The Information Behind Healing is @Your Library
An innovative health information service supporting patient care, education and research

For over forty years, our award-winning professional Library has been committed to meeting the medical and health information needs of all Seton Medical Center/Seton Coastside physicians, health care professionals, patients, their families, and the general public at large.

Clinical Decision Making Resources

BMJ Evidence Updates - a searchable database of the best evidence from the medical literature. Free registration! 

Drug Information Portal - Quick access to information for over 12,000 selected drugs.

eMedicine - Peer-reviewed, up-to-date, and searchable medical journals/online textbooks covering a variety of specialities.

EJS Enhanced - Electronic journal service. A selection of journal titles available in full text.

Influenza, H1N1, H5N1: Evidence-based Information Portal - Clinicians, Nurses, and Patients.

MDConsult  - Journal articles, Clinics of North America, Books, Patient Education, Drugs, and more!

Medicity - Patient face sheet, laboratory results, transcription and more. For Access: contact Marcia Shaikin in the Medical Staff Office at 650-991-6408.

National Guideline Clearinghouse - A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

National Library of Medicine (NLM) Mobile - Palm Powered and Pocket PC tools: PubMed, AIDSinfo, NCBI bookshelf, REMM, WISER

National Organization for Rare Disorder's (NORD) Database - In Hospital Access Only - 1,100 reports covering rare disorders.

Natural Standard® Database - In Hospital Access Only - Evidence-based alternative and complementary therapies information.

OvidSP - In Hospital Access Only - Medline, Archived Nursing Journals in Full Text, EBM Reviews (Cochrane Library), ACP Journal Club. Searches take you directly to Full Text articles in MDConsult and PubMed Central.

OvidSP - Access from Home or Office with username/password. Call the Librarian to obtain remote access, 650-991-6315.

PubMed - Registration to access search filters is required. Call the Librarian to set up your account, 650-991-6315.

R2 Library by Rittenhouse - Full text electronic books covering Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health.

  - the Internet's leading resource for EBM Practice.

UpToDate and LexiComp - Intranet Access Only. Call the Librarian to obtain access information, 650-991-6315.

Free Electronic Resources: Books, Databases, and Journals

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - clinical, evidence-based information on quality, patient safety and more!

Bioethics Resources on the Web - dozens of links to background information and issues on bioethics.

California Healthcare Foundation -resources to health insurance and medical care.

Gene Tests -authoritative information on genetic testing and uses.

HighWire Press®-Stanford University -online versions of peer-reviewed journals and articles in full text.

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Literature Databases - biomedical literature resources.

National Library of Medicine Databases & Electronic Resources -many links for medical information resources.

Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses -online handbooks covers patient safety and more!

Please Note:
These resources are exclusively offered to Seton Medical Center/Seton Coastside Physicians, Pharmacists, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Administration, Clinical Staff and Affiliates. To obtain remote access to our proprietary databases and resources from your home and/or office, call the Library to obtain userids and passwords at 650-991-6315.