Guest Databases for Life Sciences
Alphabetical list of databases:
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I-J-K
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N
O-P
Q
R-S
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U-V
W-X-Y-Z
Databases by subject
Specific database services
Databases marked "IN LIBRARY USE ONLY"
can be searched
exclusively from the Public Access/Gov Docs computers in the Library.
| Database | Description | Full Text | Service |
| Academic Search Complete
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 9,810 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. This scholarly collection offers unmatched full text coverage of information in many areas of academic study including: archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields. | ||
| Applied
Science & Technology Abstracts (via EBSCOhost)
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Contains bibliographic coverage of more than 560 core English-language, scientific and technical publications. Topics include engineering, acoustics, chemistry, computers, metallurgy, physics, plastics, telecommunications, transportation, and waste management. | ||
| Biological Abstracts
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) | An index with abstracts to periodicals in biology and the life sciences. Coverage begins in 2006 and continues through the present, and includes agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, genetics, botany, ecology, microbiology, pharmacology, and zoology. To access information published prior to 2006, contact Mark Allan at (325) 486-6535 to arrange for a Dialog search of Biological Abstracts. Please note: there will be fees charged to the patron for searching Dialog databases. | Thomson Reuters | |
| Biological & Agricultural Index
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) | Provides access to more than 490,000 citations from agricultural and biological literature. This database indexes articles, reports of meetings, review articles, special supplements, and book reviews, dating from 1983 to the present. Subjects covered include animal husbandry, biochemistry, botany, cytology, ecology, entomology, environmental science, fishery sciences, forestry, food science, genetics, horticulture, microbiology, nutrition, physiology, plant pathology, soil science, veterinary medicine, zoology and much more. | EBSCOhost | |
| Biology of Reproduction
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
The official journal of the Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR) and publishes original research on a broad range of topics in the field of reproductive biology | Biology of Reproduction | |
| DOE Information Bridge | Provides free, convenient, and quick access (Department of Energy) DOE research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics | Gov | |
| E-PRINT Network | A vast, integrated network of electronic scientific and technical information created by scientists and research engineers active in their respective fields, intended for use by other scientists, engineers, and students at advanced levels. Also a gateway to over 12,000 Web sites and databases worldwide, containing e-prints in basic and applied sciences, primarily in physics but also including subject areas such as chemistry, biology and life sciences, materials science, nuclear sciences and engineering, energy research, computer and information technologies, and other disciplines of interest to DOE. | Gov | |
| Federal R&D Project Summaries | Consortium of federal agencies providing R&D summaries: Dept. of Energy, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation | Gov | |
| GrayLIT | Science portal of technical reports | Gov | |
| Human Genome Project Information | Offers a wealth of information about U.S. and worldwide Human Genome Projects, as well as general research information on genetics and bioethics | Gov | |
| MathSciNet: American Mathematical Society
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Index of publications in mathematics and the sciences | MathSciNet | |
| National Criminal Justice Reference Service Virtual Library - Full-text publications | NCJRS is an online collection of over 7,000 full text publications from the web sites of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Covers all aspects of law enforcement and criminal justice including: police, courts, corrections, juvenile justice, community crime prevention, criminal justice system, fraud, waste, and abuse in government programs |
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| OSTI (Office of Scientific and Technical Information) | Discover and use the scientific and technical information resources of the Department of Energy in broad disciplines such as physics, chemistry, materials, biology, engineering, energy efficiency, and other related subject areas. | Gov | |
| Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) | PNAS publishes research reports (describing the results of original research of exceptional importance), commentaries (which call attention to papers of particular note and are written at the invitation of the Editorial Board), perspectives (presenting a viewpoint on an important area of research and are written at the invitation of the Editorial Board), and colloquium papers (reports of scientific colloquia held under Academy auspices) on a broad array of scientific topics. | National Academy Of Sciences | |
| ScienceDirect®
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Provides access to more than 1000 scientific, medical and technical journals published by the world's leading scientific publishers, many in full text. | Science Direct® | |
| Wiley InterScience®
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Provide full-text access to journal articles in the fields of business; chemistry; computer science; earth and environmental science; education; engineering; law; life sciences; mathematics and statistics; medicine and healthcare; physics and astronomy; polymers and materials science; psychology; and social sciences. | Wiley | |
| Zoological Record
(IN LIBRARY USE ONLY) |
Comprehensive index to zoological and animal science literature published from 2006 to the present. Approximately 6500 sources are indexed, including journals, newsletters, conference proceedings, and books. All major divisions of zoology are represented, including taxonomy, physiology, morphology, behavior, ecology, evolution, genetics, communication, habitat, life cycles and development, nutrition, parasitology, and zoogeography. | Thomson Reuters |
