James Madison University
Libraries and Educational Technologies

Biosis Previews (Including Biological Abstracts)
   International database of life science journal literature.

PubMed   [tutorial]
   Premier database covering medicine and life sciences. 

Web of Science   [tutorial]
   Multidisciplinary database searchable by 

   cited reference, subject, author, address.

Scopus 

   Comprehensive science database, including

   cited reference searching, patents, web

   resources.

CSA Illumina 
   Content covers natural and applied 

   sciences.

CSA Illustrata

   Search the journal literature through tables, images,  

   and graphical content.

Academic Search Premier

   General index including popular and

   selected scholarly science journals.

General OneFile
   General index including popular and   

   selected scholarly science journals.
WilsonWeb OmniFile
   General index including popular and

   selected scholarly science journals.
AGRICOLA 
   Content covers all aspects of agriculture,

   including conservation, pollution,

   entomology, plants, and soils.
SciFinder Scholar
   Access to Chemical Abstracts databases.

Science.gov
   Gateway to U.S. government scientific

   information.

                     .....more at Research Databases

 Click here for the High Impact Journals in Biology   

RefWorks

  A web-based tool for managing citations and

  bibliographies.
Style manuals or how to cite resources in your bibliography

National Science Digital Library

Science education web resources.

Scirus

Science-specific search engine.

Selected sub-disciplines:

Find an overview of a topic

Identify keywords or subject  

    headings

Choose a database    

Biology Databases by Topic  

Find an online video

Biology 103 Learning Objects

• Evaluating Websites
• Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Journals
• Test your Plagiarism knowledge
  

Guides to biological literature

Contact Meris Mandernach, Biology library liaison, 568-3366.