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Reference Databases (by subject)

Mathematics and Natural Science

General

  • Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (varies • Journal articles - citations)
  • Clase and Periodica (Clase: 1975 to present, Periodica: 1978 to present • Journal articles - citations)
    • Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities.
    • More Info: About Clase and Periodica • EndNote Import: Clase y Periodica(OCLC)-CC
  • Conference Papers Index (1982 - current • Conference papers and proceedings)
    • Citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world. Subject emphasis since 1995 is life sciences, environmental sciences and the aquatic sciences, while older material also covers physics, engineering and materials science.
    • More Info: About Conference Papers Index • EndNote Import: Conference Papers Index (CSA)-CC
  • Health Source: Consumer Edition (1984 - current • Journal articles - full text, Reference articles)
    • Access to nearly 80 full-text consumer health magazines; full-text current, health-related pamphlets; and more than 130 full-text reference books.
    • More Info: About Health Source: Consumer Edition
  • Science Citation Index Expanded (1900 - current • Journal articles - citations)
    • Available through the Web of Knowledge. Access to current and retrospective science information. Provides cited reference searching that allows you to track citations to and from the literature.
    • More Info: About Science Citation Index • EndNote Import: Web of Knowledge(ISI)-CC
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    Astronomy

    • Annual Reviews (1997 - current • Journal articles - full text)
      • Full-text access to these Annual Reviews titles: Anthropology; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Biochemistry; Biophysics; Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure; Cell and Developmental Biology; Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics; Entomology; Genetics; Immunology; Microbiology; Neuroscience; Nuclear and Particle Science; Physical Chemistry; Physiology; Phytopathology; Plant Biology; Psychology; and Sociology. You may also search the contents of all Annual Reviews titles.
      • More Info: About Annual Reviews • EndNote Import: Annual Reviews-CC
    • Institute of Physics Electronic Journals (varies • Journal articles - full text)
      • Access to the full-test of articles published in IoP electronic journals. Includes the Journal of Physics, Journal of Optics, Proceedings of the Physical Society, and others.
      • More Info: Institute of Physics Electronic Journals Help Page • EndNote Import: Institute of Physics Electronic Journals-CC
    • ScienceDirect (1997 - current • Journal articles - full text)
      • Covers the fields of the social and behavioral sciences, health and life sciences, and physical sciences, and provides full text access to over 2,000 scholarly journals as well as online access to the full text of many scientific reference works, handbooks, and book series.
      • More Info: ScienceDirect Help • EndNote Import: ScienceDirect-CC
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    Biology

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    Chemistry

    • ACS Publications (1879 to current • Journal articles - full text)
    • Aluminium Industry Abstracts (1972 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Aluminum, production processes, products, applications, and business developments.
      • More Info: About Aluminium Industry Abstracts • EndNote Import: Aluminum Industry Abstracts (CSA)-CC
    • Annual Reviews (1997 - current • Journal articles - full text)
      • Full-text access to these Annual Reviews titles: Anthropology; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Biochemistry; Biophysics; Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure; Cell and Developmental Biology; Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics; Entomology; Genetics; Immunology; Microbiology; Neuroscience; Nuclear and Particle Science; Physical Chemistry; Physiology; Phytopathology; Plant Biology; Psychology; and Sociology. You may also search the contents of all Annual Reviews titles.
      • More Info: About Annual Reviews • EndNote Import: Annual Reviews-CC
    • Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts (1975 - current • Journal articles - citations)
    • Chemoreception Abstracts (1982 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Neurobiology, chemistry, and physiology of taste, smell, internal chemoreception, and chemotaxis.
      • More Info: About Chemoreception Abstracts • EndNote Import: Chemoreception Abstracts(CSA)-CC
    • Composites Industry Abstracts (1986 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Polymers and ceramics reinforced with fibers, honeycombs, whiskers and laminates.
      • More Info: About Composites Industry Abstracts • EndNote Import: Composites Industry Abstracts(CSA)-CC
    • Copper Data Central Database (1965 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • International literature on copper, copper alloys and copper technology.
      • More Info: Copper Data Central Database • EndNote Import: Copper Data Central Database(CSA)-CC
    • Corrosion Abstracts (1980 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Information in the area of corrosion science and engineering.
      • More Info: Corrosion Abstracts • EndNote Import: Corrosion Abstracts (CSA)-CC
    • CSA Materials Research with METADEX (1966 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • A collection of materials science databases, with content in materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering application.
      • More Info: About CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX • EndNote Import: CSA Materials Research with Metadex(CSA)-CC
    • Current Contents Connect (1969 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • The contents of scholarly journals in: Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences; Social & Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Medicine; Life Sciences; Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences; Engineering, Computing & Technology; Arts & Humanities.
      • More Info: Current Contents Connect Tutorial • EndNote Import: Current Contents Connect (ISI)-CC
    • Engineered Materials Abstracts (1986 - current • Journal articles - citations)
    • Materials Business File (Journal articles - citations)
      • Industry news, international trade data, government regulations and management issues related to the metals and materials industries.
      • More Info: About Materials Business File • EndNote Import: Materials Business File (CSA)-CC
    • ScienceDirect (1997 - current • Journal articles - full text)
      • Covers the fields of the social and behavioral sciences, health and life sciences, and physical sciences, and provides full text access to over 2,000 scholarly journals as well as online access to the full text of many scientific reference works, handbooks, and book series.
      • More Info: ScienceDirect Help • EndNote Import: ScienceDirect-CC
    • SciFinder Scholar (Journal articles - full text, Journal articles - citations)
      • Chemical and related scientific information.
      • More Info: About SciFinder • EndNote Import: SciFinder Scholar(CAS)-CC
    • WELDASEARCH (1967 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Articles and books in the areas of joining metals, plastics and ceramics, metal and ceramic spraying, thermal cutting, brazing, soldering and related topics.
      • More Info: About WELDASEARCH • EndNote Import: Weldasearch (CSA)-CC
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    Computer Science

