Bio 120 Guide

Journal Articles - Science Databases

Biological Abstracts

This is the most comprehensive database we can access for the biological sciences, with subject index browsing and good options for focusing search results.

Science Citation Index (ISI Web of Knowledge)

Not as comprehensive as Biological Abstracts, but more up to date and the journals indexed are more often readily available. No subject indexing, but cited reference searching is an unique option that helps diversify search results.

Both of the above link to full-text articles online when available, and to library holdings information in OBIS and the OhioLINK Central Catalog.

Multi-disciplinary Databases

These databases are good as a *starting* point. They are not comprehensive for any subject. They do provide fast access to journal articles online, and can help you refine your topic before using a more comprehensive database.

OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center current 5-10 years only; scholarly articles.

JSTOR older archive of selected titles which excludes the current 5 years; scholarly articles.

Books

OBIS Library Catalog. OBIS also tells you what journals we own in print and can access online.

OhioLINK Central Catalog Search the catalogs of all academic libraries in Ohio simultaneously; request books for loan with your OCID.

WorldCat Expand your search to libraries worldwide.

Questions? Email the science librarian!

Other Life Science Databases

MEDLINE 1999-

MEDLINE 1966-

MEDLINE 1953-1965

The search interface for all three sections of Medline above is the same as that for Biological Abstracts. They offer more reliable linking to full-text online for our subscriptions (not always provided when you search Medline via PubMed).

Entrez cross-database search page. Access to PubMed plus Protein, Structure, Nucleotide, Genome data, Books and other resources from the National Center for Biotechnology Information.