Essential Mobile Apps

Need clinical information while you’re away from your computer? Lane Library offers mobile access to many of our most-used clinical resources, helping you quickly find evidence, drug information, diagnostic support, and anatomy references from your mobile device. Looking for the right app? Browse the categories below to find the best resource for your needs.  CategoryBest… Read more Essential Mobile Apps

Welcome 2026 MD & MSPA Students!

Welcome to the start of an exciting journey at Stanford! At Lane Medical Library, we have a range of resources to help you study, prepare for licensing exams, and succeed in research and clinical rotations. Here are five key resources to check out: 1. Anatomy Learning Tools Explore Complete Anatomy, e-Anatomy, and Acland’s Video Atlas… Read more Welcome 2026 MD & MSPA Students!

Introducing Clio for DocXpress Document Delivery

Lane Library’s DocXpress Document Delivery Service is implementing a new web-based software platform, Clio, to manage the thousands of journal articles and book requests our DocXpress users submit each year. Clio offers DocXpress users a new way to request journal articles, book chapters, and print books that Lane Library does not own or license. What’s… Read more Introducing Clio for DocXpress Document Delivery

SPORTDiscus: A specialized database of sports-related information

SPORTDiscus is a comprehensive bibliographic database for sports, physical fitness, exercise science, and sports medicine research, provided by the Canadian Sports Information Resource Center SIRC and licensed for Stanford University by Lane Medical Library. It includes more than 1.7 million records, including journals, books, and dissertations. It covers a range of topics, including sports medicine,… Read more SPORTDiscus: A specialized database of sports-related information

Welcome 2026 Residents & Clinical Fellows! 

As Lane Library’s liaison to the Department of Graduate Medical Education and a member of Lane Medical Library’s Research and Instruction team, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to Stanford. Lane is a world-class library with an extensive collection of journals, databases, and textbooks. Access our resources and services through our library website.… Read more Welcome 2026 Residents & Clinical Fellows! 

Covidence in the Age of AI: Why Human-Guided Evidence Synthesis Still Matters

AI tools for evidence synthesis are EVERYWHERE right now. Platforms like Elicit, ASReview, and many others are rapidly changing how researchers conduct all types of literature reviews and evidence synthesis. Many of these tools look impressive and are enticing for busy researchers. However, amid AI adoption and acceleration, Covidence continues to stand out for a… Read more Covidence in the Age of AI: Why Human-Guided Evidence Synthesis Still Matters

Empowering Nurses: Resources for Success

National Nurses Week begins on May 6 and concludes on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Sponsored by the American Nurses Association (ANA), it honors the more than five million nurses whose expertise, compassion, and leadership are vital to healthcare. The 2026 theme, “The Power of Nurses™,” shines a light on the impact nurses have on… Read more Empowering Nurses: Resources for Success

Resource of the Month: AccessAPN

In celebration of National Nurses Week and this year’s theme, “The Power of Nurses,” we recognize how access to trusted knowledge empowers nurses across settings and specialties. To support their work, Lane Medical Library offers access to AccessAPN, an on-demand medical and learning resource from McGraw-Hill, developed in partnership with Sigma Theta Tau International Honor… Read more Resource of the Month: AccessAPN

New Library Entry Policy

Beginning April 27, Lane Library entrance doors will be card-access only. All School of Medicine (SOM) affiliates, including medical and PA students, and hospital employees must swipe their SOM or hospital badges at the outside card reader to enter the library during open business hours. The card reader is located on the concrete column in… Read more New Library Entry Policy

AMED: Allied and Complementary Medicine Database 

Hidden Gem and the “fly in the ointment.” Finding current, high-quality information about Integrative medicine is difficult. Integrative medicine attempts to meld conventional and non-conventional approaches to health. Of course, what is considered conventional or not may depend on you!  Integrative medicine is a broad field that includes everything from herbal treatments and massage to… Read more AMED: Allied and Complementary Medicine Database