University of Connecticut | Resources for BIOLOGY
Databases relevant to Ecology, Evolution & Environment
- AGRICOLA - A comprehensive source of U.S. agriculture and other life science information. From the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Via Silver Platter (1970+) and Agricola (1979+). Silver Platter is the preferred method of access.
- Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) (via CSA) - World literature in the science, technology and management of marine and freshwater environments. Contains three sections: Biological Sciences and Living Resources (1978+); Aquaculture Abstracts (1984+); and Marine Biotechnology Abstracts (1989+).
- Biosis Previews - the premier database of world biology literature, a primary source for any biology-related search. 1969+
- Environment Abstracts - Literature coverage of the impact of humankind and technology on the environment. Available only in Babbidge, Level 1, on a single station CD-ROM. 1975+
- Oceanic Abstracts (via CSA) - World literature on oceanography and marine related aspects of other sciences, including biology. 1981+
- Web of Science - a multidisciplinary database indexing and abstracting journals in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. An excellent source for citation searching. Coverage in the sciences is particularly strong, and this database should be included in any comprehensive search. 1994+ (go to Science Citation Index for earlier years)
- Zoological Record : Print Index Only. Comprehensive world literature of the animal kingdom from Protozoa to Mammalia. 1864+ Shelved in the Library Reference area at QL1 .R43.
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