CA Online: Chemical Abstracts
Produced by the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Source: Information Services Search Service
Access: Mediated search service.
Coverage: 1967 - present
Updated: Monthly
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: Chemical Abstracts is the most comprehensive bibliographic resource for all areas of chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, and related sciences. Literature covered includes international journals, patents, technical reports, books, conference proceedings and dissertations. Over 35 million substances are included.

Campbell Collaboration Social, Psychological, Educational and Criminological Trials Register (C2-SPECTR)
Produced by the Campbell Collaboration.

Source: University of Pennsylvania
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: 1950 - present
Updated: Not stated
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: SPECTR is a registry of over 10,000 randomized and possibly randomized trials in education, social work and welfare, and criminal justice.

Cancer Handbook
Produced by Wiley Interscience.

Source: Wiley Interscience
Access: Direct access via campus computers. Off-campus access requires Jefferson Campus Key.
Coverage: Current edition only
Updated: Continuous
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: Provides a comprehensive overview of scientific and clinical information in major areas of cancer biology and medicine.

Cancer Literature in PubMed (formerly CancerLit)
Produced by the U.S. National Cancer Institute.

Source: Cancer.gov (U.S. National Cancer Institute)
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: 1966 - present
Updated: Monthly
Vocabulary: MeSH: Medical Subject Headings
Description: This database is a subset of MEDLINE. It contains journal citations on the topic of cancer. Abstracts are available for most entries.

CareNotes (Internet accessible version)
Produced by Thomson Healthcare, Inc..

Source: Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
Access: Direct access via campus computers. Off-campus access requires Jefferson Campus Key.
Coverage: Current information only
Updated: Continuous
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: Patient education pamphlets for in-patient care, discharge instructions, and general information, provided in both English and Spanish. This is the general version provided by MICROMEDEX; it does not include custom documents or headings used by TJU clinical sites. Access to the customized database is available from computers located in clinical settings.

CareNotes (locally customized version available only from hospital computers)
Produced by Thomson Healthcare, Inc..

Source: Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
Access: Direct access via campus computers. Off-campus access requires Jefferson Campus Key.
Coverage: Current information only
Updated: Quarterly
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: Patient education pamphlets for in-patient care, discharge instructions, and general information, provided in both English and Spanish. This is a locally-maintained version which includes custom documents and headings used by TJU clinical sites. Access to customized CareNotes is available only from computers located in clinical settings.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Produced by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

Source: U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: Current information only
Updated: Semiannual
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (FDAC) is a government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which offer assistance or benefits to the American public. While a limited number of programs offer direct support to individuals, most address state and local governments or other organizations.

Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Databases
Produced by CDRH, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Source: CDRH
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: Varies by database
Updated: Varies by database
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: The Center collects information about medical devices and makes it available in several searchable databases. Topics include adverse events, new device approvals, device registration and classification, and more.

ChemFinder
Produced by CambridgeSoft.com.

Source: CambridgeSoft.com
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: Current information only
Updated: Not stated
Vocabulary: Searchable by chemical name, CAS Number, molecular formula, or molecular weight
Description: ChemFinder includes basic data for over 75,000 compounds, with links to additional information at publicly-available Web sites. Additional information may include purchasing sources, government regulations, physical properties, and health issues.

Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS)
Produced by National Cancer Institute.

Source: NLM TOXNET
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: Current information only
Updated: Not stated
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: CCRIS contains over 9,000 chemical records with carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, tumor promotion, and tumor inhibition test results. Data are derived from studies cited in primary journals, current awareness tools, NCI reports, and other special sources. Test results have been reviewed by experts in carcinogenesis and mutagenesis.

ChemIDplus
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Source: NLM
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: Current information only
Updated: Quarterly
Vocabulary: Keyword (Name, Synonym, CAS Registry Number, Molecular Formula, Classification Code, and Locator Code)
Description: Data on over 340,000 chemicals includes name, structure, registry number, formula, classification code, synonyms, hazardous substance numbers, and links to further information in other databases. Structure searching available, but requires the Chemscape CHIME plug-in, which is freely available from the ChemIDplus site.

