The following is a comprehensive but not exhaustive list of medical humanities-related electronic databases that are accessible through the McMaster Libraries with a valid MacID:
| Abstracts in Anthropology | Several thousand indexed abstracts on topics including cultural and physical anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics, 1999–present |
| Abstracts in Social Gerontology | Covers worldwide literature in the field, 2000–2002 |
| Academic OneFile | Designed to support undergraduate-level research in current events, general sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, and humanities, 1980–present |
| AccessUN | Index of and full access to UN documents, 1945–present |
| Ad*Access | Images of American and Canadian advertisements, 1911–1955 |
| AgeLine | Literature on social gerontology and aging-related research, 1978–present |
| AMED | Bibliographic database of journal articles in fields related to conventional and alternative medicine |
| American National Biography | Biographical dictionary of 18,000 notable Americans |
| Amirsys: Imaging Reference Center | 72,000 medical diagnostic images and clinical content, 2005–present |
| Anthropology Plus | 500,000 articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology, 19th century–present |
| Artemis Primary Sources | Portal for 17th– and 18th-century British collections, 19th-century British newspapers and periodicals, 19th-century US newspapers, and 20th-century British newspapers |
| ARTFL project | Over 2,700 French-language texts in literature, philosophy, arts, and sciences, 13th century–present |
| ArticleFirst | 12,000 journals in medicine, social sciences, and humanities, 1990–present |
| ARTStor | Access to 400,000 digital images of visual material across cultures and disciplines |
| ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts | Abstracting tool covering social science and health information, including health, social services, psychology, and sociology |
| Bibliographie de civilisation médiévale | Bibliography of monographs on the Middle Ages worldwide (click on “Enter databases”) |
| Bibliography of British and Irish History Online | Bibliographic data from 1900–present, with subject coverage from 55 B.C. onward (click on “Enter databases”) |
| Bibliography of Native North Americans | Coverage from the 16th century to the present |
| Books @ Scholars Portal | Full text of over 70,000 e-books from commercial publishers, including the Oxford and Cambridge University Presses |
| British History Online | Access to selected core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles |
| Cambridge Journals Online | Access to over 220 peer-reviewed academic journals and publications of over 100 learned and professional societies across disciplines |
| Canadian Census Analyzer | Both short-form and long-form data, 1961–present |
| Canadian Health Obituaries Index Files | Death notices of Canadian medical personnel, 1844–2000 |
| Canadian Health Research Collection | Monograph publications from Canadian research institutes, government agencies, and university centres working in the area of health and medical research |
| CHANT: Chinese Ancient Texts | Database of traditional ancient Chinese texts, 200–581 A.D. |
| CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature | Database for professional literature in nursing, allied health, biomedicine, and healthcare, 1982–present |
| Cochrane Library | Evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, methodology reviews, clinical trials, and more in evidence-based medicine |
| Contemporary Women’s Issues | Over 60,000 full-text contributions on a broad range of women’s issues, 1992–present |
| Defining Gender, 1450–1910 | 50,000 images of original manuscript and printed material, including documents from the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford |
| DynaMed | Evidence-based reference tool containing summaries for nearly 3,000 topics of diseases, disorders, and symptoms |
| EMBASE | Medical database with broad European and international content, 1980–present |
| Empire Online | Images of original documents related to the British Empire, 1492–present |
| Global Health | International public health database covering a wide range of subjects, including alternative medicine, epidemiology and public health, infectious diseases, and women’s health, 1973–present |
| HAPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments | Database designed to help identify measurement tests used in health, psychosocial sciences, and organizational behaviour |
| Health Systems Evidence | Synthesized research evidence related to governance, financial and delivery arrangements, and implementation strategies in health systems |
| Health STAR | Citations to published literature on health services, technology, administration, and research, with a focus on the clinical and non-clinical aspects of health care delivery |
| Historical Abstracts | Indexes and abstracts to over 500,000 journal articles, books, and dissertations, 1955–present, with subject coverage 1450–present |
| IBSS: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences | Social science and interdisciplinary research, 1951–present |
| Images Canada | Access to more than 75,000 images held by Canadian museums, archives, and libraries |
| Index Islamicus | Indexing database for publications on Islam, the Middle East, and the Muslim world, 1906–present |
| Indigenous Peoples: North America | Original materials on the political, social, and cultural history of Native Peoples from the 16th to the 20th century |
| International Medieval Bibliography | Over 300,000 records on all subjects related to the Middle Ages, 400–1500 (click on “Enter databases”) |
| International Plant Names Index | Database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of all seed plants, ferns, and fern allies |
| Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance | Bibliography and index to journal articles, essays, books and reviews 1784–present, subject range 400–1700 |
| Journals @ Scholars Portal | 40 million articles from over 16,000 full-text journals covering many disciplines |
| JSTOR | Digital archive of journals in the arts and sciences (most recent 3–5 years are not available) |
| Labyrinth | Electronic sources in medieval studies, including databases, texts, and images |
| MEDLINE | Life sciences and biomedical bibliographic information, 1946–present |
| National Research Council of Canada Publications Archive | Over 12,000 full-text publications, 1947–present |
| OECD iLibrary: Health Statistics | Comparable statistics on health and health systems across OECD countries, 1991–present |
| Open Access Theses and Dissertations | Access to over 1.6 million electronic theses and dissertations from over 800 institutions worldwide, 1990s–present |
| Oral History Online | More than 30,000 pages of full-text English-language content |
| Our Roots: Canada’s Local Histories Online | Primary and educational sources in both English and French |
| Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | 55,000 biographies of the people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond |
| Oxford Islamic Studies Online | Reference entries, primary sources, images, maps, and timelines |
| PAIS International | Index to literature on public affairs, social issues, and public policy, 1915–present |
| Perseus Digital Library | Images, texts and translations of major works of ancient Greek literature |
| Physical Education Index | Indexes and abstracts on physical education curricula, sports medicine, sport sociology/psychology, health education, physical therapy, and other topics, 1970–present |
| PILOTS: Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress | Citations to literature on PTSD and other mental health sequelae of traumatic events |
| PsycARTICLES | Full text for over 60 journals published by the American and Canadian Psychological Associations and Hogrefe & Huber |
| PsychINFO | Over 2.5 million citations and abstracts to professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines, 1806–present |
| PubMed | More than 16 million citations on biomedicine, 1950s–present |
| REHABDATA | Documents describing physical, mental, and psychiatric disabilities, independent living, rehabilitation, and other issues as they relate to people with disabilities, 1956–present |
| Social Sciences Abstracts | More than 750,000 articles from English-language periodicals in both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences, 1983–present |
| Social Services Abstracts | Indexes of research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, 1980–present |
| Sociological Abstracts | Indexes of over 1,800 international serial publications, 1952–present |
| Springer eBook Collection | Access to full texts on the life sciences, social sciences, medicine, and humanities, 2005–present |
| UNData: United Nations Common Database | UN statistical databases on health, education, crime, environment, and other topics, 1946–present |
| World dataBank | Includes gender, education, health nutrition and population statistics, 1960s–present |
| WorldImages | 75,000 images, including global coverage and all areas of visual imagery |
| World Newspaper Archive | Collections of newspapers from Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia, 1800–1922 |