Guides: Biomedical Engineering: Finding articles

Core and additional databases

Database search tips
Here is a handout with key functions to help searching in databases

Core databases

Compendex (Engineering Village) Provides references to journal articles and conference papers in engineering
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IEEE Electronic Library Online (IEEE Xplore) Database for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Materials Research Database Primary database for materials engineering
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PubMed (McGill) Open access (free) version of MEDLINE
SciFinder database of the American Chemical Society (registration required)
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Scopus Multidisciplinary database
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Web of Science Core Collection (All Indexes) Multidisciplinary database
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Additional databases

BIOSIS Previews (Ovid) (1969-2017) Core database for publications related to all aspects of biology
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Derwent Innovations Index (Web of Science) International patent information
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ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global Theses and dissertations from around the world
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Key resources

A to Z Journal List

McGill WorldCat Catalogue

BIOSIS Previews (Ovid) (1969-2017)
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Combines journal content from Biological Abstracts with supplemental, non-journal coverage from Biological Abstracts/RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings). Disciplines included are traditional biology (botany, ecology, zoology), interdisciplinary subjects (biochemistry, biomedicine, and biotechnology), and related areas such as instrumentation and methods. (Coverage 1969-2017)
Ovid Online
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Medical research platform. Full-text journals, e-books, and database resources.
PubMed (McGill)
Scopus
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Web of Science Core Collection (All Indexes)
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Resource key

McGill users only
Open access resource
Free resource
In-library use
Catalogue record

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