Library: Health: Search the literature

Search for a recommended book, journal or article

Search for journal articles (and other academic literature)

Search library databases to discover articles, conference documents, working papers and other academic literature. You can also search the Library Catalogue.

Library databases

Web of Science: all databases
Searches all databases on the Web of Science platform. Multiple subject coverage.

The University of Bath Library gives you access to these databases on the Web of Science platform:
Web of Science Core Collection
Biosis Citation Index
Data Citation Index
Derwent Innovations Index
KCI - Korean Journal Database
Medline
Russian Science Citation Index
SciELO Citation Index
Zoological Record.

PubMed
Health and medicine.

Guide to using PubMed.

SPORTDiscus
For Sports Performance and Sport & Social Science students.

Guide to using SPORTDiscus.

Search for systematic reviews

Cochrane Library
Health and medicine: systematic reviews, protocols and clinical answers

Campbell Collaboration Online Library
Broad social science coverage
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD)
Search across the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Affects (DARE), Healthcare Technology Assessments (HTA) and NHS Economic Evaluation Database (EED)
EPPI-Centre Knowledge Library
Browse by healthcare and social topic headings

PEDro Physiotherapy Evidence Database
Abstracts of systematic reviews, clinical guidelines, randomised controlled trials
PROSPERO
Prospectively-registered systematic reviews
TRIP
Ongoing systematic reviews and other evidence-based information (case reports, articles, synopses, ebooks, overdiagnosis filter, regulatory and clinical guidance)

Find more systematic reviews by searching databases such as Web of Science.

New books: a selection

Expand your search for academic literature

More Library databases

APA PsycNET
Mental health and psychology.

Guide to using PsycINFO (part of APA PsycNET)

Business Source Complete
Management and business.

On EBSCO's platform it is possible to search a number of education indexes in combination with Business Source Complete, for example, British Education Index, ERIC and Education Source.
Child Development and Adolescent Studies
Covers the development, welfare and rights of children and adolescents.
Embase
Healthcare, medicine and pharmacy.

Guide to using Embase

Emerald Insight
Management.

Our collection also includes book chapters and emerging markets case studies.
JSTOR
Sciences and social sciences
Scopus
Multiple subject coverage.

Guide to using Scopus

Google Scholar

Search for theses & Masters dissertations

University of Bath Research

University of Bath's Research Portal
Records of articles, books, theses, datasets, working papers and other research outputs created by University of Bath researchers. Many records include full-text documents.
University of Bath Research Data Archive