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NASA ADS
See: Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
See: Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
National Cancer Coalition (NCC)
Source: National Cancer Coalition (NCC) (open access)
Description: "NCC's mission is to reduce the suffering of cancer patients and their families through programs that provide knowledge, assistance, and relief. NCC seeks to reduce the incidence of cancer by distributing cancer education and prevention information, thereby empowering individuals to make better choices regarding health and wellness. NCC supports research, medical assistance, and programs throughout the world in an effort to improve the cancer patient's quality of life." Organized as follows:
  • Background
  • Research & Programs
  • International Relief
  • Kid's Korner
  • Education
  • Patient Care
  • Giving
  • Note: Available in HTML and Flash versions.
    National Cancer Institute (NCI)
    See: Cancer.gov
    National Cancer Institute (NCI) 3D Database
    See: NCI-3D Database
    National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
    Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) (open access)
    Description: "The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), as the Nation’s principal health statistics agency, provides access to a wide array of statistical information in many different formats."
    Note: Click here for more information about the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
    Note: Also available in Spanish.
    National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information: Online Databases
    Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families (open access)
    Description: The Documents Database ". . . contains over 37,000 records on child abuse and neglect and child welfare issues. You can search using keywords, authors' names, and publication year."
    Description: "The Organizations Database describes national organizations that focus on child abuse and neglect or child welfare issues, have a significant child abuse and neglect/child welfare component, or have a related primary focus and can provide some information to the field. You can search this database to find contact information, a brief description of the organization, the subject areas on which it focuses, and the products and services it offers."
    National Criminal Justice Reference Service
    See: NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
    National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
    Source: National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) (open access)
    Description: "Founded in 1997, the National Diabetes Education Program is a federally-sponsored initiative that involves public and private partners in efforts to improve the treatment and outcomes for people with diabetes, promote early diagnosis, and prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. . . .
    "NDEP's target audiences include:
  • People with diabetes and their families.
  • People at risk for type 2 diabetes, with special attention to African Americans, Hispanics and Latinos, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, older adults, and women with a history of gestational diabetes and their children.
  • Health care professionals.
  • Health care payers, purchasers, and policy makers."
  • Note: "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is jointly sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health and the Division of Diabetes Translation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with the support of more than 200 partner organizations."
    Note: Click here for more information about the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP).
    Note: Includes materials in Asian and Pacific Islander languages.
    Note: Includes materials in Spanish.
    See also: National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
    See also: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
    National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
    Source: National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) (open access)
    Description: "The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) is an information dissemination service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
    "NDIC was established in 1978 to increase knowledge and understanding about diabetes among patients, health care professionals, and the general public. To carry out this mission, NDIC works closely with NIDDK's Diabetes Research and Training Centers; the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP); professional, patient, and voluntary associations; Government agencies; and State health departments to identify and respond to informational needs about diabetes and its management."
    Organized as follows:
  • Diabetes (A to Z list of topics and titles)
  • Introduction to Diabetes
  • Treatments for Diabetes
  • Complications of Diabetes
  • Statistics
  • Clinical Trials, Guidelines, and Research Reports
  • National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
  • Awareness and Prevention Series
  • Additional Resources
  • Order Publications
  • About the Clearinghouse
  • Información en español
  • Note: Click here for more information about the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC).
    Note: Also available in Spanish.
    See also: National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
    See also: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
    National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
    Source: National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) (open access)
    Description: "The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) is an information dissemination service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
    "NDDIC was established in 1980 to increase knowledge and understanding about digestive diseases among people with these conditions and their families, health care professionals, and the general public. To carry out this mission, NDDIC works closely with a coordinating panel of representatives from Federal agencies, voluntary organizations on the national level, and professional groups to identify and respond to informational needs about digestive diseases."
    Organized as follows:
  • Digestive Diseases (A to Z list of topics and titles)
  • Statistics
  • Clinical Trials and Guidelines
  • Awareness and Prevention Series
  • Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign
  • Additional Resources
  • Order Publications
  • About the Clearinghouse
  • Information in Spanish
  • Note: Click here for more information about the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC).
    Note: Also available in Spanish.
    See also: Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign
    See also: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
    National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service
    Source: National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service (open access)
    Description: "The National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service is an information dissemination service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
    "The NIDDK conducts and supports biomedical research. As a public service the NIDDK has established information services to increase knowledge and understanding about health and disease among patients, health professionals and the public."
