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Library Resources Overview

The Health Sciences Library provides resources and services to staff, students and faculties of California Pacific Medical Center and the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.

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Books  |  Journals  |  Audio/Video  |  Topic Search  |  Patient/Consumer Materials  |  E-Learning Resources  |  Help

Books

• Online Full Text Books: We have about 100 full text books online, accessible anytime, anywhere. No id/pw needed within our networks.
• Books: see our Book CatalogOpens new window. If we don't have what you want, the library may be able to obtain it via interlibrary loan or you may request that it be added to the collection.

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Journals

• Online Full Text Journals The library has made available thousands of online full text journals. No id/pw needed within our networks.
  Use: Our Journals database to search for, and access these journal titles.
  OR
  Use: PubMedOpens new window and click on the Full Text icon to obtain the printable online full text articles purchased/made available to you from our various vendors - OVID, MDConsult and EBSCO.


• Journals in the Library
  Use: Our Journals database to see our print holdings. Visit/contact the library for our print journals.

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Audio/Video

• NEJM teaching procedural videos: Videos in Clinical MedicineOpens new window


• Audio-Digest series in Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, and Ophthalmology, and ACCEL series.


• See our Book CatalogOpens new window for the many dental procedural videotapes and DVDs.

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Topic Search

• Search the biomedical & dental literature with Medline via PubMedOpens new window or OVIDOpens new window, and UpToDate's collection of over 1000 topic reviews.Opens new window PubMed will link you to fulltext articles provided by Ovid, MdConsult, Ebsco and other vendors.


• Search the nursing literature with PubMedOpens new window and CINAHL with (partial) full text from EbscoOpens new window


• Search the health management literature with PubMedOpens new window and EBSCO Health Business EliteOpens new window


• Search for drug information via LexiCompOpens new window (CPMC network access only)


• Search for cancer information summaries with NCI's Cancer DatabaseOpens new window


• Search for clinical calculators via UpToDateOpens new window

Select links & references:

• Nursing
• Healthcare Management


• Complementary & Integrative Medicine

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Patient/Consumer Materials

• Use: HealthWiseOpens new window, MedLinePlusOpens new window, MdConsultOpens new window, UpToDateOpens new window, and California Pacific Medical Center Patient Education materials
• Health & Wellness links

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E-Learning Resources

E-Learning Resources / ToolsOpens new window reviewed by Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) E-Learning Task Force lists publicly available e-learning tools for use in internal medicine residency education.
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Help

Our print and electronic resources are available to the staff, faculty and students of California Pacific Medical Center and the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. These resources are available for your use directly and our Reference Staff is happy to perform research for you via mediated research requests. Don’t hesitate to contact us by email or phone 600-3240 or in person for any support we can give you!

See also: Frequently Asked Questions about Library Resources

Quick Guides:

• PubMed My NCBI PDFOpens new window

Online Tutorials

• PubMed Tutorial
• MDConsult and Ovid Help - click on "Help" while in Ovid or MDConsult for interactive tutorials.

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