Use the Library's literature search service to support your clinical practice, professional development and research needs.
Library staff expertly search multiple databases and evidence resources to provide you the best articles available for you to review for your clinical, research, and professional practice needs. A literature search may include:
A librarian will contact you within three business days to go over the search details.
Please note: You will be provided with a list of article citations, with some linked to full-text articles if available within our collections. Contact the library if you need to request full text articles if not available and the library can order them for you.
Learning: Visit our Literature Searching - Training & Resource guide or contact the library for customized consultations on how to refine your question, select and use library databases, develop and execute a search strategy, and more
AutoAlerts: Have an autoalert created to receive updates on search topics.
Planning a Systematic Review project? Visit our Systematic Review Guide.
The BC Cancer library system consists of a central library at Vancouver Centre (VC), and branches in Abbotsford (AC), Kelowna (SAHCSI), Prince George (CN), Surrey (FVC), and Victoria (VIC). All centres have patient resource collections in our Cancer Information Centres (CIC), and all centres have a professional collection on site. Professional resources for CN are housed in the adjacent UHNBC Library.