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If not stated otherwise, full access to subscribed databases is available via LSMU computer network. Remote access services available via EZproxy or LSMU Library VPN. More about Remote access services.
We recommend that you create personal accounts in the databases that allow this. You can also access the database remotely by logging in to the database.
It is forbidden to download articles, books and other e-resources in large quantities! Access to databases is blocked if vendors notice disproportionately large downloads!
• The SPSS Campus Professional Desktop software package allows detailed data preparation and statistical analysis. Access to SPSS is available:
- computers no. 1-20 (Library and information centre computer classroom on the 4th floor);
- 5 computers (VA Library);
- personal account (apply for a personal license at remontas@lsmu.lt).
• ATLAS.ti software is a powerful workbench for the qualitative analysis of large bodies of textual, graphical, audio and video data. Sophisticated tools help you to arrange, reassemble, and manage your material in creative, yet systematic ways. ATLAS.ti is installed on a computer no. 21 (computer classroom on the 4th floor). For login information please contact a librarian in the reading room. User manual.
Usage of information without copyright violation. Information from the subscribed databases must be used only for scientific, study or educational purposes. Information can be copied (transferred to a computer, printed and etc.) only in small amounts.It is strictly prohibited to copy information completely, to transfer data to third parties, upload to Internet or use for commercial purposes. In Lithuania, copyrights are protected by the Republic of Lithuania on Copyright and Related Rights Act.
Please use the latest version of web browser (Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, etc.) or upgrade your device to use Wi-Fi. If the time and date on your computer are incorrect, you may receive the message "The security certificate has expired or is not yet valid." To resolve this issue, ensure that the time, date and the time zone are set correctly. If you are still unable to connect to Wi-Fi with your device, please come to the Library: the 1st floor, 105.
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) the Library has a subscription to 15 books: book list.
AccessMedicine is an innovative online resource that provides students, residents, clinicians, researchers, and all health professionals with access to more than 75 medical titles from the best minds in medicine, updated content, thousands of images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, time-saving diagnostic and point-of-care tools, a comprehensive search platform, and the ability to view from and download content to a mobile device. It provides fast, direct access to the information necessary for completing evaluations, diagnoses, and case management decisions. It contains textbooks, drug monographs, diagnostic tests, multimedia collections, etc. Additional opportunities are available only for registered users.
BMJ Journals provides access to the full-text medical journals published by British Medicine Journals (BMJ) Group.
Journal list.
ClinicalKey is a dynamic clinical resource designed to provide physicians with fast, clinically-relevant answers from Elsevier, the world-leading provider of peer-reviewed medical and scientific information. ClinicalKey was built specifically to meet the search needs of physicians that a clinical resource is comprehensive, trusted, and fast. ClinicalKey includes: medical and surgical reference books, journals, first consult point-of-care clinical monographs, procedures consult content and associated videos, clinical pharmacology drug monographs, medical and surgical videos, images, practice guidelines, patient education handouts and more.
User manual.
Journal list.
Book list.
Cochrane Library is the source of the highest level of evidence-based medicine in health care. The Cochrane Library consists of several databases:
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) - is the leading resource for systematic reviews in health careCDSR includes all Cochrane Reviews (and protocols) prepared by Cochrane Review Groups. Each Cochrane Review is a peer-reviewed systematic review that has been prepared and supervised by a Cochrane Review Group. CDSR also includes Editorials and Supplements.
- Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) - is a highly concentrated source of reports of randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials. In addition to bibliographic details (author, title, source, year, etc) CENTRAL records often include an abstract (a summary of the article). They do not contain the full text of the article.
- Cochrane clinical answers (CCAs) contains a clinical question, a short answer, and data for the outcomes from the Cochrane Review deemed most relevant to practising healthcare professionals, our target audience. The evidence is displayed in a user-friendly tabulated format that includes narratives, data, and links to graphics. Cochrane Clinical Answers were developed by Cochrane Innovations and Wiley.
New edition of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions.
The Cochrane Library reference guide.
The Cochrane Library tutorials.
EBSCOhost eBooks provides access to a multidisciplinary collection of full-text electronic books from academic publishers in many subjects including health and physical sciences, social science and the humanities.
EBSCO eBooks Mobile App user manual.
EBSCO eBooks: Searching, Downloading.
EBSCO Publishing provides access to a multidisciplinary collection in all academic subject fields including full-text databases, subject indexes, point-of-care medical reference, historical digital archives, ebooks, etc.
EBSCO Open Dissertations - is a free database with more than 800,000 electronic theses and dissertations from around the world. Dissertations from the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences are also available.
EndNote is a reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays, reports and articles. More information about EndNote.
10th Edition of the European Pharmacopoeia (2020). The European Pharmacopoeia is published by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. EP provides common quality standards throughout the pharmaceutical industry in Europe to control the quality of medicines, and the substances used to manufacture them. EP defines requirements for the qualitative and quantitative composition of medicines, the tests to be carried out on medicines and on substances and materials used in their production. The official standards it contains provide a scientific basis for quality control during the entire life cycle of a product. It contains 2 420 monographs, 374 general texts (including general monographs and methods of analysis) and around 2 780 descriptions of reagents. Access is available for 200 users.
Each user must create its own account with institutional email (https://pheur.edqm.eu/user/register/) and contact the library staff (lina.nesoviene@lsmuni.lt or laura.zvironiene@lsmuni.lt) for access. Once approved by the library staff, the user will be given individual access to the 10th Edition of the European Pharmacopoeia.
EP user manual.
HippoEM covers the complete ABEM Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine and includes practice quizzes designed to help you prepare for your exam: over 60 hours of self-paced continuously updated and improved video, audio and written education, hundreds of high-quality ABEM-style questions with explanations and hints in our ever-expanding question set. Only for Emergency Medicine residents.
JAMA, published continuously since 1883, is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal. JAMA is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications.
JoVE (The Journal of Visualized Experiments) is the first peer-reviewed science video journal. Easy to understand video demonstrations on laboratory techniques, experiment design, introduction to concepts and theories, and more. JoVE creates scientific videos for two unique resources: JoVE Video Journal and JoVE Science Education Library. Collections include - JoVE Video Journal: Medicine, Biology, Neuroscience, Bioengineering, Immunology & Infection.
KTU e-book list.
KVK e-books - Klaipėda State University of Applied Sciences e-book collection featuring books on topics such as general practice nursing, physiotherapy, social pedagogy, and more.
KVK e-book list
KU e-books published by Klaipėda University, including various fields: psychology, medicine, social work, environmental protection, etc.
KU e-book list.
LWW Health Library (Basic and Anatomical Sciences Premium Collection)
In addition to textbooks, the Health Library platform also offers a variety of other assets including videos and audios, self-assessments, cases, and clinical skills as well as links to other resources. The videos and audios include both live and animated segments. Textbooks, atlases covering Anatomy, Behavioral Science, Biochemistry, Embryology, Epidemiology, Genetics, Histology, Intro to Clinical Medicine, Microbiology/Immunology, Neuroscience, Pathology/Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, Physical Examination, Physiology.
Book list.
LWW Journals provides access to over 105 peer-reviewed journals including medicine and related sciences.
Journal list.
Medline (Pubmed) provides free access to more than 29 million citations for biomedical literature from Medline, life science journals and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher websites.
PubMed tutorials.
MedOne Neurosurgery - it is a collection of content tailored to neurosurgeons and neurosurgical training programs available on a platform with additional resources and customizable functionality. The database includes e-books, e-journals, neurosurgical procedures, clinical cases, multimedia content, and some question-and-answer style review.
Micromedex provides access to evidence-based resources at the point of care for medication management, toxicology, and disease and condition management. It is an excellent source of drug indication, dosage, drug interaction and side effect information, as well as poison control information.
Micromedex 2.0 for Nordic & Baltic users.