    Organized as follows:
  • Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases (A to Z list of topics and titles)
  • Statistics
  • Clinical Trials, Guidelines, and Research Reports
  • Additional Resources
  • Order Publications
  • About This Information Service
  • Note: Click here for more information about the National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service.
    See also: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
    National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
    Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) (open access)
    Description: "The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC) is a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NGC was originally created by AHRQ in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans (now America's Health Insurance Plans [AHIP])."
    Note: Click here for more information about the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC).
    National Hematologic Diseases Information Service
    Source: National Hematologic Diseases Information Service (open access)
    Description: "The National Hematologic Diseases Information Service is an information dissemination service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
    "The NIDDK conducts and supports biomedical research. As a public service the NIDDK has established information services to increase knowledge and understanding about health and disease among patients, health professionals and the public."
    Organized as follows:
  • Hematologic Diseases (A to Z list of topics and titles)
  • Statistics
  • Clinical Trials, Guidelines, and Research Reports
  • Additional Resources
  • Order Publications
  • About This Information Service
  • Note: Click here for more information about the National Hematologic Diseases Information Service.
    See also: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Technical Information Center
    See: NIOSHTIC
    See: NIOSHTIC®2
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
    Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) (open access)
    Description: "The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields as well as many basic science disciplines."
    Includes "Health Information for the Public" and "Resources for the Scientific Community."
    "Health Informtion for the Public" is organized as follows:
  • Health & Disease Topics
  • Campaigns & Programs
  • Clinical Trial Information
  • Note: Click here for more information about the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
    Note: Health Education information is also available in Spanish.
    See also: Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign
    See also: National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
    See also: National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
    See also: National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
    See also: National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service
    See also: National Hematologic Diseases Information Service
    See also: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
    See also: National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP)
    See also: NIDDK Image Library
    See also: Weight-control Information Network (WIN)
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Image Library
    See: NIDDK Image Library
    National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) (open access)
    Description: Searchable Web site.
    National Insitutes of Health Senior Health
    See: NIHSeniorHealth.gov
    National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
    Source: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) (open access)
    Description: "The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) is an information dissemination service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
    "NKUDIC was established in 1987 to increase knowledge and understanding about diseases of the kidneys and urologic system among people with these conditions and their families, health care professionals, and the general public. To carry out this mission, NKUDIC works closely with a coordinating panel of representatives from Federal agencies; voluntary organizations on the national level; professional groups; and State health departments to identify and respond to informational needs about kidney and urologic diseases."
    Organized as follows:
  • Kidney and Urologic Diseases (A to Z list of topics and titles)
  • Statistics
  • Clinical Trials and Guidelines
  • National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP)
  • Awareness and Prevention Series
  • Additional Resources
  • Order Publications
  • About the Clearinghouse
  • Información en español
  • Note: Click here for more information about the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC).
    Note: Also available in Spanish.
    See also: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
    See also: National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP)
    National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP)
    Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM) (open access)
    Description: "NKDEP is an initiative of the National Institutes of Health, designed to reduce the morbidity and mortality caused by kidney disease and its complications.
    "NKDEP aims to raise awareness of the seriousness of kidney disease, the importance of testing those at high risk (those with diabetes, high blood pressure, or a family history of kidney failure), and the availability of treatment to prevent or slow kidney failure."
    Organized as follows:
  • Kidney Disease: Are You at Risk?
  • Tools and Resources for Health Professionals
  • Creatinine Standardization Program
  • Note: "NKDEP is an initiative of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)."
    Note: Click here for more information about the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP).
    Note: Also available in Spanish.
    See also: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
    See also: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
    National Library of Medicine (NLM)
    Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM) (open access)
    Description: Searchable Web site with information for the public, health care professionals, researchers, librarians, and publishers.
    Note: Click here for a list of NLM Databases & Electronic Resources. Many of these are listed separately on the various TTUHSC Databases Web pages.
    National Library of Medicine classification
    See: NLM classification
    National Library of Medicine Drug Information Portal
    See: Drug Information Portal
    National Library of Medicine Gateway
    See: NLM Gateway
    Natural Hazards Center
    Source: University of Colorado at Boulder, Natural Hazards Center (open access)
    Description: "The mission of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder is to advance and communicate knowledge on hazards mitigation and disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Using an all-hazards and interdisciplinary framework, the Center fosters information sharing and integration of activities among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers from around the world; supports and conducts research; and provides educational opportunities for the next generation of hazards scholars and professionals."
