Subject Guide: Bioengineering

Finding Journal Articles and Conference Papers

PubMed  UCB access only
Coverage: 1949–present
Medicine, life sciences, health administration.
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Web of Science  UCB access only
Coverage: 1900–present
Article database covering the core journals in all scholarly fields. Provides cited reference searching.
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SciFinder Scholar  UCB access only
Coverage: 1907–present
The online index of Chemical Abstracts, including journals, conferences and patents; more than 9,000 journals.

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Finding Books and Conference Proceedings

Next Generation Melvyl Pilot
The Next Generation Melvyl Pilot is a collaboration between the UC Libraries and the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). Holdings from all ten UC campuses are included.

Current Melvyl
Library catalog for the UC System. Find call numbers, locations, and online access for books, journals, conference proceedings, and more.
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OskiCat
OskiCat is the UC Berkeley library catalog. It does not include some engineering-related libraries at UC Berkeley. All library users can find course reserves and renew items in OskiCat. UC Berkeley faculty, students, staff, and other UC Berkeley library cardholders may request materials from NRLF in OskiCat.

Finding Background Information and Data

ENGnetBASE  UCB access only
Compilation of engineering handbooks published by CRC Press. Selected biomedical engineering titles include:

• Biomechanical Systems: Techniques and Applications. Cornelius Leondes, ed. CRC Press, 2000.
  QH513.B5535 2001
  Vol. I: Computer Techniques and Computational Methods in Biomechanics
  Vol II: Cardiovascular Techniques
  Vol III: Musculoskeletal Models & Techniques
  Vol IV: Biofluid Methods in Vascular & Pulmonary Systems
• The Biomedical Engineering Handbook. Joseph D. Bronzino. 2nd ed.
  R856.15.B56 2000 Reference
• Medical Device R & D Handbook
• Microelectrofluidic Systems: Modeling and Simulation
• Tissue Engineering

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics  UCB access only

CRC Materials Science & Engineering Handbook. 3rd ed. CRC Press, 2002.
TA403.4.C74 2001 Reference
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Finding Bioinformatics Databases

Bioinformatics Links Directory
This is a curated and annoted directory of molecular resources, tools and databases. It lists all the items appearing in the annual Nucleic Acids Research (NAR) Database Issue (since 2003), as well as sources recommended by bioinformatics experts.

European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)
EBI is part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. It provides analysis tools and several free databases of biological data, including nucleic acid, protein sequences, and macromolecular structures.

Molecular Biology Database Collection: 2008 Update
Nucleic Acids Research, 2008 Database issue (v. 36, January 2008)

• Molecular Biology Database Collection: 2008 Update, Michael Y. Galperin.
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NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) Databases and Tools

Proteome BioKnowledge® Library from Incyte  UCB access only

Finding Electronic Journals

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Finding Dissertations and Theses

For the most part, only UCB dissertations are available in the UCB Libraries. To find specific UCB dissertations, search Current Melvyl by Author. To locate sample UCB dissertations from your department, search Current Melvyl for the Subject berkeley dissertations bioengineering.
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