Life Sciences *   Tags: biology, core_subject_guides, general_science, ieb, kinesiology, life_sciences, marine_biology, molecular_biology, natural_science, neurobiology  

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Two Databases specifically for life sciences:
Biosis Previews
* World's most comprehensive database for life sciences.

Zoological Record
* Indexes more than 5,000 serials, as well as books, conferences, and reports.

Other Databases, but still excellent for life sciences:
MEDLINE (Ovid)

* Over 3,900 journals in the medical sciences; much is pertinent to general life sciences.

PubMed@USC

* Version of Medline linked to USC paid resources, if you wish to use this version of MEDLINE.

SciFinder
* World's most comprehensive chemistry database; much is pertinent to life sciences.

* To use this database, you must first register with Norah Xiao, Chemistry Librarian.

ProQuest Research Library
* Multi-disciplinary, covers dozens of subject areas, including life sciences.
* Indexes thousands of general and scholarly journals; much is full-text.

* An excellent starting place, particularly if one isn't sure where to begin
one's research.

Web of Science

*Part of the Web of Knowledge gateway.

*Especially strong in citation tracking.

Illustrata Natural Sciences

* A unique database that allows searching of tables and charts within journal articles, primarily from 2000 to date.

more databases
* An alphabetic list of databases

Jean Crampon  (213) 740-4421

Alan Stevens      (213) 740-2396