    Note: Click here for more information about the National Hazards Center.
    See also: HazLit
    Natural Hazards Center Library
    See: HazLit
    Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
    Source: Therapeutic Research Center/Therapeutic Research Faculty
    Description: "The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database . . . is now recognized as the scientific gold standard for evidence-based information on this topic. Leaders in conventional medicine as well as complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine recognize the Database as the go-to resource for the most complete and practical information.
    "The Database provides all of the clinically relevant information in an easy-to-use format. You can do a product search from any page . . . you can click a button to get a patient handout for each product . . . you can click references to see abstracts of articles. . . .
    "We continually add valuable new information. Hundreds of monographs have been updated and thousands of new references are added each year. We also add new interactions as soon as they are recognized, and new safety concerns."
  • Search - enter any natural product name, disease or condition, or drug name . . . gives you objective product information, Effectiveness Ratings, or potential interactions with drugs, etc.
  • Natural Product Effectiveness Checker - tells you the level of effectiveness for natural products used for various medical conditions.
  • Natural Product / Drug Interaction Checker - tells you potential interactions between any natural product and any drug. Automatically checks for interactions with EACH INGREDIENT of each product.
  • Disease / Medical Conditions Search - shows you medical conditions, and allows you to see which natural products might be effective.
  • Search Colleagues Interact - shows you questions, answers, and comments posted by other health professionals.
  • Advanced Search - helps you find specific information or keywords anywhere in the Database.
  • Note: "Scientific Gold Standard for Evidence-Based, Clinical Information on Natural Medicines."
    Note: Click here for more information about the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database.
    Nature Events
    See: Natureevents
    Nature Jobs
    See: Naturejobs
    Nature Precedings
    Source: Nature Pub. Co. (open access)
    Description: "Nature Precedings is a place for researchers to share pre-publication research, unpublished manuscripts, presentations, posters, white papers, technical papers, supplementary findings, and other scientific documents. Submissions are screened by our professional curation team for relevance and quality, but are not subjected to peer review. We welcome high-quality contributions from biology, medicine (except clinical trials), chemistry and the earth sciences."
    Note: "Pre-publication research and preliminary findings."
    Note: Click here for more information on Nature Precedings.
    Nature Proceedings
    See: Nature Precedings
    Natureevents
    Source: Nature Pub. Co. (open access)
    Description: "From apoptosis meetings to zoology conferences and everything in between -- Natureevents means scientific events. Scientific events are unrivalled as a way to keep up with the latest thinking, trends and discoveries. "Natureevents has become the first port of call for scientists looking for the latest conferences, meetings, courses, symposia, fora and programs. Whether the results are found in Nature itself or on the bountiful database on natureevents.com or in the pages of the annual Natureevents Directory - the pinnacle of Natureevents' year."
    Naturejobs
    Source: Nature Pub. Co. (open access)
    Description: "Each week Naturejobs, the career magazine for scientists, is renowned for delivering the hottest science jobs, science events and science announcements. And with the best colleges, institutes and corporate employers regularly appearing on our web and journal pages, it's no surprise we're so popular with jobseekers.
    "But not just with jobseekers though. Our career articles have increased in both breadth and pagination proportionally to the popularity of our editorial section. So if you're a scientist you'll read up on vital issues affecting your salary, promotion, job mobility and job security."
    Note: Click here for more information on Naturejobs.
    See also: news@nature.com
    Naturepreceedings
    See: Nature Precedings
    NBRF Protein Sequence Database
    See: Protein Sequence Database (PSD)
    NCBI Reference Sequence (RefSeq)
    Source: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) (open access)
    Description: "The Reference Sequence (RefSeq) collection aims to provide a comprehensive, integrated, non-redundant set of sequences, including genomic DNA, transcript (RNA), and protein products, for major research organisms."
    See also: Entrez Nucleotide
    See also: Entrez Protein
    See also: UniSTS
    NCHS
    See: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
    NCI
    See: Cancer.gov
    NCI-3D Database
    Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM). Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS) (open access)
    Description: "A database of 213,628 Substances with 2D and 3D information compiled from the National Cancer Institute, and augmented by MDL."
