Shields Library is closed through January 1. Requests for books, digitization services, and interlibrary loan will be fulfilled after the new year.
Health Sciences Resources
Help for your research, studies, educational efforts and clinical care evidence questions
Access Library Materials Off-Campus
Most of our licensed library materials require a VPN connection if you are off campus. There are a few options to choose from for UC Davis and UC Davis Health off-campus access to these library resources.
Interdisciplinary academic journal literature, conference proceedings and books with broad coverage across the sciences and social sciences, includes citation tracking tools.
Clinical Resources Center (UCDH) Portal to information resources for clinicians at UC Davis Health. Off-campus access requires use of UCDH Cisco AnyConnect VPN. First time users will be prompted to request access.
BrowZine Find, follow and directly access journals available from the UC Davis Library or from open sources.
“Get it at UC” Look for the “Get it at UC” button to connect to full-text articles and e-books directly from your favorite database.
Request Books or Articles Request materials from other libraries, scans of articles or book chapters, or recommend a resource for addition to the UC Davis Library.
Help with Research, Publishing and Evidence-Based Practice
Our librarians can help you:
Find literature, data, statistics or assessments tailored to your research or clinical question
Learn about the scholarly publication landscape
Learn how to improve the methods and reproducibility of evidence syntheses
Articulate the impact of your work using impact metrics
Search for books and e-books
Request a Workshop or Educational Session
Topics include:
Introduction to Library resources and services
Evidence-based practice (e.g., searching the literature for evidence in veterinary medicine, medicine, nursing)
Introduction to systematic review methodology
Advanced literature searching (including searching for evidence on health disparities, population health and other specialized topics or searching particular databases)
Finding open health data or health statistics
Resources for authors
At least two weeks’ notice (or more) requested for most sessions.