Research in-depth
Search for medical research articles, learn how to understand medical research.
- find scientific and other academic research about different health topics
- gain a better understanding of the terminology used in medical research and also learn about the different types of studies
- learn what "open access" research is and make you aware of some resources that share open access research
- What did my doctor say?
Source: Medical Library Association
Summary: "The Medical Library Association created this page to help you understand what a doctor or nurse tells you. You’ll find tips on how to understand many health words."
- Medical Dictionary
Source: Merriam-Webster
- Understanding Medical Research
Source: Medline Plus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Summary: Glossaries, understanding research papers, video tutorials and more.
Winnipeg Public Library eResource
- EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
*Access this resource using your valid Winnipeg Public Library card number.
1. Select Academic Search Premier - this collection has records or full-text access for many academic journals.
2. Using the Basic or Advanced search pages, check off "Full Text" if you want immediate access, and "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals".
3. If you see a record for an article you want but the library does not have full-text access, contact us at 204-986-6450.
Video: Open Access Explained!
8 minutes, 23 seconds.
Source: Piled Higher and Deeper (PHD Comics)
Search for Open Access research
- BioMed Central
300+ peer reviewed journals in science, technology, engineering and medicine.
- About journal quality in DOAJThis page explains how DOAJ conducts quality control for the journals included in the database. DOAJ states that all journals in the database "have been approved as quality, peer reviewed open access journals." but some journals have been given the "DOAJ seal" for outstanding quality. TIP: when you search DOAJ you can narrow a search results list to only include content given the DOAJ seal
- PLOS (Public Library of Science)
215,000+ peer-reviewed articles. includes medical, biology and genetics research.
- PubMed Central
Archive of biomedical and life sciences literature at the U.S. National Library of Medicine. 5 million+ records.
Learn more about Open Access
- Open Access OverviewThis is a widely-referred to introduction to open access. It is written by Peter Suber, Director of the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication and Director of the Harvard Open Access Project.
- Open Access (the book)by Peter Suber. 2012, MIT Press. This page provides links to the full text of multiple editions and includes updates.