Workshop - Basic Training in Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses: Searching

The Cochrane Library is a unique source of reliable and up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care. Published on a quarterly basis, The Cochrane Library is designed to provide information and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care. The databases are: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Cochrane Reviews); Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE); The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL); The Cochrane Database of Methodology Reviews (Methodology Reviews); Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA); NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED); About The Cochrane Collaboration and the Cochrane Collaborative Review Groups (About)

1946 to Present. Ovid MEDLINE covers the international literature on biomedicine, including the allied health fields and the biological and physical sciences, humanities, and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. Information is indexed from approximately 5,400 journals published world-wide. Corresponds in part to the following print indexes: Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing.

1947 - present. EMBASE is an international biomedical and pharmacological database that provides access to up-to-date information about medical and drug-related subjects. Comprehensive inclusion of drug-related information makes EMBASE particularly valuable when carrying out drug-related searches. EMBASE features comprehensive coverage of drug research, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Human Medicine (Clinical and Experimental), basic biological research, Health Policy and Management, Substance Dependence and Abuse, Psychiatry, Veterinary Science and Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation.

1965 – present. Web of Science includes research articles, reviews, editorials, conference proceedings and abstracts covering biological sciences, medical and life sciences, physical and chemical sciences, agriculture, veterinary sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. WOS also includes Journal Impact Factors and offers cited reference counts, and citation reports.

CINAHL is the definitive research tool for nursing and allied health professionals. Many of the journals included are peer-reviewed. This database includes complete coverage of English-language nursing journals, health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, and book chapters.