Use the databases listed on this page to find relevant information on topics in pharmacy. They will give you access to both primary and secondary sources of information.
Search Summon to find online journal articles and book chapters.
These are the major resources for finding literature and information in Pharmacy.
These specialist sources may be useful for final year projects.
Our Inter-Library Loans service can get articles not held at Reading from other libraries (usually from the British Library).
For more information see our webpages:
When accessing Library e-resources, especially when you are off-campus, you will need to login to identify yourself as a member of the University of Reading to gain access to our protected databases, e-books and e-journals. You login in the same way as for Blackboard - via Microsoft.
If this is the first time you have logged in via this method when off-campus you will be asked to complete a Multi-Factor Authentication. For more information see:
When you use our e-resources you are agreeing to our Terms of Use. Please take a moment to look at these by following the link below:
This series of three videos (available via the tabs in this box) cover:
You will need to login using your University email address and password to view the videos.
We also have the following generic guides to literature searching and searching databases:
An introduction to planning your systematic review.
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See also our detailed guide to doing a systematic review:
This video covers the first four steps in doing a systematic review, including creating a protocol and searching for literature.
This video covers the fifth and sixth steps in doing a systematic review. It focuses on using EndNote Online to manage references and sifting the literature.
The final in a series of four videos on systematic reviews which covers writing it up.