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Biology Subcategories & Research
Which databases cover which subcategories of Biology?
All Areas: Web of Science, Biosis Previews, CAB Direct
Molecular, Micro, Developmental or Cellular: Biosis Previews, PubMed, Web of Science
Ecology and Conservation: CAB Direct, Biosis Previews, Ecology Abstracts, Agricola
Systematics or Taxonomy: Zoological Record, Biosis Previews
Biochemistry: SciFinder Scholar, PubMed, Biosis Previews
Deep (Historical): JSTOR, WorldCat, Dissertations & Theses
Books at the University of Nevada, Reno
To access the collections owned by the University of Nevada, Reno, search OneSearch, then limit the results to the format (books, films, etc.), or search directly in the Library Catalog. The Library Catalog allows you to search by title, author, or call number. In the Catalog, you can locate Knowledge Center items on the floor maps and text the call number to your phone.
To find items not owned by the University of Nevada, Reno, try searching the WorldCat database, which contains records for over 61 million items held in libraries worldwide. Most of these titles can be borrowed through our Interlibrary Loan Service.
Interlibrary Loan and Campus Express
Need books or articles that the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries don’t own? Submit a request through Interlibrary Loan. Need a journal article or book chapter from the Knowledge Center or DeLaMare Library? Receive electronic copies through the Libraries’ Campus Express service. To place requests of either type, visit: https://illiad.library.unr.edu
Best Databases for Finding Biology Articles
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CAB DirectIndexes 4 million+ articles, books, reports, and proceedings in animal & plant sciences, human health, ecology environmental sciences, agricultural economics & rural studies, and leisure/tourism. Links to full-text provide article access if the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries subscribes to the source journal. 1900 - present.
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BIOSIS Citation IndexA collection of bibliographic references to life science journal literature published internationally, with topics ranging from botany to microbiology to pharmacology. Coverage includes journals, books, reports, meetings, and U.S. patents.
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Web of ScienceThis collection contains over 18,000+ journals and includes: Science Citation Index, from 1965; Social Sciences Citation Index, from 1965; and Arts and Humanities Citation Index, from 1991. Search by subject, author, or cited reference. An excellent current awareness and bibliography-building tool.
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PubMedPubMed is the National Library of Medicine's interface for MEDLINE, and also includes in-process and pre-1966 citations and other resources outside of MEDLINE. While basic PubMed is free to all Internet users, this link adds "Find it" buttons to individual citations that connect to the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries' journal subscriptions and document delivery services for full-text options.
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AGRICOLAIndex to agricultural and plant science journals, USDA documents, and state extension service publications primarily from North America. 1970 - present.
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BioOneA collection of full-text journals focused on biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.
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PubMed CentralPubMed Central (PMC) is a free full-text digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature, managed by the National Institute of Health's National Center for Biotechnology Information in the National Library of Medicine.
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Agricultural & Environmental Science DatabaseFormerly Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, this database provides interdisciplinary coverage of journal articles and documents in the environmental sciences from 1960- present. Includes AGRICOLA & TOXLINE. Many documents are available in full-text.
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Ecology AbstractsIndexes articles on evolutionary biology, economics, and systems analysis as they relate to ecosystems or the environment. 1982 - present.
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Zoological RecordIndex to zoological literature and taxonomy references from all aspects of animal biology, paleobiology, and zoology journals published worldwide. 1864 - present.
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Birds of North America OnlineIn collaboration with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, this resource provides detailed scientific information for each of the 716 species of birds nesting in the USA and Canada. Includes extensive references and an expanding collection of media resources for each species.
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SciFinderNote: New users are required to register using an on-campus computer. After you register, you will immediately receive an e-mail from SciFinder with login instructions.
A research and substance discovery tool of the Chemical Abstracts databases containing literature from many scientific disciplines and the CAS registry database. -
UniProt: The Universal Protein ResourceComprehensive catalog of information on proteins. UniProt is a central repository of protein sequence and function that joins information contained in Swiss-Prot, TrEMBL, and PIR.
Other Useful Databases for Research in Biology
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GEOBASEWorldwide bibliographic database on geography, geology, and ecology. 900,000 records. 1980 - present.
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Water Resources AbstractsAbstracts of journal articles, books, & other reports pertaining to water resources. 1967- present.
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JSTORCore academic journals in mathematics, humanities and social sciences disciplines, beginning with their first volumes (sometimes dating back to the 1800s). Issues from the most recent 3-5 years are not available electronically through JSTOR; however, they may be available through their publishers or other vendors.
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses GlobalIncludes searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and some full-text coverage for older graduate works.
Life & Environmental Sciences Librarian
(775)682-6624
Endnote Basic
Looking for a good way to manage all of those citations? Want to automatically format citations in any of thousands of styles?
Check out Endnote Basic (formerly known as Endnote Web or Endnote Online)
For another option, check out Zotero.
Journal Title Search
Image and Video Databases
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Films on DemandA streaming video database that offers over 30,000 titles. The videos cover a variety of academic subjects, from producers such as BBC, PBS, Meridian, National Geographic, and more. Links can be shared through email, integrated into WebCampus, or viewed in the classroom.