Use the databases below to search the scientific literature. Read the database description to find ones that meet your information needs. Be curious, explore, and dive in!
Good for: Researching animal and plant science, nutrition, farming, and earth science.
Contains: Index to agricultural literature.
Locate scholarly articles and other resources available from the National Agricultural Library, including books, serials, pamphlets, government documents, research reports, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) publications, conference proceedings, and translations, patents, audiovisuals, and technical reports.
Good for: Finding citations to papers from conferences and meetings.
Contains: Citations.
Dates covered: 1933-present.
Good for: Researching social science, medicine, science, and technology.
Contains: Journals.
Good for: Researching peer-reviewed scientific, medical, technical, and social science literature.
Contains: Index to literature.
Dates covered: 1960-present.
Scopus also features a citation index, allowing you to find the papers that cite a specific piece of research.
Good for: Researching a wide range of topics in science, social science, arts, and humanities.
Contains: Citations to scholarly journal articles and conference papers.
Dates covered: 1900-present.
Web of Science is a platform for Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts and Humanities Index, Journal Citation Reports, Biological Abstracts, MEDLINE, and Inspec.
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Good for: Researching scientific, technical, and medical topics.
Contains: International journals.
A multidisciplinary collection of scholarly journals, Wiley Online Library covers the disciplines of life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities with deep backfiles.