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Research Pro frequently asked questions
What is Research Pro?
Research Pro allows you to search multiple resources simultaneously through a single interface. It is a cross-search tool that builds on its predecessor, MetaFind.
The Library provides search access to around 30 resources, including those produced by the Wellcome Library, as well as external resources such as Medline, Early English Books Online and the Lancet backfiles.
When should I use Research Pro?
Research Pro can be a useful starting point to get an overview of your subject and orient yourself with some of the resources available. It is not as sophisticated as the search interface of the individual databases and Research Pro is not intended to act as substitute for the rich search functionality of the original vendor-supplied database
interface.
How do I access Research Pro?
As certain subscription services are only available to on-site users, the Library currently provides two different versions of Research Pro. You will be directed to the appropriate version depending on whether you are on site or off site.
Access Research Pro
Which resources can I search through Research Pro?
Research Pro provides a single point of access to the following resources:
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Wellcome –selected resources
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Brief description
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PubMed
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Free access to the full Medline database from the National Library of Medicine.
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PubMed Central
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Free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
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COPAC
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COPAC is a union catalogue giving free access to the merged online catalogues of members of the 26 Consortium of University and Research Libraries in the UK.
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SPIN
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Database containing summaries of articles related to science policy from over 150 journals and newspapers. Topics include UK and international research policy, research funding and management, research ethics and public understanding of science, published since March 1992.
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Wellcome resources
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Brief description
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Library catalogue
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Catalogue of the Wellcome Library. Contains over 600 000 items.
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Archives and Manuscripts catalogue
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Medical and health-related archive material from antiquity to the present, including medical treatises and lecture notes, case books and diaries, ledgers and accounts, recipe books, laboratory notes and correspondence.
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Wellcome Images
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Wellcome Images is the world's leading source of images on the history of medicine, modern biomedical science and clinical medicine. Contains over 160 000 images.
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SPIN
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Database containing summaries of articles related to science policy from over 150 journals and newspapers. Topics include UK and international research policy, research funding and management, research ethics and public understanding of science, published since March 1992.
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Biomedical resources
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Brief description
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HighWire
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Provides access to around 15 million articles, of which around 931 000 are free full-text articles from 868 HighWire-hosted journals.
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Health Reference Center
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A multi-source database for health and wellness research.
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Allied and Alternative Medicine Database (AMED)
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A unique bibliographic database produced by the Health Care Information Service of the British Library. It covers a selection of journals in complementary medicine, palliative care and several professions allied to medicine.
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EBM Reviews
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A collection of four Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews databases: ACP Journal Club; Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness.
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Medline
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Major source for bibliographic and abstract coverage of biomedical literature. Medline encompasses information from Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing, as well as other sources of coverage in the areas of allied health, biological and physical sciences, humanities and information science as they relate to medicine and health care,
communication disorders, population biology, and reproductive biology.
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PubMed
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Free access to the full Medline database from the National Library of Medicine.
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PubMed Central
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Free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
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Arts and Humanities Citation Index
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A multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities.
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Science Citation Index
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A multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the sciences.
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Social Sciences Citation Index
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A multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the social sciences.
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History of medicine resources
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Brief description
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Library catalogue
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Catalogue of the Wellcome Library. Contains over 600 000 items.
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Archives and Manuscripts catalogue
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Medical and health-related archive material from antiquity to the present, including medical treatises and lecture notes, case books and diaries, ledgers and accounts, recipe books, laboratory notes and correspondence.
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Wellcome Images
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Wellcome Images is the world's leading source of images on the history of medicine, modern biomedical science and clinical medicine. Contains over 160 000 images.
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Early English Books Online (EEBO)
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A digital library of works from Pollard and Redgrave's 'Short-Title Catalogue', Wing's 'Short-Title Catalogue' and the 'Thomason Tracts'.
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History of Science, Technology and Medicine
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Describes journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in the history of science, technology, and medicine and allied historical fields.
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Lancet (ScienceDirect)
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Provides access to complete full text of the Lancet from 1823 to date.
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Other resources
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Brief description
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British Library
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Library catalogue of the British Library.
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COPAC
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COPAC is a union catalogue giving free access to the merged online catalogues of members of the 26 Consortium of University and Research Libraries in the UK.
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UCL
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Library catalogue of University College London.
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SOAS
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Library catalogue of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
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SAS
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Library catalogue of the School of Advanced Study, University of London.
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ULRLS
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Library catalogue of the University of London.
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Google UK
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The pre-eminent Internet search engine, currently indexing over 8000 million pages.
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Open Directory
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The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the web.
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Proquest Newspapers
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Provides online access to the full text of several UK papers.
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SwetsWise
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Access to the Library’s collection of online journals.
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Zetoc
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A searchable database produced by the British Library of nearly 15 million articles from over 20 000 current journal titles and the titles of papers from over 70 000 volumes of conference proceedings.
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Is there a limit to how many resources I can search at once?
No. However, the more resources you select, the longer it will take for Research Pro to search. To help users select the most appropriate database, similar resources in Research Pro have been categorised together.
Can I search by resource type?
To help users select the most appropriate database, similar resources in Research Pro have been categorised together under four general headings:
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Wellcome resources
This includes the Library catalogue, the images and archives databases, plus the three gateway services (MedHist, Psci-com and BioethicsWeb) that the Library has created.
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Biomedical resources
This collection includes databases like Medline, CINAHL and Health Reference Center.
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History of medicine resources
Here we have included some of the Wellcome catalogues, plus resources such as the Lancet backfiles and the RLG History of Science, Technology and Medicine database.
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Other resources
This collection contains other library catalogues, such as the British Library and COPAC, as well as a database of newspaper articles and Google.
Can I create my own resource types?
You can create your own groups of databases to search. From the simple or advanced search page use the check boxes to select a group of databases and then click Save group.
How can I see more records?
When you run a search on Research Pro it will report back how many hits were found on each target database. By default Research Pro will return up to 40 citations per source. Use the pager in the top right-hand corner of the results to move forwards and backwards among the results. When you go beyond the first 40 citations retrieved, Research Pro will bring back more results.
You can also change the default setting so that 5, 10, 25 or 50 citations are displayed per page.
Feedback
We are always interested in your feedback. If you have any comments to make on Research Pro please email the e-Strategy Team: SystemsStrategy@wellcome.ac.uk.
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