Article Databases
- Biological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowEBSCO -Abstracts of international journal literature in life science and biomedical research from 1926 to current.
- Biological Science Database This link opens in a new windowProQuest - Provides abstract/full-text of a wide range of biology topics.
- MEDLINE This link opens in a new windowEBSCO - Biomedical journal abstracts for medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the health care system. Coverage from 1950s to present. Also available in public Web Version. Searches abstracts of over 4,800 current biomedical journals.
- Science Database This link opens in a new windowProQuest - (1980's -current) Subject coverage includes astronomy, biology, chemistry, computers, earth science, engineering, mathematics, and physics.
- Science (In Context) This link opens in a new windowGALE- Science In Context is for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. Current, authoritative, media-rich information including curriculum aligned materials from Gale publications. Full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
- PubMed This link opens in a new window(Free) PubMed comprises more than 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Whitworth Departments
More Databases
- Visible Body - Anatomy Apps This link opens in a new windowVisible Body is a selection of multimedia apps that allows users to explore human anatomy through 3-D examination. Included in Whitworth's collection is Human Anatomy Atlas, Physiology & Pathology, and Muscle Premium.
- Life Sciences Commons This link opens in a new window(Free) Life Sciences Commons is an Open Access repository of life sciences literature from universities all over the world. Search by keyword, browse by discipline, or view by institution.
- arXivOpen Access - Million+ e-prints in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics. arXiv is owned and operated by Cornell University.
- PLoS (Public Library of Science) This link opens in a new window(Free) PLoS is a nonprofit publisher of peer-reviewed open access articles primarily in biology and medicine.
- Environmental Studies (In Context) This link opens in a new windowGALE - (Formerly GREENR) Provides news, overview information, video, unique commentaries, primary source documents, and statistics in research areas, such as energy systems, healthcare, food, climate change, population, and economic development. Current, authoritative, media-rich information including curriculum aligned materials from Gale publications.
Citing Your Sources
The style mainly used for Biology is:
However, you should follow the instructions given by your professor, editor, or journal first. See the Citation Resources page for more detailed information on citation styles.
How to Find Biology eBooks
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- Bioinformatics
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- Computational Biology
- Environment & Conservation
- General Biology
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