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  • 1.  Pub Med Electronic Databases & Directories: Alphabetical List

    Posted Jun 24, 2021 03:06 PM
    Hello,
    I was asked two particular questions that I don't have ready answers for. I wonder if anyone here can comment.
    1) A student who is doing a systematic review for a course on conducting research has asked if when one is doing a search in PubMed if the search is looking through ALL the databases listed on the Electronic Databases & Directories:Alphabetical List? That is, does Pubmed source from all of the databases listed there when you do a basic MESH term search (e.g., thyroid AND diet)?
    2) The student also wants to know if there is a comprehensive list somewhere online of EVERY database out there (not just PubMed or those our library offers). Does such a list exist?

    URL for Electronic Databases & Directories: Alphabetical List https://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/databases_abc.html  

    Thank you for any comments!

    C.M. Hernandez
    Librarian
    MUIH


  • 2.  RE: Pub Med Electronic Databases & Directories: Alphabetical List

    Posted Jun 25, 2021 06:35 AM
    When you search PubMed I believe you are searching MEDLINE only. I'm not aware of a list of every database available.  Is the student interested in biomedical databases only or ALL databases?  There are many libguides with lists of recommended databases for systematic reviews but I'm not aware of a comprehensive list of all databases.

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    Laurel Scheinfeld MSLIS
    Health Sciences Library
    Stony Brook University 
    Health Sciences Tower, Level 3, Rm 136
    Stony Brook, NY 11794-8034

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    "Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day." Sally Koch



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  • 3.  RE: Pub Med Electronic Databases & Directories: Alphabetical List

    Posted Jun 25, 2021 09:19 AM
    Thank you, everyone! I have received great answers to my questions. 
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    C. M. Hernandez
    Librarian
    MUIH



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  • 4.  RE: Pub Med Electronic Databases & Directories: Alphabetical List

    Posted Jun 26, 2021 11:59 AM
    Medline is the largest subset of PubMed, but PubMed includes a bunch more stuff (i.e., that OVID Medline would not have).

    See https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/difference.html for details.

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    Jane Yatcilla
    Health & Life Sciences Information Specialist
    Purdue University Libraries
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