Table 4 List of bibliographic databases available to the 14 Canadian health ministries
Ministry of Health | Bibliographic databases |
|---|---|
British Columbia Ministry of Health Services | EbscoHost: Academic Search Premier (ASP), AgeLine, Bibliography of Native North Americans, Biomedical Reference Collection, CINAHL + Full-text, ERIC, GreenFILE, Health Business Elite, Images from Ebsco, Medline with Full Text, PsycARTICLES, PsycEXTRA, PsycINFO, SocIndex, e-Books. OVID: Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews (Cochrane reviews), LWW Journal Collection, Medline. Other: BMJ Clinical Evidence, Canadian Health Research Collection, e-Therapeutics (including CPS), Pharmacist’s Letter/Prescriber’s Letter, Canadian ed., Quickscribe, QP LegalEze, RefWorks citation manager, Science of Early Childhood Development |
Alberta Health and Wellness | Health Knowledge Network: PsychINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. EBSCO Databases: Academic Search Premier, Medline, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, Health Business Elite, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Health Source - Consumer Edition, Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive, Alt HealthWatch, Canadian Reference Centre, Masterfile Premier, Business Source Elite, Canadian Literary Centre, Education Research Complete, Environment Complete, ERIC, Regional Business News, Library Information Science & Technology Abstracts |
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health | Saskatchewan Health Information Resources Partnership: Allied & Complementary Medicine Database, Canadian Newsstand, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, e-Therapeutics+, Health and Psychosocial Instruments, Health and Wellness Resource Centre, Health Reference Centre Academic, Health Source: Consumer Edition, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, Natural & Alternative Treatments, Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, Natural Standard, PsycINFO, BMJ Clinical Evidence, Cochrane Library, Rehabilitation Reference Centre |
Manitoba Health | None, but health research support is provided by Manitoba’s Health Information and Knowledge Network. |
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care | AgeLine, CINAHL with Full Text, InfoTrac General Science eCollection, MEDLINE with Full Text, Academic OneFile, Environmental Studies and Policy Collection, Expanded Academic ASAP, General OneFile, Health & Wellness Resource Centre, The Cochrane Library |
Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services | None |
New Brunswick Department of Health | None, but there is a provincial license for Cochrane in New Brunswick, so they do potentially have access to The Cochrane Library |
Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness | EBSCO Databases: Health Business Fulltext, Health Policy Reference Centre, Medline with Fulltext, Nursing & Allied Health Basic Collection, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection. |
Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Wellness | CINAHL, UpToDate |
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Health and Community Services | Newfoundland and Labrador Health Knowledge Information Network: CINAHL Full Text, Biomedical Reference Collection, Cochrane Library, MD Consult, PsycINFO, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection, Social Services Abstracts, Health Business Elite, STAT!Ref |
Yukon Department of Health and Social Services | No data |
Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services | None. Access to Dialog is available through the government legislative library |
Nunavut Department of Health and Social Services | None, but health research support is provided by the Neil John McLean Health Sciences Library (University of Manitoba) |
Health Canada | AARP AgeLine Database, Agricola, Bibliography of Native North Americans, Canadian NewsStand, CBCA: Canadian Business and Current Affairs, CINAHL: Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Library, Current Index to Statistics, Econlit [Economic literature], EMBASE, FSTA: Food Science and Technology Abstracts, Global Health, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA), MEDLINE, MSDS, Newscan, PAIS International: Public Affairs Information Service, Plant Management Network, PsycINFO/PsycARTICLES (full-text), RTECS, Scopus: abstract and citation database, Social Policy and Practice, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts |