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Biology Information Sources

Articles

    Best Sources for this Subject

  American Society for Microbiology
Journals on the study of microbes. Database details.
  Biological & Agricultural Index Plus Available in Full Text 
    Indexing 1983-current; select full-text
Covers 292 periodicals in the core literature of biology and agriculture. Database details..
  BIOSIS Previews
    1990-current
Indexing and abstracting of research journals in life sciences. Includes contents of Biological Abstracts. Database details..
  Web of Science - Science Citation Index
    1978-current
Indexes articles and cited references from peer-reviewed journals in the sciences. Database details..
  Zoological Record
    1978-current
Index of journals, books, dissertations, etc. covering every aspect of zoology. Database details..

    Find Articles in Other Databases

  Academic OneFile Available in Full Text 
    1980-current
Scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers in various fields - many with full text and images. Database details.
  Academic Search Premier Available in Full Text 
    1975-current
Covers most academic disciplines and contains full-text to over 4000 journals (over 3000 of which are peer reviewed). Database details..
  Annual Reviews Available in Full Text 
    1930s - current
Full-text of all Annual Review publications in biomedical sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences. Database details..
  Applied Science & Technology Full Text Available in Full Text 
    Indexing since 1983; full-text since 1997.
Abstracts, indexing and selected fulltext for core English-language scientific and technical publications. Database details..
  General Science Full-text
    Indexing 1984-current; full-text 1994-current
Popular science magazines as well as professional journals for the sciences. Database details..
  JSTOR Available in Full Text 
    Varies by title
Full-text access to back issues of scholarly journals in many fields. Database details..
  Medline
Citations and abstracts for articles from over 3,800 biomedical journals published internationally. Database details..
  MIT Cognet
Primary research across the range of fields concerned with understanding the nature of the human mind. Database details.
  Oxford Journals Available in Full Text 
A collection of over 200 scholarly journals from Oxford University Press. Database details.
  Science Database Available in Full Text 
Contains academic journals in various fields.Database details..
  ScienceDirect Available in Full Text 
    1997-current
Provides indexing, abstracting, and full-text to thousands of journals from Elsevier, Academic Press, Cell Press and others. Covers sciences, medicine, social sciences and humanities. Database details..
  Scirus
Science-specific search engine. Find journal articles and websites. For fulltext links select MTSU under "Preferences."

    Journals, Magazines, Newspapers

  Journals in Biology Available in Full Text 
    Full-text biological journals the library owns or has access to.
  Public Library of Science Biology
An open-access, peer-reviewed biology journal.
  Science Magazine Available in Full Text 
    1997-current
A leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary. Database details.

Selected Resources

    Career Information

  Occupational Outlook Handbook
Guide to careers and occupations from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Dissertations and Theses

  Dissertations and Theses Full-text from Proquest Available in Full Text 
    1861-current
Index to dissertations and theses published in the United States with many in full-text. Database details..

    E-Books & Books

  National Academies Press Available in Full Text 
Provide science, engineering and medicine books to browse online.

    Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

  Oxford Reference Online: Biological Science
Reference sources for the study of biological sciences. Database details..

    Journal Citation Analysis

  ISI Journal Citation Reports
Journal citation analysis, including impact factors, for the Sciences and Social Sciences. Database details.

    Reference Sources

  Biological AbstractsIn Print 
    1926-2003
Comprehensive index in life sciences.
Location: 1st Floor - Reference Room. Call No. 570 B52
  Biology Reference books Available in Full Text 
  Current Contents
    1967-present
A weekly guide to the Biological, chemical, pharmaceutical and medical sciences.
Location: 1st Floor - Periodicals, Shelved Alphabetically by Title

Websites

    Academic Department

  Anatomy & Physiology, MTSU
  Biology Department, MTSU
  Course Page: Biology 3230

    Internet Guides

  arXiv
Electronic archive for preprint research articles, operated by Cornell University Library. Topics include physics, mathematics, computer science, nonlinear sciences, quantitative biology and statistics.
  Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. Maintained by a collaboration of government agencies, organizations, and taxonomic specialists.
  Library of Congress Research Guides in Science & Technology
Contains research guides for students and teachers in planning, preparing and executing projects in science and technology.


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