CHID - Combined Health Information Database
Produced by cooperating agencies of the U.S. government.

Source: FirstGov
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: 1985 - present
Updated: Quarterly
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: CHID is a database produced cooperatively by health-related agencies of the U.S. federal government (NIH, CDC, HRSA). CHID includes titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources in 16 popular topic areas. It is aimed at the health consumer.

CINAHL - Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health
Produced by CINAHL, Inc..

Source: EBSCO
Access: Direct access via campus computers. Off-campus access requires Jefferson Campus Key.
Coverage: 1982 - present
Updated: Weekly
Vocabulary: CINAHL Thesaurus
Description: The Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) covers 700 English language journals. The database also includes information about consumer health, patient education, and health sciences librarianship. It uses a special controlled vocabulary which overlaps in some areas with MeSH. The thesaurus of terms is available in print form at reference workstations, but is also available online within the program. Abstracts are included for most articles. Complete text for some articles and testing instruments are available online.

CIRRIE Database of International Rehabilitation Research
Produced by the Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE), University of Buffalo.

Source: CIRRIE
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: 1990 - present
Updated: Monthly
Vocabulary: CIRRIE Thesaurus, adapted from the REHABDATA Thesaurus
Description: The CIRRIE Database collects bibliographic citations from all areas of rehabilitation. In addition to indexing from mainstream journals and internet sites, CIRRIE also includes citations to resources not readily available to U.S. researchers. Over 1400 journals are represented in the CIRRIE Database and abstracts are available for most citations.

Clinical Trials (ClinicalTrials.gov)
Produced by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Source: NIH and NLM
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: Over 7,000 current trials sponsored by the NIH, other federal agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry
Updated: Not stated
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: The National Library of Medicine has established a registry of clinical trials for both federally and privately funded trials of experimental treatments for serious and life-threatening diseases or conditions. Information includes trial name and ID, sponsors, purpose, current status, who may be eligible, where trials are being held, whom to contact, and references to published papers that describe findings. While international in scope, most trials included are being conducted in the U.S. or Canada.

Clone Registry
Produced by the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Source: NCBI
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: Not stated
Updated: Note stated
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: The Clone Registry is a database used by genome sequencing centers to track which clones have been selected for sequencing, which are currently in the pipeline, and which are finished and represented by sequence entries in GenBank. Some additional information about human RPCI-11 clones has been obtained through several whole-genome library characterization efforts.

Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (CCTR)
Produced by the Cochrane Collaboration.

Source: OvidSP
Access: Direct access via campus computers. Off-campus access requires Jefferson Campus Key.
Coverage: 1943 to present
Updated: Quarterly
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: The Register contains over 300,000 bibliographic references to definitive controlled trials in health care. Cochrane groups and other organizations contribute their specialized registers; and these registers—together with references to clinical trials identified in MEDLINE and EMBASE—form the CCTR database. Contributors to the Cochrane Collaboration follow quality control standards to ensure that only reports of definite randomized controlled trials or controlled clinical trials are included. Part of OVID's four-database suite, Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Produced by the Cochrane Collaboration.

Source: OvidSP
Access: Direct access via campus computers. Off-campus access requires Jefferson Campus Key.
Coverage: 1991 - present
Updated: Not stated
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: Includes the FULL TEXT of the regularly updated systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare prepared by the international Cochrane Collaboration. The reviews include two types: COMPLETE REVIEWS - Regularly updated Cochrane Reviews, prepared and maintained by Collaborative Review Groups; and PROTOCOLS - Protocols for reviews currently being prepared (all include an expected date of completion). Protocols are the background, objectives and methods of reviews in preparation. Part of OVID's four-database suite, Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - Free Access to Abstracts Only
Produced by the Cochrane Collaboration.

