Biology Reference
In-Depth Information
ScienceDirect
and JSTOR
are two other databases that contain back issues of multiple
journals in anthropology and some current issues, as well as certain topics. One new database
that is able to search all search engines and your library catalog simultaneously is called
Summon
Scholar, which also has a citation search feature
and can search for free reprints online, and PubMed
, which contains references relevant to
biology or medicine. If a study received funding from the National Institutes of Health,
PubMed will have the article available as a free download. Scientific WebPlus
, part of
Web of Knowledge, is also available freely and searches the general Internet for science
topics, which may be useful particularly if you need to know what general information is
available for topics such as evolution. Truly comprehensive searches will include disserta-
tions and theses covering the topic of interest. Dissertation Abstracts International, managed
by ProQuest
, has thousands of thesis and dissertation abstracts from North America.
Depending on how comprehensive your scope is, a simple Google search can also assist as
the results may include unpublished sources such as presentations or posters.
Table 17.1
lists
several databases that will provide a good starting point for your search.
. Free databases include Google
TABLE 17.1 Selected List of Databases
Database/Index Name Website
Free or Restricted Access Special Feature
AnthroSource
Restricted (access through
your university) or free if
you are AAA member
Sponsored by the American
Anthropological Association (AAA);
full text anthropology, mostly
cultural anthropology
Google
Scholar
Free
Cited reference search and free
downloads
JSTOR
Restricted (access through
your university library)
Backfiles of articles in anthropology,
biology (among others)
ProQuest
Dissertation
Abstracts International
Restricted (access through
your university library)
Thousands of thesis and dissertation
abstracts from accredited universities
in North America; can also search the
Dissertation and Theses Full Text
Database with worldwide holdings
PubMed
Free
Free downloads of studies funded by
NIH
ScienceDirect
www.sciencedirect.com
Freely searchable; access to
articles restricted
Articles available in physical, life,
health, and social sciences
Scientific WebPlus
Free
Searches general Internet for
scientific topics; can filter by domain
(.edu, .com, etc.)
Web of Science
Restricted (access through
your university library)
Searches for references cited by each
article; can save references to online
bibliographic software
(EndNote
Web)
Website addresses are current as of publication.
