Research Guides: Biology 455: Biology Databases

Library databases in biology

Library databases are a great way to search subject-specific or curated collections of journals and articles for information you need.

To get to the library databases, start at the Libraries homepage.

From the menu on the right side of the page, click Doing Research to expand that menu, and choose E-Resources/Databases.
From the ensuing A-Z Databases page, go to the Subjects dropdown menu and choose Biology (or Psychology). The most popular databases in these subject areas will be displayed.

Web of Science
Web of Science is great for finding more recent work from an old reference. Who has referenced Marvin and Hutson’s journal article published in 2013? Web of Science has a great forward citation searching tool that is more comprehensive than similar functionalities in other databases, and because this database is so enormous, it can find works from across many disciplines.
PubMed
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PubMed is a good place to start because it is an enormous database that includes scholarly research articles in biology and health sciences. PubMed’s MeSH terms are a powerful tool for narrowing in on highly relevant results; and their filters are tailored for searching empirical research articles in unique ways. An easy way to begin searching in PubMed is by simply typing all of your research terms in the search box: e.g. Marvin Hutson zebrafish 2013

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