Source: Cochrane Collaboration
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: 1991 - present
Updated: Not stated
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: Provides ABSTRACTS ONLY for regularly-updated systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare prepared by the international Cochrane Collaboration.

Cochrane Methodology Register
Produced by the Cochrane Collaboration.

Source: OvidSP
Access: Direct access via campus computers. Off-campus access requires Jefferson Campus Key.
Coverage: Not stated
Updated: Not stated
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: The database includes journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, conference abstracts and reports of ongoing methodological research. Relevant records are identified primarily through a program of handsearching undertaken by the UK Cochrane Centre. The register aims to include all published reports of empirical methodological studies that could be relevant for inclusion in a Cochrane methodology review, along with comparative and descriptive studies relevant to the conduct of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions. The Cochrane Methodology Register contains over 9,000 bibliographic references to controlled trials in health care.

Code of Federal Regulations
Produced by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARS).

Source: NARS
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: Current edition only
Updated: Quarterly
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The CFR is divided into 50 titles which represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each title is divided into chapters which usually bear the name of the issuing agency. Each chapter is further subdivided into parts covering specific regulatory areas. Large parts may be subdivided into subparts. All parts are organized in sections, and most citations to the CFR will be to the section level. Each volume of the CFR is revised once each calendar year and issued on a quarterly basis.

Community Health Data Base Full Datasets (CHDB)
Produced by the Public Health Management Corporation.

Source: Public Health Management Corporation
Access: Jefferson Campus Key required.
Coverage: 2004 - present
Updated: Biennial
Vocabulary: N/A - Requires SAS or SPSS
Description: The Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) compiles local, population-based data for use in health planning, policy and program development by local health and social service organizations, for use in research, and for the education of health practitioners. The full datasets are available to Jeffersonians for use with either SAS or SPSS to answer custom queries (these statistical packages are available in AISR's Learning Resources Centers).

Community Health Data Base Web-Based Analysis Tool (CHDB)
Produced by the Public Health Management Corporation.

Source: Public Health Management Corporation
Access: Direct access via campus computers. Off-campus access requires Jefferson Campus Key.
Coverage: 2000 - present
Updated: Biennial
Vocabulary: N/A - Requires SAS or SPSS
Description: The Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) compiles local, population-based data for use in health planning, policy and program development by local health and social service organizations, for use in research, and for the education of health practitioners. Basic information and popular tables are available via the Web.

Community of Science Funding Opportunities
Produced by the Community of Science.

Source: Community of Science
Access: Direct access via campus computers. Off-campus access requires Jefferson Campus Key.
Coverage: Current opportunities only
Updated: Daily
Vocabulary: COS Subject Headings
Description: COS Funding Opportunities is one of the world's leading online resources for funding information related to research, collaborative activities, travel, conferences, fellowships, post-doctoral positions, equipment acquisition, and operating or capital expenses. Search it by sponsor, amount, deadline, eligibility of applicant, funding type, and area of interest. The over 400,000 opportunities covered include both public and private sources of funding.

Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Citation Index on PubMed
Produced by the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).

Source: NCCAM and NLM
Access: Free to all users.*
Coverage: 1963 - present
Updated: Weekly
Vocabulary: MeSH: Medical Subject Headings
Description: A special subset of PubMed is available for over 180,000 bibliographic citations devoted to complementary and alternative medicine. Use this special entry point into PubMed to automatically limit your search and retrieval to CAM citations.

Congressional Record
Produced by the U.S. Congress.

Source: GPO Access
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: 1995 to present
Updated: Daily, when Congress is in session
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress.

CRISP, Computerized Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects: DISCONTINUED
Produced by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Source: NIH
Access: Free to all users.
Coverage: 1985 - August 2009
Updated: Discontinued
Vocabulary: Keyword
Description: The Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP) database has been discontinued. It has been replaced by the more comprehensive NIH RePORTER (RePORT Expeditures & Results).