Most Useful Databases
Academic
Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary database of
journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports.
(Some full-text).
AGRICOLA
An index of publications in agriculture,
animal and plant sciences, and environmental science. (Citations
only).
BioOne
Electronic
journals in biology, ecology, and environmental sciences. (Full-text).
HighWire
Press
Journals in the sciences, the social
sciences, education, and criminal justice. (Some full-text).
UHD Library subscribes to selected
full-text content in HighWire Press.
JSTOR
Scholarly journals from many fields.
Archives go back to 1831, but recent issues (past 3-5 years)
are not included. (Full-text).
Purchase made possible by a generous
donation from the Rockwell Fund.
MEDLINE
with Full Text
A comprehensive database for medicine
and the biosciences. See our How
to Search MEDLINE guide. (Some full-text).
ScienceDirect
An index of journals and books
from a top publisher in the sciences, the social sciences, and
business. (Some full-text).
UHD Library subscribes to selected
full-text content in ScienceDirect.
Web
of Science
An index of high impact research
journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations
only).
Other Databases
AccessScience
The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of
Science & Technology with a science dictionary and biographies.
(Full-text).
ArticleFirst
An index of journals and magazines
in every field of study. (Citations only).
Complete
Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Biographies of scientists and inventors
worldwide. (Full-text).
CQ Researcher
Reports on "hot" topics with detailed analysis and opposing viewpoints. (Full-text).
Diversity
of Life
A basic
introduction to the five kingdoms of life. (Full-text).
ebrary
A collection of electronic books
with full-text searching, bookmarks, and personal notes. (Full-text).
Free software is required: download
ebrary Reader™
Encyclopedia
of Forest Sciences
An encyclopedia
of forestry, forest ecology, and the scientific names of trees
and shrubs. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia
of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics
Covers
key concepts, technologies, and techniques. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia
of Insects
A comprehensive
encyclopedia of insects. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia
of Life Sciences
An encyclopedia
of molecular and cellular life sciences. (Full-text).
Encyclopedia
of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
A peer-reviewed
encyclopedia of molecular biology, cell biology and molecular
medicine. (Full-text).
Encyclopedic
Reference of Parasitology
An encyclopedia of parasites in
animals and humans. (Full-text).
Gale
Virtual Reference Library
Basic information from specialized
encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).
Google
Scholar
An Internet search engine for scholarly
journals, books, preprints, and theses with links to UHD-purchased
content.
Green
Plants: Their Origin and Diversity
An introduction to algae and land
plants. (Full-text).
Grzimek's
Animal Life Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of animal characteristics,
habitats, and conservation. (Full-text).
ICTVdB
Index of Viruses
A catalog
of virus names, relationships, and images. (Full-text).
Integrated
Taxonomic Information System
Biological
names and taxonomy for thousands of species. (Full-text).
netLibrary
Electronic books from academic,
professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).
OmniFile
A multi-disciplinary index of
journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).
Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center
Essays on controversial topics
from books in the Opposing Viewpoints series, the Current Controversies
series, and the At Issue series. Additional content includes
magazines, journals, news, primary sources, statistics, multimedia,
and web sites. (Full-text).
Oxford
Reference Online
English and bilingual dictionaries,
quotation dictionaries, and specialized subject dictionaries.
(Full-text).
Plant
Sciences
A comprehensive encyclopedia of
plant sciences for students. (Full-text).
PubMed
A comprehensive database for medicine
and the biosciences. See MEDLINE
for the full-text version. (Citations only).
Science
& Technology Collection
Journals in biology, biotechnology,
chemistry, geology, physics, and materials science. (Some full-text).
Science
Magazine
Search this top scientific journal
from 1996 to present. (Full-text).
Springer
Index of Viruses
Comprehensive
data on viruses and their hosts. (Full-text).
Tree
of Life
An incomplete
but growing handbook of biological names and relationships.
(Full-text).
USDA
Plant Database
Classification
and distribution of U.S. plants with links to related resources.
(Full-text).
WorldCat
A catalog of 58 million books,
dissertations, sound recordings, and videos available in libraries.
(Citations only).
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