| top database picks |
Science Citation Index Expanded via Web of Science
Produced by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) this multidisciplinary database covers 5,900 major journals across more than 150 scientific disciplines. MORE DETAILS... |
1983+ |
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Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) via CSA Illumina (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Mgt database)
Covers bacterial immunology, vaccinations, antibiotics, immunology. |
1982+ |
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Biology Digest via FirstSearch
Covers all of the life sciences. Gives easy access to new scientific developments for undergraduate students. MORE DETAILS... |
1989+ |
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BioOne Abstracts and Indexes
This BioOne bibliographic database is an indexed and fully-searchable collection of abstracts that link to the fulltext articles available from the BioOne. MORE DETAILS... |
Abstracts: 1998
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BioOne
Offers the full text of high-impact bioscience research journals, many published by small societies and noncommercial publishers. BioOne currently contains approximately 40 journals. MORE DETAILS... |
Abstracts: 1971+
Full text: 1991+ |
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BioMed Central
BioMed Central provided free access to the peer-reviewed biological and medical research it publishes. Papers published in BioMed Central's journals are also included in PubMed. |
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Elsevier Science Direct
Access to the full text of 1,000+ scientific, technical, medical, mathematical, management and social science journals from Elsevier. MORE DETAILS... |
1995+
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Health and Safety Science Abstracts via CSA Illumina (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Mgt database)
Covers environmental health, occupational safety, pesticides, toxicology, emergency management, security, accidents. |
1981+ |
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Human Population & Natural Resource Management via CSA Illumina (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Mgt database)
Covers human population, control, and effect on natural resource management. |
1995+ |
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Industrial and Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A) via CSA Illumina (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Mgt database)
Covers food microbiology, microbial resistance, fermentation. |
1982+ |
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Scientific American Archive Online
Scientific American Archive Online is a comprehensive, searchable science and technology resource containing the full text and graphics of every Scientific American issue from 1993 to the present. In addition, the newly introduced Scientific American Mind monthly title will also be included. Among the topics covered in the archive are: health and medicine, cosmology and astronomy, chemistry, life sciences, physics, oceanography, medicine, mathematics, archaeology, and much more. MORE DETAILS... |
1993+ |
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| additional databases |
AGRICOLA via FirstSearch
Covers a range of agricultural topics including agricultural engineering, environmental pollution, farm management, etc. MORE ABOUT AGRICOLA ... |
1970+ |
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Biological & Agricultural Index [a subset of Wilson Omnifile]
Provides full-text articles from groundwater pollution to genetic engineering and covers the entire range of sciences related to biology and agriculture. MORE DETAILS... |
1994+ |
choose Omnifile with BioAg as subject |
Biotech Channel via Dialog1
Covers biotech news and industry, patents, regulatory information, R&D and more. MORE DETAILS... |
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Current Contents Connect
A multidisciplinary current awareness Web resource providing access to complete bibliographic information from over 8,000 of the world's leading scholarly journals and more than 2,000 books. MORE DETAILS... |
1998+ |
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Dissertations & Theses via Proquest
The database includes citations for materials ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester; those published from 1980 forward also include 350- word abstracts, written by the author. Citations for master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Of the millions of titles listed, UMI offers over 1.8 million in full text.
The database represents the work of authors from over 1,000 North American graduate schools and European universities. MORE DETAILS... |
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General Science Collection via Ebsco
Provides information on all aspects of the scientific world and offers full-text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications, including Astronomy, Discover, National Wildlife, New Scientist, Popular Science, Science News, Scientific American, and many others. MORE DETAILS... |
Full text: 1992+ |
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General Science Full Text [a subset of Wilson Omnifile]
Covers astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, earth science, environmental issues, mathematics, medicine, physics, and zoology. MORE DETAILS... |
Abstracts: 1993+
Full text: 1995+ |
choose Omnifile with Gen. Sci as subject |
ISI Proceedings
Updated weekly, ISI Proceedings provides Web access to bibliographic information and author abstracts from papers delivered at prestigious international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions. MORE DETAILS... |
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Knovel
Knovel is an interactive full-text database that contains over 700 of the leading scientific and engineering reference handbooks and conference proceedings in full-text format. MORE DETAILS... |
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MEDLINE via Pubmed
Covers all areas of biomedicine and corresponds to the print Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index. |
1966+ |
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Nature
Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest
peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the
basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest,
timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature
also provides rapid, authoritative, insightful and arresting news and
interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science,
scientists and the wider public. |
1997+
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PapersFirst via FirstSearch
Provides access to individual papers presented at worldwide meetings, conferences, expositions, workshops, congresses, and symposia. MORE DETAILS... |
1993+ |
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PubMed
A service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over
12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's. |
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Science Direct via Elsevier
Access to the full text of 1,000+ scientific, technical, medical, mathematical, management and social science journals from Elsevier. MORE DETAILS... |
1995+
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Toxicology Abstracts via CSA Illumina (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Mgt database)
Covers pharmaceuticals, chemicals, contaminants. |
1981+ |
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TOXLINE via the National Library of Medicine
Covers the toxicological, pharmacological, biochemical, and physiological effects of drugs and other chemicals. |
1965+ |
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