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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
Journal Title Search
Image and Video Databases
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Films on DemandA streaming video database that offers over 20,000 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.
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 UNR subscribes to the source journal. 1900- present.
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BIOSIS Citation IndexIncludes: Online version of Biological Abstracts and Biological Abstracts/RRM (Reports, Reviews, and Meetings). References and abstracts of the literature from all areas of biology, including biochemical, cellular, molecular, ecological and environmental. 1969 - present.
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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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PubMed(MedLine) Index to 5,600+ journals in medicine, nursing, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. Most records are from English-language sources or have English abstracts. Produced by the National Library of Medicine.
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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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BioOneUnique collection of full-text bioscience journals published by scholarly societies. Most titles available from 2000-present, except for The American Midland Naturalist (1998-present).
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PubMed Central((PMC) A free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM). This open-access collection includes full-text of more than 3.6 million articles.
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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- current.
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Zoological RecordIncludes: Index to zoological literature and taxonomy reference from all aspects of animal biology, paleobiology, and zoology journals published worldwide. 1864 - present.
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Birds of North America OnlineDetailed 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. Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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PrimateLitScientific literature on nonhuman primates, including articles, books, abstracts, technical reports, dissertations and book chapters. Coverage 1940 to present (No longer updated, as of 11/30/2010.)
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SciFinderA research and substance discovery tool of the Chemical Abstracts databases containing literature from many scientific disciplines and the CAS registry database.
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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 GlobalAs the official digital dissertations archive for the Library of Congress and as the database of record for graduate research, PQDTGlobal includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. It also includes PQDT UK & Ireland content.
Life & Environmental Sciences Librarian
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Contact:
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