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    Environmental and Technology Studies

    • AGRICOLA (1970 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • All aspects of agriculture
      • More Info: About AGRICOLA • EndNote Import: AGRICOLA (CSA)-CC
    • allAfrica.com (1996 - current • Newspaper articles - full text)
      • allAfrica.com is a news site that adds over 1000 stories daily in English and French, offering a total of over one million articles in a searchable archive (which includes the archive of Africa News Service dating from 1997). It includes content from 125 African news organizations plus sources world-wide such as Comtex News Network, Radio France Internationale, and the BBC.
      • More Info: About allAfrica.com • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • Annual Reviews (1997 - current • Journal articles - full text)
      • Full-text access to these Annual Reviews titles: Anthropology; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Biochemistry; Biophysics; Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure; Cell and Developmental Biology; Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics; Entomology; Genetics; Immunology; Microbiology; Neuroscience; Nuclear and Particle Science; Physical Chemistry; Physiology; Phytopathology; Plant Biology; Psychology; and Sociology. You may also search the contents of all Annual Reviews titles.
      • More Info: About Annual Reviews • EndNote Import: Annual Reviews-CC
    • ASFA 2: Ocean Technology, Policy and Non-Living Resources (1971 - current • Journal articles - citations)
    • ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality (1990 - current • Journal articles - citations)
    • Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (1934-current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Index of journal articles on architecture and design, including the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design and decoration.
      • More Info: About Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
    • BioMed Central (Journal articles - full text)
      • Access to articles published in BioMed Central journals, covering biology and medical subjects. BioMed Central is an open-access publisher that provides immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research.
      • More Info: Guide to the BioMed Central website, About BioMed Central • EndNote Import: BioMed Central-CC
    • BIOSIS Previews (1999 - current • Abstracts, Journal articles - citations, Conference papers and proceedings)
      • Life sciences and biomedical research. Includes journal and non-journal literature, including patents and conference proceedings.
      • More Info: About BIOSIS Previews • EndNote Import: Web of Knowledge - CC
    • Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts (1982 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Research, applications, regulatory developments and new patents in biotechnology and bioengineering, including medical, agricultural, and environmental.
      • More Info: About Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts • EndNote Import: Biotechnology & Bioengineering Abstracts (CSA)-CC
    • Current Contents Connect (1969 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • The contents of scholarly journals in: Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences; Social & Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Medicine; Life Sciences; Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences; Engineering, Computing & Technology; Arts & Humanities.
      • More Info: Current Contents Connect Tutorial • EndNote Import: Current Contents Connect (ISI)-CC
    • Ecology Abstracts (1982 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Ecology Abstracts focuses on how organisms of all kinds - microbes, plants, and animals - interact with their environments and with other organisms.
      • More Info: About Ecology Abstracts • EndNote Import: Ecology Abstracts (CSA)-CC
    • EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements (1985 - current • Government records, Journal articles - citations)
      • Key issues from government-released environmental impact statements. Each entry includes a clear description of the project, sections on positive impact and negative consequences, and legal mandates.
      • More Info: About EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements • EndNote Import: EIS (CSA)-CC
    • Environmental Engineering Abstracts (1990 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • World literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production.
      • More Info: About Environmental Engineering Abstracts • EndNote Import: Environmental Engineering Abstracts (CSA)-CC
    • Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (1967 - current • Journal articles - citations)
    • GeoRef (1785 - present (North America coverage), 1933 - present (Worldwide coverage) • Journal articles - citations)
      • Access to the geoscience literature of the world.
      • More Info: About GeoRef • EndNote Import: GeoRef (CSA)-CC
    • GeoScienceWorld (full-text: 2000-current, • Journal articles - full text)
      • A database of full-text articles in core geoscience journals that are indexed by GeoRef.
      • More Info: About GeoScienceWorld • EndNote Import: GeoScience World-CC
    • Human Population & Natural Resource Management (1995 - current • Journal articles - citations)
    • LexisNexis Environmental (Regulations, Government records, Journal articles - full text, Journal articles - citations)
    • Materials Business File (Journal articles - citations)
      • Industry news, international trade data, government regulations and management issues related to the metals and materials industries.
