Here are some databases useful for biomedical researchers:
PubMed: free resource (provided by NCBI and NLM) More information
Google Scholar More information
Link to full text articles using the Full Text@UAB Libraries button.
On the library homepage, type in the name of the article in the Search Collections search box and enter that search to see the matching results from our collection.
If you know the article came from a particular database, such as PubMed, you can select the database from the databases page and search the database for the article.
1. Identify key concepts and brainstorm search terms and synonyms. Watch this tutorial to learn more
2. Build search strings using "AND" "OR" and, sometimes, *"NOT"
3. Choose the right resources or databases to search. Use articles to find evidence for evidence-based dentistry.
4. Each database searches differently. Some use subject terms that include popular synonyms. Others search by keyword. Use search tips or Help files in each database to focus your searches
5. Ask a Librarian if you get stuck.
*Use NOT only rarely; employing NOT in a search can easily lead to missing articles that might have been useful and on-topic