There are four ways to use the Health Sciences Library (HSL) website to locate information:
Search the website
Type your query into the search bar at the top of the library website. The “Search Results” page consists of five sections:
- Website Results. Website results shows resources from the Library's curated selection of databases, ebooks, and journals. It also includes descriptions of Library programs and events, how-to articles and tutorials, and general information about the Library.
- PubMed Results. PubMed is a database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The first 5 search results from PubMed are displayed. To see the complete list of search results in PubMed, use the “More PubMed results” link located at the bottom of this section.
- CLIO Results. CLIO is the online catalog for the Columbia, Barnard and Union Theological Seminary libraries. The first 5 search results from CLIO are displayed. To see the complete list of search results in CLIO, use the “More CLIO results” link located at the bottom of this section.
- Web of Science Results. Web of Science is a multidisciplinary citation index to the journal literature of sciences, social sciences and arts & humanities. The first 5 search results from Web of Science are displayed. To see more results, click on the “Continue searching on Web of Science” and enter your search terms there.
- Scopus Results. Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources. The first 5 search results from Scopus are displayed. To see more results, click on the “More Scopus results” link at the bottom of this section.
Browse the resources
If you would like to browse the Library's curated collection of medical sciences resources – including bibliographic databases, journals, and ebooks – the main menu provides the following options:
- Explore Resources organizes the HSL website into categories that can help you identify the types of resources available. You can also explore resources by activity or by medical subject.
- Archives and Special Collections provides access to historical databases and content.
Get online help and advice
The library provides guidance for users in getting the most out of the website resources.
- Knowledge Base Articles are available to help you understand how to use the available resources.
- Insights are suggestions and advice written by the HSL staff to help you get the most out of the available resources.
- Tutorials are a curated selection of helpful documents, videos, and interactive tools to help you learn about specific resources and tasks
Contact the HSL staff
Still need help locating a resource? Use the “Contact Us” link. This will take you to our contact form where you can describe your needs and send your request to our staff.