Library Services
For Health Professionals
Some of the services offered by IH Library to physicians and staff may include:
- Literature Searches
- Reference Queries
- Training & Workshops
- Library Orientation Sessions
- Material Circulation
- Information Access
- Interlibrary Loans (ILLs)
- Subscription Management
- Table of Contents alerts
- Subject specific alerts
Search the Library Catalogue to find books, videos and other resources in our collections.
Search A-Z Online Journals* to access our full-text journal collection.
Databases
| Drug Facts & Comparisons eAnswers* |
Updated several times per month, this comprehensive library of drug information includes 18 interactive tools including Drug Interactions, Drug Identifier and Dosing Tools PLUS almost 50 reference tools including Toxicology Guidelines, Investigational Drugs, A to Z Drug Facts and the 5 Minute Clinical Consult series. |
| CINAHL* |
Indexes articles from journals covering nursing, allied health, consumer health, patient education and more. |
| Cochrane Systematic Reviews* |
Literature reviews and practice recommendations for a broad range of topics. |
| Evidence Based Medicine Reviews* |
Full-text access to evidence-based medicine resources. |
| Medline (Ebsco)* |
US National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database that contains over 16 million references to journal articles in the life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine. Ebsco Interface |
| Medline (Ovid)* |
US National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database that contains over 16 million references to journal articles in the life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine. Ovid Interface |
| Natural Medicines Database |
An evidence-based natural medicines resource designed for healthcare professionals. Only available on the IH Network. |
| Nursing Consult* |
A collection of nursing resources in one integrated package. Includes 30+ nursing texts, nursing journals, drug information and 5500+ patient information sheets. |
| Online Books* |
30+ full-text clinical online books, searchable and up-to-date. |
| PEN |
Practice Based Evidence in Nutrition: An evidence-based decision support tool for dieticians. Only available on the IH Network. |
| PsycINFO* |
Indexes psychological literature from the 1800's to the present covering more than 2200 titles. |
| PubMed |
Index to biomedical literature back to the 1950's. |
*Passwords are needed to access these databases from a location outside of Interior Health.
Contact the library for details.
For our full list of electronic databases, visit the IH Library on insideNet.