Struggling to find information for your literature search? Need to widen your options?

Are you struggling to find the information you need for your literature search? Are your regular resources letting you down?

Take a look at our Literature Searching Sites page. Here you'll find links to a wide range of resources - most of which you can search for free, without any login. There are links to:

Databases
Reviews
Guidelines
Reports
Clinical Trials
Theses
Search engines
Grey literature
Open Access

Please note that some sites do not offer free full-text access. You will need to check whether you have access via our collections; or you can request an inter-library loan.

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