI - Health and Psychosocial Instruments >> Health Source: Consumer Edition >> Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition >> ISI Web of Knowledge >> Citation Databases - Click on the tab "Select a Database" and then click on Web of Science. MEDLINE with full text (EBSCO) >> PubMed >> - this link has CWRU, OhioLINK and free full text links! NLM Databases and Electronic Resources >> ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source >> Science Citation Index Expanded (ISI Web of Science) >> Citation Databases - Click on the tab "Select a Database" and then click on Web of Science. |
Hard Data Resources- for finding statistics, people, grants, chemicals, etc.
CANDO >> NEO CANDO, Northeast Ohio Community and Neighborhood Data for Organizing , is a free and publicly accessible social and economic data system. Cleveland Department of Public Health >> CRISP has been replaced by NIH RePORTER >> - grant information. DoctorFinder >> from the AMA. Facts on Files' Science Online >> Faststats >> from the CDC. FedStats >> search all government sites. Find a Dentist >> from the ADA. Human Genome Project Working Draft Sites AHFS Consumer Medication Information >> National Center for Health Statistics faststats >> ReferenceUSA >> - to find information on business, people, including US Healthcare. |
Government InformationAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality >> Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management >> Cleveland Department of Public Health >> CRISP has been replaced by NIH RePORTER >> - grant information. ERIC >> - education information. Faststats >> from the CDC. FedStats >> search all government sites. National Center for Health Statistics faststats >> NLM Databases and Electronic Resources >> PDQ (Physician Data Query) >> from the National Cancer Institute. Radiation Emergency Medical Management >> Specialized Information Services from the National Library of Medicine >> |
Search Engines- for searching web sites |
Searchable Full Text ResourcesCSH Protocols >> Cold Spring Harbor Protocols Encyclopedia of Biostatistics >> ETD >> Electronic Theses and Dissertations from OhioLINK member universities. Facts on Files' Science Online >> Learning Express Library >> plus Learn 2 to help improve your computer skills. MDConsult has been replaced by ClinicalKey >> OhioLINK Electronic Book Center >> OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center >> PDQ (Physician Data Query) >> from the National Cancer Institute. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source >> ScienceDirect >> If the icon is green, we have access. SpringerLink >> If the icon is green, we have access. |
Health Information Web PortalsLearning Express Library >> plus Learn 2 to help improve your computer skills. NLM Databases and Electronic Resources >> PDQ (Physician Data Query) >> from the National Cancer Institute. |
Pictures and Videos
Facts on Files' Science Online >> GreenFILE >> A free bibliographic database of information about environmental concerns. Health Source: Consumer Edition >> Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition >> Henry Stewart Talks >> Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection. Human Genome Project Working Draft Sites |
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