| Selected Article Databases: | Years Covered | Default Search | Truncation Symbol |
|---|---|---|---|
| PubMed
medicine, life sciences, health administration (Guide: HTML, PDF) |
1949–present | Phrase | * |
| Web of Science
all sciences and engineering journals, with cited reference searching (Tutorial: HTML and Guide: HTML, PDF) |
1900–present | All | * |
| SciFinder Scholar
The online index of Chemical Abstracts, including journals, conferences and patents; more than 9,000 journals. Follow directions for downloading the search software. (Guide: HTML, PDF) |
1907–present | Phrase | n/a |
| Compendex
all areas of engineering, journals and conferences (Guide: HTML, PDF) |
1884–present | All | * |
| Engineered Materials Abstracts
polymers, ceramics, composites (Quick Reference Card: PDF) |
1986–present | Phrase | * |
| INSPEC
electrical engineering, computer science, physics and related fields (Guide: HTML, PDF) |
1969–present | Adjacency | * or $ |
| BIOSIS Previews
biology, life sciences (Guide: HTML, PDF) |
1926–present | Phrase | * |
| Quantitative Biology e-prints
Preprints in biomolecules, cell behavior, genomics, quantitative methods, tissues and organs, and 5 more areas of Quantitative Biology from the ArXiv at Cornell University (formerly at Los Alamos) |
2003–present | AND (use quotes for phrase searching) | * |
| ETHX on the Web
bioethics journal articles, book chapters, bills, laws, court decisions, reports, books, audio-visuals, and news. |
1973–present | All (use quotes for phrase searching) | * |
To access other article databases, consult our complete list of Article Databases.
Locating Full Text Online or in the Library: Many article databases offer the UC-eLinks service, providing links to full-text articles online and automated library catalog searches. If these links fail, you can search for the journal title or conference name yourself in Melvyl.
Related Guides:
Getting Started with UC-eLinks
How to Find Journal Articles
How to Find Conference Proceedings
