1. Section D Free E-journals Access
Directory of Open Access Journals
BioMed Central
PubMed Central
PubMed search options
HighWire Press
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2. Displayed is the Search page of DOAJ - the gateway to almost 10,000 OA journals and 1.7 million articles.
Note the access via Subject, Journal Language and Journal Country plus a keyword search tool.
Besides listing all Open Access journals, the Directory has an invaluable keyword Search tool. In DOAJ, the full text of ALL content must be available for free and be Open Access without delay (i.e. no embargo period). This is a basic requirement for entry into DOAJ
Source: DOAJ
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3. Displayed is the Journals A-Z listing for BioMed Central
Displayed is the Journals A-Z listing for BioMed Central. BMC is a STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher with a large portfolio of peer-reviewed open access journals including many in biology, medicine and health subject areas and also contains a keyword search option.
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4. PubMed Central
PubMed Central (PMC) is an archive of articles that have been deposited in this free repository. Over 4 million articles are available. Access is via journal A-Z listing and keyword searches for articles are entered into the PMC search box.
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5. Note the access to the Article (HTML) and PDF versions of the article.
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6. The PubMed database is an excellent source of free full text articles
The PubMed database is an excellent source of free full text articles. We will complete the HIV AND pregnancy search.
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7. In the initial page of the HIV AND pregnancy search results, there are links to Free Article(s) and Free PMC Article(s).
In this example, the Free full text available filter has been activated. The search results are 2714 citations. If you keep this filter on, it will limit all future searches to Free full text articles.
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8. HighWire Press 3
Displayed is the HighWire Press initial page. The Free Access to Developing Economies link is located on this page. Also of interest is the Free full-text content link.
There is a link to both pages in the Other Free Collections drop down menu on HINARI’s Full-text Journals, databases and other resources page.
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9. Now displayed is the Free Access to Developing Economies list of HighWire Press – journals that are available for many HINARI eligible countries. For eligibility, see
The access is based on the computer's IP Address and you can go directly to the site using the url.
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10. Consumer Health/Patient Education HIV/AIDS, Nutrition Public Health
Section E - Health Information Sources by Subject (a very brief sampling)
Consumer Health/Patient Education
HIV/AIDS, Nutrition
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
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11. (US) National Library of Medicine’s Disaster Information Management Research Center is a vast resource dealing with this topic. The left column box contains key subject links. Note the Emergency Access Initiative for post-earthquake Nepal.
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12. The HIVInSite is a comprehensive, up-to-date resource on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and policy. It is maintained by the University of California San Francisco (USA).
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13. Eldis has numerous topical resource guides including one on Food Security. See the list in the left hand frame for other nutrition topics of interest.
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14. Emergency Infectious Diseases is an open access e-journal from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA). It focuses on numerous issues of value to health practitioners in low-income countries.
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15. The Supercourse is a repository of over 5000 lectures on global health and prevention with many related to public health topics. It is a useful tool for lecturers and students.
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16. Section F – Grey Literature Search Tools and Additional Resources:
Grey Literature Databases
Useful Databases
PubMed Pre-formulated Searches
Other Resources (annotations)
Appendix: DSpace
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17. The WorldWideScience.org is a global science gateway comprised of 99 national and international scientific databases and portals. Search hiv AND pregnancy.
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18. The 2572 search results include journal articles, technical reports, conference papers and other technical information. Some citations will be to commercial publishers’ sites
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19. The results are divided into Topics, Countries, Authors, Publications, Publishers and Dates. Displayed is the Full Text Available sub-topic.
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20. Displayed is the search page of the Networked Digital Library of Thesis and Dissertations (NDLTD) search page. Note the Advanced search tips. Database has over 4,000,000 documents.
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21. The results of the climate change AND health search are displayed
The results of the climate change AND health search are displayed. Note the Language and Tagged with options. Click on Read more for the full abstract and access to the full-text when available.
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22. Now displayed is the full abstract with the Links & Documents option.
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23. Open Grey is a database of 700,000 grey literature references in Europe plus links to many full-text documents - technical or research reports, doctoral dissertations,  conference papers and official publications.
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24. Results for the hiv AND pregnancy search are displayed
Results for the hiv AND pregnancy search are displayed. The results are organized by author, organization, discipline, keyword and year.
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25. OpenDOAR is a directory of over 2600 academic open access repositories
OpenDOAR is a directory of over 2600 academic open access repositories. Displayed is the Country and Organizations access page.
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26. Displayed is the Search Repository Contents page.
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27. Section G - Annotated Bibliography of Additional Resources: Grey Literature Databases
Grey Literature Resource guide
guides.lib.umich.edu/greyliterature
Contains annotated links to Grey Literature gateways including a subject based topical list and also How to Search for Grey Literature sources. Developed by University of Michigan Taubman Health Sciences Library.
Grey Literature - part II
hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca/index.php/Grey_literature_-_part_II
Dean Giustini's comprehensive guide to grey literature resources includes links to many full-text documents. Also provides tips on search strategies and links to additional guides.
GreySource - Index to Web based Resources in Grey Literature
International list of organizations that produce or process grey literature. Organized by topics that include agriculture, environment, humanities and social science, biology and medicine, earth science, engineering, and more.
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28. Useful gateway – free resources
Ghana-UM Collaboration Information Resources guides.lib.umich.edu/ghana-health  
Contains links to free or open access information sources and is organized via broad subject areas (Open access journals, E-books and publications, databases and EBM, Data & statistics)
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29. Other Useful Databases
United States National Institute of Health (NIH) Databases and Resources wwwcf2.nlm.nih.gov/nlm_eresources/eresources/search_database.cfm
Alphabetical listing of links to all NIH databases and resources; can search by subject
Public Health Databases
library.umassmed.edu/ebpph/freephdbs.cfm
Links to FREE public health databases compiled by the Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health Project
Databases for Research in Health research%20in%20health.pdf
A comprehensive guide to a wide range of research databases in the health sciences. Includes links to global resources for both black and grey literature
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30. PubMed Pre-formulated Searches
PubMed Comparative Effectiveness Research Queries
Pre-formulated filters that search for comparative effectiveness research: resources that can be searched are PubMed, the HSRProj and the ClinicalTrials.gov databases.
PubMed Health Services Research Queries
Specialized PubMed searches on healthcare appropriateness, process and outcomes assessment, cost, qualitative research and quality improvement.
Pre-formulated PubMed search strategies for Healthy People topics
phpartners.org/hp2020/index.html
Contains strategies that search high-quality, peer- reviewed scientific literature; topics include access to health services, adolescent health, food safety, genomics, disease topics, and much more.
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31. Appendix: DSPACE (turnkey institutional repository application)
Developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, DSPACE ( is a software to build open access repositories - for academic and non-profit organizations . The software is free/downloadable from this site, can be installed ‘out of the box’ and customized locally.
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32. From this DSPACE page, you can download the software and documentation plus learn about new features and improvements.
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33. Displayed is the initial page of Makerere University Institutional Repository (MAKIR). Note the Communities within this repository.
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34. This is the initial page of the College of Health Sciences Community
This is the initial page of the College of Health Sciences Community. Note the various Sub-community – units in the College of Health Sciences. Material also is accessible by Date, Authors, Titles, Subjects and a keyword search tool.
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35. Karin Saric, MLIS, University of Southern California, (ksaric@usc
Karin Saric, MLIS, University of Southern California, assisted with the revision of this module especially the annotated bibliography.
This is the end of HINARI Advanced Course Module 4
There is a Work Book to accompany this part of the module. The workbook will take you through a live session covering the topics included in this demonstration with working examples.
Updated
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