Electronic Research Tools: Articles & More
The following science-related databases represent only a small subset of the indexes and databases available at St. Olaf. Please consult the St. Olaf Libraries' Electronic Research Tools: Articles & More page for a complete listing.
For off-campus access to online indexes and databases, please consult our instruction guide.
| AGRICOLA | |
| An index to books, journals, government documents, and reports received by the National Agricultural Library. Covers 1970 to the present. | |
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| AIDS and Cancer Research Abstracts | |
| An index to books and articles related to AIDS, immunology, virology and cancer genetics. | |
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| American Chemical Society Publications | |
| This web page provides access to the electronic full-text versions of over 30 titles published (or co-published) by ACS. Select either "Journals and magazines" or "Search the journals" to get to the list of titles available. | |
| Annual Reviews | |
| Index to and full text of a collection of review articles in all disciplines. See Bridge for complete list of print titles. | |
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| ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts | |
| The "premier reference in the field of aquatic resources." Includes books, journals, conference proceedings and more. | |
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| Biological Sciences | |
| An index to literature in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. | |
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| Biology Digest | |
| Provides abstracts to literature in medicine, health, zoology, botany, environmental science, and related disciplines. Covers 1989 to the present. | |
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| BioOne | |
| Collection of the full texts of various research journals focused on the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. | |
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| BIOSIS Previews | |
| A comprehensive database of information from the literature of the life sciences, including international serials, conference reports, books, and patents. | |
| Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts | |
| Covers all areas of biotechnology and bioengineering, including medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, environmental and marine biology. Includes 1982-present. | |
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| Cambridge Scientific Abstracts | |
| Simultaneously access a variety of databases in the natural and social sciences and humanities through this search interface. | |
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| CINAHL | |||
| An index to nursing and allied health journals. Online version covers 1982 - present. Works with the Ovid full-text database; we own many of the standard nursing journals in paper. For instruction in using CINAHL, see the CINAHL Basics guide. | |||
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| Current Index to Statistics | |
| A "bibliographic index to publications in statistics and related fields. References are drawn from 162 core journals (as of 2003) that are fully indexed, non-core journals from which articles are selected that have statistical content, proceedings and edited books, and other sources." | |
This database is not currently compatible with EndNote. |
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| Dissertations & Theses | |
| Comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in full-text. | |
| Electronics and Communications Abstracts | |
| Covers topics in electronics and communications including: circuits, components and materials, photonics, control and systems, telecommunications, telecommunications equipment and instrumentation, and power systems. | |
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| GeoRef | |
| GeoRef covers the geology of North America from 1669 to the present and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to the present. The database includes references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey. | |
| GoogleScholar | |
| Google's database of scholarly materials. Caveat: Often leads to journal home pages which request payment for articles we may already have full-text or in print | |
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| MathSciNet | |
| An index to mathematical journals. Covers 1940 to the present. | |
| Oceanic Abstracts | |
| "Worldwide technical literature pertaining to the marine and brackish-water environment." Subjects include marine biology and physical oceanography, fisheries, aquaculture, non-living resources, meteorology and geology, plus environmental, technological, and legislative topics. Covers 1981-present. | |
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| Physical Review A | |
| Online journals published by the American Physical Society. | |
This database is not currently compatible with EndNote. |
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| Physical Review B | |
| Online journals published by the American Physical Society. | |
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| Physical Review C | |
| Online journals published by the American Physical Society. | |
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| Physical Review Letters | |
| Online journals published by the American Physical Society. | |
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| Plant Science | |
| An index to literature about plants, including pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, and the environment. | |
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| PubMed | |
| PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources. | |
This database is not currently compatible with EndNote. |
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| Reviews of Modern Physics (RMP) | |
| An index to and full text of the journal of the American Physical Society. | |
This database is not currently compatible with EndNote. |
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| ScienceDirect College Edition | |
| Full-text articles from over 1800 journals in the fields of health and life sciences, physical sciences, and social and behavioral sciences. Coverage is from 1995 to present. | |
This database is not currently compatible with EndNote. |
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| SciFinder Scholar | |
| Covers all areas of pure and applied chemistry including biochemistry, medicinal chemistry and chemical engineering. Includes indexes and abstracts of more than 8,000 journals as well as patents, conference proceedings, and government research reports.
Please note: The first time you use this resource, you must set up an individual account on this registration page. |
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| Scirus | |
| Search this science-specific search engine for results from both journal articles and websites. | |
This database is not currently compatible with EndNote. |
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| TOXLINE | |
| Provides information in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens. Covers last 5 years. | |
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| Web of Knowledge | |
| Provides access to Web of Science (which includes: Science Citation Index Expanded; Social Sciences Citation Index; and Arts & Humanities Citation Index) and MEDLINE. | |
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