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Core biology library databases
Use these databases to find the best articles from Biology journals.
Some databases provide article citations, but not full text. The Find It! button will link to full text across databases. If full text is not available, request it via Interlibrary Loan.
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
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Broad database with both academic and general articles. Many are full text, but some are citation only. - Agricola This link opens in a new windowProvided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Abstracts and bibliographic records from around the world encompassing all aspects of agriculture, including veterinary science, food and nutrition, and farming.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowAccess to thousands of academic journals, books, and primary sources covering the social sciences, humanities, and arts. Some journal issues extend back to the 19th century. Full text.
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowScholarly articles, mostly in the sciences, though some social sciences. Citations from 1980. Some full text starting in 1993, more full text from 1997.
Core Medical Databases
- PubMed This link opens in a new window
The strongest database in medicine. Also strong in biology, chemistry, and neuroscience.
- PubMed MeSH TutorialAn online tutorial to how to seach for Medical Subject Headings and combine them in the PubMed database.
- PubMed Filter InstructionsPubMed eliminated its "Limits" page in the summer of 2012. It now uses what it calls "filters" to narrow results. This link goes to help pages regarding filters.
- CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new windowAuthoritative coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health. Virtually all English-language publications are indexed along with the publications of the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing. Some full text.
- Nursing & Allied Health Premium This link opens in a new windowMore than 250 leading full text journals in nursing and allied health.
Can't find it? We can get it!
The Citation Linker / Find It searches across databases. If the resource is not in our holdings, a Resource Sharing Request will appear.
