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Databases organize, or index, information on many journals and the articles published within those journals. Databases can be the most efficient way to search for research on a topic. The interdisciplinary nature of bioinformatics will require the use of a variety of discipline-specific databases. The following are those used most frequently. Databases outside of the Library's collection are also commonly used, including the public access and commercial databanks and genomic files, listed separately under another tab on this page.
Bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library. Provides millions of citations relating to the field of agriculture. Citations are comprised of journal articles, book chapters, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, & technical reports. (Coverage: 1970 --)
Adds citation indexing to BIOSIS content & is a thorough reference database for life sciences. Includes cited references to primary journal literature on biological & medical research findings, discoveries of new organisms. Traditional areas such as botany, zoology, microbiology, as well as related fields like biomedicine, agriculture, pharmacology, ecology are covered. Interdisciplinary fields like medicine, biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, biotechnology are also included. (Coverage: 1926 --)
Iincludes the Biological Sciences, MEDLINE & TOXLINE databases. Provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade & industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, & government publications. Can also be searched as part of the Natural Science Collection. (Coverage: 1946 --)
Millions of citations & abstracts to worldwide biomedical literature. Updated daily. (4 concurrent users).
Allows researchers to quickly find & evaluate protocols & methods in the life sciences. Covers the content from the entire Springer Nature Protocols & Methods portfolio: Nature Protocols, Nature Methods, Springer Protocols, & Protocol Exchange.
To use SciFinder, you *must register* and provide your UD email. Registration details and additional information.
Comprehensive database for the chemical literature. Contains other scientific disciplines as well.
Citations to business & technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, & electronics industries. The full-text of many articles is available. (Coverage: 1980 --)
Full-text collection of all ACM publications, including journals, conference proceedings, technical magazines, newsletters, & books. Also includes publications from select publishers & the ACM Guide to Computing Literature, a bibliographic database focused exclusively on the field of computing.