Major Biology Databases
- Agricultural & Environmental Science Database [ProQuest] (Coverage varies by title) This link opens in a new window Covers a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information related to agricultural and environmental issues.
- Biological Abstracts [Web of Science] 1926+ This link opens in a new window Indexes articles in the life sciences and biomedical fields: biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, zoology, agriculture, etc.
- BioOne Complete This link opens in a new window BioOne Complete is aggregation of more than 180 high quality, subscribed and open-access titles focused in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences; 43% of titles are available online exclusively in BioOne Complete. BioOne is a nonprofit publisher.
- BIOSIS Citation Index [Web of Science] 1926+ This link opens in a new window Covers all major areas in the life sciences, with broad coverage in molecular and cell biology, pharmacology, endocrinology, genetics, neurosciences, infectious diseases, ecology and organismal biology.
- PubMed (Medline) 1950s+ This link opens in a new window Lists over 14 million biomedical articles back to the 1950's. Check out the PubMed Tutorial.
- Zoological Record [Web of Science] 1864+ This link opens in a new window The leading database of animal biology, taxonomic reference, and unofficial register of animal names. Coverage ranges from biodiversity and the environment to taxonomy and veterinary sciences.
Other Biology Databases
- Biodiversity Heritage Library The Biodiversity Heritage Library makes biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.
- EIS: Digest of Environmental Impact Statements [ProQuest] 1985+ This link opens in a new window Detailed indexing & abstracting for environmental impact statements issued by the federal government. Each entry includes a clear description of the project, sections on positive & negative consequences, plus legal mandates.
- Gale in Context: Environmental Studies [Gale] This link opens in a new window Focuses on environmental issues around topics such as earth systems, energy, global change, land & water use, legislation & policy, and population. Draws on academic journals, news, case studies, conferences, statistical data, and rich multimedia. Navigate by issue, organization, and state & province.
- Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index [EBSCO] 1990+ (subscription ends 1/1/25) This link opens in a new window Covers horticulture, garden/landscape design and history, botany, ecology, plant/garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy.
- Health Poll Database This link opens in a new window An archive of health-oriented survey questions designed to support research on topics such as the social determinants of health, access to care, individual health status, health policy, and health politics
- Nursing and Allied Health Collection [Gale] MLIN This link opens in a new window Journals related to nursing, allied health, health education, and more.
General Science Databases
- Academic Search Ultimate [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window Full text for 10,000+ scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, arts, and sciences from around the world.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window Links to scholarly books, articles and more. Results are incomplete and vary greatly by subject. Always use the libraries' research databases for a complete search of scholarly topics.
- Web of Science 1898+ This link opens in a new window (Formerly Web of Knowledge) Indexes and abstracts science & technology journals (1899+), social science journals (1898+), and arts & humanities journals (1975+) published around the world; offers cited reference searching.
- Scopus This link opens in a new window Largest abstract & citation database of peer-reviewed literature in all disciplines. Covers articles, books, conference proceedings & patents. Incorporates smart tools to track, analyze & visualize research.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window Complete full text articles (excluding latest 2-5 years) for more than 1,000 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Now includes current coverage for several hundred journal titles, plus eBooks. JSTOR’s image search (formerly Artstor) contains more than 2+ million images. It includes Smith College collections developed to meet teaching needs in the arts, humanities, and sciences, as well as images of works from the Smith College Museum.
- Science Direct This link opens in a new window Indexes 2500 journals and 6000 books in science, technology and the social sciences from Elsevier Science.
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