Healey Keynotes

Hidden Web: Beyond Google

There is much more information on the web than what can be found through Google. This is often referred to as the Hidden, Invisible or Deep Web. For instance, the Healey Library subscribes to over 80 databases and indexes which are not freely accessible through Google. A recent article from CIO, Six Techniques to Get More from the Web than Google Will Tell You, reccomends several methods to move beyond Google. 
 

New Database

We added a new health related subscription to the library's collection. Cochrane Collection Plus provides access to a collection of databases which focus on the effects of health care and evidence based medical practice. It is a comprehensive source of data for anyone in the medical field. The collection of databases, which is provided by EBSCO, includes:

• NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED)
  
  • Information on the costs and effects of drugs, treatments and procedures

• Health Technology Assessments (HTA)
  
  • Information about completed and ongoing health technology assessments (studies of the medical, social, ethical and economic implications of healthcare interventions) from around the world

• Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR)
  • Full text articles, as well as protocols focusing on the effects of healthcare

• Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
  
  • Abstracts of published systematic reviews on the effects of health care from around the world

• Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
  
  • Bibliography of journal articles and conference proceedings as well as other sources on controlled trials