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Applied Science and Technology Abstracts
Description: Indexes journals in the environmental, physical, mathematical and computer sciences; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Biological and Agricultural Index
Description: Indexes journals in biochemistry, biotechnology, ecology, forestry, nutrition and veterinary science.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
General Science Full Text
Description: Indexes journals in the physical and life sciences; with abstracts and some full text.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
ScienceDirect
Description: Full text articles for well over 1,000 journals in science, health and the social sciences.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Web of Knowledge
Description: Provides ability to acquire and manage science and scholarly research information via a single point of access. Contains Web of Science, Biological Abstracts, Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
1Academic Search Premier
Description: Indexes journals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies and education.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1975-present
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
2Applied Science and Technology Abstracts
Description: Indexes journals in the physical, mathematical and computer sciences; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1983-present
Use to locate: Articles
3Biological Abstracts
Description: Indexes journals in the life sciences. Limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1980-present
Use to locate: Articles
4Biological and Agricultural Index
Description: Indexes journals in biochemistry, biotechnology, ecology, forestry, nutrition and veterinary science.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1983-present
Use to locate: Articles
5Dissertations & Theses Full Text
Description: Indexes dissertations and theses from the US and Canada; with abstracts and some full text.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1637-present
Use to locate: Dissertations & Theses
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
6General Science Full Text
Description: Indexes journals in the physical and life sciences; with abstracts and some full text.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1984-present
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
7JSTOR
Description: The full text of more than 500 journals in business, social sciences, science, and the humanities. Searchable and browsable by date.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1900 to 2-5years ago
Use to locate: Articles, Reviews
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
8OmniFile Full Text Select
Description: Multidisciplinary, 100% full-text database providing full text articles, with their accompanying indexing and abstracts. Contains Wilson Select Plus content.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1994-Present
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
9ScienceDirect
Description: Full text articles for well over 1,000 journals in science, health and the social sciences.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1996-present
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
10Web of Knowledge
Description: Provides ability to acquire and manage science and scholarly research information via a single point of access. Contains Web of Science, Biological Abstracts, Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1980-present
Use to locate: Articles
11Web of Science
Description: Provides access to cited reference searching within a large number of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world. Contains Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1985-present
Use to locate: Articles
1AccessScience
Description: Full-text online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. Also includes biographies of scientists, late-breaking science and technology news, learning resources and study guides.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
2Credo Reference: Science
Description: An online, cross-searchable collection of science reference books.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
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1Nature
Description: Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature also provides rapid, authoritative, insightful and arresting news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public.
2Science
Description: Science has grown to become the world's leading outlet for scientific news, commentary, and cutting-edge research, with the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general-science journal.
See Journal & Newspaper Articles for more
1Academic Search Premier
Description: Indexes journals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies and education.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1975-present
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
2AccessScience
Description: Full-text online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. Also includes biographies of scientists, late-breaking science and technology news, learning resources and study guides.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Encyclopedias
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
3Applied Science and Technology Abstracts
Description: Indexes journals in the physical, mathematical and computer sciences; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1983-present
Use to locate: Articles
4Biological Abstracts
Description: Indexes journals in the life sciences. Limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1980-present
Use to locate: Articles
5Biological and Agricultural Index
Description: Indexes journals in biochemistry, biotechnology, ecology, forestry, nutrition and veterinary science.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1983-present
Use to locate: Articles
6Council of Science Editors (CSE) style
Description: Guide to the CSE Manual of Style, provided by the Ohio State University Libraries.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Web Sites
7Credo Reference: Science
Description: An online, cross-searchable collection of science reference books.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Dictionaries, E-books, Encyclopedias
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
8Dissertations & Theses Full Text
Description: Indexes dissertations and theses from the US and Canada; with abstracts and some full text.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1637-present
Use to locate: Dissertations & Theses
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
9General Science Full Text
Description: Indexes journals in the physical and life sciences; with abstracts and some full text.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1984-present
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
10JSTOR
Description: The full text of more than 500 journals in business, social sciences, science, and the humanities. Searchable and browsable by date.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1900 to 2-5years ago
Use to locate: Articles, Reviews
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
11National Academies: Advisors to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine
Description: Experts from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council address critical national issues and give advice to the federal government and the public. Site offers access to news, reports, and full-length books from these organizations.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: E-books, Government documents, Policy & regulatory analysis
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
12Nature
Description: Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology on the basis of its originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness, accessibility, elegance and surprising conclusions. Nature also provides rapid, authoritative, insightful and arresting news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Journals
13OmniFile Full Text Select
Description: Multidisciplinary, 100% full-text database providing full text articles, with their accompanying indexing and abstracts. Contains Wilson Select Plus content.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1994-Present
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
14Science
Description: Science has grown to become the world's leading outlet for scientific news, commentary, and cutting-edge research, with the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general-science journal.
Restrictions: In library use only
Use to locate: Journals
15Science.gov
Description: Contains United States government science information and research results. Materials include authoritative web sites, databases of technical reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, etc.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Web Sites
16ScienceDirect
Description: Full text articles for well over 1,000 journals in science, health and the social sciences.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1996-present
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
17Web of Knowledge
Description: Provides ability to acquire and manage science and scholarly research information via a single point of access. Contains Web of Science, Biological Abstracts, Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1980-present
Use to locate: Articles
18Web of Science
Description: Provides access to cited reference searching within a large number of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world. Contains Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1985-present
Use to locate: Articles
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