Databases for Biology
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For the most up-to-date list of databases, please go to the Find Database function of Brandeis Scholar.
To search across multiple databases at one time, use the QuickSearch function of Brandeis Scholar.
Key Databases
- BIOSIS Previews
- Indexes nearly 6000 international journals in the life sciences, 1969 to present
- Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
- Provides 3,000 full-text regularly-updated articles by leading scientists on subjects including biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, structural biology, and virology. Updated regularly
- GenBank
- Accesses the National Institutes of Health genetic sequence database, a collection of all publicly available DNA sequences
- HighWire Press
- Full text of 70+ titles in addition to free back issues (six months to two years after publication) of 125 scientific, technical and medical journals
- PubMed
- (Help guide)
- Indexes over 4000 biomedical journals, including PMEDLINE in-process citations, 1966 to present (see also Medline)
- Web of Science (multidisciplinary)
- Indexes over 11,000 scholarly journals in the sciences (1945 to present) and the social sciences (1956 to present) and the arts and humanities (1975 to present). Unique feature allows access to the indexed articles' cited references (i.e. the bibliographies or reference list). Enables the researcher to see the relationships between the older cited references and the current work
Additional Databases
- AccessScience
- Full-text of the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science, 9th ed., updated daily and the 6th edition of the McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Includes biographies of scientists through history
- Agricola
- Indexes journals, books, theses, patents, software, and audio-visual materials on all aspects of agriculture including forestry aquaculture, 1979 to present
- CancerNet
- A gateway to information from the National Cancer Institute, including CancerLit, which indexes 4,000 sources of cancer research
- CogNet
- Provides an electronic community for the cognitive and brain sciences developed by MIT, including a searchable full-text library, a calendar of events, job listings, discussion groups, and more
- Medline
- Indexes over 4000 biomedical journals, 1966 to present (see also PubMed)
- PapersFirst
- Indexes papers received at The British Library presented at conferences, congresses, expositions, workshops, symposia and meetings, 1993 to present
- ProceedingsFirst
- Indexes publications from every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at The British Library, 1993 to present
- SciFinder Scholar
- (You must use workstation SciLibrary08 at the Science Library only. Access is restricted to Brandeis students, staff, and faculty for educational use only.)
- Indexes the world's literature in chemistry and related fields, providing both bibliographic and substance information
Multidisciplinary Databases
- Dissertation Abstracts
- Indexes and abstracts dissertations accepted at accredited U.S. institutions (selectively covers Canadian, British and European dissertations, and masters theses), 1861 to present
See also Current Research @ Brandeis University for current Brandeis theses, 1960-present, with downloadable full text for 1996-present
- InfoTrac Web
- (Brandeis on-campus use only)
- Indexes and provides full text to thousands of journals and magazines in all fields, including academic disciplines, business, and health, 1980 to present
- JSTOR
- Indexes and provides full-text to the older issues of over 100 scholarly journal titles from most disciplines, 1800s to the recent 2-5 years
- Academic Search Premier
- Provides full text and indexing of thousands of journals in all academic fields. Dates vary according to publication
- WorldCat
- Books and other materials held in most academic, research and large public libraries worldwide
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