    Note: Click here for more information about the NCI-3D Database.
    See also: Chemical Information
    See also: TOXNET : Toxicology Data Network
    NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
    Source: NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service) (open access)
    Description: "National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world, providing services to an international community of policymakers and professionals. NCJRS is a collection of clearinghouses supporting all bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs: the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the OJP Program Offices. It also supports the Office of National Drug Control Policy." [description from TexShare]
    Note: Click here for more information about NCJRS.
    NDDIC
    See: National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
    NDEP
    See: National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
    NDIC
    See: National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
    The NECI Scientific Literature Digital Library
    See: ResearchIndex
    NetLibrary
    Source: NetLibrary via TexShare Core Databases (paid site license)
    Description: "Search through thousands of books on-line and then download one of them and read it on your computer! 19,000 titles available by the beginning of 2002." [description from TexShare]
    Note: Also listed as as electronic book collection.
    The Netter Anatomy Presenter
    See: Netter Presenter
    Netter Presenter
    Source: Saunders [Elsevier] (paid subscription)
    Note: Unlike most electronic resources offered by the TTUHSC Libraries of the Health Sciences, the Netter Presenter is not Web-browser-based. You must download the Netter Presenter client and install it on your computer. Click here for further instructions.
    Description: "The Netter Presenter [AKA The F. Netter, M.D. Presenter™, The Netter Anatomy Presenter, and The Netter Presenter - Anatomy] contains all of the plates from the Netter: Atlas of Human Anatomy 4th Edition prepared in a presentation ready format.
    "You can add or remove labels from the images, download the images for use in PowerPoint™, and create presentations with Netter Anatomy Presenter.
    "The Netter Anatomy Presenter is perfect for faculty teaching anatomy to medical, dental, nursing and allied medical professions students."
    The Netter Presenter - Anatomy
    See: Netter Presenter
    New Handbook of Texas
    See: The Handbook of Texas Online
    New encyclopedia
    See: World Almanacs
    New York Online Access to Health
    See: NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
    News Archive
    See: Television News Archive
    news@nature.com
    Source: Nature Pub. Group (paid Premium Plus site license)
    Description: "news@nature.com's mission is to provide the best science journalism on the web. You'll find breaking news, extended features and analysis, acclaimed columnists, plus blogs and multimedia specials-all brought to you by our award-winning team of journalists, based in cities from San Francisco to Sydney.
    "In addition to regularly updated online-only content, news@nature.com includes news and analysis from Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Medicine, and Nature Reviews Drug Discovery and BioEntrepreneur, plus science careers news from NatureJobs. For focused coverage in Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Medical Research, Careers and Physical Sciences, visit our dedicated news channels. You can also view news by subject.
    "We have an extensive news and features archive. It contains all online-only news (including news, specials, columns and blogs) dating back to June 1998; all Nature news and features dating back to January 2004; and all news and news features from Nature Medicine, Nature Biotechnology and Nature Reviews Drug Discovery dating back to July 2004."
    Note: The TTUHSC Libraries of the Health Sciences have a Premium Plus institutional site license which "includes
  • Full access to all the news from the contributing journals before it's printed
  • Complete access to our extensive news and features archive dating back to 1998
  • My News page where you can tailor your own news channel
  • Full access to our themed news collections."
  • Note: Click here for more information on news@nature.com.
    See also: Naturejobs
    NGC
    See: National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
    NIDDK
    See: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
    NIDDK Image Library
    Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) (open access)
    Description: "The NIDDK Image Library is a searchable database of original full-color and black-and-white illustrations produced by the NIDDK Information Clearinghouses that are available copyright free to the public at no cost. The Library makes available anatomical and medical, instructional, and lifestyle and activity illustrations presented in high, medium, and low resolutions."
    See also: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
    NIH
    See: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    NIH Senior Health
    See: NIHSeniorHealth.gov
    NIHSeniorHealth.gov
    Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) (open access)
    Description: "NIHSeniorHealth makes aging-related health information easily accessible for family members and friends seeking reliable, easy to understand online health information. This site was developed by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) both part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    "NIHSeniorHealth features authoritative and up-to-date health information from Institutes and Centers at NIH. In addition, the American Geriatrics Society provides expert and independent review of some of the material found on this web site. Each health topic includes general background information, open-captioned videos, quizzes and frequently asked questions (FAQs). New topics are added to the site on a regular basis."
