Databases: Science + Technology: Biology

AccessScience VCU

Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Includes embedded video and images in the articles which can be downloaded for use in class presentations and demonstrations.

AGRICOLA via ProQuest VCU

Coverage: 1979 - present

The National Agricultural Library's comprehensive source of bibliographic citations covering all aspects of agricultural sciences, botany, ecology and related areas. Combined book and article searching.

AGRICOLA via U.S. Department of Agriculture

Coverage: 1979 - present

The National Agricultural Library's comprehensive database of agricultural sciences, ecology, botany, and related areas. The dates "1979 - present" apply only to journal articles. No information on VCU journal or book holdings.

Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C) VCU

Coverage: 1982 - current

Separates out all the relevant studies in the literature on algae, fungi, protozoa, or lichens and organizes them in one source for easy reference.

Animal Behavior Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1982 - current

Covers significant papers relevant to animal behavior, with subjects ranging from neurophysiology to behavioral ecology, from genetics to applied ethology.

Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) VCU

Coverage: 1978 - present

Primary indexing and abstracting service for aquatic literature; sponsored by four United Nations agencies.

Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) VCU

Coverage: 1982 - current

Covers topics ranging from bacterial immunology and vaccinations to diseases of man and animals, and provides access to far-reaching clinical findings as well as all aspects of pure bacteriology, biochemistry, and genetics.

Biological & Agricultural Index Plus VCU

Coverage: 1983 - present

Citations to articles in English-language periodicals; abstracts and full text coverage for selected journals. Periodical coverage includes a wide range of scientific journals, from popular to professional. About 45 % of the focus is on agriculture.

Biological Sciences VCU

Coverage: 1982 - present

Abstracts of a wide variety of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science.

BIOSIS Previews VCU

Coverage: 1926 - present

The foremost reference database in the life sciences; provides abstracts of literature in biological and biomedical areas. Includes Biological Abstracts, Biological Abstracts/RRM, and BioResearch Index.

Biotechnology & Bioengineering Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1982 - present

Bibliographic coverage of research, applications, regulatory developments, and new patents across all areas of biotechnology and bioengineering.

Birds of North America Online VCU

Comprehensive reference covering the life histories of North American breeding birds. Includes images and videos of plumage, behaviors, habitat, nest, and eggs. Contains songs and calls.

BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool)

Set of similarity search programs designed to explore all of the available sequence databases regardless of whether the query is protein or DNA.

CHEMnetBASE VCU

A collection of chemical and chemical related dictionaries. It includes Handbook of Physics and Chemistry. The dictionaries are renowned for quick search for chemical and physical properties of compounds.

Chemoreception Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1982 - current

Covers articles related to the biochemistry, neurobiology, molecular biology, and physiology of smell, taste, internal chemoreception, chemotaxis, and infochemicals such as pheromones.

Colloquium Digital Library of Life Sciences: Collection One VCU

Collection of e-books of dynamic Research & Development topics written by leading scientists around the world.

CRCnetBASE VCU

CRCnetBASE is a collection of over 6,000 electronic books that span over 40 disciplines in 34 separate collections. VCU Libraries does not subscribe to all the collections, but abstracts are available for all entries.

Dissertations and Theses Full Text (ProQuest) VCU

Coverage: 1637 - present

Full text for most dissertations from 1997 to the present. Includes full text for some earlier dissertations, along with over 2.4 million dissertations and theses citations from around the world.

Ecology Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1982 - present

Focuses on how organisms of all kinds - microbes, plants and animals - interact with their environments and with other organisms.

Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences VCU

Full text reference guide for those working in quality control, economics, probability and statistics as well as for those applying statistical methods in any discipline. Updated annually, with revisions and new articles added quarterly.

Entomology Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1981 - present

Covers the literature of insects, arachnids, myriapods, onychophorans, and terrestrial isopods from the most ancient fossilized forms to newly-discovered species.

Entrez

See NCBI Global Query.

Environment Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1975 - present

Focuses on all aspects of the impact of people and technology on the environment and the effectiveness of remedial policies and technologies.

