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Scientific Databases
These are the most powerful and useful databases for biology students. You will more than likely need to use more than one of them as they are sometimes exclusive of the literature that they index.
- Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
Articles in this collection offer comprehensive summaries of the state of research on topics from many disciplines in the sciences and social sciences. Covers 1997 - current. - ProQuest Biological Science Database This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
Includes the renowned Biological Sciences, MEDLINE, and TOXLINE databases and provides full-text titles from around the world including, scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications, and more. Covers 1946 - current. - BIOSIS Previews This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
A great source for life sciences and biomedical research. Includes scholarly journal articles, conference proceedings, patents, and more. Covers 1926 - current. - Current Contents Connect This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
An index of scholarly journal articles, primarily in the sciences and social sciences. Covers 1998 - current. - JSTOR This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations and the full text)
Provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. Most journals are included from their first issue until 5 years ago. - ProQuest SciTech Premium Collection This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text) Includes all the databases in the Natural Science and Technology collections. It also provides full-text articles from scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications and more. Covers 1946-current.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
The premier research tool for scientific study. Includes the Web of Science citation indexes, BIOSIS Previews, Current Contents Connect, Derwent Innovations Index, Inspec, and MEDLINE.
- ISI Journal Title AbbreviationsFind the abbreviation to your journal! Especially useful if you have the "Cell" style for your comps.
- MEDLINE This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some abstracts)
The definitive place to find literature on all aspects of medical research, including clinical practice, administration, and policy. Covers 1950 - current.
CASSI Abbreviation GuideCall Number: REFERENCE QD1 .A52 and OnlineThe finest way yet to find the official abbreviation to your journal.- BIOSIS serial sources (1995-2005)Call Number: REFERENCE QH301 .S585Has always been the go-to resource for biology journal titles and abbreviations, but it is no longer produced in print and the online version lacks abbreviations.
