Bibliographic databases enable you to search for journal articles and other academic and scientific publications worldwide. They provide a more comprehensive search than Library Search, as they go beyond Library collections. These databases enable you to search for the primary literature i.e. the original research studies.
Search the world’s leading scholarly journals, books, and proceedings in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Includes: Science Citation Index; Social sciences Citation Index; Arts and Humanities Citation Index; Arts and Humanities Citation Index; Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science; Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities.
Covers international issues in agriculture, forestry, and allied disciplines, including veterinary sciences.
International literature on biomedicine, including the allied health fields and the biological and physical sciences, humanities, and information science as they relate to medicine and health care.
Comprehensive database for the traditional areas of biology that combines content from the BIOSIS Previews database with fully indexed cited references from BIOSIS (from 2006) and content from all the Web of Science databases (prior to and post 2006).
CINAHL includes journal articles, books, dissertations, conference proceedings and standards of practice related to nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and allied health disciplines.
For wider searches of the Veterinary and related literature you might find these resources useful:
The US National Agricultural Library's search system for agricultural information.
The US National Agricultural Library's search system for agricultural information.
The Merck manuals have a long tradition of offering veterinarians a reference tool with information on treating a range of species. MVM Online is updated on a continual basis to address the growing range of new diseases, disorders, management issues, and other concerns faced by animal health professionals.
The Merck manuals have a long tradition of offering veterinarians a reference tool with information on treating a range of species. MVM Online is updated on a continual basis to address the growing range of new diseases, disorders, management issues, and other concerns faced by animal health professionals.
A database of articles published in the fields of medicine, biomedical science and related areas. It is particularly good for pharmacology and associated subjects.
A database of articles published in the fields of medicine, biomedical science and related areas. It contains material not included in the Medline and is particularly good for pharmacology and associated subjects.
International database covering summaries of journal articles, book chapters, technical reports and citations to dissertations in the field of Psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.
International database covering summaries of journal articles, book chapters, technical reports and citations to dissertations in the field of Psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.
Scopus includes references to journal articles, conference proceedings and books relating to science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts & humanities.
Scopus includes references to journal articles, conference proceedings and books relating to science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts & humanities.
The Library provides members of the University with free access to a wide range of databases and digital resources:
Database guides have been produced by the Medical Librarians at Bristol to help you learn how to search the key databases. These are available via Blackboard (UoB login required):
Your Subject Librarian will provide a programme of lectures and training on library and information skills as part of your course, in consultation with your department or school.
If you need additional help with Library databases please email us:
medical-librarians@bristol.ac.uk
These videos, created by the Veterinary Subject Librarian, give tips and advice for searching for the species commonly treated by vets in Library databases, and might help ensure you don't miss relevant publications for your research.