Literature searching: searching in a systematic way

Institutions and Repositories

DART Europe e-Theses Portal

Partnership of national and university libraries and consortia to improve global access to European research theses

data.gov.ie: Ireland's Open Data Portal

Data.gov.ie is intended to provide easy access to datasets that are free to use, reuse and redistribute to help deliver economic, social and democratic benefits.

Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)

HIQA publications.

Health Research Board

HRB publications

Lenus.ie

LENUS Irish health research repository, is a leading source for Irish research in health and social care.

Publications Office of the European Union

The Publications Office of the European Union is an inter-institutional office housing the publications of the European Union.

United Nations iLibrary

United Nations dissemination platform for all published content.

World Health Organization Europe

European regional office of the World Health Organization. Contains extensive collection of publications

General Sources

Grey Matters 

Free online tool for searching health related grey literature, - attribute Canada's Drug Agency

Europe PMC 

Search for life sciences literature, including PrePrints

Open Access Directory (OAD) Disciplinary Repositories

 A comprehensive list of open access disciplinary repositories.

Open Grey

Open Grey is a multidisciplinary European database of grey literature including science, technology, biomedical science, economics, social science and humanities.

OpenAIRE

"Our Vision: Transform society through validated scientific knowledge. Allow citizens, educators, funders, civil servants and industry find ways to make science useful for themselves, their working environments, the society."

National Academies Press [United States]

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, non-profit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing global challenges to help shape policies, inform public opinion, and advance the pursuit of science, engineering, and medicine