Major Resources for Identifying Journal Articles in Science
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BIOSIS PreviewsLarge database for biology and botany citations and abstracts. 1926-. International in coverage. > 26 million citations.
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CAB DirectDatabase of applied biology citations and abstracts. International coverage. 1915-. Over 11 million records.
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Cochrane LibraryCollection of databases with signed articles on medicine and health care.
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Compendex or Engineering VillageMajor database for engineering journal citations. International in coverage.
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GeoRefCitations to the international literature of geology.
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Global HealthPublic health citations 1910-.
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Google ScholarMultidisciplinary. For biology, search results complement BIOSIS Previews.
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PubMedLarge government database for biomedical citations to journal articles.
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SciFinder ScholarLarge, international database for chemistry journal article citations and abstracts. 1907-.
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ScopusDatabase for biomedical or interdisciplinary topics (1823-). International in coverage.
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UptoDateTopic reviews in medicine, written by faculty experts.
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Web of ScienceDatabase covering core journals in all science fields. Good for interdisciplinary topics. International. 1900-. Cited reference searching possible.
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Zoological RecordDatabase for zoology and natural history journal citations. International in coverage. 1864-.
Science Research Support Librarian - Life Sciences
Lori Bronars
Contact:
219 Prospect St., PO Box 208111 New Haven, CT 06520-8111
Marx Science & Social Science Library C38 Kline Tower
Yale University Library
non-Marx Library office hours:
Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm YSB Marsh Lecture Hall Lobby
Tuesdays 9-10 am 1st floor break room OML
Fridays 1:30-2:30 pm BASS 205
Marx Science & Social Science Library C38 Kline Tower
Yale University Library
non-Marx Library office hours:
Mondays 1:30-2:30 pm YSB Marsh Lecture Hall Lobby
Tuesdays 9-10 am 1st floor break room OML
Fridays 1:30-2:30 pm BASS 205
203 432 6213
Subjects:Biology, Science, General
Managing Your Literature Citations
Free accounts for EndNote Web and RefWorks can be created at the Citation Management Guide. EndNote desktop can be downloaded for Yale affiliates at http://www.yale.edu/software .