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Key Resources for Medicine Where to study

Use StarPlus to find online and print materials including books, journals and databases.
Use myResource Lists to find materials on your reading lists

The Health Sciences Library (HSL) in the Royal Hallamshire Hospital is where you'll find most of the books recommended for your modules. In some cases these will also be available as ebooks.

The Information Commons (IC) provides a range of study environments, including bookable group study rooms and silent study space.

Key databases for Medicine

Cochrane Library - Database of systematic reviews to support evidence-based healthcare
MEDLINE - The main database for medical literature
PsychINFO - International literature in psychology and psychiatry
Web of Knowledge - Large multi-disciplinary database with subject and citation indexes
Click here for more databases for medicine

Key websites for medicine
BMA
Department of Health
Doctors.net.uk
Health Statistics
Click here for more links

Alternative study spaces are available at the :

Northern General Hospital

Western Bank Library

St George's Library

Information Literacy Contacts and news

Information Skills Resource
Using StarPlus
Information skills tutorials for medicine
Internet research skills: for medicine
Internet research skills: for health & social care

Visit the Skills Suite on Level 1 in the IC for more help with Information Literacy

Your subject librarian is Vic Grant v.grant@sheffield.ac.uk

Library Helpdesk - library@sheffield.ac.uk

Telephone: (0114) 2227200

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