Medical Library Resources

What: This guide provides a brief overview of the NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy.

Where: Click here to access the NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy guide

What: A search tool in which you can perform a combined search of all FAU Libraries' electronic and print resources. 

Where: Access via browser. 

Features: access to books, articles, journals, FAU Libraries' catalog. 

What: Guide created by the FAU Libraries' Scholarly Communication Services to define Open Access, provide information on Open Access models, OER,  how to find Open Access publishers, and more. 

Where: Click here to access the Open Access Guide.  

Features: Open Access, OA, OER, Publishing, Finding Publisher, evaluating Predatory Publishers. 

Report an OpenAthens connection issue HERE.  

What: OpenAthens is a gateway service that provides access to the FAU Libraries' licensed electronic resources. For the first time, you will have access to the Libraries’ e-resources without needing to be on the Libraries’ website. 

Where: Click here to access the OpenAthens Off Campus Connect sign in page

How: Click here to access the complete FAU OpenAthens homepage. The below resources offer direct links to print and video support.  

What: Create stable links to share in your lectures, with colleagues, and anyone with an FAU NetID. 

Where: Click here for the OpenAthens Link Generator.

How: Click here for additional support material. 

What: Ovid Online includes Journals @Ovid Full Text and Books @Ovid.

  • Books @Ovid: This resource includes full text, references, updates, and graphics from some of the most respected sources in medicine, nursing, and pharmacology.
  • Journals @Ovid: An aggregated online database of all Ovid journals. (FAU subscription provides access to a portion of these journals.)

Where: Access via browser. 

Features: 

  • Books, images, journals, multimedia

Note: Access is limited to 1 or 3 simultaneous users for some content.

What: PrepSTEP contains practice tests, tutorials, e-books, articles, and flashcards on subjects such as computer skills, career preparation, and college success. Also featured are test preparation materials for the GRE, CLEP, TEOFL, LSAT, MCAT, among others.

Where: Access via browser 

What: Pubmed is a biomedical literature search engine providing citations and links to full-text articles from Pubmed Central, publisher websites, and the FAU collection. 

Where: Access through browser or app.

How: 

Features: 

  • Books, cases, clinical trials, dictionaries, EBM, guidelines,  journals, mobile app, PICO
  • Clinical Queries, Single Citation Matcher, MeSH [controlled vocabulary] 
  • Email Alerts: MyNCBI provides search alerts

What: 'Read by QxMD' provides a single place to keep up with new medical & scientific research. With institutional authentication, Read seamlessly integrates with FAU holdings to allow one tap access to full text articles. Create collections to share, keywords to follow, and earn CME credits. 

Where: Access through browser or app.

How: Click here for additional support material. 

Features: 

  • CME, journals
  • Follow keywords, create collections, share with colleagues
  • One click institutional authentication for full text articles within the FAU Libraries' collection

What: Guide created by the FAU Libraries' Scholarly Communication Services to help with a range of issues such as copyright, Open Access (OA), Open Educational Resources (OER), and journal/research impact. 

Where:  Click here to access the Scholarly Communication Services guide.