The Library's online article indexes and databases are freely accessible on any SMU campus. Online resources below whose access is labeled "Free to All" are accessible to everyone, both on and off SMU campuses. Resources labeled "Restricted" are accessible off SMU campuses only to currently enrolled SMU students (does not include alumni), SMU staff, and SMU faculty, clinical faculty, and faculty emeritus; access is gained by entering your SMU email name (without "@samuelmerritt.edu") and password when prompted. Problems gaining access should be reported to the Information Technology Services Helpdesk at 510.869.6836 or helpdesk@samuelmerritt.edu.
For information on databases accessible via mobile devices, click here
Databases Accessible Via Mobile Devices
These databases can be browsed in your web browser by clicking this link:
Lexi-Comp is available by emailing librarian Barbara Ryken at bryken@samuelmerritt.edu.
Mobile MedlinePlus:
For information on databases accessible via mobile devices, click here
| Online Resource | Access |
| A-B | |
| AIDSInfo Information on HIV/AIDS clinical trials and federally approved HIV treatment & prevention guidelines | Free to All |
| Alt Health Watch Full-text journal articles on alternative/complementary medicine | Restricted |
| Biomedical Reference Collection Full-text journals on biomedical subjects | Restricted |
| Books @ OVID Full-text nursing books | Restricted |
| Books in Print Patron Comprehensive catalog of English-language books in print | Restricted |
| Books in Print Professional Comprehensive catalog of English-language books in print | Restricted |
| C | |
| CINAHL Plus with Full Text Nursing and allied health literature | Restricted |
| Citation Matcher (PubMed) PubMed's tool for finding missing parts of a citation and determining if the Graziano Library provides full-text access to the article | Restricted |
| Cochrane Library Evidence for healthcare decision-making | Restricted |
| Consumer Health Complete Full-text consumer health information from books, journal articles, news and videos | Restricted |
| Cultural Competency Briefs: Religion, Ethnicity and Care (ProQuest/CultureVision) Cultural competency documents for healthcare professionals | Restricted |
| D-J | |
| DIRLINE The National Library of Medicine's database of health- and biomedicine-related organizations, research resources, projects, and databases | Free to All |
| DynaMed Comprehensive evidence-based clinical information resource | Restricted |
| ERIC Education literature | Restricted |
| Evideo Training Collection (ProQuest/Medcom) 75 training evideos for healthcare professionals | Restricted |
| Flu Database (EBSCO) H1N1 flu information for doctors, nurses and patients | Free to All |
| Google Scholar Google search for journal articles ( instructions for searching SMU journals) | Free to All |
| GreenFILE Human impact on the environment | Restricted |
| Image Search (EBSCO) Search for images in Alt Health Watch, CINAHL Plus, and Biomedical Reference Collection | Restricted |
| Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-based nursing content | Restricted |
| Journals Complete list of Graziano Library journals | Restricted |
| K-L | |
| KaiserEDU National health policy information | Free to All |
| LactMed Full-text drug information for breast-feeding mothers | Free to All |
| Lexi-Comp Online Full-text drug information | Restricted |
| Library Catalog Books, videos, audios, DVDs in the Graziano Library | Free to All |
| Library, Information Science & Techology Abstracts Literature on information management, librarianship, online information retrieval | Free to All |
| M | |
| MD Consult Full-text medical journals, books, and news | Restricted |
| MEDLINE (Ovid) Medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences | Restricted |
| MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO) Medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences | Restricted |
| MEDLINE (PubMed) with access to SMU-provided full-text journal articles Medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences | Restricted |
| MEDLINE (PubMed) without access to SMU-provided full-text journal articles Medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences | Free to All |
| MedlinePlus Full-text consumer health information | Free to All |
| Micromedex Full-text drug information databases | Restricted |
| Mosby’s Nursing Consult Full-text nursing journals, books, and news | Restricted |
| N-O | |
| National Guideline Clearinghouse Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines | Free to All |
| National Reference Center for Bioethical Literature Ethics in medicine and biomedical research | Free to All |
| Nursing Journals via ProQuest Full-text nursing journals from ProQuest | Restricted |
| OT Seeker Evidence-based occupational therapy | Free to All |
| OVID Full-Text Journals Full-text journals from OVID | Restricted |
| P | |
| PEDro Evidence-based physiotherapy | Free to All |
| PEDro Full-Text Articles (Selected) Selected full-text articles arranged by the first author’s last name | Free to All |
| Physiotherapy Exercises Database Exercises for people with spinal cord injuries and other neurological conditions | Free to All |
| PILOTS Worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Free to All |
| Popline Reproductive health literature from around the world | Free to All |
| Print & Electronic Journals with access to full-text journal articles Complete list of Graziano Library journals | Restricted |
| Print & Electronic Journals without access to full-text journal articles Complete list of Graziano Library journals | Free to All |
| ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Journals Full-text nursing and allied health journals from ProQuest | Restricted |
| ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Doctoral dissertations and masters' theses | Restricted |
| PsycBITE Evidence-based information for acquired brain impairment | Free to All |
| PsycINFO Psychology and psychiatry literature | Restricted |
| PubMed with access to full-text journal articles Medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences | Restricted |
| PubMed without access to full-text journal articles Medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences | Free to All |
| PubMed Bookshelf Full-text biomedical books | Free to All |
| PubMed Clinical Queries Specialized PubMed searches for clinical study categories, systematic reviews, or medical genetics searches. | Restricted |
| Q-Z | |
| Rehabilitation Clinical Measurement Instruments Instruments compiled by the Centre for Evidence Based Physiotherapy | Free to All |
| Rehabilitation Reference Center Full-text information for professionals from books, journal articles, clinical reviews and news | Restricted |
| Sage Publications Full-text journals from Sage Publications | Restricted |
| TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice) Evidence-based research from multiple sources | Free to All |
| Wiley Interscience Full-text journals from Wiley | Restricted |
| World Health News A news digest from the Harvard School of Public Health | Free to All |
Databases Accessible Via Mobile Devices
These databases can be browsed in your web browser by clicking this link:
- Alt Health Watch
- CINAHL Plus
- Consumer Health Complete
- MEDLINE with full-text (EBSCO)
- DynaMed (Click the link labeled "PDA Support" on the DynaMed website and follow the instructions carefully, especially regarding requesting a serial number)
- Micromedex (Follow these instructions)
- National Guidelines Clearinghouse (See these Links to Clinical Practice Guidelines for Handheld Computers)
Lexi-Comp is available by emailing librarian Barbara Ryken at bryken@samuelmerritt.edu.
Mobile MedlinePlus: