Biotechnology resources
ATCC (American Type Culture Collection)
Best Biotech Web Sites in the World (Arthur G. Roberts, Albuquerque High-Performance Computing enter)
International Biotechnology Sites (Univ. of Calgary)
National Centre for Biotechnology Education (U.K)
National Center for Biotechnology Information (includes GenBank)
NCBI Bookshelf (free bioscience e-books)
Patent & Trademark Office (includes a searchable database of U.S. patents)
Evidence-based practice resources (UTHSCT list)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
AHRQ Clinical Practice Guidelines
Cochrane Library At Wiley Interscience
EBM Calculator University of Toronto
Evidence Based Medicine Course SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Evidence-Based Practice Centers
Evidence-Based Practice Centers Evidence Reports
Evidence-Based Practice Tutorial for Nurses Penn State
Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine Duke University/University of North Carolina
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Clinical Practice Guidelines (US NIH)
Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations (US AHRQ)
PubMed Click Clinical Queries link on left side of PubMed screen.
Systematic Reviews — Resources to Support Work in Systematic Reviews
Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
General Information Resources
Bartleby.com (reference works)
Discovery Texas (formerly Library of Texas)
DIYmaps (Do-It-Yourself map making, including counties)
Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Association & U.T. Austin)
LibrarySpot (general reference)
Microbiology Glossary (Hardy Diagnostics)
Molecular Cell Biology Glossary. 4th ed.
MSN Maps & Directions (program for producing maps based on street address)
Periodic Table of the Elements (Holt, Rinehart & Winston)
University of Texas System Digital Library
U.S. Postal Service zip code look-up
World Map (Holt, Rinehart & Winston)
yourDictionary.com (English, foreign language, multi-lingual, and specialized dictionaries and thesauri)
Government health science resources
University of Texas
University of Texas System Office of Health Affairs
Texas Government
Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Medical Board (formerly Texas State Board of Medical Examiners)
U.S. Government
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (includes links to Clinical Practice guidelines)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
CRISP – Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (federally funded research projects)
Centers for Disease Control (includes MMWR, Emerging Infectious Diseases, and the National Center for Health Statistics)
Dept. of Health & Human Services
CMS – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Legislation (Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce)
Medicare Participating Physicians/Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD)
National Center for Biotechnology Information (includes GenBank)
National Center for Health Statistics
National Guideline Clearinghouse (Agency for Health Care Policy & Research; evidence-based clinical practice guidelines)
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health (includes NIH Guide to Grants & Contracts)
National Library of Medicine (includes links to free PubMed Medline and other databases)
National Library of Medicine Specialized Information Services (SIS)
Government and legal resources
University of Texas System
U.T. System Intellectual Property
U.T. System Fast Facts 2013 (formerly U.T. System Statistical Handbook)
State of Texas
State of Texas Government Information
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (formerly Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission)
Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas Department of Information Resources
Procurement Site — Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Legislative Reference Library
Texas Records and Information Locator (TRAIL; administrative, legal, and financial records and vital statistics by agency)
Window on State Government (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; includes links to Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Bureau of Labor Statistics (includes Safety and Health Statistics)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (includes MMWR, Emerging Infectious Diseases, and the National Center for Health Statistics)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA)
CRISP – Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (federally funded research projects)
Department of Health & Human Services
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Register, Office of the (National Archives and Records Administration; also includes Code of Federal Regulations and Public Laws)
FirstGov (“Your First Click to the U.S. Government” )
GPO Access (Government Printing Office; includes Congressional Bills, Congressional Directory, Federal Register, U.S. Code, and Public Laws)
Guide to Disability Rights Laws (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section)
National Agricultural Library(includes links to food and dietary information)
National Center for Biotechnology Information (includes GenBank)
National Center for Health Statistics
National Institutes of Health (includes NIH Guide to Grants & Contracts)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Library of Medicine (includes links to free PubMed Medline and other databases)
Science.gov (U.S. Science Agency resources)
Patent & Trademark Office (includes a searchable database of U.S. patents)
Postal Service (includes zip code look-up)
THOMAS (legislative information)
WashLaw Web (Washburn Univ.)
Medical graphics and illustrations
Anatomy of the Human Body (Gray’s 1918 ed.)
The Atlas of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Atlantic South Gastroenterology, PC)
The Big Picture Book of Viruses (Tulane University)
Digital Anatomist Project (U. of Washington)
Infectious Disease Images (Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital; The Partners AIDS Research Center) Free registration required
Innerbody Human Anatomy Online
Mycology Image Gallery (Mt. Sinai Hospital)
Parasite Images (Chiang Mai University, Thailand)
Public Health Image Library (CDC)
SpringerImages Over 40,000 free images, searchable by keyword and browsable by topic
Structure of the Human Body (Loyala U. Medical Center)
The Visible Human Project (NLM)
Web Atlas of Medical Parasitology (Korean Society for Parasitology / Medical Research Information Center [Korea] / Ministry of Health & Welfare) [Korea]
The Whole Brain Atlas (Harvard)
Multidisciplinary Skills Training
NetLearning via Performance Manager (Learning Opportunities button) UTHSCT login required; courses on various human relations and behavioral health competencies
SkillSoft UTHSCT login required; includes tutorials and other information on IT, desktop, and business skills, as well as on well-being
Tutor.com (UTHSCT students only; requires registration and login.) Personalized tutors for writing and other topics.
Journals and other publications
Library research instruction & tutorials
Choosing a MEDLINE search engine
PubMed Tutorial (National Library of Medicine)
The Basic Information Gathering Process
Individual and group instruction are also available to UTHSCT users on request.
Patient and consumer information
Medline Plus (in English) Health topics, drug information, a medical encyclopedia, and more from the National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus (en Español) Temas de Salud, información sobre medicamentos , una enciclopedia médica, y más de la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina
Health Information in Other Languages Medline Plus
Healthfinder From the U.S. DHHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Familydoctor.org Patient information from the American Academy of Family Physicians
UpToDate Patient Info Search Free “Beyond the Basics” information. Basic or Professional level information is provided on a subscription basis.
Cancer.gov Cancer information from the National Cancer Institute
What did my doctor say? The Medical Library Association’s website with an explanation of medical terms and prescription abbreviations as well as information on selecting health information websites.
HONsearch for Patient and Individual Searches Patient information websites certified by HON — Health On The Net Foundation
Public Health
General Public Health
ATCC (American Type Culture Collection)
Best Biotech Web Sites in the World (Arthur G. Roberts, Albuquerque High-Performance Computing enter)
International Biotechnology Sites (Univ. of Calgary)
National Centre for Biotechnology Education (U.K)
National Center for Biotechnology Information (includes GenBank)
Patent & Trademark Office (includes the searchable database of U.S. patents)
Tuberculosis and Related Infectious Disease Information Resources (UTHSCT)
Disease Prevention and Control
Association for Professionals in Infection Control
Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas
Case Western Reserve University Tuberculosis Unit and HIVNET Projects
CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
CDC National Center for HIV, STD & TB Prevention (U.S. Centers for Disease Control)
CDC National Prevention Information Network
CDC TB Guidelines and Recommendations (U.S. Centers for Disease Control)
Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (University of Minnesota)
Chronic Disease (American Public Health Association)
Federal Prevention Initiatives
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
NIH Division of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (U.S. National Institutes of Health)
Texas Center for Infectious Disease
Vaccines (American Public Health Association)
Environmental Health
American Thoracic Society: Environmental and Occupational Health
Center for Health and the Global Environment Publications
Children’s Environmental Health Network
Disaster Recovery and Environmental Health (U.S. National Library of Medicine Specialized Information Services Division)
Enviro-Health Links (U.S. National Library of Medicine Specialized Information Services Division)
Environmental Health (American Public Health Association)
Environmental health (Partners in information access for the Public Health Workforce)
Environmental Health (US Geological Survey)
Environmental Health and Toxicology (National Library of Medicine Specialized Information Services)
Environmental Health & Toxicology Information Service (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; includes campus access to Environmental Health Perspectives)
Environmental Health Perspectives (NIH)
EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
Lead Contamination (American Public Health Association)
National Center For Environmental Health (CDC)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Public health and environment health topics (WHO)
United Nations Environment Programme
Health Care Policy, Finance, and Administration
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
American College of Healthcare Executives
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Health in All Policies (American Public Health Association)
Healthcare Information & Management Systems
Healthcare Leadership Alliance Competency Directory
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Medical Group Management Association
National Center for Healthcare Leadership
National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Office of Injured Employee Counsel
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
State Office of Risk Management
Texas Employees Retirement System
Texas Health & Human Services Commission
TX OPIC: Introduction to Health Insurance
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Health Administration
U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
WHO Management for Health Services Delivery
Statistics and Epidemiology
Ambulatory Health Care Data (CDC/NCHS)
Bioterrorism Partners in information access for the Public Health workforce
Bureau of Labor Statistics (includes Safety and Health Statistics)
Cancer Statistics (NCI)
Cancer Facts and Statistics (American Cancer Society)
Cardiovascular and Stroke Statistics (American Heart Association)
CMS Statistics (Centers Medicare & Medicaid Services; formerly HCFA)
Ebola (American Public Health Association)
FedStats (U.S. Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy)
Finding Medical Statistics (FAQ from National Library of Medicine)
Health Data Tools and Statistics (Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce)
Health Statistics (MEDLINEPlus)
Health Statistics (Univ. of Michigan Taubman Library Research Guides)
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; “A tool for identifying, tracking, analyzing, and comparing statistics on hospitals at the national, regional, and State level”)
Healthy People (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
Links to National Health-Related Sites (World Health Organization)
Lung Disease Epidemiology and Statistics (American Lung Association)
National Center for Health Statistics
Oxford University Department of Statistics
Population on the Web (Princeton Univ.)
Scientific Data, Surveillance, and Health Statistics, and Laboratory Information (CDC)
SEER: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (NCI)
State Health Facts Online (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Statistical Abstract of the United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
Statistics and Data (OSHA)
Texas Cancer Information — Cancer Data & Programs
Zika (American Public Health Association)
Zoonotic and vector-borne diseases (U of Washington)
Population Health
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Rural Health
Cross-Cultural Healthcare Program (CCHCP)
Eliminating Health Disparities: Measurement and Data Needs (free eBook)
Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities (American Hospital Association)
Health Equity (American Public Health Association)
Maine Rural Health Research Center
National Association for Rural Mental Health (NARMH)
National Center for Rural Health Works
National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH)
National Rural Health Association
National Rural Health Resource Center
North Carolina Rural Health Research Program (NC RHRP)
Pacific Northwest agricultural safety and health center (U of Washington)
Racism and Health (American Public Health Association)
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. (REACH U.S.) (CDC)
Reducing Disparities in Health Care (AMA)
Rural Information Center (United States Department of Agriculture)
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
Social Determination of Health (American Public Health Association)
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center (SCRHRC)
Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care (free eBook)
University of Washington WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Publishing and writing tools
(including citation formats and instructions to authors)
Tutor.com (UTHSCT students only; requires registration and login.) Personalized tutors for writing and other topics.
Citation Formats & Style Manuals (Meriam Library, California State U., Chico)
Citing Electronic Resources (Univ. of Washington)
Citing Medicine: NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 2nd ed., 2007
Copyright Office (U.S.)
Copyright (U.T. System)
Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
Elements of Style (Strunk)
Information and Documentation — Presentation, Identification, and Description of Documents(ISO Standards)
List of Serials Indexed for Online Users (official journal title abbreviations for MEDLINE and bibliographies)
Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (older versions called the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors)
UT Tyler Writing Center Free online tutoring (for students only)
Reference and general information resources
(dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, grant sources, etc.)
Bartleby.com (reference works)
Discovery Texas (formerly Library of Texas)
DIYmaps (Do-It-Yourself map making, including counties)
Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Association & U.T. Austin)
LibrarySpot (general reference)
Microbiology Glossary (Hardy Diagnostics)
Molecular Cell Biology Glossary. 4th ed.
MSN Maps & Directions (program for producing maps based on street address)
Periodic Table of the Elements (Holt, Rinehart & Winston)
University of Texas System Digital Library
U.S. Postal Service zip code look-up
World Map (Holt, Rinehart & Winston)
yourDictionary.com (English, foreign language, multi-lingual, and specialized dictionaries and thesauri)
Statistical and epidemiological resources
Ambulatory Health Care Data (CDC/NCHS)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (includes Safety and Health Statistics)
Cancer Statistics (NCI)
Cancer Statistics (American Cancer Society)
Cardiovascular and Stroke Statistics (American Heart Association)
CMS Statistics (Centers Medicare & Medicaid Services; formerly HCFA)
FedStats (U.S. Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy)
Finding Medical Statistics (FAQ from National Library of Medicine)
Health Data Tools and Statistics (Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce)
Health Statistics (MEDLINEPlus)
Health Statistics (Univ. of Michigan Taubman Library Research Guides)
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; “A tool for identifying, tracking, analyzing, and comparing statistics on hospitals at the national, regional, and State level”)
Links to National Health-Related Sites (World Health Organization)
Lung Disease Epidemiology and Statistics (American Lung Association)
National Center for Health Statistics
Oxford University Department of Statistics
Population on the Web (Princeton Univ.)
Scientific Data, Surveillance, and Health Statistics, and Laboratory Information (CDC)
SEER: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (NCI)
State Health Facts Online (Kaiser Family Foundation)
Statistical Abstract of the United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
Statistics and Data (OSHA)
Texas Cancer Information — Cancer Data & Programs
Toxicology, environmental, chemical, and safety resources
ATSDR (U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
- Anthrax (CDC Disease Information)
- Anthrax (NLM MEDLINEPlus; info and links)
- Biodefense and Bioterrorism (NLM MEDLINEPlus; info and links)
- Biological Defense Related Links (USAMRIID)
- CDC Biological Agent Information
- CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response
- CMA Publications (U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity)
- Department of Homeland Security
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- MMWR (CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; includes latest reports and recommendations on anthrax and other biological agents)
- Smallpox (NLM MEDLINEPlus; info and links)
Disaster Readiness (American Hospital Association)
Disaster Recovery and Environmental Health (U.S. National Library of Medicine Specialized Information Services Division)
Enviro-Health Links (U.S. National Library of Medicine Specialized Information Services Division)
Environmental Health & Toxicology Information Service (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; includes campus access to Environmental Health Perspectives)
Environmental Health and Toxicology (National Library of Medicine Specialized Information Services)
EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
Haz-Map (occupational/environmental hazards by hazard, disease, and job/activity; National Library of Medicine Specialized Information Services)
Household Products Database (National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health)
Material Safety Data Sheets (Interactive Learning Paradigms, Inc.)
National Occupational Research Agenda (NIOSH NORA)
National Pesticide Information Center (Oregon State Univ. & US EPA)
NIOSH (U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
OSHA (U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
OSHNET (Occupational Safety and Health Network)
Related Health and Safety Sites (U.S. CDC Ohasis)
Report on Carcinogens (National Toxicology Program)
Second National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals (CDC)
Statistics and Data (OSHA)
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ; formerly TNRCC – Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission)
Toxicology and Environmental Health (National Library of Medicine Specialized Information Services)
Toxmap (geographic toxic release information)
- HSDB (Hazardous Substances Data Bank)
- CCRIS (NCI Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System)
- IRIS (EPA Integrated Risk Information System)
- GENE-TOX (EPA Genetic Toxicology/Mutagenicity Data Bank)
- TRI (EPA Toxic Releases Inventory)
- ChemIDPlus
- TOXLINE
- DART/ETIC (Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology)
ToxTown (National Library of Medicine; “an interactive guide to commonly encountered toxic substances”)
WebWISER (National Library of Medicine-Hazardous Materials Database for First Responders)
WHO IPCS (World Health Organization International Programme on Chemical Safety)
Vermont SIRI MSDS Collection (Safety Information Resources, Inc.)
Tuberculosis and related infectious diseases
Organizations, Agencies, and Programs
American Society for Microbiology
Association for Professionals in Infection Control
Case Western Reserve University Tuberculosis Unit and HIVNET Projects
Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (University of Minnesota)
CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
CDC National Center for HIV, STD & TB Prevention (U.S. Centers for Disease Control)
Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center
Infectious Diseases Society of America
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD)
NIH Division of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (U.S. National Institutes of Health)
NIH Tuberculosis Research Activities
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Rutgers Global Tuberculosis Institute
Texas Center for Infectious Disease
World Health Organization Reports on Tuberculosis
WHO Tuberculosis page (World Health Organization)
WHO Tuberculosis Strategy & Operations, Monitoring & Evaluation (World Health Organization)
Guidelines, Standards, and Plans
CDC TB Guidelines and Recommendations (U.S. Centers for Disease Control)
Research Resources
ATCC (American Type Culture Collection)
List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature
Surveillance of Tuberculosis in Europe
Clinical, Patient, and General Information and Comprehensive Sites
CDC National Prevention Information Network
HIV InSite Knowledge Base (Univ. of California, San Francisco)
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease – Tuberculosis Division
Oregon Tuberculosis Research Laboratories (Oregon Health Sciences Univ.; includes PUBMED search utility and pathology graphics)
Pathology of Tuberculosis (Univ. of Utah WebPath)
TB Literature (Pan American Health Organization)
Trends in Tuberculosis Morbidity and Mortality (American Lung Association)
Tuberculosis (American Lung Association)
Tuberculosis (Natl. Library of Medicine MEDLINEplus)
Tuberculosis Case Notification in the World (Research Institute of Tuberculosis – Japan)
Tuberculosis & HIV (The Body: An AIDS and HIV Information Resource)