Key Databases
- SciFinder-n This link opens in a new window
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NOTE: Links to the new CAS SciFinder-n (classic SciFinder is no longer available) - ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowAccess to the full text of Elsevier journals in chemistry & chemical engineering; clinical medicine; computer science; earth & planetary sciences; economics, business, & management science; engineering; energy; environmental science & technology; life sciences; materials science; mathematics; physics & astronomy; social sciences. Provides indexing & abstracts for e-journals from other publishers.
- Scopus This link opens in a new window
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A citation & abstracting database covering thousands of active titles, primarily peer-reviewed journals. Also includes eBooks, major reference works & graduate level textbooks. Emphasis on social sciences, arts & humanities, but also includes science, technology & medicine. Includes thousands of Open Access journals, conference proceedings, trade publications, book series, and patents. (Coverage: Primarily 1970-present. Some pre-1970 records going back to 1788) - Web of Science (WoS) This link opens in a new window
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A collection of databases that can be searched individually or in various combinations. WoS indexs the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, & humanities, as published in journals, conference proceedings, symposia, seminars, colloquia, & workshops across the globe.
- Agricultural & Environmental Science Database This link opens in a new window
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Includes AGRICOLA, TOXLINE, ESPM (Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management) & Environmental Impact Statements (EIS). Provides full-text titles from around the world. - BIOSIS Citation Index This link opens in a new window
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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 --) - Biological & Agricultural Index Plus This link opens in a new window
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Articles, indexing & abstracts from essential biology & agricultural research journals. Useful for those studying the agricultural industry, veterinary science, wildlife management, & environmental science. - Biological Science Collection This link opens in a new window
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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 --)
- DrugBankA unique bioinformatics and cheminformatics resource that combines detailed drug data with comprehensive drug target information
- PubMed This link opens in a new window
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A free resource providing access to biomedical & life sciences literature. Contains millions of citations & abstracts, but does not include full-text articles. However, links to the full-text are often present from other sources, such UD subscribed titles, publisher websites, or PubMed Central.
- ACM Digital Library (Association for Computing Machinery) This link opens in a new windowPublications from ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), including journals, magazines, proceedings, and special interest group (SIG) newsletters.
- IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new windowFull text access to IEEE journals, conference proceedings, and standards in electrical engineering, communications, and computer science.
- Materials Science and Engineering Database This link opens in a new window
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Includes METADEX, Copper & Polymer Library databases & provides full-text titles from around the world. - SpringerMaterials This link opens in a new windowCurated data & advanced functionalities to support research in materials science, physics, chemistry, engineering, & other related fields.
- CompTox Chemicals Dashboard | EPAThe Dashboard contains chemistry, toxicity and exposure information for over one million chemicals, with over 300 chemical lists based on structure or category. Webpage provides links to the Dashboard and to its Resource Hub.
- TOXLINE (via ProQuest)
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This database, produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, provides bibliographic citations and abstracts from the core journal literature in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants and mutagens and teratogens. - TOXNET has moved!As part of a broader NLM reorganization, most of NLM's toxicology information services have been integrated into other NLM products and services.
Other useful databases
- BCC Research This link opens in a new window
Provides in-depth market research reports covering technology, science, & healthcare sectors. Reports provide market size forecasts & projections as well as information on major players in the industry.
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Funding for this resource is provided by the University's Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships & Horn Entrepreneurship.
- Business Insights: Global This link opens in a new window
Full-text company & industry intelligence on global corporations.
- Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
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Broad-spectrum database for business literature. Particularly useful for information on management practices or corporate implementations of technology. - IBISWorld Industry Reports This link opens in a new windowU.S. industry market research & industry risk ratings. Contains trends, statistics & analysis on market size, market share of competitors, & industry growth rates. Includes emerging industry trends as well as recent production performance.
- PitchBook This link opens in a new window
Includes company profiles, news & data for private equity, venture capital, & mergers & acquisitions research.
Funding for this resource is provided by the University's Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships & Horn Entrepreneurship.
- DTIC (Defense Technical Information Center)Technical Reports are reports created and published to the collection by organizations funded by the Department of Defense to perform research in a variety of industries and disciplines. Technical Reports found on DTIC's public website will only include reports designated as unclassified and unlimited information.
- NTIS (National Technical Information Service)Index of research and reports from federal agencies.
- NTRS NASA Technical Reports Server)Provides access to aerospace-related citations, full-text online documents, images, and videos. The types of information included are: conference papers, journal articles, meeting papers, patents, research reports, images, movies, and technical videos – scientific and technical information (STI) created or funded by NASA.
- OSTI (Office of Scientific and Technical Information)OSTI.GOV is the primary search tool for DOE science, technology, and engineering research and development results and the organizational hub for information about the DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information.
- USA.govWeb portal with links to government agency websites. Find information by subject or by using their search engine.
- Dissertations & Theses @ University of Delaware This link opens in a new windowThis database is a subset of the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database. It contains only University of Delaware dissertations and theses. Detailed information about availability and dates of coverage is available.
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new windowThe world's most comprehensive curated collection of multi-disciplinary dissertations & theses from around the world, offering over 5 million citations and 3 million full-text works from thousands of universities.