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Databases in biology
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e-Journals
Electronic journals with access to articles in fulltext. Search for the title of the journal or choose a subject category.

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ISI Web of Knowledge (Web of Science)
Multidisciplinary. Covers Science, Natural science, Social science, Arts and humanities science. Cover the years from 1900- See for access to fulltext or order for loan/copy.

Scopus (Elsevier)
SCOPUS is a large abstract and citation database with focus on literature in Scientific, Technical, Medical and Social Sciences. It covers journals (16,500 titles inc > 1,200 Open Access journals), conferences and patents .See for access to fulltext or order for loan/copy.

BIOSIS previews (ISI)
BIOSIS Previews® is the online version of Biological Abstracts® and Biological Abstracts/RRM® (Reports, Reviews, and Meetings), the largest collection of biological sciences records in the world. Cover the years from 1969- and updates every week. See for access to fulltext or order for loan/copy.

Georef
comprehensive database in the geosciences. Includes references from North-America from 1785 and from rest of the world from 1933. See for access to fulltext or order for loan/copy.

Zoological Record (ISI)
Comprehensive coverage of worldwide zoological literature, including international journals, review annuals, monographs, meeting proceedings, books, and reports. All major areas of zoology are represented, including: behavior, ecology, evolution, habitat, nutrition, parasitology, reproduction, taxonomy, and zoogeography. Cover the years from 1864- . See for access to fulltext or order for loan/copy.

ASFA. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (CSA)
The ASFA series is a premier reference in the field of aquatic resources. Input to ASFA is provided by a growing international network of information centers monitoring over 5,000 serial publications, books, reports, conference proceedings, translations and limited distribution literature. Cover the years from 1978-

CABI Bioscience Databases
CABI bioscience maintains a number of databases accessible from this site. Index Fungorum, Bibliography of Systematic Mycology and The Dictionary of the Fungi are among the databases available from CABI bioscience.

International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) is a database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of all seed plants. The data are freely available and are gradually being standardized and checked. IPNI is a collaboration between The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Harvard University Herbaria, and the Australian National Herbarium.

Lyell Collection
The Lyell Collection from Geological Society of London represents one of the largest integrated collections of online Earth science literature available. The collection includes all their central publications. Fulltext archives back to 1811.

Encyclopedia of Ecology
A comprehensive reference work in ecology. Articles written by leading scientist on the different subjects.

Encyclopedia of Entomology
The Encyclopedia of Entomology is a reliable first source of reference for students and working professionals. Coverage includes insect classification, behavior, ecology, genetics and evolution, physiology, and management, and references to relevant literature. All the major arthropod groups are addressed, along with many important families and species. The Encyclopedia places special emphasis on insect relationships with people, medical entomology, biological control and insect pathology.

Encyclopedia of geology
This reference work covers all aspects of geology including earth history, earth materials, surface processes, regional geology, economic geology, engineering geology, petroleum geology, geochemical and mineral exploration, and the history of geology. Abilities to extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and book chapters from Science Direct (Elsevier).

Google Scholar
Search engine for scientific information. You can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. See FullText@UBO for access to full text or order for loan/copy.

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