You can get books directly from the shelves on the first floor or order them at the University Main Library. The shelving follows the NLM classification scheme.

If you do not already have a library account, you can find out here how to register for and set up an account.

All media of the University Medical Library, including electronic media, are listed in the library catalogue. The most important questions about the catalogue are answered on the swisscovery help page.

The simplest way to order articles is directly through a PubMed search via get it (not yet working), or alternatively by filling in the order form. To use this service, you will need a user card from the University Library Basel. The service costs between 5-12 CHF per article. All information about sending copied or scanned articles can be found here.

The information desk team is happy to support you with searching, borrowing and orders. Our scientific team offers individual consultations for searching in specialist databases and can also carry out searches on your behalf.

Medline via PubMed 
Medline via OVID

Focus on pharmaceutical research
Embase via Elsevier
Embase via OVID

EBM literature database
Also available for the layperson

Focus on nursing and other healthcare professions

Focus on psychology

Multi-disciplinary literature database. More information.

Multi-disciplinary literature database. More information

Physiotherapy Evidence Database (open access)

Suchportal der ZB Med Köln mit 58 Mio Nachweisen aus fast 70 verschiedenen Datenquellen aus Medizin (zB PubMed), Ernährung, Umwelt, Agrar. Beinhaltet Artikel aus deutschsprachigen Zeitschriften und Projekten.

Licenced access within the network of the university and the University Hospital Basel

Learning programme and reference work for medical students.

Learning tool integrated in AMBOSS

Interactive anatomy atlas and reference work. App available.

Assistant for dermatology diagnosis, differential diagnoses and therapies. Available as app, too.

"Point-of-Care" database for evidence-based medicine in the clinic.
Access available only through the computer network in the medical library and the University Hospital Basel. VPN access from the university’s network is not possible.

Reference work for medical professionals in the emergency room developed and distributed by the University Hospital Basel. m
medStandards can be accessed within the network of the University of Basel.

Guidance articles for study design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, reporting and other methodological topics relevant to health researchers

For viewing e-books, filter the results with "Uni Basel -Online" at the top right

For semester literature (print and e-books) recommended by lecturers

Browse, read and monitor your journals: Digital journal shelf for e-journals licensed by the University of Basel, also available as an app.

Licenced access within the network of the university and the University Hospital Basel

To search for impact factors and journal rankings

Lists reports on dubious, pseudo scientific journals. In addition to positive lists (DOAJ, JCR, Scopus).