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eResources/Databases for Biology
Looking for articles on a topic related to Biology? Search in the recommended eResources listed below.
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- Web of Science
The Web of Science database provides seamless access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,700 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world. [Details]
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- BIOSIS Previews
BIOSIS Previews is the world's most comprehensive reference database for life science research. It covers original research reports and reviews in traditional biological and biomedical areas. It also covers references to primary journal literature on vital biological research, medical research findings, and discoveries of new organisms. [Details]
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Searching BIOSIS - PubMED
Developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), PubMed is the most comprehensive biomedical research database, and a key resource used by scientists. Please see the PubMed Overview Sheet. [Details]
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PubMed Online Training - Zoological Record
Access to this resource will end June 30, 2012. If you need assistance selecting a similar resource please contact a librarian http://library.uncw.edu/ask.
Premier resource comprehensively indexing literature in zoology including biochemistry, behavior, ecology, evolution, genetics, etc. [Details]
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- ScienceDirect
Offers access to some of the Elsevier Journal collection covering the sciences, business, child development, computer science, economics, history, hospitality, industrial technology, library and information science and tourism. More than 2,500 journals and more than nine million full-text articles are available in ScienceDirect. [Details]
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ScienceDirect Interactive Tutorials
- Agricola
Citations to articles in the major agricultural journals worldwide. [Details]
- Birds of North America
Access to this resource will end May 31, 2012. If you need assistance selecting a similar resource please contact a librarian http://library.uncw.edu/ask.
Search this well-respected, comprehensive reference covering the life histories of over 700 species of North American birds.
[Details] - Cambridge Journals Online
Cambridge Journals Online is the online Cambridge University Press’s collection of several journals across the sciences, social sciences and humanities. [Details]
- PLoS
Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a nonprofit publisher that publishes the following titles: PLoS Biology, PLoS Medicine, PLoS Computational Biology, PLoS Genetics, PLoS Pathogens, and PLoS Clinical Trials. PLoS uses an Open Access model to publish, meaning that all journal issues are available free of charge online from the moment of publication. PLoS Biology has an Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) impact factor of 14.7. [Details]
- SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online)
SciELO is a multinational effort to provide open access to scientific research journals produced in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain. [Details]
- Searchable Ornithological Research Archive
The SORA project is an open access electronic journal archive providing access to an extensive ornithological literature of international scope, and detailed material documenting the history of ornithology in North America over the last 120 years. [Details]
- SpringerLink
SpringerLink offers online access to several fully peer reviewed journals in biomedicine, life science, clinical medicine, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, and economics. [Details]
- Wiley Online Library
This database covers academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, psychology, law and criminology, life sciences, and business. [Details]
- WorldCat
Books and other materials in libraries worldwide. [Details]
- WorldCat Dissertations and ThesesThis database contains records for over 5 million items cataloged as dissertations, theses, or published materials based on theses or dissertations, in WorldCat, including titles provided by NetLibrary. The database allows users to quickly and efficiently retrieve records for theses and dissertations.[Details]
- Web of Science
The Web of Science database provides seamless access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,700 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world. [Details]
Tutorials:
- BIOSIS Previews
BIOSIS Previews is the world's most comprehensive reference database for life science research. It covers original research reports and reviews in traditional biological and biomedical areas. It also covers references to primary journal literature on vital biological research, medical research findings, and discoveries of new organisms. [Details]
Tutorial:
Searching BIOSIS - PubMED
Developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), PubMed is the most comprehensive biomedical research database, and a key resource used by scientists. Please see the PubMed Overview Sheet. [Details]
Tutorial:
PubMed Online Training - Zoological Record
Access to this resource will end June 30, 2012. If you need assistance selecting a similar resource please contact a librarian http://library.uncw.edu/ask.
Premier resource comprehensively indexing literature in zoology including biochemistry, behavior, ecology, evolution, genetics, etc. [Details]
Tutorials:
- ScienceDirect
Offers access to some of the Elsevier Journal collection covering the sciences, business, child development, computer science, economics, history, hospitality, industrial technology, library and information science and tourism. More than 2,500 journals and more than nine million full-text articles are available in ScienceDirect. [Details]
Tutorial:
ScienceDirect Interactive Tutorials - Agricola
Citations to articles in the major agricultural journals worldwide. [Details]
- Birds of North America
Access to this resource will end May 31, 2012. If you need assistance selecting a similar resource please contact a librarian http://library.uncw.edu/ask.
Search this well-respected, comprehensive reference covering the life histories of over 700 species of North American birds.
[Details] - Cambridge Journals Online
Cambridge Journals Online is the online Cambridge University Press’s collection of several journals across the sciences, social sciences and humanities. [Details]
- PLoS
Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a nonprofit publisher that publishes the following titles: PLoS Biology, PLoS Medicine, PLoS Computational Biology, PLoS Genetics, PLoS Pathogens, and PLoS Clinical Trials. PLoS uses an Open Access model to publish, meaning that all journal issues are available free of charge online from the moment of publication. PLoS Biology has an Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) impact factor of 14.7. [Details]
- SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online)
SciELO is a multinational effort to provide open access to scientific research journals produced in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain. [Details]
- Searchable Ornithological Research Archive
The SORA project is an open access electronic journal archive providing access to an extensive ornithological literature of international scope, and detailed material documenting the history of ornithology in North America over the last 120 years. [Details]
- SpringerLink
SpringerLink offers online access to several fully peer reviewed journals in biomedicine, life science, clinical medicine, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, and economics. [Details]
- Wiley Online Library
This database covers academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, psychology, law and criminology, life sciences, and business. [Details]
- WorldCat
Books and other materials in libraries worldwide. [Details]
- WorldCat Dissertations and ThesesThis database contains records for over 5 million items cataloged as dissertations, theses, or published materials based on theses or dissertations, in WorldCat, including titles provided by NetLibrary. The database allows users to quickly and efficiently retrieve records for theses and dissertations.[Details]
- Conference Papers Index
Citations to papers and poster sessions at major scientific meetings. [Details]
- Directory of Open Access journals - (DOAJ)
This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. We aim to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 5496 journals in the directory. Currently 2315 journals are searchable at article level. As of today 453442 articles are included in the DOAJ service. [Details]
- EIS (Environmental Impact Statements): Full-Text & Digests
Digests of Environmental Impact Statements. Includes detailed abstracts of all environmental impact statements issued by the US government. [Details]
- Journal Citation Reports
Access to this resource will end June 30, 2012. If you need assistance selecting a similar resource please contact a librarian http://library.uncw.edu/ask.
Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is a comprehensive and unique resource that allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from scholarly and technical journals from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries. [Details]
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Journal Citation Reports: Impact Factor - JSTOR
Archive of selected scholarly journals in ecology, economics, history, mathematics, music, political science, statistics, and other humanities and social sciences. [Details]
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JSTOR Tutorials - PBS Video Collection
You can now view nearly 250 quality PBS programs covering a wide variety of topics. These videos are viewable from any computer running Flash Player version 9 or higher with a relatively good Internet connection (at least 175 Kbps). Unfortunately, it will not be possible to view the videos over a dial-up Internet line. [Details]
- Science Reference Center
Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. [Details]
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