Research Help - Vancouver
Essential Tools For Improving Your Search
- Library Access browser extensionThis extension detects when you are on a website with content the library subscribes to and takes you to full text.
Key Resources
- LexiCompIncludes Lexi-Drugs, AHFS Drug Information and several other drug information databases.
- SciFinder This link opens in a new windowAccess to Chemical Abstracts 1907-present. Use For: chemistry and chemical engineering, biochemistry, biotechnology, electrochemistry, metallurgy and materials science and pharmacology.
- Dynamed This link opens in a new windowA point-of-care reference tool containing clinically-oriented summaries for 3,200+ topics.
- EMBASE (Ovid) This link opens in a new windowInternational (but European-focused) biomedical database with strengths in drug-related and rehabilitation sciences subjects.
- MEDLINE (Ovid) This link opens in a new windowPremier biomedical database with over 30 million journal articles in the life sciences. Similar to Pubmed in content, this Ovid interface facilitates structured searching and allows editing of search histories.
- Natural Medicines This link opens in a new windowAn international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative therapies
- PubMed (1946 - present) This link opens in a new windowPremier database containing over 30 million references to journal articles in life sciences with a focus on biomedicine. Freely available and includes MEDLINE. This link goes to the version with UBC elink.
- CPS This link opens in a new windowFormerly RxTx and e-Therapeutics. Comprehensive drug information resource produced by the Canadian Pharmacists Association. Includes e-CPS and a drug interactions module.
- BCC Research This link opens in a new windowProvides market analysis and forecasting on a wide range of major emerging technological and scientific developments in the industrial, pharmaceutical and high technology sectors worldwide.
- MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new windowMarket research reports for consumer products, demographics, food, beverage, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and more. Includes reports from various sources, including Freedonia Focus, Packaged Facts and Kalorama.
