Biology

Agricola: 1982 - present

    Index to research articles on agricultural-related topics including plant and animal sciences, forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, agricultural products, alternative farming practices, and food and nutrition. 

 

BasicBIOSIS: Most recent five years, additional password needed

   Covers the basic core of life science journals found in college and university libraries and written for undergraduate non-biology majors.

 

Biological and Agricultural Index: 1984 - present, selected full-text

    Core literature of biology and agriculture—much of it from peer-reviewed journals.

 

Biological Abstracts: 1969 - present

    Covering life sciences journal literature.

 

Biology Digest: 1989 - present, additional password needed

   Detailed abstracts containing solid, factual information useful to life scientists exploring areas outside their specialties.

 

OVID: dates vary, selected full-text

    Covering clinical medicine, behavioral & life sciences, life sciences, nursing, physical science & engineering. 

 


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Academic Search Premier: 1975 - present, full-text

    4000+ full-text scholarly journals, contains full text coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, etc.
 

General Reference Center: 1980 - present, full-text

    A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

 

Expanded Academic:  1982 - present, full-text

      A wide variety of disciplines including: social science journals, humanities journals, science and technology journals, medical journals, national news periodicals, general interest magazines, newswires, The New York Times and many others.

 

JSTOR: Dates vary, full-text

    A digital archive collection of over 600 core scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, business, basic science, life sciences, and physical and applied sciences. Often starts with the first issues (many of which date from the 1800s).