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Description
Bookshelf, the books division of the NLM Literature Archive (LitArch) at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), is an online searchable collection of books, reports, databases, and other scholarly literature in biology, medicine, and the life sciences. Bookshelf has a review process for all new content proposals. The book must fall within the scope of core biomedical topics as defined in the NLM Collection Development Manual.
The Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments (ERTAs) and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews (CERs) are provided to Bookshelf by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). AHRQ has a publications clearinghouse.
Help
Online "Help" is available.
For help using these indexes see: How do I find an article on my topic?
User tools and features
From Bookshelf's Browse Titles page you may view all of Bookshelf's titles by title, first author/editor, publisher, publication year or type, or begin searching across the entire resource. You may browse and search across all content, or one book at a time.
By clicking on a book's cover image or hyperlinked title, you may access an individual publication's Table of Contents page, from which you can begin browsing or searching the contents of that particular book.
Search results will be displayed on a separate page and organized by relevance or chapter (see Displaying Your Search Results).
For a quick look at Bookshelf and its features, also visit the Tutorials page.
Bookshelf announces new books via an RSS here: Bookshelf feed.
Dates covered
Dates vary.
Updating frequency
Irregular.
Sources
Books, reports, databases, and other scholarly literature.
Type of coverage
Full-text.
Print counterpart or
related resources
None.
Producer/content provider
Bookshelf is the books division of the NLM Literature Archive (LitArch).
Vendor/electronic presentation provider
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
Core Subject(s)