Subject Resources

Good Starting Points

Web of Science
Access to the Science Citation Index Expanded and the Social Sciences Citation Index.  more info

Biological Sciences
Selected CSA databases covering research in biomedicine, ecology, and zoology.  more info

Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
Selected CSA databases covering a wide range of research in the environmental sciences.  more info

Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (CSA)
Primary database of information on aquatic and marine topics.  more info

CSA Family of Databases
Complete list of databases supplied by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.  more info

Academic Search Premier
Provides full text for many topics. Great place to start research.  more info

More Databases

Agricola
Materials relating to all aspects of agriculture, botany, forestry, plant and animal science, and nutrition.  more info

Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (CSA)
Emphasizes literature related to algae, fungi, protozoa, and lichens.  more info

Animal Behavior Abstracts (CSA)
Indispensable resource for animal behavior and related studies.  more info

Arctic & Antarctic Regions
Available on ARLIS library computers 8am -5pm Mon - Fri  more info

Bacteriology Abstracts (CSA)
Index to all aspects of bacteriology.  more info

Biological and Agricultural Index
Leading publications in agriculture, biology, forestry, and ecology.  more info

Biology Digest, FirstSearch
Information in biology, ecology, and health written in a nontechnical style.  more info

BioOne Journals at ARLIS
Available on ARLIS library computers 8am -5pm Mon - Fri  more info

BIOSIS Previews
Examine life sciences and biomedical research from journals, meetings, patents, and books  more info

Blackwell Science Synergy
Electronic journals primarily in the sciences from Blackwell Publishing.  more info

Calcium and Calcified Tissue Abstracts (CSA)
Research literature related to calcium and its role in bone metabolism.  more info

Chemoreception Abstracts (CSA)
Covers research studies of the biology and sensory studies of taste, smell, and pheromones.  more info

Compendex
Compendex on Engineering Village 2 - Multidisciplinary Engineering  more info

Current Contents: Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sci
Available on ARLIS library computers 8am - 5pm Mon - Fri  more info

Ecology Abstracts (CSA)
Focuses on how organisms interact with their environments and each other.  more info

EIS Digests of Environmental Impact Statements (CSA)
Abstracts of environmental impact statements released by the federal government.  more info

Entomology Abstracts (CSA)
Coverage includes literature related to insects, arachnids, myriapods, onychophorans, and terrestrial isopods.  more info

Environment Complete
Available on ARLIS library computers 8am - 5pm Mon -Fri  more info

Environmental Engineering Abstracts (CSA)
Covers the world literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production.  more info

Fish and Fisheries Worldwide
Available on ARLIS library computers 8am -5pm Mon - Fri  more info

General Science Abstracts
General science literature from the U.S. and Europe.  more info

Genetics Abstracts (CSA)
Searches literature in the field of molecular genetics.  more info

Human Genome Abstracts (CSA)
Comprehensive source for developments from international genome research.  more info

Immunology Abstracts (CSA)
Abstracts of studies relating to all aspects of immune systems in man and animals.  more info

Industrial and Applied Microbiology (CSA)
Includes findings and practical applications in agricultural, food and beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.  more info

NTIS
The DARTS System is a product of the collaborative efforts of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and the Government Printing Office.  more info

Nucleic Acids Abstracts (CSA)
Detailed perspectives on RNA, DNA, gene sequences, and proteins.  more info

Oceanic Abstracts (CSA)
Focuses on technical literature pertaining to the marine and brackish-water environment.  more info

Oncogenes and Growth Factors Abstracts (CSA)
Indexing to experimental and clinical literature focusing on mechanisms of oncogenes and growth factors.  more info

OSTI Science Accelerator
Searchable access to scientific and technical information in the physical sciences and other disciplines.  more info

Oxford Reference Collection - Biological Sciences
Search reference books by subject area.  more info

Plant Science (CSA)
Scientific literature on all aspects of plant science, 1994 - current.  more info

Pollution Abstracts (CSA)
Information on scientific research and government policies related to pollution.  more info

Public Library of Science -- Biology
New online journal from the Public Library of Science.  more info

PubMed
Provides access to over 18 million citations in 5,246 medical, nursing, dental, and research journals back to the 1950s.  more info

Risk Abstracts (CSA)
Assessment and management of risk from industrial, technological, environmental, and other sources.  more info

Science Citation Index Expanded
Multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the sciences.  more info

Toxicology Abstracts (CSA)
Survey of toxicology literature.  more info

TOXLINE
Access to information in all areas of toxicology.  more info

Virology and AIDS Abstracts (CSA)
Abstracts of literature of virology in humans, animals, and plants.  more info

Water Resources Abstracts (CSA)
Covers the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use, and management of water resources.  more info

Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide
Available on ARLIS library computers 8am -5pm Mon - Fri  more info

Recommended Web Sites

ARLIS: Alaska Resources and Library Information Services
The mother lode of Alaska resources information.  more info

BiologyBrowser from BIOSIS
Free web site offering resources for the life sciences information community.  more info

CBE (Council of Biology Editors) Documentation
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.  more info

Endangered Species Program
Information on threatened and endangered species from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.  more info

LifeWorks - Health and Medical Science Careers
Health and medical science career information  more info

National Human Genome Research Institute
Advancing human health through genetic research.  more info

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
OMIM is a database catalog of human genes and genetic disorders.  more info

Resource Links for Alaskan Biologists
From the Alaska Natural Heritage Program at UAA's Environmental & Natural Resources Institute  more info

Science.gov
Gateway to the best science information from government sources.  more info

The Virtual Library: Biosciences
Includes links to all areas of bioscience.  more info

Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts for Biomedical Journals
The Uniform Requirements are instructions to authors on how to prepare manuscripts.  more info

Vadlo
An academic, open-access, free search engine created by two biologists in Chicago for the Life Sciences and biomedical researchers, educators, students, clinicians and librarians.  more info

WWW Virtual Library of Cell Biology
A guide to Cell Biology on the Web  more info

Selected Print and CD-ROM

Cambridge world history of human disease
Cambridge University Press, 1993.  more info

McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology.
Comprehensive 20 volume set with information on every field of modern science and technology.  more info

Merck index: An encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biolog
13th Edition, 2001.  more info

Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy
17th edition  more info

Naturally speaking: a dictionary of quotations on biology
Quotations related to nature and the natural world.  more info

Principles and practice of infectious diseases
6th edition, 2005.  more info

Red book : report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases
From the American Academy on Pediatrics  more info