    Note: "Featuring Health Information from the National Institutes of Health."
    Note: Click here for more information about NIHSeniorHealth.gov.
    NIOSHTIC
    Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) via TOXLINE Special (open access)
    Coverage: 1910-1998 (coverage dates supplied by SUNY at Buffalo Libraries).
    Note: Archival bibliographic collection (no longer being updated) now accessible as part of TOXLINE Special.
    Description: "NIOSHTIC [was] the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) electronic, bibliographic database of literature in the field of occupational safety and health. . . .
    "About 160 current, English language technical journals provide[d] approximately 35 percent of the additions to NIOSHTIC annually. Retrospective information, some of which is from the 19th century, [was] also acquired and entered."
    Note: Click here for more information about NIOSHTIC.
    See also: NIOSHTIC®2
    See also: Toxicology Literature Online (TOXLINE)
    NIOSHTIC®2
    Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (open access)
    Coverage: 1930s to date.
    Description: "NIOSHTIC-2 is a bibliographic database of occupational safety and health publications, documents, grant reports, and other communication products supported in whole or in part by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)."
    Note: Click here for more information about NIOSHTIC®2.
    See also: NIOSHTIC
    NKDEP
    See: National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP)
    NKUDIC
    See: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
    NLM classification
    Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM) (open access)
    Description: "The NLM Classification covers the field of medicine and related sciences. The scheme is a system of classification intended to be used for the shelf arrangement of all library materials, regardless of format. Designed as a broad classification, it is suitable for both large and small library collections and may be adapted to handle specialized collections of any size."
    Note: Click here for more information on the NLM Classification.
    Note: "The National Library of Medicine Classification is published annually online . . . . The print publication ceased with the 5th revised edition in 1999."
    Note: Also listed as an electronic book.
    NLM Drug Information Portal
    See: Drug Information Portal
    NLM Gateway
    Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM) (open access)
    Description: "Gateway is 'One-stop shopping' for an increasing number of the information resources of the National Library of Medicine (NLM).  It's targeted to the Internet user who comes to NLM not knowing exactly what is here, or how best to search for it.  A single interface that searches in multiple retrieval systems, Gateway provides a single address, look, and feel.
    "The user enters one query that is sent automatically to multiple retrieval systems having different characteristics but potentially useful results. Results from the target systems are presented in broad categories (bibliographic resources, consumer health resources, other information resources) rather than by database."
    For more information, see the descriptions for the individual components of NLM Gateway.
    Bibliographic resources:
  • Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Database (DART)
  • LOCATORplus (NLM Catalog) - books, AVs, serials
  • MEDLINE/PubMed - journal citations, abstracts
  • Meeting Abstracts
  • NCBI Bookshelf - full text biomedical books
  • TOXLINE Special - toxicology citations
  • Consumer Health Resources:
  • ClinicalTrials.gov
  • DIRLINE® (Directory of Information Resources OnLINE)
  • Genetics Home Reference
  • Household Products Database : Health and Safety Information on Household Products
  • MedlinePlus® Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
  • Other Information Resources:
  • Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS)
  • Genetic Toxicology Data Bank (GENE-TOX)
  • Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • HSRProj (Health Services Research Projects in Progress)
  • Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
  • International Toxicity Estimates for Risk (ITER)
  • OMIM™ : Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
  • Profiles in Science®
  • Note: Click here or here for more information on NLM Gateway.
    See also: OLDMEDLINE
    NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
    Source: NOAH (open access)
    Description: "NOAH provides access to high quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased."
    The site is organized as follows:
  • Health Topics
  • Index A to Z
  • Page of the Month
  • Note: Click here for more information about NOAH: New York Online Access to Health.
    Note: Also available in Spanish.
    Note: One of the Medical Library Association's "Top Ten" Most Useful Websites For Health Consumers.
