Selected Primary Literature Databases Bio14


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Biological Sciences (via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)

  • Interdisciplinary database offering a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology.
  • Literature from conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents
  • 1982 - present.
  • Strategies for searching this database

BIOSIS Previews (ISI, Web of Knowledge)

  • Covers every topic in the life sciences.
  • Indexes periodicals, serials, conference proceedings, technical notes, and letters.
  • 1980 - present.
  • Strategies for searching this database.

Biological and Agricultural Index (FirstSearch)

  • Indexes leading journals in agriculture and biology.
  • 1983 - present.
  • Strategies for searching this database

Biological and Agricultural Index

  • Tisch Reference Indexes [SCI] Z5073.A46
  • 1964 - 1999.

Current Contents Connect (ISI)

  • A current awareness database.
  • Links to Web of Science.
  • 1998 -
  • Strategies for searching this database.

Environmental Universe (Lexis Nexis)

  • Covers the impact of humankind and technology on the environment. Includes resource management, endangered species, alternative energy sources, and geophysical and climatic change.
  • 1975 - present.
  • Also includes full text access to environmental codes, regulations, case law, news, and commentary.

Academic One File

  • Provides bibliographic references, abstracts or full text for peer-reviewed articles from more than 500 scholarly and general-interest publications.
  • 1980 - present.
  • Strategies for searching this database

Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)

  • Covers the literature of science, medicine, agriculture, technology, and the behavioral sciences.
  • 1900 - present.
  • Strategies for searching this database

Scopus (Elsevier)

  • A database of over 15,000 peer-review titles.
  • Coverage from 1960-present.
  • Full-text and cited reference searching available.
  • Strategies for searching this database.

Zoological Record (ISI)

  • Zoological and animal science literature, taxonomy and systematics
  • Links to Web of Science and Biosis Previews
  • 1864 -
  • Strategies for searching this database

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Full Text Online Journals

JSTOR
  • A fully-searchable database containing the back issues of scholarly journals (last date varies by journal) in general science, ecology, botany, environment and other fields.
  • Botany, Ecology, and General Science journals (Choose Advanced Search)

ScienceDirect  (Elsevier)

  • A database of over 1,000 journal titles, covering core journals in the life, physical, technical and social sciences. Full text access is available for thoses titles subscribed to by Tufts.
  • 1996 - present

Nature

  • The leading multidisciplinary scientific weekly, features articles from every major scientific discipline.
  • Coverage: 1950 -
  • Coverage: Current issues (also archive starting 1997-present).
  • Print holdings: Tisch Bound Periodicals Q1.N2 1896 - present
  • Current print issues in Biology Reading Room, Barnum Hall

Science

  • This peer-reviewed publication serves as a forum for the discussion of important issues pertaining to the interactions among science, technology, government, and society.
  • Coverage: 1880-2000
  • Print holdings: Tisch Bound Periodicals Q1 .S35 1883 - present
  • Current print issues in Chemistry Reading Room, Pearson Hall.

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