Science Databases

The following databases are suggested for beginning your research in science. Please use our Find Articles page for a complete list of all available databases.

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Agricola
A public resource for agricultural and biological information provided by the National Agricultural Library.

American Chemical Society Publications
Access to all of the publications of the American Chemical Society.

ClasePeriodica
CLASE indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities. PERIODICA covers journals specializing in science and technology ... access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations from documents published in 2,600 scholarly journals published in the Spanish, Portuguese, French and English languages [also] Contains information from articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, interviews and brief notes published in journals edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues.

Elsevier/Science Direct Journals
This database is not limited to only natural or applied science journals; it includes other disciplines such as Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Health and Medicine, and Pharmacology. Click on the link to the left. Once at the ScienceDirect web site select the green "journals" tab (third from the left). This will take you to the journals area where you will be able to view full text articles from our subscribed journals.

General Science Collection
A collection of over 200 journals, providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments -- including such topics as particle physics, advanced mathematics, and nanotechnology.

GreenFILE
GreenFILE offers well-researched but accessible information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles include content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done on each level to minimize negative impact. Topics covered include global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. GreenFILE is multidisciplinary by nature and draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.

Science Reference Center
Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

 Scirus
Scirus currently searches over 167 million science-related Web pages, as well as citations from Medline, ScienceDirect, USPTO, ArXiv.org, BioMed Central, NASA technical reports, and Project Euclid.

SORA
SORA indexes seven key journals in the field of ornithology. Included in SORA are the Auk, Condor and Wilson Bulletin. Each title is indexed back to the first issue, which for several titles, such as the Auk, means the late 19th century. Full text from older issues (older than five years) is also available.