Introduction
Reference / research help
Research consultation
* Subject Specialists Jean Crampon
Alan Stevens
* Science & Engineering Reference
Desk (213) 740-4416
Hours for reference desk
E-assistance: Ask-A-Librarian
our latest Usage Statistics !
(for our most-used science & engineering databases and book collection)
Getting Started
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 life sciences.
- SciFinder Scholar
* World's most comprehensive chemistry Db; much is pertinent to life sciences. - 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.
more databases
* An alphabetic list of databases
Librarians
Jean Crampon (213) 740-4421
Alan Stevens (213) 740-2396




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