    Nomenclature Glossary for Zoology
    See: BiologyBrowser
    Nucleotide Sequence Database
    See: The EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database
    See: Entrez Nucleotide

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    Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents
    See: Haz-Map : Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents
    Occupational Safety and Health Database
    See: CISDOC - Occupational Safety and Health Database
    Occupational Therapy Bibliographic System
    See: OT Search: The Occupational Therapy Bibliographic System
    Occupational Therapy Search
    See: OT Search: The Occupational Therapy Bibliographic System
    Occupational Therapy Seeker
    See: OTseeker
    Occupational Therapy Systematic Evaluation of Evidence
    See: OTseeker
    OCLC ArticleFirst
    Source: OCLC Online Computer Library Center via TexShare TexSelect Databases (paid site license)
    Description: "OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journals. Why select this database?
  • Includes items listed on the table of contents pages of journals.
  • Describes one article, news story, letter, or other item from a journal in each record.
  • Provides a list of libraries that have the journal title for most items."
  • Note: Click here for more information about OCLC ArticleFirst.
    See also: OCLC FirstSearch
    OCLC Electronic Books (Ebooks)
    Source: OCLC Online Computer Library Center via TexShare TexSelect Databases (paid site license)
    Description: "OCLC catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide. Why select this database?
  • Contains all the online electronic books cataloged by OCLC members.
  • Note: Click here for more information about OCLC Electronic Collections Online (ECO).
    See also: OCLC FirstSearch
    OCLC Electronic Collections Online (ECO)
    Source: OCLC Online Computer Library Center via TexShare TexSelect Databases (paid site license)
    Description: "An OCLC collection of scholarly journals. Why select this database?
  • Includes all of the original content and images of articles.
  • Includes bibliographic information for all journals.
  • Lets you view abstracts and full-text articles from journals to which your library or institution subscribes."
  • Note: Click here for more information about OCLC Electronic Collections Online (ECO).
    See also: OCLC FirstSearch
    OCLC FirstSearch
    Source: OCLC Online Computer Library Center via TexShare TexSelect Databases (paid site license)
    Description: "OCLC's FirstSearch® service [is] an interactive online information system available on the World Wide Web."
    Note: Go directly to the component databases of OCLC FirstSearch:
  • Clase and Periódica (ClasePeriodica)
  • ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
  • GPO Monthly Catalog
  • MEDLINE®
  • OCLC ArticleFirst
  • OCLC Electronic Books (Ebooks)
  • OCLC Electronic Collections Online (ECO)
  • OCLC PapersFirst
  • OCLC ProceedingsFirst
  • OCLC WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog)
  • WorldAlmanac
  • The OCLC Online Union Catalog
    See: OCLC WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog)
    OCLC PapersFirst
    Source: OCLC Online Computer Library Center via TexShare TexSelect Databases (paid site license)
    Description: "OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Why select this database?
  • Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre."
  • Note: Click here for more information about OCLC PapersFirst.
    See also: OCLC FirstSearch
    OCLC ProceedingsFirst
    Source: OCLC Online Computer Library Center via TexShare TexSelect Databases (paid site license)
    Description: "An OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings. Why select this database?
  • Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre.
  • Contains in each record a list of the papers presented at each conference."
  • Note: Click here for more information about OCLC ProceedingsFirst.
    See also: OCLC FirstSearch
    OCLC WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog)
    Source: OCLC Online Computer Library Center via TexShare Core Databases (paid site license)
    Description: "OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide. Why select this database?
  • Contains all the records cataloged by OCLC member libraries.
  • Offers millions of bibliographic records.
  • Includes records representing 400 languages."
  • Note: Click here for more information about OCLC WorldCat from OCLC.
    Note: Click here for more information about OCLC WorldCat from TexShare.
    See also: OCLC FirstSearch
    Office of the State Demographer
    See: Texas State Data Center and Office of the State Demographer
    OLDMEDLINE
    Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM) via ISI Web of Knowledge (paid site license)
    Coverage: 1950-1965.
    Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM) via NLM Gateway (open access)
    Coverage: 1950-1965.
    National Library of Medicine (NLM) via PubMed (with LinkOut) (open access)
    Coverage: 1950-1965.
    Description: "OLDMEDLINE represents journal article citations from two printed indexes: Cumulated Index Medicus (CIM) and the Current List of Medical Literature (CLML). Created by the National Library of Medicine, these approximately 1,760,000 citations to articles from international biomedical journals cover the fields of medicine, preclinical sciences and allied health sciences from 1950 through 1965. OLDMEDLINE records, most of which are included in the MEDLINE database, can be searched via PubMed® or the NLM Gateway."
    Note: Click here for more information about OLDMEDLINE.
