Contact Us
Health Sciences Library,
McMaster University
1280 Main St. West HSC-2B
Hamilton, ON
L8S 4K1
Phone: 905-525-9140 ext. 22327
Email: hslib@mcmaster.ca
eBook Packages
-
AccessHemOnc This link opens in a new window
AccessHemOnc is a regularly updated online resource covering all aspects of hematology-oncology. It supports learners and physicians with multimedia tools and top textbooks for skill-building, certification prep, and clinical knowledge reinforcement.
-
AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
Collection of textbooks covering basic and clinical sciences. Contains the latest editions of selected medical titles. Includes image and audio files, drug database, differential diagnosis, laboratory tests, guidelines and patient handouts.
-
AccessNeurology This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive neurology resource with core texts like Principles of Neural Science, interactive neuroanatomy atlas, videos, case reviews, drug database, and 3D brain tools. Regularly updated and covers all neurology topics.
-
AccessPediatrics This link opens in a new window
AccessPediatrics is an all-in-one online resource offering current pediatric content from neonatology to adolescent medicine. It supports diagnosis, case management, research, and board prep, accessible on any device for students, residents, and clinicians.
-
AccessPhysiotherapy This link opens in a new window
Online resource for PT students and professionals featuring McGraw-Hill and F.A. Davis content, drug database, review tools, and multimedia aids like Anatomy & Physiology Revealed. Includes curricular tools and study materials for education and practice.
-
Books@Ovid This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive e-book collection covering : medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation sciences, ethics, education, psychology, and basic sciences.
-
Clinical Key This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 2007-present
Elsevier’s ClinicalKey gives you access to quick answers at the point of care alongside trusted, comprehensive medical evidence. It includes clinical overviews, full-text books and journals, drug information, procedure videos, clinical calculators, patient education handouts, practice guidelines, clinical trials, and MEDLINE® citations and abstracts. Physicians can earn and claim CME.
-
Elsevier Reference Works & Encyclopedias This link opens in a new window
All Major Reference Works (MRWs) published by Elsevier and available on ScienceDirect are reviewed and vetted to rigorous standards by experts in their fields.
-
Psychiatry Online This link opens in a new window
Platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, the DSM, textbooks, and APA Practice Guidelines.
-
R2 Library This link opens in a new window
The R2 Digital Library platform features a comprehensive collection of medical, nursing and allied health eBooks.
-
Thieme MedOne ComSci This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 2000-present
A collection focusing on audiology, speech language pathology, and communication sciences. Content includes ebooks, cases, videos, and journals.
-
Thieme MedOne Education This link opens in a new window
Includes Thieme's Flexibook atlases and Textbook series published in the medical and life sciences.
-
Thieme MedOne Neurosurgery This link opens in a new window
All-in-one access to premier neurosurgical content: hundreds of e-books, cases, and procedures plus thousands of images and videos are at your fingertips.
-
Thieme MedOne Plastic Surgery This link opens in a new window
A collection of plastic and reconstructive surgical content including ebooks, surgical procedures, training videos, and a Residency Board Q&A bank.
Article Databases
-
AMED This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1985-present
Allied and Complimentary Medicine (AMED) is a database of journal articles in fields allied to medicine and alternatives to conventional medicine.
-
CINAHL This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1981-presentCumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature. Professional literature of nursing, allied health, biomedicine, and healthcare.
-
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1990-present
The Library includes evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, methodology reviews, clinical trials, and more with a focus on evidence-based health care.
-
Embase This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1974-present
Biomedical database with coverage that encompasses more European and International content than Medline.
-
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1946-present
A comprehensive source of life sciences and biomedical bibliographic information. A free version of MEDLINE is offered through PUBMED.
-
PsycINFO (Ovid) This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1806-present
Abstracts literature in psychology, medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, and linguistics from journals, books, reports, conferences, theses, and dissertations.
-
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1940-present
Includes citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1940s. Created by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
-
Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1976-(may vary by index)
Core Collection includes five multidisciplinary citation indexes covering arts, sciences, social sciences, and conference proceedings. It indexes references from 8,000+ journals and various document types like articles, reviews, letters, and editorials.
