Dean Giustini, UBC Biomedical Branch Librarian
Getting started in your research
- To access UBC Library resources, use your Campus Wide Login (CWL).
- A librarian can meet with you via Zoom to help refine your research questions & search terms, advise which sources & databases to use, discuss how to manage results, and help you (or refer to others) regarding research methods.
- Working on systematic, scoping or other reviews? Complete this form before setting up an appointment with a librarian: https://guides.library.ubc.ca/KnowledgeSynthesis/service
- Ask us about library workshops on citation management, searching effectively and other research topics.
Key resources
- CINAHL (via EBSCOhost) - Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health LiteratureKey database in nursing and allied health.
- Embase (Ovid)International (but European-focused) biomedical database with strengths in drug-related and rehabilitation sciences subjects.
- MEDLINE (Ovid)Premier 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.
- PubMed (1946 - present)Premier 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.
UBC resources with multimedia
- Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination, 5th edition (Streaming Videos)Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination is an updated collection of online videos of the classic textbook on physical examination and history taking.