Access and Use of Cochrane Library
- The Cochrane Library is a subscription-based database, published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Free access to the Cochrane Library is provided in certain countries through national provisions.
- Limited public access to the Cochrane Library in the United States.
- The U.S. National Library of Medicine maintains a free alternative database called MEDLINE.
- Temporary unrestricted access to the Cochrane Library was provided during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Contents of Cochrane Library
- The Cochrane Library consists of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, which contains peer-reviewed systematic reviews and protocols.
- The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials is a database that contains details of articles of controlled trials and other studies.
- Cochrane Clinical Answers provide evidence summaries on various healthcare questions.
- The Cochrane Library features results from Special Collections and Editorials.
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Protocols, and CENTRAL are produced by Cochrane.
Abstracting and Indexing of Cochrane Library
- The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews has an impact factor of 11.874.
- Reviews are abstracted and indexed in bibliographic databases such as Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, and MEDLINE.
Academic Comments on Cochrane Library
- The Cochrane Library Feedback tool allows users to provide comments on Cochrane Reviews and Protocols.
- Serious errors in Cochrane Reviews are rare but have a defined procedure.
Supplements and Additional Information
- Cochrane has conducted annual colloquia since 1993.
- Posters and presentations from past colloquia are maintained in a database.
- Abstracts of colloquia are published as supplements to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
- Cochrane published an annual newsletter called Cochrane Methods from 2010 to 2016.
- List of academic databases and search engines.
- References to access options, research papers, and the development of the Cochrane Collaborations Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trials.
The Cochrane Library (named after Archie Cochrane) is a collection of databases in medicine and other healthcare specialties provided by Cochrane and other organizations. At its core is the collection of Cochrane Reviews, a database of systematic reviews and meta-analyses which summarize and interpret the results of medical research. The Cochrane Library aims to make the results of well-conducted controlled trials readily available and is a key resource in evidence-based medicine.
 Cochrane Library logo | |
| Producer | Cochrane |
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| Access | |
| Providers | John Wiley & Sons |
| Cost | Subscription with limited preview |
| Coverage | |
| Disciplines | Healthcare |
| Format coverage | Reviews |
| Geospatial coverage | Worldwide |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
