Research Resources

Article Databases

PubMed

• Citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to free full-text content from PubMed Central.  If free full-text is not available, choose “Full Text @ John Wood” to request the article through interlibrary loan.

Medscape from WebMD

• Free registration.  Designed for health professionals.  Search for full text articles, CME content, conference coverage, news, MEDLINE, drug information.

TOXNET

• From National Library of Medicine. Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.

Medical Dictionaries

• The American Heritage Medical Dictionary (JWCC only)
• Merriam-Webster’s Medical Desk Dictionary, Revised Edition (JWCC only)

Medical Encyclopedias and Guides

• The Royal Society of Medicine Health Encyclopedia (JWCC only)
• The Cambridge Historical Dictionary of Disease (JWCC only)
• The New Harvard Guide to Women’s Health (JWCC only)
• The Merck Manuals
• A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus

Drug Reference Resources

• RxList
• Drugs@FDA
• MedWatch: Medical Product Safety Information
• Drugs.com

Evidence-Based Resources

• TRIP: Turning Research Into Practice
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Clinical Information Index

Clinical Trial  Resources

• ClinicalTrials.gov 
  
• CenterWatch

Other

• MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine)
• BehaveNet
• OMIN: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man

General Reference Tools

• Credo Reference (JWCC only)
• CQ Researcher (JWCC only)
• Infoplease
• Bartleby.com

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic Edition (JWCC only)
• Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide (JWCC only)
• Philip’s Encyclopedia (JWCC only)
• Columbia Encyclopedia (JWCC only)
• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (JWCC only)
• HowStuffWorks
• Symbols.com
• Encyclopedia Mythica

Dictionaries

• Oxford English Dictionary (JWCC only)
• American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (JWCC only)
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
• Dictionary.com
• Thesaurus.com

Science Reference Tools

• Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology (JWCC only)
• American Heritage Science Dictionary (JWCC only)
• Illustrated Dictionary of Science, Andromeda (JWCC only)
• Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists (JWCC only)
• Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography (JWCC only)
• Science.gov

Guides to Countries and Cities

• Global Road Warrior (JWCC only)
• Philips World Factbook (JWCC only)
• Nation Master
• Encyclopedia of the Nations
• U.S. State Department:  Background Notes
• U.S. State Department:  Countries and Areas
• CIA The World Factbook
• City-Data.com
• Penguin Encyclopedia of Places (JWCC only)

Earth Science & Geography

• Envirofacts from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Encyclopedia of Earth
• Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography (JWCC only)
• Merriam-Webster’s Geographical Dictionary (JWCC only)
• Geology.com
• Guide to the Oceans (JWCC only)

Maps and Atlases

• MapQuest
• Google Maps
• The National Map
• The National Map – Small Scale Collection

Mathematical Reference Tools

• Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (JWCC only)
• Math.com
• Wolfram Alpha
• OnlineConversion.com
• MathWorld
• Online Encyclopedia of Mathematics

U.S. Government and Legal Reference Tools

• USA.gov
• Illinois.gov
• Congress.gov
• Legal Information Institute
• FEDLaw
• Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law (JWCC only)
• FactCheck.org
• ProCon.org
• Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research by LLRX

Agriculture Reference Tools

• Agricola
• United States Agriculture Information Network
• Water Quality Information Center:  Online Documents
• National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
• Breeds of Livestock – Oklahoma State University
• FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Philosophy Reference Tools

• Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy (JWCC only)
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• A Dictionary of Philosophy, Macmillan (JWCC only)
• Dictionary of World Philosophy (JWCC only)
• Philosophy of Education:  An American Encyclopedia (JWCC only)

Biography

• Infoplease Almanac:  Biography
• Biography Channel – Bios Search
• Chambers Biographical Dictionary (JWCC only)
• Who’s Who in Ancient Egypt, Routledge (JWCC only)
• Who’s Who in the Roman World, Routledge (JWCC only)
• A Biographical Dictionary of Artists, Andromeda (JWCC only)
• Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music (JWCC only)
• Penguin Biographical Dictionary of Women (JWCC only)
• Macmillan Dictionary of Women’s Biography (JWCC only)
• A Biographical Dictionary of Women Economists (JWCC only)

Web Directories

• WWW Virtual Library
• Martindale’s The Reference Desk