    See also: ISI World of Knowledge
    See also: MEDLINE® (MEDical literature, analysis, and retrieval system onLINE)
    See also: NLM Gateway
    See also: PubMed
    OMIM™ : Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
    Source: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) (open access)
    Description: ". . . OMIM™, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man . . . is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere, and developed for the World Wide Web by NCBI, the National Center for Biotechnology Information. The database contains textual information, pictures, and reference information. It also contains copious links to NCBI's Entrez database of MEDLINE articles and sequence information."
    See also: Entrez
    Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
    See: OMIM™ : Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
    Online Union Catalog
    See: OCLC WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog)
    Orange Book
    See: Electronic Orange Book : Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations
    ORPHANET
    Source: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) and Direction Générale de la Santé (DGS) via ORPHANET [France] (open access)
    Description: "ORPHANET is a database dedicated to information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Access to this database is free of charge. ORPHANET aims to improve management and treatment of genetic, auto-immune or infectious rare diseases, rare cancers, or not yet classified rare diseases. ORPHANET offers services adapted to the needs of patients and their families, health professionals and researchers, support groups and industry."
    Note: Click here for more information about ORPHANET.
    Note: Also available in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
    Note: This database is also listed on the TTUHSC Databases: Spanish Web page.
    OT Search: The Occupational Therapy Bibliographic System
    Source: American Occupational Therapy Association and American Occupational Therapy Foundation (paid subscription)
    Description: "The Wilma L. West Library houses an extensive collection of resources which includes monographs, journals, dissertations, theses, conference proceedings, and audio-visual materials. This collection covers a wide array of information related to occupational therapy as well as allied health, biomedical and psychosocial literature. The contents of Wilma L. West Library are indexed in OT Search, an online bibliographic database with over 27,000 bibliographic records. Drawing from this database, the library operates as a national clearinghouse of occupational therapy information for AOTA members and personnel."
    Note: Click here for a complete list of journals and newsletters indexed in OT Search.
    OT Seeker
    See: OTseeker
    OTseeker
    Source: University of Queensland [Australia] (open access)
    Description: "OTseeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. Trials have been critically appraised and rated to assist you to evaluate their validity and interpretability. These ratings will help you to judge the quality and usefulness of trials for informing clinical interventions. In one database, OTseeker provides you with fast and easy access to trials from a wide range of sources."
    Outdoor Air Pollution - links to websites containing information about indoor [sic] air pollution
    Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM). Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS) (open access)
    Description: "Many studies have shown links between pollution and health, affecting vulnerable populations like the elderly and children."
    See also: Enviro-Health Links
    OVFT
    See: Journals@Ovid (OVFT)
    Ovid
    Source: Ovid (paid subscription package)
    Description: Ovid provides access to bibliographic databases, full-text books and journals, and evidence-based medicine resources. For more information, see the descriptions for the individual components of Ovid:
  • Books@Ovid
  • Evidence Based Medicine Reviews: ACP Journal Club (ACP)
  • Evidence Based Medicine Reviews: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CCTR)
  • Evidence Based Medicine Reviews: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (COCH)
  • Evidence Based Medicine Reviews: Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE)
  • Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI)
  • International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA)
  • Journals@Ovid (OVFT)
  • MEDLINE®
  • MEDLINE® In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations
  • PsycINFO® (PSYC)
  • Your Journals@Ovid
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    P & T QUIK Reports
    See: P&T QUIK® Reports
    Pandemic Influenza
    See: Influenza (Flu)
    P&T QUIK® Reports
    Source: MICROMEDEX® Healthcare Series (paid site license)
    Description: "Fast, reliable answers for your Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee.
    "Developing and maintaining a complete, cost-effective hospital formulary is no easy task. Considering the demands on your time, it is becoming increasingly difficult to research new drugs to manage your formulary. P&T QUIK® Reports offer a series of condensed reports on drugs under consideration for inclusion in hospital formularies. Each report is organized in a standardized format, saving hours of research and writing in preparation for P&T committee presentations. Thorough, in-depth research by our editors ensures relevant, critical data is delivered to satisfy even the most demanding committees."
    Note: Click here for more information about P&T QUIK® Reports.
