Abstracting and Indexing Tools in the NLM Main Reading Room
All titles are in the Reading Room Z collection unless otherwise noted. Italics indicate titles of publications; all other entries are subject listings. Consult LocatorPlus®, NLM's online catalog, to locate other abstracts and indexes in the NLM collection.
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- Abridged Index Medicus. ZW 1 A158. Beginning of Z collection. Ceased 1997.
- AGRICOLA. Databases Network.
- Agriculture. ZSF 615, ZW1 A573.
- Alternative Medicine. See: Complementary Therapies
- Alternative Press Index. Z 7161.S66 A466
- American Library Directory. Z 731 A512. Databases Network.
- American Statistics Index. Z 7554.U5 A512.
- Anesthesiology. ZWO 200.
- Animals, Laboratory. Z 7164.C45, Z 7993, ZW1 A573.
- Anthropology. Z 5112.
- Bacteriology. ZQW 4.
- Behavior, Animal. Z 7994 .G3.
- Bibliography of Medical Reviews. ZW1 B588. Ceased.
- Bibliography of the History of Medicine. ZWZ 40 B582. Ceased 1993.
- Biochemistry. ZQU 4.
- Bioethics. ZW 50.
- Biography Index. Z 5301 B615.
- Biological Abstracts. Microforms cabinet. Databases Network.
- BIOSIS. Databases Network.
- Biotechnology Abstracts. Z 7914.B33 D484.
- Books. Z 1035, Z 1219, Z 2001, Z 2005.
- Books in Print. Books out of Print. Databases Network.
- Business. Z 7164.C81, Z 6941 B724. Databases Network.
- Cancer. ZQZ 200.
- Cardiology. ZWG.
- Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI).. Z 5524 C517A, Databases Network.
- Chemical Abstracts. Z 5524 C517. Microform cabinets.
- Chemistry. Z 5524.
- Chiropractic. ZWB 905.
- Citing Medicine. Online from Bookshelf.
- Clin-alert. ZQZ 42 C641.
- Communicable Disease. ZWA 100, ZWC.
- Complementary Therapies. ZWB 890.
- Conference Proceedings. ZW 3, ZW 3.5, W 3.5 (end of journal collection).
- Consumer Information. Z 5776.C65, ZWB 130.
- Criminal Justice Abstracts. Z 5118.C9 I51. Databases Network.
- Cumulated Index Medicus®, 1960-2004. ZW 1 I384. Beginning of Z collection.
- Cumulated Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL).. ZWY 100 C971. Databases Network.
- Current List of Medical Literature, 1941-1959. Z 695.9 U58C. Beginning of Z collection.
- Dentistry. ZWU.
- Directories, Database. Z 699.
- Directories, Information Services. Z 674...
- Directories, Library. Z 675, Z 721, Z 731.
- Directories, Media. Z 6941, Z6951.
- Directories, Publishers. Z 475, Z 282.
- Dissertations. Z 5053, Z 5055.U5
- Drug Information Fulltext. Databases Network.
- Drugs. ZQV.
- Education. Z 5814, ZLA 11.
- Embase. Databases Network.
- Encyclopedia of Associations. Databases Network.
- Environment. Z 5071, Z 5322.E2, ZWA 400.
- Environment Abstracts. Databases Network.
- Environment Abstracts Annual. Z5322.E2E57. Print ceased 2008.
- Ethics. ZW 50.
- Excerpta Medica. ZW 1 E 95...
- Gale Directory of Databases. Z 699.22 C738. Databases Network.
- Genetics. Z 5322.G4, ZQS 677.
- Geriatrics. ZWT.
- Government Documents. Z 1223.
- GPO. Databases Network.
- Gynecology. ZWP.
- Health Business Elite. Databases Network.
- Health Care Management. ZWX.
- History of Medicine. ZWZ.
- Hospital and Health Administration Index. ZWX 100 H828. Formerly: Hospital Literature Index. ZWX 100 I381. Ceased 1999.
- Immunology. ZQW 504.
- Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, 1880-1961. Beginning of Z Collection. Online as IndexCat.
- Index Medicus®, 1879-1926, 1960-2004. Included in MEDLINE 1966- . Beginning of Z collection.
- Index to Dental Literature. Included in MEDLINE 1966- . ZWU 100 I381. Ceased 1999.
- Index to Health Information, 1988-2002. Microforms cabinet. ZWA 900.1 I38.
- Index to Scientific Book Contents. Z 7401 I38. Ceased 2006.
- Industrial Hygiene. ZWA 400.
- Infectious Diseases. ZWC.
- International Nursing Index. ZWY 100 I61. Included in MEDLINE 1966- . Ceased 2000.
- International Pharmaceutical Abstracts. Databases Network.
- Libraries and Librarianship. Z 600-733.
- Library Literature. Databases Network.
- Linguistics. Z 7004.P4.
- List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus. ZW 1 L772. Ceased 2007. Copies available at Reference Desk.
- List of Serials Indexed for Online Users. ZW 1 L774. Ceased 1999. Copies available at Reference Desk.
- Literary Market Place. Z 475 L776.
- Medical Bibliography. ZWB 100.
- Mendelian Inheritance in Man. ZQZ 50 M159M. Online as OMIM from NCBI through Entrez.
- Mental Measurements Yearbook. ZBF 431 M549.
- Microbiology. ZQW.
- Mycology. ZQW 180.
- Natural Product Updates. ZQV 752 N285.
- Neurology. ZWL.
- NTIS. Databases Network.
- Nursing. ZWY. CINAHL. Databases Network.
- Nutrition. ZQU 145, ZWB 400.
- Obstetrics. ZWQ.
- Occupational Therapy. ZWB 555.
- OMIM. Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. Online from NCBI:OMIM.
- Oncology. ZQZ 202.
- Ophthalmology. ZWW.
- Orthopedics. ZWE.
- PAIS International in Print. Z 7163 P9761.
- Parasitology. ZQX.
- Pediatrics. ZWS.
- Periodicals. Z 6941-6946, ZW 1 L77...
- Physical Fitness & Education. ZQT 255.
- Pollution Abstracts. Databases Network.
- Psychiatry. ZWM.
- PsycINFO, 1887-present. Databases Network.
- Psychology. Z 7201, ZBF 431.
- Publishers, Distributors and Wholesalers of the U.S. Z 475 P976. Databases Network.
- Quarterly Cumulative Index Medicus, 1927-1956. Beginning of Z collection.
- Radiology. ZWN 200.
- Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. ZAI 3 R2861.
- Rehabilitation. ZW 1 R3445.
- Reproduction. ZWQ.
- SCI Journal Citation Reports. ZQ 1 S4111. Databases Network: Web of Science.
- Science Citation Index. ZQ 1 S411. Databases Network: Web of Science.
- Smoking. ZQV 137.
- Sociological Abstracts. Z 7164.S68. Databases Network.
- Sociology. Z 7161, Z 7164, ZAI 3.
- Social Sciences Citation Index. Z 7161 .S678. Databases Network: Web of Science.
- Social Sciences Index. ZAI 3 S679
- SPORT Discus. Databases Network.
- Sports Medicine. ZQT 260.
- SSCI Journal Citation Reports. Z 7161 S6781. Databases Network: Web of Science.
- Statistics. Z 7554.U5.
- Style Manuals. Z 253, WZ 345. Also see: Citing Medicine.
- Surgery. ZWO.
- Tests In Print. Z 5841.E9.
- Toxicology. ZQV 600. Online through TOXNET: Toxicology Data Network
- Toxicology Abstracts. Databases Network.
- Translations. ZQ 1 T.
- Tropical Medicine. ZWC 680.
- Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory. Databases Network.
- Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures. Z 5814.P8 D598.
- Veterinary Medicine. ZSF 615, ZW 1 A573.
- Virology. ZQW 160.
- Women's Studies Abstracts. Z 7962 W872.