      • More Info: About Materials Business File • EndNote Import: Materials Business File (CSA)-CC
    • Oceanic Abstracts (1981 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Worldwide technical literature pertaining to the marine and brackish-water environment.
      • More Info: About Oceanic Abstracts • EndNote Import: Oceanic Abstracts (CSA)-CC
    • Plant Science (1994 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Scientific literature on plant science, focussing especially on pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, techniques and environmental biology.
      • More Info: About Plant Science • EndNote Import: PlantScience(CSA)-CC
    • Pollution Abstracts (1981 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Information on scientific research and government policies in response to global pollution issues.
      • More Info: About Pollution Abstracts • EndNote Import: Pollution Abstracts (CSA)-CC
    • Risk Abstracts (1990 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Encompasses literature about risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental, and other sources, with an emphasis on assessment and management of risk.
      • More Info: About Risk Abstracts • EndNote Import: Risk Abstracts(CSA)-CC
    • Safety Science and Risk (1981 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Comprehensive information across the fields of public health, safety, and industrial hygiene.
      • More Info: About Safety Science and Risk • EndNote Import: Safety Science and Risk (CSA)-CC
    • ScienceDirect (1997 - current • Journal articles - full text)
      • Covers the fields of the social and behavioral sciences, health and life sciences, and physical sciences, and provides full text access to over 2,000 scholarly journals as well as online access to the full text of many scientific reference works, handbooks, and book series.
      • More Info: ScienceDirect Help • EndNote Import: ScienceDirect-CC
    • Sustainability Science Abstracts (1995 - Current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Covers literature pertaining to the management of human use and conservation of the natural resource base. This includes sustainable development, environmental policies, and economic drivers.
      • More Info: About Sustainability Science Abstracts • EndNote Import: Sustainability Science Abstracts(CSA)-CC
    • Water Resources Abstracts (1967 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • International technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources.
      • More Info: About Water Resources Abstracts • EndNote Import: Water Resources Abstracts(CSA)-CC
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    Geology

    • AGRICOLA (1970 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • All aspects of agriculture
      • More Info: About AGRICOLA • EndNote Import: AGRICOLA (CSA)-CC
    • Annual Reviews (1997 - current • Journal articles - full text)
      • Full-text access to these Annual Reviews titles: Anthropology; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Biochemistry; Biophysics; Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure; Cell and Developmental Biology; Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics; Entomology; Genetics; Immunology; Microbiology; Neuroscience; Nuclear and Particle Science; Physical Chemistry; Physiology; Phytopathology; Plant Biology; Psychology; and Sociology. You may also search the contents of all Annual Reviews titles.
      • More Info: About Annual Reviews • EndNote Import: Annual Reviews-CC
    • ASFA 2: Ocean Technology, Policy and Non-Living Resources (1971 - current • Journal articles - citations)
    • Current Contents Connect (1969 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • The contents of scholarly journals in: Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences; Social & Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Medicine; Life Sciences; Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences; Engineering, Computing & Technology; Arts & Humanities.
      • More Info: Current Contents Connect Tutorial • EndNote Import: Current Contents Connect (ISI)-CC
    • GeoRef (1785 - present (North America coverage), 1933 - present (Worldwide coverage) • Journal articles - citations)
      • Access to the geoscience literature of the world.
      • More Info: About GeoRef • EndNote Import: GeoRef (CSA)-CC
    • GeoScienceWorld (full-text: 2000-current, • Journal articles - full text)
      • A database of full-text articles in core geoscience journals that are indexed by GeoRef.
      • More Info: About GeoScienceWorld • EndNote Import: GeoScience World-CC
    • Oceanic Abstracts (1981 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Worldwide technical literature pertaining to the marine and brackish-water environment.
      • More Info: About Oceanic Abstracts • EndNote Import: Oceanic Abstracts (CSA)-CC
    • ScienceDirect (1997 - current • Journal articles - full text)
      • Covers the fields of the social and behavioral sciences, health and life sciences, and physical sciences, and provides full text access to over 2,000 scholarly journals as well as online access to the full text of many scientific reference works, handbooks, and book series.
      • More Info: ScienceDirect Help • EndNote Import: ScienceDirect-CC
    • Water Resources Abstracts (1967 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • International technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources.
      • More Info: About Water Resources Abstracts • EndNote Import: Water Resources Abstracts(CSA)-CC
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    Mathematics

