Guides @ UF: Publishing & Grant Writing in STEM: Searching the Literature

PubMed This link opens in a new window
The premier biomedical literature database. Contains MEDLINE via National Library of Medicine. More than 23 million citations to articles from the 1950's - present.
Embase This link opens in a new window
Major biomedical literature database, with a particular focus on international coverage. Additional focus also given to chemicals and drugs. Features a Medical Device search.
Compendex (in Engineering Village) This link opens in a new window
This engineering literature database includes peer reviewed and indexed publications from 77 countries across 190 engineering disciplines. This link will allow you to search the Inspec database as well.
Dimensions Analytics This link opens in a new window
ENTER YOUR UFL EMAIL and then LOG IN WITH YOUR GATORLINK. Dimensions Analytics is a comprehensive scholarly database where you can search publications, grants, patents, clinical trials, datasets, and policy documents. Courtesy of UF Research.

IEEE Xplore
Provides indexing and full-text access to IEEE and IEE transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings published since 1988 and all current IEEE standards. Access to the full text is restricted to current UF students/staff/faculty.

Scopus This link opens in a new window
Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database with a powerful search interface. In addition to records of over 84 million scholarly publications, it also includes author and institutional profiles.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Includes the Science Citation Index, the Social Science Citation Index, and the Arts & Humanities Index
ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Full-text of all Association for Computing Machinery's publications (books, journals, conference proceedings, technical magazines, newsletters).
INSPEC (in Engineering Village) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the world's scientific literature in electrical engineering, physics, control engineering, computers, and manufacturing and production engineering.Records for articles back to the 1890s.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
The Cochrane Library contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making
ALTBIB - Alternatives to Animal Testing This link opens in a new window
Resources for Alternatives to the Use of Live Vertebrates in Biomedical Research and Testing. ALTBIB citations have been selected from articles, books, book chapters, and technical reports published from 1980 to 2000. These citations examine methods, tests, assays, and procedures that may be useful in establishing alternatives to the use of intact vertebrates.

International Health Technology Assessment Database
This database provides information about ongoing and published health technology assessments commissioned or undertaken by HTA organisations internationally.

Tips for Searching the Literature

Define your scope

Use a citation management system (EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, etc)

Comprehensiveness is key (use a variety of databases and keywords)

Keep track of search terms

Search for cited references

Adapted from Ten Simple Rules for Writing a Literature Review (DOI:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003149)

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