Major Biology Indexes & Databases

AGRICOLA

(1970-current)

Provides access to journal articles, monographs, proceedings, and theses pertaining to all aspects of agriculture. (Journals Indexed)

Annual Reviews

(1984-current)

Includes the Biological and Medical Sciences Suite, the Physical Sciences Suite, and the Social Sciences Suite. (Journals Indexed)

Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts

(1978-current)

ASFA is provided by a growing network of information centers monitoring over 5,000 serial publications, books, reports, conference proceedings, translations and limited distribution literature. (Journals Indexed)

Bioethicsline

(1973-2000) *No longer being updated

Produced jointly by the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the BIOETHICSLINE database includes English-language materials on bioethics. Documents are selected from the disciplines of medicine, nursing, biology, philosophy, religion, law, and the behavioral sciences. Selections from popular literature are also included. Covered document types include journal and newspaper articles, monographs, court decisions, bills, laws, and audiovisual materials. Approximately 100 primary sources and 40 indexes and databases are scanned for citations.

Biological Abstracts

(1969-current)

Biological Abstracts, also know as BIOSIS, is the world's most comprehensive reference database in the life sciences. It covers articles from over 7,000 journals, as well as original research reports and reviews, letters, and technical data reports.

Biological and Agricultural Index

(1983-current)

English-language periodicals (approximately 250) in life sciences and agricultural subjects, published in the U.S. and elsewhere. Includes book reviews. (Journals Indexed)

Biological Sciences

(1982-current)

Interdisciplinary database offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology. (Journals Indexed)

Biology Digest

(1989-current)

A compilation of abstracts and indexes of domestic and international literature in the area of life sciences. Intended audience: undergraduate college and high school. (Journals Indexed)

Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts

(1982-current)

Covers ground-breaking research, applications, regulatory developments and new patents across all areas of biotechnology and bioengineering, including medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, environmental and marine biology. (Journals Indexed)

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

(Coverage varies)

A cluster of databases including: Agricultural Sciences; Aquatic Sciences, Biology, Computer Science, Market Research and more.

Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management

(1981-current)

Abstracts and citations are drawn from over 4000 scientific journals and thousands of other sources including conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications. (Journals Indexed)

Highwire Press

(Coverage varies)

Includes journals from the fields of science, technology and medicine. (Journals Indexed)

IDEAL

(Coverage varies)

Full-text scholarly journals in the social sciences, physical sciences, life sciences and engineering. (Journals Indexed)

MEDLINE

(1966-current)

Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE is recognized as the premier source of coverage for biomedical literature. MEDLINE encompasses information from Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing. (Journals Indexed)

Microbiology Abstracts

(1981-current)

From basic biochemistry to the genetics, immunology and ecology of microorganisms, this database provides comprehensive coverage of research in microbiology and related fields.

Oceanic Abstracts

(1981-current)

Focused exclusively on worldwide technical literature pertaining to the marine and brackish-water environment. (Journals Indexed)

Plant Science

(1994-current)

Citations and abstracts of scientific literature on plant science, focussing on all plant scientific aspects, especially on pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, techniques and environmental biology. (Journals Indexed)

Safety Science and Risk

(1981-current)

Comprehensive information across the fields of public health, safety, and industrial hygiene. Cited studies are geared to help researchers identify, evaluate, and eliminate or control risks and hazards from environmental and occupational situations. ( Journals Indexed)

ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

(Coverage varies)

Provides online access (searching and browsing) to over 600 journals published by Elsevier and its partners. Journals are available for most disciplines, including science, medicine, economics and the social sciences. (Journals Indexed)

Springer LINK

(Coverage varies)

Provides online access (searching and browsing) to over 480 journals and two book series (Lecture Notes in Computer Science and Topics in Current Chemistry) published by Springer and its partners. LINK is divided into "Online Libraries" by subject. (Journals Indexed)

TOXLINE

(1994-current)

Access to information in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and environmental pollutants. This version of TOXLINE does not contain information from Chemical Abstracts Service, BIOSIS, or International Pharmaceutical Abstracts.

Water Resources Abstracts

(1967-current)

Provides summaries of technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources. (Journals Indexed)

Zoological Record Plus

(1978-current)

Provides the most comprehensive coverage of worldwide zoological literature—references from over 6,500 international journals, review annuals, monographs, meeting proceedings, books, and reports. Abstracts are included when available. (Journals Indexed)

General Science Indexes & Databases

Applied Science and Technology Index

(1983-current)

International and English-language periodicals, covering engineering, mathematics, physics, and computer technology. Includes articles, interviews, meetings, conferences, exhibitions, new product reviews, announcements, and more. (Journals Indexed)

Science Citation Index Expanded

(1980-current)

A multidisciplinary database with searchable author abstracts for over 70% of the articles, covering the journal literature of the sciences. Over 5,000 major journals are indexed across 160+ disciplines. (Journals Indexed)

Other Sources of Information

Conference Papers Index

(1982-current)

Conference Papers provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world.

Dissertation Abstracts

(1861-current)

The complete range of academic subjects appearing in dissertations accepted at accredited institutions.

PapersFirst

(1993-current)

Papers included in every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, and meeting received at The British Library.

Proceedings

(1993-current)

Citations and the table of contents for every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at the British Library.

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