NeoFax and Pediatrics (via Micromedex) - is an internet-based solution that provides evidence-based drug information, age and indication-specific drug-dosing calculators, and enteral formula nutritional information for the neonatal and pediatric populations.
Natural Medicines provides access to the scientific gold standard for evidence-based information on this topic including up to date clinical data on natural medicine, herbal medicine and dietary supplements used in the western world. Access is available for 9 users (simultaneously) from LSMU computer network.
More about Natural Medicines.
Nature is the world's most highly cited interdisciplinary science journal covering all fields of science and technology. Nature also provides rapid, authoritative, insightful news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public.
Acess to the journals: Bone Marrow Transplantation, British Journal of Cancer, Eye, Leukemia, Nature Genetics, Nature Medicine, Nature Neurosciences, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
Oxford Medicine Online is a collection of over 650 online medical resources which cover every stage in a medical career, from medical students and junior doctors to resources for senior doctors and consultants (cross-search the full text of over 700 of the best Oxford books, textbooks and handbooks).
Book list.
Oxford Medicine Online tutorials.
Ovid eBooks - more than 30 ebooks on behavioural and social sciences, clinical medicine, health professions, nursing.
Book list.
PsycARTICLES (via EBSCOhost) - from the American Psychological Association (APA), is a definitive source of full text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. It contains more than 153,000 articles from nearly 80 journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA), its imprint the Educational Publishing Foundation (EPF), and from allied organizations including the Canadian Psychological Association and the Hogrefe Publishing Group. It includes all journal articles, book reviews, letters to the editor, and errata from each journal.
PsycARTICLES tutorials.
RefWorks is a web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases and other various sources. To use the program, you need to create a user account ("Create Account"). A confirmation email will be sent to your institutional email address, where you will need to click on the link provided.
ScienceDirect provides access to a multidisciplinary collection in all academic subject fields. Subscription includes full-text journals (Freedom Collection) and books. Full-text access is possible only to titles signed with "green key".
ScienceDirect books in Medicine and Dentistry, Nursing and Health Professions, etc. You can select "Show full-text available only" to run the search and view your books search results. Full-text access is possible only to titles with "green key".
Book list.
Journal list.
ScienceDirect help and tutorials.
ScienceDirect: change access types.
SpringerLink provides access to full-text journals published by Springer Verlag and Kluwer Academic Press including biomedicine, life sciences, humanities, social sciences, etc.
Taylor & Francis provides access to scholarly journals published by the Taylor & Francis Group including all areas of health sciences, humanities, social sciences, science and technology.
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is recognized as the world’s leading medical journal and website. Published continuously for over 200 years, NEJM delivers high-quality, peer-reviewed research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators, researchers, and the global medical community.
VDU e-books collection consists e-books, monographs covering of the full range of scientific disciplines.
Book list.
Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) - is the world’s most trusted publisher-independent global citation database, designed to support scientific and scholarly research. It includes Web of Science Core Collection (Science Citation Index Expanded (1990-present), Social Science Citation Index (1990-present), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (1990-present), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1990-present), Conference Proceedings Citation Index (1990-present), Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015-present), Korean Journal Database (1980-present), Russian Science Citation Index (2005-present), citation analysis tools (Journal Citation Reports, Essential Science Indicators), reference management tool (EndNote). The Web of Science database also supports ResearcherID, ORCID.
More about Web of Science.
Web of Science Help.
YouTube channel "WoSTraining".
Book list.
Visible Body is an interactive 3D anatomy atlas for mobile devices (tablets, smartphones etc.). To access the database you have to download the app (select 'On Campus' on the website where you will find installation inctructions) while you are connected to our LSMU computer network. After the installation you can use the app on any network, however, every 150 days you have to connect to LSMU computer network to maintain the access.
Vitae Litera - more than 95 Lithuanian e-books covering biomedical sciences.
Book list.
Wiley Online Library (Wiley-Blackwell) provides full-text access to over 800 journals (STM Collection) including biomedicine, life sciences, social sciences, etc.
Free Online Sample Issues 2016.
Book list.
Journal list.
User guides.
Tutorials.
