Open Access Links
Below is a list of Open-Access electronic journals and books evaluated and selected by the library staff to provide additional sources of information for researchers.
Most of the electronic resources you will find in these sites are free and openly available for public use.
Link and Description
- BioMed Central - Online publisher of free peer-reviewed scientific articles in all areas of medical research and biology.
- Free Medical Journals - Dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical journals over the Internet.
- Institute of Human Genetics - Genetic services and researches of the "Institute of Human Genetic"
- Journal of Korean Medical Science - The Journal of Korean Medical Science (JKMS) is an international, peer-reviewed bimonthly journal of medicine published in English. It aims to publish evidence-based, scientific research articles from various disciplines of the medical sciences.
- PLoS Biology - Peer-reviewed open-access journal featuring research articles of exceptional significance in all areas of biological science, from molecules o ecosystems.
- PLoS Pathogens - Open-access journal that publishes important new ideas on bacteria, fungi, parasites, prions, and viruses that contribute to our understanding of the biology of pathogens and pathogen-host interactions.
- PubChem - Free database of chemical structures of small organic molecules and information on their biological activities.
- PubMed Central - Free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
- Springer - Offers free access to research articles on swine flu or Influenza A(H1N1).
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MedWorm - is a medical RSS feed provider as well as a search engine built on data collected from RSS feeds. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and it is a technology used to simply publish and gather details of the very latest information on the internet. MedWorm collects updates from over 6000 authoritative data sources (growing each day) via RSS feeds
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)- is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people-at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
- HERDIN Neon Health Research and Development Information Network - Specialized network of documentation and information centers engaged in health research and development activities. Herdin hosts electronic collection or database of bibliographic entries of published and unpublished health researches in the Philippines in cooperation with other member-institutions.
- LibraryLink - One-stop resource center for Filipiniana resources. It aims to provide one search engine or point of entry for researchers and students who are doing research on Filipiniana.
- Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM) - is a project of the WHO Western Pacific Regionl Office in collaboration with several institutions in its Member States. This is the Region's contribution to the Global Health Library (GHL) initiative which aims to extend to all the benefits of the knowledge that is essential to the fullest attainment of health. WPRIM will be deployed and hosted, along with the index medici of other WHO Regions, at the Global Index Medicus portal under the GHL platform, where searches can be conducted individually or simultaneously through a federated search engine.
- http://www.emanila.com/pilipino/
Portals/Federators:
Google Scholar - Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.
Free Books:
http://www.gutenburg.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.gutenburg.ph/
Other Free Reference Materials
http://dictionary.reference.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook