Literature Searching
This page provides a filtered list of library databases for literature searching.
Scroll down for databases of peer reviewed literature, reference management software, and more.
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- Collection of Cochrane databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence including reviews and RCTs.
- Cochrane Library user guide
- A web-based tool used for screening references and data extraction. Ask us to set up an account for you.
- Covidence user guide
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- A comprehensive biomedical and pharmacological database of peer reviewed literature on the Ovid platform
- Embase user guide
- Premium nursing and allied health database and search tool, ideal for practice, research, or education.
- Emcare user guide
Endnote
- Employees can access Endnote on PCs in the Library.
- To get a licence for Endnote, manager approval is required and the process completed in the IT Online Shop.
- Endnote user guide
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- A browser extension that allows you to access full-text when searching Google and PubMed.
- LibKey Nomad user guide
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- An extensive database of peer-reviewed literature provided by the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
- Medline user guide
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NeuroBite (formerly: PsychBite)
- A database relating to psychological problems and issues due to acquired brain impairment (ABI).
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OTseeker (Occupational Therapy Systematic Evaluation of Medicine)
- Occupational therapy database with abstracts of systematic reviews, RCTs and occupational therapy interventions. For search guidance click here.
- Full text and abstracts of nursing related journals and books.
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PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database)
- Physiotherapy evidence based database for RCTs, systematic reviews and guidelines. For search help click here.
ProQuest Nursing & Allied HealthÂ
- Advanced searching across scholarly journals, theses and books for nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine.
- ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health user guide
- Database of peer reviewed literature in the psychological, social, behavioural and health sciences.
- PsycINFO user guide
- Freely available database from the US National Library of Medicine (NLM).
- PubMed user guide
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- Database of studies across the scope of speech pathology practice.
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TRIP (Turning Research and Practice, Trip Medical Database)
- A database that aggregates international clinical guidelines and evidence based synopses.
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