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Selected Resources for: Biology (Display only the highlighted/core resources).

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    Academic and Scholarly Articles

  AGRICOLA  
    1970-present, updated monthly
Citations and abstracts for agricultural publications from the 15th century to the present, including articles from over 600 periodicals, USDA and state experiment station and extension publications, and selected books. Subjects include animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences. Many records are linked to full-text documents online. A resource of the National Agricultural Library.
  CSA Biological Sciences Authentication Required 
    1982-present; updated monthly
Citations and abstracts to research in all areas of biological sciences, including biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, and ecology. Coverage is from 1982 to the present. CSA Biological Sciences indexes over 6,000 primary journals plus patents, conference proceedings, books and reports.
  General Science Collection Full Text Available Authentication Required Electronic Library of Minnesota 
NEW FOR 2009-2010 A collection of over 200 journals covering such topics as particle physics, advanced mathematics, and nanotechnology. Access is provided by the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM).
  JSTOR Full Text Available Authentication Required 
    1831-2004
Full-text backfiles to over 350 scholarly journals from more than 25 academic disciplines published between the 19th and 21st centuries in the JSTOR Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, and Language & Literature collections. JSTOR provides complete journal backruns from the date of initial publication up to a "moving wall" of 3 to 5 years before the present year.
  MEDLINE
The National Library of Medicine's index to scholarly literature in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine and the health care system, from 1994-present. MEDLINE links to the CSA interface; this database can also be searched through the NLM's free PubMed web interface.
  Plant Science
    1994-present; updated monthly
Indexes literature from 1994-present on pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, and genetics.
  PubMed
    1966-present
The primary source for scholarly information in the health sciences. This database is provided by the National Library of Medicine and indexes scholarly literature in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. Many links to full text are included for articles older than six months. Most of this database may also be searched in the CSA interface as MEDLINE.
  Science Citation Index Expanded Authentication Required 
    1997-present; updated weekly
Search citations and abstracts in more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines, including agriculture, astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, medicine, pharmacology, physics, plant sciences, psychiatry, and zoology. It is also possible to search for works that have cited a specific author or a specific work using this resource.
  TOXLINE
    1996-present; updated monthly
The National Library of Medicine's index to scholarly literature in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens. This version provides citations from the last five years plus the current year.
  Web of Science Authentication Required 
    1997-present
The Science Citation Index Expanded, the Social Sciences Citation Index, and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). Besides indexing a wide range of journals in the sciences, social sciences, and history, this resource allows you to search for articles that cite a specific author or published work. Coverage from 1997 to the present. Click on the "Web of Science" tab to limit your search to one or more specific citation databases.

    Electronic Journal Collections

  Annual Reviews Full Text Available Authentication Required 
    1932-present; full text from 1998-present
Online access to the contents of the Annual Reviews: 29 volumes published yearly covering biomedical, physical, and social science disciplines. Full text (usually from 1998 to the present) is available for 14 titles: the Annual Review of Anthropology, Biochemistry, Cell & Developmental Biology, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Ecology & Systematics, Entomology, Genetics, Genomics & Human Genetics, Immunology, Neuroscience, Physical Chemistry, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
  PubMed Central Full Text Available 
    early 1900s-6 months ago
Free full text scholarly journal archive of literature in the life and health sciences, managed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).

    Electronic Journal Titles

  Journal of Cell Biology Full Text Available Authentication Required 
    1955-present
Scholarly journal covering all aspects of cellular structure and function, including nuclear organization and structure, cell cycle and division, cell growth, survival and death, cellular adhesion and motility, and intercellular communication. Cell biology can also encompass structural and molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics.

    General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles

  Academic Search Premier Full Text Available Authentication Required Electronic Library of Minnesota 
    1975-present; updated daily
The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier indexes nearly 8,050 publications and provides full text for nearly 4,600, including more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage also includes many newspapers and popular magazines and spans virtually every area of academic study since 1975. Updated daily. Access is provided by the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM).

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    Online Catalogs

  MnLink
A shared catalog of Minnesota libraries, including the University of Minnesota. To search a large number of libraries at once, choose "Libraries - Academic" from the "Current Profile" list. Use the "Get it!" button to place Interlibrary Loan requests.
  MnPALS Plus
The online catalog to the library at Gustavus Adolphus College. Choose "All Libraries" in the search options to search other MnPALS libraries (such as Minnesota State schools) and request books through Interlibrary loan.
  WorldCat Authentication Required Electronic Library of Minnesota 
    1000 CE-present; updated daily
Includes over 40 million bibliographic records representing cataloged resources in 400 languages owned by libraries around the world. Materials date back to the 11th century. Owning libraries can be identified for books, journals, archival resources and electronic resources. Access to WorldCat is provided by the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM); the database can also be searched through its free web interface, at worldcat.org.

Reference Sources

    Dissertations and Theses

  Dissertation Abstracts (Dissertations) Authentication Required 
    1861-present; updated monthly
Includes abstracts of over 1.5 million dissertations on all academic topics accepted at accredited institutions from 1861-present. Some masters theses and selected international dissertations from Canada, Great Britain, and Europe are also included.

    General Reference Works

  Oxford Reference Online Full Text Available Authentication Required  
Over 100 full text language and subject dictionaries and reference works. Topics covered include general reference, language, science and medicine, humanities, social sciences, and business.
  Science Reference Center Full Text Available Authentication Required Electronic Library of Minnesota 
NEW FOR 2009-2010 This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, and journals. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Access is provided by the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM).

Websites

    Library Web Sites

  Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library Subject Guide for Biology
Resources in the library and online for research related to biology. Includes a listing of subscribed print journals, book browsing tips, key print reference works, and recommended online databases and websites.

Related RQS Pages

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Environmental Studies
Medicine & Health Sciences
Plant Science

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