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Discover the best places to find articles on biology, and other places to search for information.
Article Databases
Article Databases
- PubMed This link opens in a new window
- Public Library of Science This link opens in a new window
- Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic Edition This link opens in a new window
- MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Additional Discovery Tools
Additional Databases
- WorldCat Research Station This link opens in a new window
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Journal Finder
Journal Finder
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Special Database
Special Database
- BIOSIS PreviewsRequires Librarian assistance to search. Please email for help.
Covers research in the biological and biomedical sciences, including biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, botany, ecology, genetic engineering, genetics, microbiology, and more.
Finding journals at the IU Ruth Lilly Medical Library
IU Ruth Lilly Medical Library
Explore whether the IU Ruth Lilly Medical Library has a specific journal through this link
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Medical Subject Headings give "vocabulary that provides uniformity and consistency." They can sometimes be more effective than using "keyword" searching because MeSH headings bring together citations under specific, designated terms. Identifying the most effective terms (the "right" terms) is a principal challenge in database searching. MeSH helps to identify the right terms.
The MeSH Browser provides a graphic user interface providing a simpler entry into MeSH. Here is a informative tutorial about MeSH from the National Library of Medicine. It can be useful to at least review the "highlights" of the tuturial.
Search Examples
Search Examples:
- Note the user of "field" searching: MeSH Term, Title, Title/Abstract, etc.
- Consider using a "title" or "title/abstract" to refine and restrict high frequency terms that return many results.
- See the list of "Allowable Qualifiers" for searching "subheadings" within a MeSH term
_ Prosthetics (new ideas into moveable prosthetics)
- MESH Browser (Standard View)
- (artificial limb*[MeSH Major Topic]) AND (mov*[Title] OR flex*[Title])
- ((artificial limb*[MeSH Major Topic])) AND (mov*[Title/Abstract] OR flex*[Title/Abstract])
_ Epidemiology of “popular” diseases – Crohn's/Lyme/etc.
- MESH Browser (Concept View)
- (crohn disease[MeSH Major Topic]) AND epidem*[MeSH Subheading]
- "Crohn Disease/physiopathology"[MAJR]
- See: MeSH Descriptor Data - "Allowable Qualifiers": Crohn Disease
_ Down syndrome – genetics, preventative treatments, low vs. high functioning
- MESH Browser (Expanded Concept View)
- down syndrome etiology[MeSH Terms] (Note [MeSH Terms])
- down syndrome [MeSH Term] genet* [ti/ab] function*[ti]
About Databases
Proprietary databases to which Taylor University subscribes have distinctive differences from search engines such as Google or Google Scholar. A database, generally, is a collection of information organized to provide efficient retrieval of subject matter, specifically scholarly subject matter. They tend to be narrower in scope than Google or Google Scholar.
Prominent features of proprietary databases generally:
- Cover specific discipline area/s.
- Include academic (peer-reviewed) articles from journals or magazines, electronic books, newspapers, images and research related resources.
- Provide citation information or full text to what may be included in the text of the article (a works cited or bibliography.)
- Are subscriptions for which Zondervan pays. Whereas Google is free some databases are thousands of dollars per year.
Zondervan Library subscribes to over 75 research databases that contain journal, magazine, and newspaper articles on both general and specific disciplines. There are pros and cons for each option. Awareness of the content, organization, precision of search capabilities can save you time and yield the most appropriate and relevant results.