Databases Available on the Electronic Databases & Directories Network at NLM

NLM's Electronic Databases & Directories Network is available to researchers in the Main Reading Room. Titles of the databases and directories are listed below. NLM does not own every book or journal article indexed in these databases. Use NLM LocatorPlus to determine whether NLM owns a book or journal title.

Databases

AGRICOLA: Description: Citations to publications relating to all aspects of agriculture, as well as information on entomology, food and nutrition, forestry, home economics, natural resources, rural sociology, and veterinary medicine. Produced by the National Agricultural Library.; Years Covered: 1970-; Updated: Quarterly

AMERICAN LIBRARY DIRECTORY: Description: Profiles of 36,000 general and specialized libraries in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico including public, academic, government, medical, armed forces and law libraries. Lists library consortia or networks. Includes all university, college, and junior college library schools or library school programs in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Produced by Bowker/Online.; Years Covered: Current information; Updated: Annually

BIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS: Description: Citations, with abstracts, to the worldwide biological and biomedical literature from over 6500 journals. Corresponds to the printed Biological Abstracts. Produced by BIOSIS.; Years Covered: 1980-; Updated: Quarterly

BOOKS IN PRINT: Description: Titles from the printed Books in Print, plus titles cross-referenced under the Library of Congress Subject Headings from the Subject Guide to Books in Print and Paperbound Books in Print, along with soon-to-be-released titles and new titles. It also contains complete names and addresses of book publishers. Produced by Bowker/Online.; Years Covered: Contains current information; Updated: Monthly

BOOKS OUT OF PRINT: Description: Titles from the printed Books Out of Print, books listed as out of print by their publishers, beginning 1979. The book publication date may be earlier than 1979. Produced by Bowker/Online.; Years Covered: Current information; Updated: Quarterly

CINAHL (Nursing & Allied Health): Description: Corresponds to the printed Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). Provides access to English language nursing journals, publications of the American Nurses' Association, the National League for Nursing, and primary journals in more than a dozen allied health disciplines. In addition, it includes selected citations from Index Medicus, from journals in the fields of health sciences librarianship, education, behavioral sciences, management, and from popular magazines. Produced by CINAHL Information Systems.; Years Covered: 1983-; Updated: Monthly

COCHRANE LIBRARY: Description: Includes The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, regularly updated reviews of the effects of health care; Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness, critical assessments and structured abstracts of good systematic reviews published elsewhere; The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, bibliographic information on controlled trials; and other sources of information on the science of reviewing research and evidence-based health care. Produced by the Cochrane Collaboration.; Years Covered: 1996-; Updated: Quarterly

DRUG INFORMATION FULLTEXT: Description: Full text of 1,500 monographs on 50,000 commercially available drugs and infusion solutions marketed in the United States. Also includes some experimental and investigational drugs. Corresponds to the printed American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information and Handbook on Injectable Drugs. Produced by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).; Years Covered: Current; Updated: Quarterly

GPO (Government Printing Office): Description: Corresponds to the printed Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications published by the U.S. Government Printing Office. Contains citations to books, reports, studies, serials, maps and other government publications.; Years Covered: 1976-; Updated: Bimonthly

INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL ABSTRACTS: Description: Citations, with abstracts, to the worldwide literature on the development and use of drugs, or the clinical, practical, theoretical, scientific, economic,and ethical aspects of professional pharmaceutical practice. Corresponds to the printed International Pharmaceutical Abstracts. Produced by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).; Years Covered: 1970-; Updated: Quarterly

LIBRARY LITERATURE: Description: Library and information science. Bibliographic index to 229 library and general periodicals, more than 500 monographs, conference proceedings, pamphlets and library school theses. Corresponds to Library Literature. Produced by H. W. Wilson Co.; Years Covered: 1984-; Updated: Quarterly

MARQUIS WHO'S WHO CURRENT & PREVIOUS BIOGRAPHIES

Description: Professional and personal profiles of over 850,000 key U.S. and international figures compiled from the Who's Who titles listed below and from Who's Who in America, ...the World, ...the East, ...the Midwest, ...the West, and ...the South and Southwest.

Who's Who of American Women
Who's Who in Science and Engineering
Who's Who in Finance and Industry
Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
Who's Who in American Education
Who's Who in American Nursing
Who's Who in Advertising
Who's Who in Emerging Leaders in America
Who's Who in Entertainment
Who's Who in Religion
Who's Who in Among Human Services Professionals
Who's Who in the Media and Communications
Who's Who in American Law
Who Was Who in America

Produced by Marquis Who's Who.

Years Covered: 1985-

Updated: Semiannually

NTIS (National Technical Information Service): Description: Bibliographic citations and abstracts to government-sponsored research and development reports produced by the National Technical Information Service.; Years Covered: 1983-; Updated: Quarterly

PDR ELECTRONIC LIBRARY: Description: Corresponds to the Physicians' Desk Reference, PDR for Nonprescription Drugs, PDR for Ophthalmology, and PDR Guide to Drug Interactions, Side Effects, Indications, Contraindications. The PDR library contains FDA-approved information on more than 4,000 prescription drugs and important data on more than 250 drug manufacturers. Also includes Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Produced by Medical Economics.; Years Covered: Current information; Updated: Monthly

PsycINFO: Description:Over 1,125,000 citations to psychology journals, dissertations, book chapters, books, technical reports, and other documents in more than 30 languages. PsycINFO includes relevant materials from related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, education, social work, law, criminology, social science, and organizational behavior. Corresponds in part to the printed Psychological Abstracts. Produced by the American Psychological Association (APA).; Description: 1887-; Description: Monthly

PUBLISHERS, DISTRIBUTORS & WHOLESALERS OF THE U.S.: Description: Contains records of publishers, wholesalers, distributors, software firms, museum and association imprints, and other trade organizations. Complements Books in Print and Books Out of Print and includes every type of publisher and distributor for a variety of media. You can search by name, imprint, subsidiaries and divisions, state, ISBN prefix, and fields of activity. Produced by Bowker/Online.; Description: Current information; Description: Quarterly

SOCIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS: Description: Contains a combined index and abstracts of journals in sociology and related disciplines, including family studies and gerontology, as well as citations to dissertations.; Years Covered: Sociological Abstracts: 1974- ; dissertations: 1986-; Updated: Three times a year

SPORT Discus: Description: Citations, with abstracts, to the worldwide literature on sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, coaching, counseling, and psychology of sports. Produced by Sport Information Resource Centre.; Years Covered: 1949-; Updated: Quarterly

ULRICH'S INTERNATIONAL PERIODICALS DIRECTORY: Description: Corresponds to the Ulrich's International Periodical Directory. Contains listings of currently published journals, newsletters, and annuals, as well as discontinued publications. Also contains complete names and addresses of journal publishers. Produced by Bowker/Online.; Years Covered: Contains mostly current information; some retrospective information; Updated: Quarterly

Last updated: 20 February 2001