LibGuides: Biology: Databases

Overview

The databases on this page are some of the top resources for biology research. They've been organized into a few of the major fields of research at Loyola. Some databases will appear more than once, because their content covers multiple areas of biological research. A comprehensive list of Loyola's Biology database subscriptions can be viewed here.

Academic Search Complete
Full-text articles from journals, magazines, and reference sources that covering a broad range of academic study.

Covers anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, geology, law, materials science, mathematics, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, veterinary science, women's studies, zoology, and many other fields.
Annual Reviews
Full-text reviews of primary research covering biological, medical, physical, and social sciences.
Encyclopedia of Life Science
Covers the range of life sciences research. It highlights structures, processes, methods, systems and applications. Includes 6,000 color illustrations, 30,000 internal cross-references and 30,000 external bibliographic references for further reading.
PubMed
Index of biomedical and life-science resources including mostly full-text articles, ebooks, as well as many citations.
Science Direct (Elsevier)
ScienceDirect offers more than a quarter of the world's scientific, medical and technical information online. Over 2,000 peer-reviewed journals, as well as hundreds of book series, handbooks and reference works.
SciFinder-n
Compilation of Chemical Abstracts, Medline, and related substance and reactions databases. Chemical Abstracts includes indexes and abstracts of articles, patents, conferences, books and dissertations.
Scopus
Index of scientific journals, books and conference proceedings focused on the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Web of Science
Multidisciplinary index of scholarly journals with citations. Coverage: 1980 - present. Limited to five simultaneous users.

A suite of citation databases including Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. You can also access Medline and Journal Citation Reports from this interface.

BioMed Central
Full-text biomedical, engineering, and earth science articles from peer-reviewed open access journals.

Agricola
Index of citations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Library for materials covering agriculture and related disciplines. Cited materials include journal articles, books, patents, technical reports, etc.
Agricultural & Environmental Science Database
Full-text articles, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications covering agriculture, animal sciences, biodiversity, biotechnology, botany, climate change, conservation, and cytology. Coverage: 1960 - present.
Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. BHL is revolutionizing global research by providing free, worldwide access to knowledge about life on Earth.

BioMed Central
Full-text biomedical, engineering, and earth science articles from peer-reviewed open access journals.
CINAHL Plus with Full-text
Index with some full-text articles from peer-reviewed journals related to nursing and allied health professions. Coverage: 1937 - present.

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)

Overviews of human genes, including their associated phenotypes, gene expression, mapping, and allelic variants. Includes summaries with citations of the current clinical and laboratory literature. Updated daily.

PubMed
Index of biomedical and life-science resources including mostly full-text articles, ebooks, as well as many citations.

Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI)
Evaluation and measurement tools in health and psychosocial studies. Instruments available include questionnaires, checklists, index measures, rating scales, project techniques, tests, and interview schedules.

Limited to 10 simultaneous users.
PsycINFO
Indexes literature in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. Updated weekly. Coverage: 1800s - present.
PubMed
Index of biomedical and life-science resources including mostly full-text articles, ebooks, as well as many citations.
Medline
Index of biomedical and life-science resources including mostly full-text articles, ebooks, and multimedia.
Scopus
Index of scientific journals, books and conference proceedings focused on the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.