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Subject Guide: Medicine

This guide brings together library resources for your studies and research. Use these resources alongside your recommended reading from your tutors to extend your research into new areas

Books & eBooks

Books are good for information that isn't changing quickly, and are the best place to go when looking for information on an unfamiliar concept. Textbooks are the best place for learning the fundamentals of a subject.

Books and eBooks in the collection reflect titles on your Library Reading Lists but also offer titles for wider reading. Use Library Search (link below) for wider reading by searching for specific titles, author names or keywords on the subject you're looking for. Print books for School of Medicine subjects are located in Library@Murray.  

The books you see on the shelves at Library@Murray are only a small part of the collection. Most of our titles are available online.

Library Search

Search for books, journal articles and more.

 

eBook Collections for Medicine

Explore all tabs in this section to find out about the following eBook collections for Medicine through the University Library:

  • ClinicalKey Student
  • AccessMedicine
  • LWW Health Library
  • Fast Facts

All eBooks within these collections can be found using Library Search, or you can access each platform and search directly. View the tab for each collection to find out more about content and additional features available.

ClinicalKey Student also contains videos and images. You can search the full text of all the titles at once, add images to PowerPoint slides, create flashcards, and read the book in various fonts and colours once you Launch the Bookshelf. You can also have the book read to you using the audio button in Bookshelf function. You can download the “Bookshelf” app where you can read offline on-the-go on your mobile device for 365 days.

Watch the videos below for information on how to log in to ClinicalKey and an overview of some of the key features.

University of Sunderland Library subscribes to four ClinicalKey collections: Medical, Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy:

You can create a Free MYAccess Profile by clicking on the Sign In option on the AccessMedicine homepage. 

The new "Access" app also gives you mobile access to these resources.

To ensure the APP syncs properly and you get free access follow the order:

  1. First create an account (watch the how-to video below)
  2. THEN use that account to login to the new Access app here: [iOS and Android].

 

How to download the AccessMedicine app:

AccessMedicine APP for libguides by University Library Services & Study Skills

A short video tour of the key features and contents of AccessMedicine:

This video has instructions for making a personal account within LWW Health Library and guidance on how to use the collection:

 

University of Sunderland Library subscribes to four ClinicalKey collections: International Premium Basic Sciences (once known as Medical Education), Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy and Physical Therapy.

Fast Facts are a collection of more than 100 eBooks covering multiple topics across the field of medicine. Examples include: oncology, gynecology, endocrinology, chemotherapy and psychiatry.

Find the eBooks by:

To read the title just click on PDF and it will be downloaded onto your device.

The collection also includes Infographic Summary Sheets for patients and healthcare professionals.

Find Books and eBooks

Explore the tabs in this section to find out how to find print books in the Library as well as how to search for books and eBooks using Library Search

Explore all tabs in this section to find out how to find print books in the Library as well as how to search for ebooks.

View new books for all Health Subjects

Your librarians have purchased a number of books for Medicine over the last year which you can view in our New Books Collection for all Health Science and Wellbeing subjects: