University of Washington Departments and Services
Database Reference Resources
For information about and links to many other databases, in addition to those described below.
- EMBASE
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(Elsevier) EMBASE is a biomedical and pharmacological database indexing 7500 journals from over 70 countries, and over 260,000 conference abstracts. - PsycARTICLES (Ebsco)
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Complete access to the full text of more than 90 landmark journals in behavioral science and related fields ranging from education, to nursing, to business, to neuroscience. - PsycInfo (Ebsco)
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An expansive abstracting and indexing database with more than 3 million records devoted to peer-reviewed literature in the behavioral sciences and mental health, making it an ideal discovery and linking tool for scholarly research in a host of disciplines. - Web of Science
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Multidisciplinary database covering journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, with searchable cited references.
Database Resources Help
- EBSCO Databases Video TutorialTechniques for searching EBSCO's Academic Search Complete database are applicable to PsycInfo and PsychARTICLES from EBSCO. Scroll down to "EBSCOhost Research Database Tutorials" section.
- My NCBIA guide to the use of PubMed's My NCBI from Health Sciences librarians
- PubMed at the UWA guide to the use of PubMed from Health Sciences librarians
Other HSL Reference Resources
- UW Libraries SearchUniversity of Washington holdings, including ebooks, print books, audiobooks, ejournals, print journals, databases, videos, articles, and more.
- Order copies of articles or booksInterlibrary loan and document delivery service
Additional Reference Resources
Informational guides created by HSL and UW librarians to assist in your scholarly work:
- Data Resources in the Health SciencesAn introduction to the world of data in the health sciences field.
- Dissertations and ThesesA guide for locating dissertations and master's theses at the UW and elsewhere.
- Grey LiteratureA guide for locating grey literature, generally considered material not published commercially or indexed by major databases, at the UW and elsewhere.
- Measurement Tools/Research InstrumentsAn instructional guide for locating measurement tools for researchers and practitioners.
- Qualitative Research ArticlesA guide for getting started finding articles
- Statistics Sources: Health SciencesSources for statistics and data in the health sciences field.
- Translational Researcher ToolsA list of commonly used resources for conducting research