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Web of Science - Core Collection
Access the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and examine proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions.
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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, clinical research, medical research findings, and discoveries of new organisms.
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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 for Quick Tours.
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Zoological Record
Zoological Record is the world's oldest continuing database of animal biology. It is considered the world's leading taxonomic reference, and with coverage back to 1868, has long acted as the world's unofficial register of animal names. It is part of Web of Science.
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ScienceDirect
Elsevier Journal collection covering the sciences, business, child development, computer science, clinical research, economics, history, hospitality, industrial technology, library and information science, physical education and health, psychology, social work, sociology, and tourism.
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JSTOR
Archive of selected scholarly journals in anthropology, art, art history, communication studies, criminology, ecology, economics, education, English, film studies, foreign languages and literatures, geography, geology, history, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, public and international affairs, religion, social work, sociology, statistics, theatre, and other humanities and social sciences.
[More details]Archive of selected scholarly journals across many disciplines of study. JSTOR is particularly useful for botanical and plant science research.
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FishBase
Global biodiversity information system on fish species currently known in the world. Provides information related to taxonomy, biology, trophic ecology, life history, and uses, as well as historical data reaching back 250 years.
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PLANTS Database
Single source of standardized information about plants. This database focuses on vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. The PLANTS Database includes names, checklists, automated tools, identification information, species abstracts, distributional data, crop information, plant symbols, plant growth data, plant materials information, plant links, invasive species references, and other plant information. Also includes States PLANTS list.
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PubMedCentral
A digital archive of life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), developed and managed by NIH's National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) in the National Library of Medicine (NLM).
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APA Style
The American Psychological Association's citation and style guide for APA papers.
[More details]Open Access Repositories
The resources below are freely available databases that may include a variety of material: preprint (draft or preliminary) versions of articles, conference papers and/or posters, book chapters, white papers, and more. These repositories help speed up dissemination and enhance discoverability and access to early-stage scholarship across disciplines.
It is important to note that these materials have likely not been edited or benefited from the pivotal role of peer-review, which validates and improves the quality of final published journal articles.
arXiv.org
Index of 1,760,661 open-access scholarly articles. Fields include physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics.
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Biology Research Network (BioRN)
Open access preprint server for scholarship in the biological sciences.
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bioRxiv
Free online archive and distribution service for unpublished preprints in the life sciences.
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Environmental Science Research Network (EnvironSciRN)
Open access repository for environmental science and other related areas of research including biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering, geology, and sustainability.
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Sustainability Research & Policy Network (SRPN)
Online archive for sustainability research, including biology, conservation and pollution, the built environment, urban policy, food and agriculture, international governance, and more.
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