MUSC Databases and Journals
- MUSC A-Z Databases
Below is a selected list of databases. To view a full A-Z list of databases or to search by specialty, visit the library's Databases page. - MUSC-Subscribed and Open Access Journals
OR if in a database, click on the "Find it @ MUSC" icon within the database.
Databases
- Scopus This link opens in a new window
Citation data, journal impact metrics, and journal indexing. Includes all of MEDLINE and Embase. - SciFinder-n This link opens in a new window
Engineering, materials, biochemistry, synthesis & reactions, journal articles, patents, dissertations, chemical sources.
- Retraction Watch
A database that collects and tracks retractions as a window into the scientific process, revewling fraudulent, 'fake' science. - UniProt Protein Sequence database
UniProt is the world’s leading high-quality, comprehensive and freely accessible resource of protein/peptide/proteomes sequence and functional information. - NIH Databases - Protein, DNA, RNA, Genes, Genomes, Homology, domains etc.
All genetic/gene databases provided by NIH. All free! - Enzyme PortalThe Enzyme Portal brings together lots of diverse information about enzymes and displays it in an organized overview. It covers a large number of species including the key model organisms, and provides a simple way to compare orthologs.
- SC Census DataIncludes statistics on employment, income, health outcmes, health behavior, residents ages, crime, etc.. Sort by county, city in SC
- PolyGlot - translate search strategies to other databases!e.g take a PubMed strategy and translate it into a Scopus strategy. Not absolute, but very useful!
- Global Index MedicusThe Global Index Medicus (GIM) provides worldwide access to biomedical and public health literature produced by and within low- and middle- income countries. The material is collated and aggregated by WHO Regional Office Libraries.
- Europe PMC
Europe PMC is an open science platform with access to a worldwide collection of publications and preprints from trusted sources around the globe. Europe PMC is developed by EMBL-EBI. It is a partner of PubMed Central and a repository of choice for many international science funders. - MUSC Shared Resources - Instruments, Software, Tools, Experts
Resources available here at MUSC. - NIH RePORTER
In addition to NIH-funded research, the system provides access to research supported by ACF, CDC, AHRQ, HRSA, FDA and the VA. - Meetings and Conferences Lists Worldwide
Upcoming meetings, conferences and webinars for health, biomedical and research professionals. - ChemSpider
ChemSpider: a free chemical structure database: by name, structure, trade/systematic names. - Google Dataset Search:There are many thousands of data repositories on the web, Dataset Search lets you find datasets wherever they’re hosted.
- PubReMiner
Don't know synonyms to use when searching PubMed?? Use this tool to find alternative terms/synonyms.
Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery (ILLiad)
If you need a journal article or book chapter not owned by MUSC, request it through Interlibrary Loan (ILLIAD). Links to articles and book chapters will be emailed. This is a free and fast service for MUSC students, staff and faculty.
- From the library homepage, go to Services --> Document Delivery (ILLIAD)
- From a database, click on
- If MUSC does not own/subscribe to the article, there will be an option to "Click here to request the item through Interlibrary Loan" in big red lettering.
NCBI Resources
- NCBI Resources
Resources for many topics including chemicals & bioassays, genetics & medicine, sequence analysis, and more.
