Librarian
Christopher Eaker
he/him
Contact:
4th Libe - Room 466
507-222-5303
ceaker@carleton.edu
507-222-5303
ceaker@carleton.edu
Subjects: Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics, Statistics
Welcome!
This guide includes information and resources designed to aid you in locating research and managing sources for your senior comps project. For further assistance with your research, including finding information, using Zotero, and more, visit the research desk or schedule an appointment with your librarian.
Recommended Databases
- Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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A massive index of literature from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Also offers cited reference searching to see who has cited a particular document. 1898 - current.
Note: To do cited reference searching, click on "cited reference search," fill in an author's last name and publication date, figure out which of the resulting list of citations match the work you're looking for, and then "finish search" to see who has cited that work. - ProQuest Biological Science Database This link opens in a new window
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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. - 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.
- BIOSIS Previews This link opens in a new window
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A great source for life sciences and biomedical research. Includes scholarly journal articles, conference proceedings, patents, and more. Covers 1926 - current. - Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window
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Articles in this collection offer comprehensive summaries of the state of research on topics from many disciplines in the sciences and social sciences, including Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science. Covers 1997 - current.
- PubMed This link opens in a new window
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(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
The US National Institutes of Health provide this free index of biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. If full text is not linked to or provided for a particular citation, search our Journals List to see if we have alternate access to the journal publishing that article.
- More Biology DatabasesFind the full list of biology databases here.
Find and Browse Journals
- Browzine This link opens in a new window
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An online tool that allows you to browse, read, and stay current with scholarly journals. Also available as an app for iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire devices.
