Information Sources in BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Use tomCat (the U of M Library catalog).
- For subject searches, use Library of Congress Subject Headings such as biomechanics or implants, artificial or hemodynamics. (LC Subject Headings volumes are available in Reference.)
- Also try searching by keywords such as neurons muscles or quantitative analysis techniques . (Leave out words like in, of, on, and the; AND is assumed between words).
- Video tapes can be located by using videorecording as a keyword; e.g., cells videorecording
- Copy the call number from the catalog record to find the book. (See How to Find Books.)
Use an electronic database.
These are recommended. Other periodical databases are listed on Periodical Index Databases by Academic Area. See also How to Find Periodical Articles
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Applied Science &Technology Abstracts ( technology journals, 1983-)[web access*]
- BasicBIOSIS (journals, 1994 - ) [*web access]
- Biology Digest (journals, 1989 - ) [*web access]
- CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health, 1982- ) [web access*]
Covers nursing, allied health, biomedical and consumer health journals, publications of the American Nursing Association, and the National League for Nursing. Some articles full text.
- Expanded Academic Index (magazines, journals, NYTimes/some full text, 1980-) [web access*]
- General Science Abstracts (journals, 1984 - ) [web access*]
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Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts (journals 1989 - ) [web access*]
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe [web access*]
Provides full text of many magazines and newspapers, including The Commercial Appeal since 1990.
- Medline ( medicine and health journals, books, 1966-) [web access*]
- PubMed [free web access]
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 10 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals. PubMed also provides access and links to integrated molecular biology databases. These databases contain DNA and protein sequences, 3-D protein structure data, population study data sets, and assemblies of complete genomes in an integrated system.
PubMed tutorial
- UnCover [web access*]
Uncover is now part of Ingenta. When you get to Ingenta, click on Uncover Plus to browse the publication list or search tables of contents to over 17,000 periodicals; period of coverage varies. Provides document delivery service.
*WEB ACCESS: Restricted to faculty, staff and students at the University of Memphis. You must be connected to the web through the U of M network. If using another ISP, you must set up a proxy with your U of M account.
Use a printed index, abstract or bibliography:
- Biological Abstracts (BA) (1926 - ) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
Use BA to find citations and abstracts from journals focusing on traditional life sciences (botany, ecology, zoology). It also covers journals relating to biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology and related areas (instrumentation, methods, etc.).
- Biological Abstracts/RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings) (BA/RRM) (1965 - ) [Reference Abastract Shelves]
Use BA/RRM to find citations to meeting papers, reports and summaries, conference proceedings, reviews, books, book chapters, software (summary of biology-related software) and U.S. Patents (1986-1989 and 1995 forward). Entries contain complete citations and book entries contain synopses.
- Biological and Agricultural Index (journals, 1962-) [Reference Index Table 9]
- Chemical Abstracts (1907 - ) [Chemistry Library]
- Excerpta Medica (1964-) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
- General Science Index (1979-) [Reference Index Table 2]
- Genetics Abstracts (1968-) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
- Microbiology Abstracts (1973-) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
- Part A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology
- Part B: Bacteriology
- Part C: Alcology, Mycology & Protozoology
- Physics Abstracts (1898-1902; 1914-) [Abstract Shelves]
- Science Citation Index (books, journals) [Latest on Index Table 12; older volumes on abstract shelves]
- AAMI Standards and Recommended Practices (3 vols.) [Ref R856.6.A17]
I: Biomedical Equipment; II: Sterilization; III. Dialysis
- American Medical Association Manual of Style [Ref R119.A533 1998]
- Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology [Ref QR81.B46]
- Biomaterials Engineering and Devices: Human Applications (2 vols.) [Ref R857.M3.B5694 2000]
- Concise Dictionary of Biomedicine and Molecular Biology [Ref R121.J86 1996]
- The Concise Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia [Ref TP1110.C66 1999]
- Dictionary of Microbiology [Ref QR9.S56]
- Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary [Ref R121.D73]
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics (4 vols.) [Ref QH332.E52 1995]
- Encyclopedia of Biostatistics (5 vols.) [Ref RA409.E53 1998]
Articles relevant to statistical methods and applications in medicine and the health sciences.
- Encyclopedia of Human Biology (8 vols.) [Ref QP11.E53 1991]
- Encyclopedia of Immunology (4 vols.) [Ref QR180.4.E53 1998]
- Encyclopedia of Microbiology (4 vols.) [Ref QR9.E53 1992]
- Encyclopedic Handbook of Biomaterials & Bioengineering 2 vols.[Ref R 856.A3E52 1995]
Part A: Materials (2 vols); Part B: Applications (2 vols)
- The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (4 vols.) [Ref RC41.G35 1999]
- Gray's Anatomy [Ref QM23.2G73 1989]
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 8th ed. (20 vols.) [Ref Q121 M3 1997]
Also available online as Access Science
- Nutrients Catalog [Ref QP141.N48 1993]
- Toxicology Desk Reference, 4th ed. (3 vols) [Ref RA1193.T685 1997/98]
- Wiley Encyclopedia of Molecular Medicine (5 vols.) [Ref QH506.E536 2002]
There are many publications related to biomedical engineering in the Government Publications Department on the first floor of McWherter Library. Staff in the department will assist you in finding and using both electronic and print materials produced by various federal and state agencies. You can also get information through their web page at http://exlibris.memphis.edu/govpubs/unclesam.htm.
The department has created a special page for biomedical engineering:
Uncle Sam: Biomedical Engineering
Most terminals in the McWherter Library provide access to Netscape. You may want to explore web sites using various search engines or, if you have them, specific URLs. [See Robert Harris's Internet Search Tips and Strategies ] Journals on the web often require subscriptions or registration, but some offer free searching. The web sites listed below are examples of various types of web sites related to biology.
- The Biomedical Engineering Network
- Biomedical Engineering Society
- Profiles in Science (The National Library of Medicine)
This site makes the archival collections of prominent twentieth-century biomedical scientists available to the public through
modern digital technology. The collections have been donated to the National Library of Medicine and contain published and
unpublished materials, including books, journal volumes, pamphlets, diaries, letters, manuscripts, photographs, audio tapes, and
other audiovisual materials.
- HighWire Press
Stanford University’s “cyberspace press,” puts leading scientific journals on the Web. Links to
individual journal sites such as Journal of Cell Biology and Cell , which provide current issues,
tables of content browsing, and searchable archives. Some full texts and searches are free, some require
paid subscription. Also provides links to Medline searching
- National Center for Biotechnology Information
- UofM and UTMemphis Joint Program in Biomedical Engineering
- UT Memphis Health Sciences Library and Biocommunications Center
- The Virtual Library: Bio Sciences
- The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Biotechnology Directory
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