+In the research process: FIND ARTICLES
1. Explore topic basics (Keywords)
2. Current scientific scholarly conversations (Find Articles)
3. Support your argument (Cite Sources)
4. Drafts & revisions (Research & Writing Help)
Library Search Engines/Databases
Think about your own research topic and select some of the most important terms from that topic (aka "keywords") to search for a primary journal article. Use the article search engines below.
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new windowOffers access to an unprecedented collection of resources including journals, magazines, reports, books, and videos. Many are peer-reviewed and full-text. Subjects range from astronomy to zoology.
- Biological Science This link opens in a new windowContains over 6000 scholarly journals, technical reports, conference proceedings, and and selected books and patents in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, ecology, and plant and animal science.
- Natural Science Collection This link opens in a new windowThe Natural Science Collection of databases provides access to scholarly and other learned publications in agriculture, aquatic science, atmospheric science, biology, earth science, environmental science, and many other related subject areas. The databases included are: Agricultural & Environmental Science Database; Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database; and Biological Science Database.
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowProvides extensive full-text journal coverage of the physical and biological sciences, as well as some coverage of the social sciences and humanities.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowEnables users to search current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from thousands of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world. It also provides cited reference searching.
- Proceedings of the Natural Academy of SciencesResearch reports, commentaries, reviews, perspectives, colloquium papers, and actions of the Academy. Coverage in PNAS spans the biological, physical, and social sciences.