Information resources that are free to use are always helpful to keep on hand, no matter where your library is at in the fiscal year or annual budget cycle. This is especially in the health sciences, where premier resources and tools often come at a great cost. It’s important for libraries to complement their collections, instruction, and outreach with openly available tools and databases. No matter what type of library you work in, it’s inevitable that your users will come and go, with variable access to paid resources when they’re no longer affiliated with your institution or library. Equipping your library to instruct on and actively use open or free resources will help ensure your users build skills and awareness they can carry forward when their paid access runs out.
To assist in building your collection, here are six Doody’s review of free resources your library can make use of today!
“DailyMed is a free database launched in 2006 and provided by the National Library of Medicine, dedicated to making available detailed labeling and instructions of FDA-approved prescription and … read more
The world of anatomy learning tools is rich and varied, from interactive 3D software, virtual dissection, and video atlases, to drawing pads and quizzes. For health sciences librarians evaluating tools for their users, Doody’s Collection Development Monthly reviews offer detailed, comparative, and updated perspectives. Below is a curated list of what reviewers have identified as the key strengths of six major anatomy-related resources.
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Acland’s Video Atlas of Human Anatomy Review and Review Update
“Institutions with tightening budgets are likely to keep Acland’s because the content surpasses that of other available anatomy products. Whenever I am asked about anatomy products that will work for small or large institutions, I recommend Acland’s.” – Margaret … read more
Laura Rey, MSLS
Instructional Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University
Editor’s note: This month, we are celebrating Laura Rey, who has served as a Doody’s Core Titles Librarian Selector since 2021 and joined the Doody’s Library Board of Advisors in 2026. Thank you, Laura!
Provide a brief description of your library and its services, and your role within it.
My role is quite different because I don’t currently work in a library. I’m an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences … read more
PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for DSM-5-TR™, all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals including The American Journal of Psychiatry, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines. This comprehensive virtual library provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources to assist with diagnosis, treatment, research, and professional development.
Over 350 titles added to PsychiatryOnline.org:
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Provide your entire institution with access to the latest pediatric original research, infectious disease outbreaks and so much more with the AAP eJournal Collection + Red Book Online bundle
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- AAP eJournal Collection – Access the latest policy, original research, and clinical journal review to ensure your patrons can stay on the forefront of pediatric care. This comprehensive site license includes the 6 AAP journals – and their eArchives at no additional charge.
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At long last and by popular demand, we have kicked off our seventh year of Doody’s Special Topics Lists with our first on artificial intelligence.
Though an AI book list had been considered multiple times in the past, our Editorial Board decided now is the time to experiment with providing health sciences libraries a starting place for building collections that observe the intersection between AI and the health sciences. Thus, AI Intersections was born, and we are very excited to share this … read more
Brittany Zuengler, BS, RT(R)
Clinical Coordinator
Froedtert School of Radiologic Technology
Brittany Zuengler has served as a Doody’s book reviewer since 2024. In her brief tenure, she has reviewed five titles in radiologic technology under the direction of Editorial Review Group Chair Kyle Theine. … read more