FY 2024 New Health Sciences E-Resources
VCU Libraries added these journals and digital resources to the collection in 2023-24. Journal Backfiles New Journal Subscriptions Reference Titles LWW Health Library bridge ebook collections Compiled by Karen Cary
Graphic medicine texts now available at Health Sciences Library
The Health Sciences Library offers a new collection of 22 graphic medicine titles available for checkout. Available titles are listed in the Graphic Medicine at VCU guide. These are part of VCU Libraries’ general collection and can be checked out by anyone in the VCU community. The guide also includes links to webcomics and resources […]
100 Years of Dentistry in Virginia now available online
VCU Libraries has digitized the archive of Virginia Dental Association Journals in partnership with the Virginia Dental Association (VDA). The VDA began publishing the Bulletin of the Virginia State Dental Association in August 1921. In June of 1964, the VDA changed the title of the serial to the Virginia Dental Journal. Over the years, the […]
Find health-related survey questions and answers in the Health Poll Database
The Roper Center’s Health Poll Database includes 80 years of health-related U.S. survey questions and answers and covers topics ranging from medical cost and health care use to social determinants of health and much more. Polls can be searched or browsed through a visual map. Demographic crosstabs and trend line charts of questions that have been […]
Now offering the LWW Health Library: Premium Basic Sciences Collection
VCU Libraries now provides access to the LWW Health Library: Premium Basic Sciences Health Collection, which includes core biomedical science ebooks in anatomy, microbiology/immunology, pathology and physiology. This resource also includes ebooks on basic clinical topics, such as Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, as well as skill performance evaluation lists, case studies, […]
VCU Libraries enters a partnership with PLOS to cover publishing costs
VCU Libraries has just entered a partnership with PLOS, a non-profit Open Access publisher. All PLOS journals are Open Access, Plan S compliant, (initiative for full and immediate Open Access publishing supported by cOAlition S funders), and Open Data compliant. Articles are peer-reviewed. Under this new, non-APC based business model, institutions pay an annual fee […]
AccessPhysiotherapy platform includes unlimited physical therapy ebooks and more
VCU Libraries has a new subscription to AccessPhysiotherapy that includes physical therapy ebooks, procedure and exercise videos, image galleries, self-assessment questions and an interactive cadaver dissection tool. Among the ebooks in this resource are the latest editions of: Dutton’s Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention; Therapeutic Modalities in Rehabilitation; Neurologic Rehabilitation: Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity in Physical […]
New subscription to JAMA resource supports Evidence-Based Medicine
VCU Libraries now provides access to JAMAevidence, an online resource that has guidance and tools for practicing evidence-based medicine (EBM). It includes the most recent editions of Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature, The Rational Clinical Examination, JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods and Care at the Close of Life. It also has calculators, a […]
New edition of ‘AMA Manual of Style’ available online
Find It VCU Libraries now offers an online version of the newest edition of the The AMA Manual of Style. This is a must-use guide for those seeking to publish research findings in the health and biomedical sciences fields. In addition to nuts-and-bolts guidance on punctuation, capitalization and grammar, the new online edition covers how […]
The Emerging Sources Citation Index: Discover trending research
Find It The Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) was added to the Web of Science (WoS) platform to deepen and expand the subject coverage of WoS’ Core Collection, including in the humanities and social sciences. The peer-reviewed publications curated for this index are selected partly for their emerging research content, international scope and regional importance. […]