Environment Complete VCU

Coverage: Content back to 1940

Subject coverage includes ecosystem, ecology, renewable energy sources, natural resources, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, and social impacts. Full-text available for 40 percent of periodicals covered.

Environmental Engineering Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1990 - present

Covers the world literature on all technological and engineering aspects of air, water and soil quality, environmental safety, sustainability and energy production.

Gene

Unified query environment for genes defined by sequence and/or in NCBI's Map Viewer. Integrates gene-specific information independent of the species of origin.

General Science Full Text VCU

Coverage: 1984-present

Coverage of core journals in all areas of science. Easy to use, designed for the non-specialist. Full-text for selected periodicals.

Genetics Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1982 - present

Focuses on the widest possible perspective of genetics as a whole, from microbes to plants to humans, emphasizing molecular genetics.

Genetics Home Reference

National Library of Medicine's Web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes responsible for those conditions.

GreenFILE VCU

Coverage: 1964 - present

References to content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. Covers Journal of Ecology (1913- ) and Planning Outlook (1948- ) from volume 1, issue 1.

GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) VCU

Coverage: 1990s - present

Covers emerging green technologies, the environment, sustainability, energy systems, agriculture, climate change, population, and more.

Grzimek's Animal Life VCU

Image rich dynamic resource, representing the 17 volume standard print Encyclopedia of Animal Life. More than 4,000 species covering the entire Animal Kingdom. Authoritative peer reviewed content.

Health & Safety Science Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1981 - present

Covers topics relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene such as aviation and aerospace safety, environmental safety, nuclear safety, medical safety, occupational safety, and ergonomics.

Immunology Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1982 - present

Covers studies relating to all aspects of immune systems in man and animals, including normal functions and disorders.

Map Viewer (NCBI)

Supports search and display of genomic information by chromosomal position. Regions of interest can be retrieved by text queries (e.g. gene or marker name) or by sequence alignment (BLAST). Multiple options for viewing and displaying results.

MEDLINE/PubMed VCU

The primary database of information in biomedical and health sciences fields.

MEDLINEplus

Extensive guide to health information resources. Includes common diseases and conditions, dictionaries, organizations, clearinghouses, publications, directories, consumer health libraries, MEDLINE and other medical databases.

MMDB (Molecular Modelling Database)

Macromolecular 3D Structure database containing experimentally determined biopolymer structures obtained from the Protein Data Bank (PDB). Includes tools for viewing and comparative analysis.

Neurosciences Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1982 - current

Covers all aspects of vertebrate and invertebrate neuroscience, emphasizing basic research but also including such devastating neural diseases as Alzheimer's.

New York Times VCU

Coverage: 1851 - 2006

More than a newspaper for an American city, the New York Times is an international record of national and world news, as well as personal stories of how events affect individuals.

Oceanic Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1981 - present

Abstracts of information pertaining to the marine and brackish-water environment.

OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man)

Database cataloging human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere, and developed for the Web by NCBI. The database contains textual information and references.

Ovid Web Gateway Databases VCU

Databases covering education, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

Plant Science VCU

Coverage: 1994 - present

Abstracts of information focusing on all aspects of plant science.

PubMed/MEDLINE VCU

The primary database of information in biomedical and health sciences fields.

Royal Society of Chemistry Journals VCU

Portal to full runs of high-impact journals in all areas of the chemical sciences.

Springer Protocols VCU

Coverage: 1980 - present

Access to over 20,000 life sciences and biomedical protocols, many from the classic series "Methods in Molecular Biology."

SpringerLink VCU

Coverage: 1990-present

Collection of world's leading interactive databases of high quality Science, Technology and Medicine journals, book series, books and reference works.

VAST (Vector Alignment Search Tool)

Protein structure neighbors in Entrez are determined by direct comparison of 3-dimensional protein structures with the VAST algorithm. Each of the more than 18,000 domains in MMDB is compared to every other one.

Zoological Record VCU

Coverage: 1985-present

The oldest database of animal biology and leading taxonomic reference. Abstracts and citations only. Some links to full-text.