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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
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.
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
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.
