There are lots of databases that contain articles about biomedical science, and they are available via Library Search – just click on the “Find databases” link in the left-hand menu and you will see an alphabetical list. Browse the list until you find the one you want. The most useful databases for your subject include:

AccessMedicine - a comprehensive online medical resource.

Acland’s Video Atlas of Human Anatomy this resource presents video recordings of real dissected human cadaveric specimens. The specimens have not been embalmed and therefore retain the colour, texture and mobility of the living body. The recordings show real life movement and transcripts of the audio can be printed out.

Biomed Central - Full-text general-interest and specialist peer-reviewed journals in the biomedical sciences.

BIOSIS Citation Index - information about contents of journals, meetings, patents, and books in the life sciences and biomedical research. Covers pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies.

BMJ Journals A wide range of medical journals covering a broad selection of medical specialties. The journals are peer reviewed and have international Editorial Boards to ensure global relevance.

Cochrane Library - The Cochrane Library is a source of reliable and up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care. Cochrane Reviews represent the highest level of evidence on which to base clinical treatment decisions. Also provides other sources of reliable information: other systematic reviews abstracts, technology assessments, economic evaluations, and individual clinical trials.

Embase - Embase (Excerpta Medica Database) is a biomedical and pharmacological database containing more than 30 million records including articles from more than 8,500 journals published world-wide. It contains bibliographic records with citations, abstracts and indexing derived from biomedical articles in peer reviewed journals, and is especially strong in its coverage of drug and pharmaceutical research, pharmacology and toxicology.

Europe PMC A repository, providing access to worldwide life sciences articles, books, patents and clinical guidelines. Europe PMC provides links to relevant records in databases such as Uniprot, European Nucleotide Archive (ENA), Protein Data Bank Europe (PDBE) and BioStudies.

MEDLINE covers literature on biomedicine, including the allied health fields and the biological and physical sciences as they relate to medicine and health care. Information comes from approximately 5,600 journals published world-wide, with some in full text.

ScienceDirect Full-text access to scientific, technical & medical peer-reviewed journals.

Scopus - Abstract and citation database containing peer-reviewed research literature and quality web sources. Covers journals from health, life, physical and social sciences.

SpringerProtocols 1980-2012 A large database of reproducible laboratory protocols (over 40,000) in biomedicine and life sciences, enabling users to find the right protocol for a lab set-up.

Visible Body an interactive multimedia resource containing 3D anatomy and physiology models, animations, illustrations, quizzes and more. Premium content includes a Human Anatomy Atlas, Muscle, Skeleton, Heart & Circulatory and Physiology animations modules.

Web of Science a multi-disciplinary service, where you can search for articles from over 18,000 journals in a wide range of science fields.

Wiley Online Library Searches across a multi-disciplinary collection of journals covering physical sciences, biomedical engineering, physics, mathematics and medical science.

You will find guides next to the database title (for most databases) on the “Find databases” pages, and you can also access these guides on the Library and Learning Resources web pages.

Library Guide - Biomedical Science