Skyline College
Library

 

Science/Medical/Biology Databases

 


Links to Recommended Resources for:
- Biology/Zoology
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Health & Diseases
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Respiratory Therapy

Magazine & Journal Databases

Humanities/
Social Science
Databases

Newspaper Databases

Business, Government & Statistics Databases

Reference Databases

 

Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center - on campus or off-campus w/ library card
Full-text articles on any health-related topics

ProQuest Biology Journals
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on or off campus w/ library card
Full-text biology-related journal articles

PubMed Central
Archive of full-text life sciences journals, from NCBI

Entrez, The Life Sciences Search Engine
Cross-database searching for life sciences

PubMed--Medline abstracts
Summaries of medical journal articles. info

Medline Plus Health Information
General health information from the National Library of Medicine

MedicineNet.com: Diseases & Conditions
Quality information on an extensive number of diseases and conditions.

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy: "The Merck Manual" is "the textbook of medicine most widely used by health care professionals." 1999 edition.

PLOS Biology Journal
open-access (free) academic journal published by the Public Library of Science.

 

Access Science encyclopedia
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on campus or off-campus w/ library card
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology

New Book of Popular Science - on campus
OR off-campus w/ library card
Popular science encyclopedia

ASM Microbiology Journals
Full-text microbiology journal articles. info

World of Microbiology and Immunology
Encyclopedia covering concepts, theories, discoveries, and pioneers in microbiology and immunology;

Encyclopedia of Life
Key information about all life on Earth

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
on campus or off-campus w/ library card
Full-text articles from medical journals & more.
- After connecting, click on Medical at left.

- Select Medical Journals

HighWire Science Journals
Academic science journals, some full-text. info

Free Medical Journals.com
Links to free medical journals' websites. info

Academic Science Journal Links
Links to academic science journals' websites.

BioMed Central
Over 100 open access (free) journals covering all areas of Biology and Medicine. Free registration required.

 

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last revised: 3-25-08
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
These materials may be used for educational purposes if you inform and credit the author and cite the source as: Skyline College Library. All commercial rights are reserved. To contact the author, or send comments or suggestions, email: Eric Brenner at brenner@smccd.net