Open Access Resources:
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Databases
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Libraries
News
Organisations
This symbol indicates a resource is Australia-basedData and Government
| Australian Bureau of Statistics |
Statistical data on social, economic, population and environmental matters in Australia. |
| Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Extensive data and reporting on a wide range of topics including health and welfare expenditure, hospitals, disease and injury, mental health, ageing, homelessness, disability and child protection. |
| The National Health and Medical Research Council |
Government advice and guidelines on ethics and related issues in the field of health, human research and animal research. |
| National Institute of Health | NIH is the U.S.’s medical research agency, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A variety of educational resources can be found under the “Health Information” tab and details of their focused research areas are available under “Research & Training.” |
| National Institute of Mental Health | An institute within NIH and the U.S.’s leading federal agency for research on mental disorders. Resources and support for mental health, fact sheets, statistics and ongoing research are all available. |
Databases
| Academia.edu | A platform for researchers to share their research directly and openly. A free account is required to search. |
| Bio Med Central | Part of the publisher Springer Nature, this database contains hundreds of peer-reviewed journals from research communities in science, technology, engineering, social science, environmental science, philosophy and medicine. |
| Directory of Open Access Journals | Peer-reviewed open access journals including fields on science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities. |
| Europe PMC | Open access research in the life sciences fields integrated from a variety of sources including PubMed and Research Squared. The database includes both published research articles and preprints. |
| Google Scholar | A search engine for research papers. Note that note all articles are available through open access, but a link will be provided is Scholar can locate one. |
| JSTOR Open Content | In addition to the subscription content available to NTI students, JSTOR offers thousands of open access journal articles and ebooks. Artstor also offers over a million freely accessible images, videos, documents and audio files from museums, libraries, archives and university collections. |
| MedKnow | Open access, peer-reviewed medical journals. |
| PubMed Central | A free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journals submitted to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Not every journal in the archive is available in full as only articles with full-text availability are included. |
| RefSeek | RefSeek is a web search engine for students and researchers that aims to make academic information easily accessible to everyone. RefSeek searches more than five billion documents, including web pages, books, encyclopedias, journals, and newspapers. RefSeek’s algorithm increases the visibility of academic information as opposed to a generic search engine like Google. |
Journals
| BMC Medicine | The flagship journal of Bio Med Central publishes peer-reviewed research in clinical practice, translational medicine, public health, global health, policy and biomedicine. |
| Medical Journal of Australia |
Published by the Australian Medical Association. All articles published from 2012 onwards are open access, and some selected articles pre-2012. |
| Public Library of Science | PLOS is a nonprofit open access publisher that supports peer-reviewed open science as the key for progress. Browse all the PLOS journals, focused on fields within science and medicine. |
| Royal Society Open Science | An open journal focused on scientific disciplines including psychology, health and the environment. |
Libraries
| State Library of NSW |
Online databases available for members. Membership is free, fill out the membership form and a library card will be mailed to you. NSW residents only. Residents of any state are eligible for membership at their own state library. |
| The National Library of Australia |
Online databases available for members. Membership is free, fill out the membership form and a library card will be mailed to you. Australian residents only. International students may be eligible for membership at their own national library. |
News
| ABC Health & Wellbeing |
Australian health news. Subscription to free weekly alerts of the ABC’s health coverage is also available. |
Organisations
| American Mindfulness Research Association | The AMRA acts as a professional resource for mindfulness research and its application. |
| Australasian Integrative Medicine Association |
The peak, not-for-profit medical body representing doctors and other healthcare professionals who practice integrative medicine in Australasia. |
| The National Institute of Complementary Medicine |
A research institute within the University of Western Sydney focused on integrative and complementary medicine research and policy. Their research covers both physical and mental health, indigenous medicine, mind and body therapies, and policy development. Explore their research, publications, government submissions and fact sheets for consumers. |
| The National Institute of Integrative Medicine |
A not-for-profit organisation that aims to spread awareness of integrative medicine and lists ongoing research and educational opportunities. |
| Oxford Mindfulness Centre | An international centre focused on research and development regarding the clinical and therapeutic use of mindfulness. |
| TRIP | Previously known as Turning Research Into Practice, TRIP is a clinical search engine designed to allow easy access to evidence-based content. |
| World Health Organisation | A special agency of the United Nations aimed at expanding universal health coverage and responding to the world’s health emergencies. Data on a variety of health topics, statistics and publications are available. |