EMBASE

Summary of EMBASE article.

The complete article by David Mockler, Medical Librarian on the subject of EMBASE may be read in the April issue of SETH research newsletter.

EMBASE.com

EMBASE.com is an Elsevier database, essentially the European equivalent of PubMed.

In addition to the roughly 11 million EMBASE records from 1974 onwards, EMBASE.com also includes over 7 million unique records from PubMed/MEDLINE from 1966 on, thus allowing both databases to be searched simultaneously.

There is an overlap in journal coverage between EMBASE.com and PubMed. The actual degree of overlap varies widely according to the topic but studies comparing searches of the two databases have generally concluded that a comprehensive search requires that both databases be searched.

Some standout features of EMBASE.com are that its coverage of pharmacology and drugs is superior to that of PubMed. It also includes English/foreign language journals and selected conference proceedings not included in PubMed’s coverage.

For full article see SETH research newsletter, April 2009 issue.