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Edugate Access to Resources

Edugate is HEAnet’s federated single sign-on (SSO) service which deals with an average of 40 million authentications every year across the HEAnet network. It is an additional way to access e-resources. While this is not the primary method for access to e-resources through the RCSI library, it is useful to know in case you encounter resources via web searches or in the event RCSI's primary authentication pathway is unavailable.  

Cochrane Library

Cochrane Library

5,000 + full-text reviews on the effectiveness of healthcare interventions. Also includes critical assessments of systematic reviews. Cochrane reviews are updated regularly.
Access Cochrane Library here. This is a direct link with no additional steps.

ClinicalKey

ClinicalKey

ClinicalKey is a dynamic clinical resource designed to provide physicians with fast, clinically-relevant answers from Elsevier’s library of medical and surgical content. Includes over 1,000 e-books, 500 e-journals, thousands of videos, and millions of images.
Access ClinicalKey here - this is a direct link with no additional steps. Please use Chrome or Firefox browsers.

EMBASE

Embase

Biomedical and pharmacological database providing access to the most up-to-date information about medical and drug-related subjects. Includes over 7,000 journals in biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences. Strong coverage of European sources, of drugs and pharmaceuticals. All MEDLINE content is included. EMBASE indexes an additional 1,800 sources not covered by MEDLIN. (IReL Resource)
For Edugate access click here and follow the steps below.

Emerald

Emerald

Large comprehensive collection of over 200 peer-reviewed journals including healthcare management.
For Edugate access click here and follow the steps below.

LWW Health Library (WK/OVID)

LWW Health Library (WK/OVID)

Collection of 40 titles primarily focusing on pharmacy and life sciences. Select Integrated Pharmacy or Premium Basic Sciences Collections.
For Edugate access click here and follow the steps below.

OVID Ebooks & Journals

OVID Ebooks & Journals

LWW provides essential information for healthcare students and professionals, in their particular fields of research, be it oncology, internal medicine, radiology or nursing research. (partially IReL & RCSI Resource
For Edugate access click here and follow the steps below.

PubMed

PubMed

PubMed comprises more than 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites
Click here to access PubMed. This is a direct link with no additional steps

ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect

The resource provides full text access to over 2,500 journals and 145 books in all disciplines published by Elsevier Science. ScienceDirect also includes a significant number of Open Access content.
For Edugate access click here and follow the steps below:

 

SCOPUS

SCOPUS

Scopus is a large abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Across all research fields - science, mathematics, engineering, technology, health and medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Also includes the full MEDLINE database.
For Edugate access click here and follow the steps below.

Springer

Springer

Springer is the world's second largest STM publisher, delivering high quality peer-reviewed journals - Springer publishes more than 1,900 journals online. (IReL Resource)
For Edugate access click here and follow the steps below.

Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Multidisciplinary resource. Access to the full text of over 1,300 journals published by Taylor and Francis. Includes acces to 159 titles within the T&F Healthcare Collection (formally Informa Healthcare). (IReL Resource)
For Edugate access click here and follow the steps below.

Web of Science

Web of Science

Web of Science is a large suite of over 12 databases and citation indexes in the sciences and the social sciences. RCSI Library has access to Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and Essential Science Indicators (ESI) and Conference Proceedings Citation Index. (IReL Resource)
For Edugate access click here and follow the steps below. Please use Chrome or Firefox browsers.

Wiley

Wiley

This resource provides full text access to over 1,600 journals in business, chemistry, computer science, engineering, law, life sciences, mathematic, physics, psychology and social sciences published by John Wiley & Sons. (IReL Resource)
For Edugate access click here and follow the steps below.