LibGuides: BRR 100: Great Experiments in Bioresource Sciences: Where to Search for Scholarly Articles

Start Broadly - 1Search

Search 1Search to find books, online scholarly articles or newspaper articles that OSU subscribes to or can borrow for you for free. If you need to find specific items, such as books by a particular author, use the advanced search option for more precise searching. Use the drop-down menu to access the journal title search to find specific journal titles like the Journal of Ecology. Click Databases A-Z to find specialized subject search tools like Web of Science or Academic Search Complete.

Start Broadly - Google Scholar

A simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.

Find out how to set your preferences in Google Scholar, so you can use OSU Libraries subscriptions to get free access to content that is not free on the web:

How to use Google Scholar (without Paying for the Articles)

Start Broadly - Web of Science

Web of Science is a multidisciplinary database with scholarly articles from thousands of journals. Because it highlights connections between articles, it's a great place to start your research.

Click the Find it @ OSU button to get to the full-text of the article.

Health, Toxicology & Genetics Databases

Medline (EBSCOhost)
MEDLINE provides access to scholarly articles on medicine, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, genetics research, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE allows users to search abstracts from over 4,600 current biomedical journals.
PubMed
Index to research articles covering all areas of medicine including clinical and experimental medicine; dentistry; health care administration; microbiology; nursing; paramedical professions; pathology; pharmacology; physiology; reproductive biology; psychiatry; psychology; toxicology; and veterinary medicine. PubMed is direct from the National Library of Medicine web site.
Abstracts and index: 1966-present
Proxy enabled to ensure optimal access for ONID users
Morphobank
A web application with tools and archives for evolutionary research, specifically systematics. Provide tools for the expansion and modernization of phylogenetic work on the phenotype.
TOXLINE (ProQuest)
TOXLINE offers rapid access to information in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens. This database provides bibliographic citations and abstracts from journal articles, monographs, technical reports, theses, letters, meeting abstracts, papers and reports. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It is a "rolling 5-year" database, consisting of records from the last 5 years plus the current year.

Find more database suggestions on the Health Sciences guide and the Environmental & Molecular Toxicology guide.

Environmental Sciences Databases

Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (ProQuest)
Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary index to research articles from all fields in the environmental sciences. Indexes U.S. government environmental impact statements.Abstracts and index: 1967-present
Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ProQuest)
Index to journal articles, government reports, books, dissertations and conference papers covering all biological and ecological aspects of marine and freshwater environments.
Abstracts and index: 1978-present

Find more database suggestions on the Environmental Sciences guide

Animal, Plant & Soil Databases

CAB Abstracts
Covers journal articles, conference proceedings and other materials in agriculture, forestry, nutrition and veterinary medicine. International scope.
1910 - present
AGRICOLA (EBSCOhost)
This database contains bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library. Coverage for AGRICOLA dates back to 1970 and includes more than 2.5 million citations. The citations are comprised of journal articles, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports related to agriculture. 1970 - present
Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide (EBSCOhost)
Covers literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians; covering all aspects of wildlife and wildlife management. Features excellent coverage of African publications. Concurrent Users: 5

Find more database suggestions on the Animal Sciences guide, Botany & Plant Pathology guide, the Crop & Soil Science guide, and the Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Sciences guide.

Bioengineering Databases

Compendex (Engineering Village)
Engineering Index (Compendex) covers all areas of engineering including: acoustical; aerospace; automotive; biological; chemical; civil; computer; electrical; electronic; energy;environmental; geologic; mechanical; metallurgical; mining; and robotics. 1970 - present
CAB Abstracts
Includes journal articles, conference proceedings and selected books from US and international agricultural literature. Topics include veterinary medicine, human and animal nutrition, forestry, rural development, as well as other related areas such as tourism and human ecology.

Find more database suggestions on the Biological & Ecological Engineering guide.

Education Databases

ERIC (EBSCOhost)
Index to research articles, government and independent reports and conference papers covering all areas of education at all levels.
1966-present. Includes links to full-text journal articles when available. EDRS documents that are not available online may be located in the OSU Valley Library microfiche collection by ED number. 1966 - present
Education Source (EBSCOhost)
Provides abstracts and full text for journals and monographs in the field of education. Also provides education-related conference papers and Simple K12 videos.
PsycInfo
Covers all areas of psychology including animal, applied, clinical, developmental, educational, general, human experimental, general, physiological, social and sport psychology, and treatment and prevention.

Find more database suggestions on the Education guide.

Pharmacy Databases

PubMed
Index to research articles covering all areas of medicine including clinical and experimental medicine; dentistry; health care administration; microbiology; nursing; paramedical professions; pathology; pharmacology; physiology; reproductive biology; psychiatry; psychology; toxicology; and veterinary medicine. PubMed is direct from the National Library of Medicine web site.
Abstracts and index: 1966-present
Proxy enabled to ensure optimal access for ONID users

Find more database suggestions on the Pharmacy guide.

Forestry Databases

CAB Abstracts
Covers journal articles, conference proceedings and other materials in agriculture, forestry, nutrition and veterinary medicine. International scope.
1910 - present
Treesearch: USDA Forest Service Research Publications
Treesearch contains peer reviewed, published research findings of the U.S. Forest Service. Includes not only agency publications, but also articles from journals, conference proceedings, and books whose authors are employed by the Forest Service.

Find more database suggestions on the Forestry guide.

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