Off-Site Access
To access the library's rich collection of online resources including databases, journal articles and books, you must login to MacID first.
- Use MacID to login to library online resources and Avenue to Learn.
- Use your MacID to access wireless internet networks at other institutions with Eduroam. What is Eduroam?
Contact Us
Health Sciences Library,
McMaster University
1280 Main St. West HSC-2B
Hamilton, ON
L8S 4K1
Phone: 905-525-9140 ext. 22327
Email: hslib@mcmaster.ca
Databases
- PubMed This link opens in a new window Includes citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. Created by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- Web of Science(1976- present) (Science Citation Index / Social Science Citation Index)
- ERICEducation Resources Information Center
- ERABIEvidence Based Review of Moderate to Severe Acquired Brain Injury
- Rehabilitation Measures DatabaseDeveloped to help identify reliable and valid instruments used to assess patient outcomes during rehabilitation.
- Accessss This link opens in a new window Accessss (formerly MacPLUS) Federated Search is designed to find the best evidence-based answer to your clinical questions by simultaneously searching the leading evidence-driven medical publications and high quality clinical literature.
Research Support
- Searching the Literature: The BasicsLearn how to effectively search the literature with tips on asking questions, selecting resources, and developing search terms.
- Database TutorialsLearn how to search the library's most popular databases with these step-by-step videos.
Evaluating Sources
These resources will help you comprehend and evaluate the information found in academic journal articles.
- Evaluating InformationJohns Hopkins Libraries LibGuide
- How to Read and Comprehend Scientific Research ArticlesVideo from University of Minnesota Libraries.
- How to Read (and Understand) a Social Science Journal ArticleBy Frederique Laubepin, PhD
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2013. - Critically Reading Journal ArticlesHandout from Colby College.
- UlrichsWebLook up the Peer Review status of journals
Citation Style guide
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association : the official guide to APA style
7th edition, 2020 - print version
- Using American Psychological Association (APA) FormatPurdue University Online Writing Lab
- Guide to Citing Canadian Government PublicationsMount Allison University
Citation Management Software
- Citation Management SoftwareA description and comparison chart of citation management software - McMaster University
- Endnote This link opens in a new window EndNote is a citation management tool that moves you through the research process as you search, organize, write, publish and share your work. Whether you're writing a paper or manuscript, leading a research project, maintaining a CV, teaching a course or applying for a grant, EndNote can help.