    See also: MICROMEDEX® Healthcare Series
    PapersFirst
    See: OCLC PapersFirst
    Patient Education
    Source: American College of Rheumatology (ACR) (open access)
    Description: "The ACR [American College of Rheumatology] and ARHP [Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals] have prepared information for patients about 22 rheumatic diseases, about the caregivers who treat patients with arthritis, and about several common medications used to treat rheumatic diseases."
    The Patient Medical and Health Information Center
    See: Med Help International : The Patient Medical and Health Information Center
    PDB
    See: The Protein Data Bank (PDB)
    PDQ® (Physician Data Query)
    See: Cancer Genetics Services Directory
    See: Cancer Topics
    See: Clinical Trials
    PDR®
    Source: MICROMEDEX® Healthcare Series (paid site license)
    Description: "Instant access to the trusted drug information source you've counted on for years.
    "Familiar and firmly established, the PDR® is a staple with healthcare professionals everywhere. Whether in a pharmacy, clinic, physician office, or library, the PDR is a recognized resource for information on thousands of current FDA-approved drugs. This electronic version of the PDR gives you instant access to all the information contained in the PDR, the PDR® for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements, and the PDR® for Ophthalmic Medicines. Having this PDR makes it much easier to search and retrieve data on drug interactions, side effects, dosages, uses, contraindications, and more."
    Note: Click here for more information about the PDR®.
    Note: Also listed as an electronic book.
    See also: MICROMEDEX® Healthcare Series
    PDR® for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements
    See: PDR®
    PDR® for Ophthalmic Medicines
    See: PDR®
    Peptide/Protein Sequence Database (PRF/SEQDB)
    See: Protein Research Foundation (PRF)
    PEDro : The Physiotherapy Evidence Database
    Source: Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP), University of Sydney [Australia] (open access)
    Description: "PEDro . . . has been developed to give rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews in physiotherapy. Most trials on the database have been rated for quality to help you quickly discriminate between trials which are likely to be valid and interpretable and those which are not."
    People Living With Cancer (PLWC)
    Source: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (open access)
    Description: "Oncologist-approved cancer information from the American Society of Clinical Oncology & The ASCO Foundation."
    PLWC
    See: People Living With Cancer (PLWC)
    Periodica
    See: Clase and Periódica (ClasePeriodica)
    PESTAB
    See: Pesticides Abstracts (PESTAB)
    Pesticide Exposure - Links to websites about the acute and chronic exposure to pesticides
    Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM). Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS) (open access)
    Description: "Acute or chronic exposure to pesticides can cause life-threatening illnesses. Learn more about these common chemicals."
    See also: Enviro-Health Links
    Pesticides Abstracts (PESTAB)
    Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM). Specialized Information Services (SIS) via TOXLINE Special (open access)
    Coverage: 1970-1981 (coverage dates supplied by SUNY at Buffalo Libraries).
    Note: Archival bibliographic collection (no longer being updated) now accessible as part of TOXLINE Special.
    See also: Toxicology Literature Online (TOXLINE)
    Pesticides Used for Mosquito Control
    See: Pesticides Used to Control West Nile Virus
    Pesticides Used to Control West Nile Virus
    Source: National Library of Medicine (NLM). Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS) (open access)
    Description: "Health effects of the pesticides used to control the West Nile Virus."
    Note: "Resources on the pesticides used to control West Nile Virus."
    See also: Enviro-Health Links
    Pharmaceutical MSDS
    Source: MICROMEDEX® Healthcare Series (paid site license)
    Description: "Quick access to material safety data sheets (MSDS) for drugs and chemicals handled in your pharmacy every day.
    "In hospitals and companies, MSDS are a vital part of every hazard communications program. The safe handling of drugs and chemicals is a priority, as is meeting regulatory compliance. Our Pharmaceutical MSDS database, prepared by the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention, delivers more than 1,000 material safety data sheets covering the health hazards and handling procedures for materials used in the manufacture or compounding of pharmaceuticals. Having convenient access to this information helps ensure individuals safety and meets government regulations and right-to-know legislation."
    Note: Click here for more information about the Pharmaceutical MSDS database.
    See also: MICROMEDEX® Healthcare Series
    Pharmaceutical Material Safety Data Sheets
    See: Pharmaceutical MSDS
    Pharmacy & Therapeutics QUIK Reports
    See: P&T QUIK® Reports
    Physicians' desk reference : PDR
    See: PDR®
    Physicians' desk reference for