CLIO
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Databases
Columbia University Web Archive
The Columbia University Web Archive is a curated, permanent digital repository capturing at-risk, subject-specific web content.
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Google Scholar
Search engine to broadly search for scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources.
Wayback Machine
The Wayback Machine was created by the nonprofit Internet Archive in 1996. The goal then, as now, was to archive the Internet itself, a medium that was just beginning to grow in use. Like newspapers…
Insights
Access to Medical Procedures, Techniques, and Patient Examination Videos
Students and faculty have access to many medical procedure, technique and patient examination videos.
Discover the History of Women in Health Care at HSL's Archives & Special Collections
The Health Sciences Library's Archives & Special Collections offers several important resources for researchers interested in the history of women in the health sciences.
Discover the Wealth of Images Found in HSL's Archives & Special Collections
The Health Sciences Library's Archives & Special Collections has a wide range of images in a variety of media illustrating the history of the health sciences.
Libraries Beyond Columbia
Columbia has great libraries, but we’re not the only game in NYC.
Searching in the AccessMedicine Database
AccessMedicine is a great database with 100s of ebooks, as well as multimedia, self-assessment, case studies, and more.
The Medical Heritage Library
The Medical Heritage Library has vast resources for those looking for older health sciences books and articles.
What Are the FAIR Data Principles?
Learn about the FAIR data principles and why you should consider going FAIR.
Knowledge Base Articles
Finding Archived Web Content: Government Websites and Columbia University Pages
Learn how to locate, preserve, and cite archived Columbia and government web pages using the Wayback Machine, Archive-It, and related resources.
Alumni Access to Electronic Resources
Columbia University alumni can access a wide range of databases and journals from off campus for free.
Finding Print and Online Books
Use the following hints to help you find the book you need, whether online or in print.
Finding Print Books in the Library
Find the newest or most requested print books in the Knowledge Center.
Get a Book from Another Columbia University Library
Use the free pick-up service to borrow and pick up books from other Columbia University Libraries locations at the Health Sciences Library.
How to Access the Library's Books, Journals, and Databases
How to find and access books, journal articles, databases, and tools provided by the libraries at Columbia University.
How to Use a Finding Aid
Learn how to locate archival materials using a finding aid.
Use Google Scholar to Locate Full-Text Articles via the Library
Set up GoogleScholar to connect with Columbia University Libraries subscriptions.
When Should I Use Borrow Direct?
If you are looking for a book that is checked out or not owned by Columbia University Libraries, try Borrow Direct.
Which Databases Should I Search? A Strategy for Selecting Appropriate Sources
Strategy and logic on how to select the right database by matching information need with scope, features and functions of the source.
Tools
Archive-It
Created by Internet Archive, Archive-It provides web archiving products and service
BioProject
A BioProject is a collection of biological data related to a single initiative originating from a single organization or from a consortium.
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) Database
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) is the NLM controlled vocabulary thesaurus used for indexing articles for PubMed.
Open-i
Open-i service of the National Library of Medicine enables search and retrieval of abstracts and images (including charts, graphs, clinical images, etc.) from the open s
OpenAlex
OpenAlex is a free and open catalog of the global research system. It's named after the ancient Library of Alexandria and made by the nonprofit OurResearch.
Read by QxMD
Free app and web service to read and keep up with published biomedical literature.
SWIFT Review
SWIFT-Review (SWIFT is an acronym for “Sciome Workbench for Interactive computer-Facilitated Text-mining”) is a freely available interactive workbench which provides numerous tools to assist with p