Accessing the Penn Libraries' Collections
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries provides access to information across many subject areas including business, health sciences, and engineering. Homepage for subject- and discipline-specific collections include links to key literature databases and other information resources:
- The Lippincott Library.
- The Holman Biotech Commons.
- The Engineering Collection.
Resources available in the library collection are accessible by searching for a resource name or keyword from the Penn Libraries homepage. For help accessing resources remotely, see the Accessing Electronic Resources Guide. The library offers several browser plug-ins and other extensions to simplify e-journal and ebook discovery.
There may be articles and book chapters that Penn Libraries does have full-text access to online. Please use this request form to obtain a PDF copy of these articles and book chapters. The libraries' catalog and discovery systems, and subscription databases include journals and books that are not held locally, and are configured to make requesting these resources easy and intuitive.
Penn Libraries offers a "Books by Mail" service to students within the US and Canada. This service only includes books within the Penn Libraries' circulating collection.
The Penn Biotech Commons
The Holman Biotech Commons offers access to licensed software and research management tools, as well as being the gatekeeper to thousands of subscription journal titles in medicine, health policy, nursing, and related fields.
- PubMed (custom link for proxy access to subscription resources)
- HealthStar (MEDLINE-indexed articles on healthcare delivery, technology, and administration)
- BCC Research (Market research reports in biotech, pharma, and healthcare)
- Embase (includes strong coverage of conference proceedings and other material not available in PubMed)
- GlobalData (Market analysis and business intelligence on the medical device and equipment industries)
- PsycINFO (Psychology database from the American Psychological Association)
- HeinOnline (Full text legal research collection, including patent law and intellectual property topics)
The Holman Biotech Commons website also collect links to high-value publicly available data sources from federal agencies and NGOs, including:
- The AHRQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
- CDC WONDER (Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiological Research)
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Health and Medical Care Data Archive
- Policy Map (GIS web-interface for healthcare data)
- Social Explorer (web-based demographic data analysis)
Holman Biotech Commons staff can also advise on citation management software and online tools such as EndNote and Zotero, including how to configure them to integrate with word processing software to manage formatting citations for specific styles or particular journals.
Online citation guides and style manuals available through the Penn Libraries include:
- The APA Style Guide to Electronic References
- The American Medical Association (AMA) Manual
- The Chicago Manual of Style
Other citation-related information of interest:
- Fisher Fine Art Library guide to citing Images
- Weingarten Center guide to citation practices
The Lippincott Library of the Wharton School
Lippincott Library is Penn's business research library, providing a broad range of resources, including access to data, journals, news, analyst reports and market research. Use our Business FAQ to explore frequently asked questions.
- STAT+Original reporting and analysis of breaking news in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry.
- Timmerman ReportBiotech news and analysis.
- New York TimesFree individual subscriptions to NYT's current news content. Please follow instructions carefully!
- Wall Street JournalInstructions for setting up free subscription access
- Business Source CompleteBusiness-focused academic journals, magazines and trade publications.
- eMarketerFocusing specifically on the digital space and primarily on consumers, this resource aggregates data and survey results from a wide range of providers.
- FactivaNational and international news, business, health and general information.
- Foundation DirectoryIncludes detailed information on grantmakers, companies, grants, and grant recipients, as well as access to grantmaker web sites and searchable 990s.
- Health Business FulltextCovers well-known health and life sciences business trade journals. Can be searched in conjunction with Business Source Complete.
- WRDS - Wharton Research Data ServicesWhile focusing primarily on finance/economic/accounting data, there are several files on this platform that include hospital data (AHA survey) and healthcare networks (Healthbase).
- *New Resource* Informa Pharma IntelligencePharma and biotech industry analysis sources.
Director, Biotech Commons
Johnson Pavilion
3610 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Business Research Librarian
Van Pelt/Dietrich Library Center
3420 Walnut Street
2nd floor, room 256
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Other Recommended Resources
Links to key journals:
- The AtlanticAccess through Dow Jones Factiva: may not include some web-only content
- Health AffairsVia publisher's website
- Modern HealthcarePressReader interface for "news-stand"-style view. Mobile app available.
Health Policy and Advocacy Resources:
- Policy CommonsCollected reports and other gray publications from think-tanks and advocacy groups.
- Gray Literature in the Health SciencesOther suggestions and recommended resources for non-journal information sources.