Dean Giustini, UBC Biomedical Branch Librarian
Getting started in your research
- To book an appointment with a librarian, contact dean.giustini@ubc.ca OR saeyong.kim@ubc.ca
- 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: woodward.library.ubc.ca/research-help/evidence-synthesis/
- Ask us about library workshops on citation management, searching effectively and other topics.
Key resources
- CINAHL - Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature This link opens in a new windowKey database in nursing and allied health.
- 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.
- 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.
UBC resources with multimedia
- Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination, 5th edition (Streaming Videos) This link opens in a new windowBates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination is an updated collection of online videos of the classic textbook on physical examination and history taking.