Databases by Subject
Biology Research Guide
Biology
| Database | Description | Available In SuperSearch | Alumni Access | More Info | Tutorial | |
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| AccessScience |
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Articles from Encyclopedia of Science and Technology and other McGraw Hill science resources. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Annual Reviews |
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Critical reviews of current research in the biomedical, physical, and social sciences. | Yes | No | more information | |
| BioMed Central |
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Open access platform publishing peer-reviewed journals in the areas of biomedicine, physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering. | Partial | No | more information | |
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BIOSIS Citation Index (Web of Science)
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Citations to items in all areas of the life sciences and biology. | No | No | more information | |
| Birds of the World |
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Comprehensive life histories for each of the species of birds breeding in the USA and Canada. Includes audio and video content. | No | No | more information | |
| Gale in Context: Environmental Studies (formerly GREENR) |
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Journal articles, case studies, news, and videos focused on the study of the environment and sustainability. | Partial | Yes | more information | |
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GreenFILE (EBSCO)
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Environmental information from scholarly, government, and general interest sources. | Partial | No | more information | |
| JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association |
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An international peer-reviewed general medical journal. See More Information for full-text coverage details. | Yes | No | more information | |
| MEDLINE (Proquest) |
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Indexes over 5,600 journals in the medical and health sciences. Links to full text where available. | Yes | No | more information | |
| MEDLINE (PubMed) |
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National Library of Medicine's free version of Medline | Yes | No | more information | |
| Nature |
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Journal articles and news in science and technology. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Nature: News@Nature |
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Science journalism in the news. | Partial | No | more information | |
| New England Journal of Medicine |
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Full text of The New England Journal of Medicine. Full text 1990-present; Abstracts 1812-1989. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)
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Indexes more than 6,650 authoritative journals across 150 scientific disciplines and includes cited references. Coverage: 1899-present. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Science Online (EBSCO)
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Full-text of the journal Science, 1990 – present. Published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, hosted on EBSCO's Academic Search Ultimate database. | Yes | No | more information | |
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ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
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Journal articles in science, engineering, social sciences, and humanities. Drake University provides access to all of the book titles and a majority of the journal titles hosted on this platform, from 1995-present. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Springer eBooks |
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A collection of electronic books in a variety of subjects. You also have the option to order a personal print copy of eBooks owned by Drake (2010-present) for $24.99 (regardless of the actual book price). These "MyCopy" books are soft-cover b/w print copies that are mailed to your address. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Visible Body |
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3D interactive anatomy, physiology, and pathology visualizations and animations. Note: Requires registration with your Drake email address | No | No | more information | |
| Web of Science |
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Journal article citations in science and technology, arts and humanities, and social sciences. | Partial | No | more information | |
| Web of Science Core Collection |
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This subset of Web of Science indexes primary journals and article citations in several databases spanning a wide range of disciplines. | Partial | No | more information | |
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Zoological Record (Web of Science)
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Provides comprehensive coverage of international zoological literature. | No | No | more information |
Other Resources
| Database | Description | Available In SuperSearch | Alumni Access | More Info | Tutorial | |
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Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO)
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Journals, magazines, and newspapers in almost every subject area. | Partial | No | more information | |
| AMA Manual of Style |
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11th edition of the AMA Manual of Style. | No | No | more information | |
| Britannica Online |
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The complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia, and the Britannica Book of the Year. | Yes | No | more information | |
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CQ Researcher (CQ Press)
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Discussions of current, controversial public policy issues. It offers pros & cons, background information, and in-depth analysis on a variety of topics, issues, and controversies currently in the news. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Credo Reference |
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Reference articles covering all major academic subjects. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Current Contents Connect (Web of Science)
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Complete tables of contents and bibliographic information from scholarly journals and books; also includes relevant, evaluated websites and documents. | No | No | more information | |
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Data Citation Index (Web of Science)
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Indexes data studies and datasets across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences and links the datasets/studies with published literature. | No | No | more information | |
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Derwent Innovations Index (Web of Science)
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Enables patent searching, letting you conduct patent and citation searches of inventions in chemical, electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering. | No | No | more information | |
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Dissertations & Theses Global (ProQuest)
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Citation and full-text access to theses and dissertations from around the world. | Yes | No | more information | |
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DynaMed (EBSCO)
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Clinical reference resource created by physicians for physicians and other healthcare professionals for getting answers to clinical questions quickly and easily. | No | No | more information | |
| eScholarShare (Drake University) |
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Scholarly repository of Drake University. Includes 1000+ electronic theses & dissertations. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Gale eBooks |
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Reference works and eBooks in all subject areas. | Yes | Yes | more information | |
| Gale Primary Sources |
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Search interface for all Gale Primary Source databases. | No | No | more information | |
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Index Chemicus (Web of Science )
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Text- and substructure-searchable, this database provides access to the chemical compound information needed to find research data, analyze trends, journals and researchers, and share findings. (Part of the Web of Science Core Collection) | No | No | more information | |
| JSTOR |
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More than a thousand academic journals and over 1 million images, letters, and other primary sources | Yes | No | more information | |
| Marquis Who's Who in America |
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Biographical information from various "Who's Who" series. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Neuroscience eBook Collection |
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Books in this interdisciplinary field cover subjects such as behavioral neuroscience, clinical neurophysiology, cognitive and developmental neuroscience, regeneration, epilepsy, molecular neuroscience and sensory systems. | Partial | No | more information | |
| New York Times |
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New York Times access 1851-present. Direct access to virtually all NY Times content from that time period. Requires a separate, one-time registration. For details, visit http://researchguides.drake.edu/nyt | No | No | more information | |
| Oxford Reference Online |
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Access to dictionaries & reference works in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Limit of 5 simultaneous users. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Oxford Scholarship Online Ebooks |
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eBooks in humanities, sciences, business, and social sciences. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Periodicals Archive Online (ProQuest)
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Archive of backfiles of scholarly periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences, spanning more than two centuries of content, 37 key subject areas, and multiple languages. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Project Muse |
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Full-text of scholarly journals published by Johns Hopkins University and other university presses. | Yes | Yes | more information | |
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SciELO Citation Index (Web of Science)
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SciELO content includes regional journals from Latin American and the Caribbean as well as titles from Spain, Portugal and South Africa. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Science in Context (Gale)
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Articles covering science, including biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology. | Yes | Yes | more information | |
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SciFinder Scholar (CAS)
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Chemistry patents, regulatory data, supplier, reaction, and substance information and journals. Note: Requires users to create individual accounts, see more information. | No | No | more information | |
| Springer Journals |
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Full text access (1997-present) to most journals available through Springer. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Very Short Introductions (Oxford)
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Concise introductions to a wide range of subjects. | Yes | No | more information | |
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WorldCat (OCLC)
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Locate books, journals and magazines, music scores, and media in libraries worldwide. | No | No | more information | |
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WorldCat Dissertations (OCLC)
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Bibliographic database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat | No | No | more information |