    • MathSciNet (1940 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Bibliographic information and reviews created and maintained by the American Mathematical Society.
      • More Info: About MathSciNet • EndNote Import: MathSciNet-CC
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    Neuroscience

    • BIOSIS Previews (1999 - current • Abstracts, Journal articles - citations, Conference papers and proceedings)
      • Life sciences and biomedical research. Includes journal and non-journal literature, including patents and conference proceedings.
      • More Info: About BIOSIS Previews • EndNote Import: Web of Knowledge - CC
    • Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (Reference articles)
      • Explores all areas of the discipline in its focused entries on a wide variety of topics in neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and other related areas of neuroscience.
      • More Info: About the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience
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    Physics

    • Current Contents Connect (1969 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • The contents of scholarly journals in: Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences; Social & Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Medicine; Life Sciences; Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences; Engineering, Computing & Technology; Arts & Humanities.
      • More Info: Current Contents Connect Tutorial • EndNote Import: Current Contents Connect (ISI)-CC
    • INSPEC (1969 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Available through Web of Knowledge. International scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, and information technology.
      • More Info: INSPEC Tutorial, About INSPEC • EndNote Import: Inspec (ISI)-CC
    • Institute of Physics Electronic Journals (varies • Journal articles - full text)
      • Access to the full-test of articles published in IoP electronic journals. Includes the Journal of Physics, Journal of Optics, Proceedings of the Physical Society, and others.
      • More Info: Institute of Physics Electronic Journals Help Page • EndNote Import: Institute of Physics Electronic Journals-CC
    • Mechanical Engineering Abstracts (1981 - 2002 • Journal articles - citations)
      • Worldwide literature in mechanical engineering, engineering management, and production engineering.
      • More Info: About Mechanical Engineering Abstracts • EndNote Import: Mechanical Engineering Abstracts (CSA)-CC
    • ScienceDirect (1997 - current • Journal articles - full text)
      • Covers the fields of the social and behavioral sciences, health and life sciences, and physical sciences, and provides full text access to over 2,000 scholarly journals as well as online access to the full text of many scientific reference works, handbooks, and book series.
      • More Info: ScienceDirect Help • EndNote Import: ScienceDirect-CC
    • Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (1981 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Global coverage on the theory, production, and application of solid state materials and devices - as well as the new high- and low-temperature superconductivity technology.
      • More Info: About Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts • EndNote Import: Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts (CSA)-CC
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    • Arts and Literature
      Art History, Asian Languages, Chinese, Cinema and Media Studies, Classics, Dance, English, French, French and Francophone Studies, German, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Language and Literature, Latin, Literary and Cultural Studies, Music, Russian, Spanish, Studio Art, Theater Arts
    • Humanities
      African/African-American Studies, American Studies, Asian Languages, Asian Studies, Chinese, Classics, Cross-Cultural Studies, East Asian Studies, European Studies, French, French and Francophone Studies, German, Greek, Hebrew, History, Japanese, Judaic Studies, Latin, Latin American Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Philosophy, Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation, Religion, Russian, South Asian Studies, Spanish, Women's and Gender Studies
    • Mathematics and Natural Science
      Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental and Technology Studies, Geology, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics
    • Social Sciences
      Archaeology, Cognitive Studies, Economics, Educational Studies, International Relations, Linguistics, Political Economy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology