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Based on these descriptions, select the database that best meets your needs.
Academic Search Complete, Indexing and full-text, dates of coverage vary by title (many 1975-present).
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| This interdisciplinary scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study, including: sciences, social sciences, arts & literature, ethnic studies, and many more. Full-text for over 6,100 titles (5,100 peer-reviewed); indexing and abstracting for 10,600 titles; complete historical coverage and citation searching for select titles. |
| Science Direct
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| Full-text coverage of almost 900 journals. Focus is on scientific, technical and medical fields, with significant coverage of social sciences as well. (use buttons at top of page to go to journals or do a search) |
| Biological Abstracts, 1995- present |
| Comprehensive index to Biology journal articles. Monitors over 4,000 journals from 100 countries. A limit of two people can access the database at one time. |
| Wilson OmniFile Full-Text: Select, 1994 - present |
| A full-text database of almost 2000 periodical publications, including coverage of the sciences, humanities, education & other social sciences, business and information science. |
| JSTOR |
| Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, Language & Literature, and Ecology Collections. An archive of important scholarly journal literature. In most cases, full text of the journal is available from the first issue through issues from a few years ago. |
| Agricola (via USDA), 1970 - present |
| Covers major agricultural subjects including botany, conservation, energy, food & nutrition, pollution, and zoology. |
| PubMed, 1966 - present |
| "U.S. National Library of Medicine search service to access 19 million citations from MEDLINE for biomedical articles back to 1948 and other related databases." |
| Zoological Record, 1978 - present |
| Citations from approximately 6,000 journals. Please make an appointment with the Biology Librarian |
| Science Citation Index, 1974 - present |
| An international, multidisciplinary index to approximately 4,500 major scientific and technical journals. Offers citation indexing, which permits searching by cited references. Please contact the science Librarian. |
Use these sources to focus your topic, build a vocabulary, and find additional sources as you begin your research.
| Access Science |
| Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. |
| American Insects, Ref. QL 474.A 76 |
| Audubon Society Encyclopedia of Animal Life, Ref. QL 7. A916 |
| Birds of North America, Ref. QL 681. B625 1992 |
| Ebsco Animals |
| This searchable "Encyclopedia of Animals" offers in-depth information describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals, and color photographs of many. |
| Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Ref. QL 751. E614 1987 |
| Encyclopedia of Evolution |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref QH 360.2 E54 2002 |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) |
| A collection of 100+ reference titles available in full-text electronically. Search the entire collection, or search selected titles using "advanced search." |
| Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd edition, (17 v.), 2004 |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref. QL 3 .G7813 |
| Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees, Ref QK 475.M67 |
| Mammalian Species, Ref. QL 700. M263 |
| Each report is a single species. Go to your animal's Order in left column. Find report number. Click on PDF at top of page. Also available in paper copy (Ref QL 700. M263) and by separate reports (numbers 632 and up). |
| Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of Plants and Earth Science, Ref. QK 7.M 37 |
| Walker's Mammals of the World, Ref. QL 703. N69 1999 |
| Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences, Ref QH 304.M36 2006 |
Use Penfield's library catalog to find print and online books and government documents, CDs, DVDs, and more. If the library catalog does not have what you need, use WorldCat or the SUNYConnect Union Catalog to identify titles that you might borrow through our interlibrary loan service (ILLIAD).
These quality Internet resources have been selected by the librarian specializing in this discipline.
| Science.gov |
| Science information provided by U.S. Government agencies. |
| Plants Database |
| From U.S. Department of Agriculture. Can search specific plants and link to other Web sites. |
| All About Birds |
| From the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Select Bird Guide then the alphabetical list of species. |
| Butterflies and Moths of North America |
| Photos and short descriptions of butterflies arranged geographically or taxonomically. |
| Digital Librarian: Animals |
| Briefly annotated list of many of the best sites for this field. |
| Digital Librarian: Marine & Aquatic Sciences |
| Briefly annotated list of many of the best sites for this field. |
| The United States National Arboretum: Invasive Plants |
| PubMed Central |
| Full text archive of over 80 journal titles. For some articles, the full text is available after six months or a year. |
| Animal Science Image Gallery |
| Sponsored by the National Agricultural Library. Intended for classroom and educational outreach. |
Use the library catalog to determine whether Penfield Library owns the book or journal you need. Please also check the list of available e-journals. If the Library does not own the material, or if the material is not available, you may request it online through our interlibrary loan service(ILLIAD)