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Finding Data Sets for the Health and Natural Sciences: Introduction

A guide to finding data sets in the health and natural sciences disciplines.

Created by Health Science Librarians

Getting Started

This guide provides resources for locating data sets in the health and natural sciences disciplines.  These resources are divided into three sections: public health, biological sciences and additional resources, which provides a list of databases that encompass multiple disciplines. 

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About this Guide

This guide was developed by the UNC-Chapel Hill Health Sciences Library and Kenan Library in collaboration with the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute

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Barrie Hayes, MSLS
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Access Information

On Campus Access: Electronic resources are accessible on-campus. Faculty, students and staff must register personal laptops and mobile devices with UNC-Chapel Hill ITS.

UNC Hospitals Access: Always use links from Library websites. Onyen log-in is required when you first select the resource. Note: UpToDate is available within EPIC.

Off Campus Access: Always use links from Library websites. Onyen log-in is required when you first select the resource. Most electronic resources are accessible off-campus to students, faculty, and staff, including UNC Hospitals' staff.

Learn about off-campus access IDs.

Report an off-campus access or hospital access problem.