Library Class and Subject Guides: BIOL 602 Research Methods: Articles

Biology Journal Databases

There are several full-text article databases and article indexes for biological sciences. They are broken down on this page as Biology, Botany, Environmental Science, Fisheries, and Medical Biology. These categories are broad and not intended to exclude the use of any database for any particularly topic.

Content in these databases may apply to more than one broad topic. For example, "Plant Science" is listed under Botany and may also be useful in Environmental Science research.

Biology Journal Databases (General)

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Provides citations and abstracts to articles and other materials covering all areas of biological sciences, including biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. Can select from 23 subfiles to search narrower aspects of biological sciences.

Includes the following indexes: ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering; Biological Sciences; Biology Digest; BioOne Abstracts and Indexes; Conference Papers Index; MEDLINE; Physical Education Index; Plant Science; TOXLINE

Botany Journal Databases

Environmental Science Journal Databases

TOXLINE This link opens in a new window
Provides citations and abstracts to articles about "all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens."

Medical Biology Journal Databases

BioMedCentral
bio med central
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Provides full image articles from biological and medical journals.
PubMed
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Provides citations, abstracts, and selected full text to articles about "medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences."

Legacy PubMed Access
Medline
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Provides citations and abstracts to articles covering all medical topics, including "research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE contains all records published in Index Medicus and since 2002, most citations previously included in separate NLM specialty databases such as SPACELINE and HISTLINE." *A version of this resource is provided by the Electronic Library of Minnesota, freely accessible to anyone in Minnesota!*

Zoology Journal Databases

American Fisheries Society
The AFS publishes a suite of journals for aquatic resource professionals. These journals—Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, featuring papers on basic fisheries science; North American Journal of Fisheries Management, covering management research and recommendations; North American Journal of Aquaculture, providing guidance for those who breed and raise aquatic animals; and Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, concentrating on health maintenance and disease treatment.

Biological Science Database This link opens in a new window
Provides citations and abstracts to articles and other materials covering all areas of biological sciences, including biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. Can select from 23 subfiles to search narrower aspects of biological sciences.

Includes the following indexes: ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering; Biological Sciences; Biology Digest; BioOne Abstracts and Indexes; Conference Papers Index; MEDLINE; Physical Education Index; Plant Science; TOXLINE

Requesting Articles We Don't Own Through Interlibrary Loan

You can search MavScholar to find and request articles from other libraries. See our Get Articles from Other Libraries guide for detailed instructions.

Find a Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper

The following search box lists journals, magazines and newspapers available (both print and electronic) from Memorial Library. This link is most useful when you have a citation for a journal and would like to see if we own it.

BIOL 602 Research Methods: Articles