Research Guides (LibGuides): Biology: General Resources

Search Tips

1. For broad understanding: use the internet and encyclopedias!

2. For academic-focused articles, use the Library Catalog. Narrow your search by selecting "Article" on the left side.

3. Use the Biology databases (see below) to run more specific searches.

4. To find a specific journal, use the Journals A-Z tool. Use the "View Full Text" option.

Article Databases

Biological Sciences - all databases
This database includes the Biological Sciences, MEDLINE, and TOXLINE databases and provides full-text titles from around the world
BioOne Complete
This database is an indexed and fully-searchable collection of abstracts developed by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), the University of Kansas, the Greater Western Library Alliance and Allen Press. It includes a unique aggregation of nearly 100 high-impact bioscience research journals from around 70 publishers.
GreenFILE
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
Natural Science Collection
The Natural Science Collection provides full-text titles from around the world including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications about the natural sciences.
PubMed (MEDLINE)
Article citations, often with abstracts, from more than 4,000 national and international periodicals, books and dissertations in medicine, nursing, dentistry, and related topics; online equivalent to Index Medicus.
ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
The latest peer-reviewed research papers from Elsevier
SpringerLink
SpringerLink offers over 2,250 peer reviewed eJournals, more than 45,000 eBooks and 24,000 Protocols spanning many disciplines but focusing on Science, Technology, & Medicine. More than 7,000 eBooks, eReferences and eBook Series titles are scheduled to be added each year.

American Chemical Society (ACS)
Search all journal titles available via the American Chemical Society simultaneously. They can also be searched individually or in groups.
Biological Sciences - all databases
This database includes the Biological Sciences, MEDLINE, and TOXLINE databases and provides full-text titles from around the world
BioOne Complete
This database is an indexed and fully-searchable collection of abstracts developed by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), the University of Kansas, the Greater Western Library Alliance and Allen Press. It includes a unique aggregation of nearly 100 high-impact bioscience research journals from around 70 publishers.

BRENDA
Comprehensive Enzyme Information System

PubMed (MEDLINE)
Article citations, often with abstracts, from more than 4,000 national and international periodicals, books and dissertations in medicine, nursing, dentistry, and related topics; online equivalent to Index Medicus.
SciFinder-n
Online access to Chemical Abstracts. Includes CAS Analytical Methods.

NOTE: First-time users must create an account and register at this link: https://go.openathens.net/redirector/butler.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscifinder.cas.org%2Fregistration%2Findex.html%3FcorpKey%3DCC3C2355-86F3-5055-2D0A-3431A6629E8D
ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

Academic Search Elite

This large multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,770 journals, including full text for over 4,000 peer-reviewed titles.
CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher includes reports that offers in-depth coverage of political and social issues, such as health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
A variety of reference materials, commentaries and viewpoints, periodical and news articles, primary sources, statistics and multimedia to help present different sides of controversial topics. Highly recommended for argumentative/persuasive research topics.