The most frequently-used databases
A robust collection of full text for nursing and allied health journals, providing full text for more than 925 journals indexed in CINAHL. It covers more than 50 nursing specialties and includes quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, CEU modules and research instruments. Indexed back to 1937.
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DynaMedex combines the clinical expertise and extensive, curated disease content of DynaMed with the comprehensive view into treatment options, depth and breadth of drug information and advanced search capabilities of Micromedex. DynaMedex is a clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other healthcare professionals for use at the point-of-care, now also with built-in drug and drug interaction information from Micromedex. You can also still access DynaMed without Micromedex.
NOTE: This resource is also available as a mobile app. Click on phone icon to learn more.
Access to peer-reviewed literature from scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. Scopus also includes extensive journal metrics and author profiles.
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Evidence-based, clinical resource to be used for educational purposes only to optimize learning and to identify information for clinical problem-solving.
NOTE: This resource is also available as a mobile app. Click on phone icon to learn more.
The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
DynaMed Decisions is a clinical decision support tool that works alongside the information and evidence of DynaMedex. Please provide feedback on this trial resource by filling out our feedback form.
The Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) is a compendium of internationally recognized standards for the identity, purity, and quality of food ingredients. It features over 1,200 monographs, including food-grade chemicals, processing aids, food ingredients (such as vegetable oils, fructose, whey, and amino acids), flavoring agents, vitamins, and functional food ingredients (such as lycopene, olestra, and short chain fructooligosaccharides).
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Hundreds of nonfiction digital audiobooks related to health and medicine. For the best experience, download the Libby app and then “Add a Library” and search for USF Health Libraries. Listen through your mobile device!
Lippincott Medical Procedures is a video library demonstrating step-by-step techniques for over 70 core medical procedures including ultrasounds, injections, lines and tubes, and sutures. Please provide feedback on this trial resource by filling out our feedback form.
The United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP–NF) contains standards for medicines, dosage forms, drug substances, biologics, compounded preparations, medical devices, dietary supplements, and other therapeutics.
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- I’m having trouble navigating Access Point, is there a tutorial?
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Leave this blank. USP Academic Connection subscriptions do not require a subscription key. - What are the password guidelines for an Access Point account?
Please use the following guidelines for creating your Access Point account password:- Must not include part of your name or username.
- Must not include a common word or commonly used sequence of characters.
- Must be at least 8 characters long and include at least one of each of the following:
- Uppercase (A-Z) and lowercase (a-z) letters. Passwords are case sensitive.
- Numbers(0-9)
- Symbols (!, #, $, etc.) are optional but recommended
- What do I do if I’ve forgotten or need to reset my password?
The “Forgot password?” link on the login page allows you to reset your password. To reset your password, enter the following:- Enter the email address you used in creating the USP account.
- Select “I’m not a robot” checkbox in reCAPTCHA and then take the verification challenge.
- After completing the prompt, an activation link will be sent to your registered email. Click on this link to reset your password.
- Using the password guidelines, enter your new password.
- After the confirmation message displays on the page, click “Continue” to be re-directed to the login page.
- I am unable to login, what do I do?
Web browsers save old information. This can be fixed by clearing the browser’s cache and cookies, restarting the browser, and signing in again. - My account is locked, what do I do?
After 5 incorrect password entries, your account will be locked. Use the “Forgot password” link to reset your password. After a successful password reset, your account will be unlocked. If you’re still unable to login after clearing your cache and resetting your password, please contact support@usp.org.
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