Library Guides: BIO-372/ EVR-390 Intro. to Biological Research/ Environmental Research: Databases

Core Databases

Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text from journals and monographs related to agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, public policy, social impacts, and urban planning.
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Search with keywords or browse the thesuarus (shown below).

GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Indexes and abstracts of scholarly, governmental and general-interest titles, which deal with the environmental effects of individuals, corporations, and governments; has some open access.
More database information from EBSCO.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Gives "Cited by" information. For links to ORU database articles, 1) go to Settings, 2) click Library links in the left menu, and 3) key in Oral Roberts University. When you are logged in to "Off Campus Access," the results in Google Scholar will provide a link to the article, if it is available full-text in the library. To set up an alert: Perform a search. In the left menu, click Create alert, enter your email, select number of results, and then click Create Alert.
Citations to journal articles and eBooks will link to full-text if ORU has access to that resource.
Instructions on how to set up ORU Library on Google Scholar is found on the
Technical Helps LibGuide.
PLOS - Public Library of Science This link opens in a new window
From website: "PLOS publishes a suite of influential Open Access journals across all areas of science and medicine" -- Biology, Computational Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Pathogens. Covers original research from all disciplines within science and medicine. Indexed in opens new windowAcademic Search Complete, PubMed Central and several other databases, so it can be searched in a database or independently. Articles undergo opens new windoweditorial and peer review led by one of approximately 6,000 PLoS ONE Academic Editors. opens new windowLearn more. Includes article downloads, views and cited references.
PLOS ONE is multi-disciplinary and "facilitates connections within and between disciplines."
SAGE Premier This link opens in a new window
Over 1,000 peer-reviewed journals covering a broad scope of disciplines. Offering scholarly and professional research in partnership with over 400 key societies.
ScienceDirect Databases (All) This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text, peer-reviewed articles from journals related to health & life sciences, physical sciences, and social & behavioral sciences.

• To browse journals, choose a discipline, or "domain," under "Refine publications by," then further refine by "subdomain.".
• To request an article from interlibrary loan, use the opens new windowILL form or email the citation information to libill@oru.edu.
• To move a ScienceDirect article into your EBSCO folder, go to EagleSearch, then key in and search for the article title. Sign in and add the article to your EBSCO folder or add it to your Google Drive.
• Includes cited references.

Related Databases

EagleSearch This link opens in a new window
EBSCO's discovery service (EDS) is called EagleSearch at ORU. This interface provides access to the majority of ORU resources through a single entry point.
Quick overview of EBSCO's Discovery Service (EDS)
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
To view subjects for your topic, click Subject Terms in the top menu bar. Key in your subject in the Browsing text box. Click a display option (Term Begins With, Term Contains, or Relevancy Ranked). Click Browse
A scholarly multi-disciplinary full-text database with book reviews, images, and some books with full-text. Areas covered include biology, chemistry, mathematics, multicultural studies, sciences, psychology, religion and theology, women's studies and more.
More database information from EBSCO.
Basic Searching Tutorial on EBSCOhost.
Advanced Searching Tutorial on EBSCOhost.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to free, full-text, quality-controlled, peer-reviewed, research and scholarly journals; many languages and countries represented.
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Pascal and Francis Bibliographic Database This link opens in a new window
"Free access to an archive of the PASCAL and FRANCIS bibliographic databases in exact, human, and social sciences since 1972."
Classification schemes for Searching both databases
Search by Vocabulary
A search returns bibliographic citations; check Publication Finder for journal access.

USGS (U.S. Geological Society) Publications Warehouse
Access to over 170,000 publications written by USGS scientists over the century-plus history of the bureau.

Medical & Health Databases

BioMed Central This link opens in a new window
Open Access.
Full-text journal articles are free with registration which is required to use advanced search features, save searches, and set up alerts.
Access to free registration at BioMed Central. (Log-in credentials will also work with SpringerOpen.)
More database information from BioMed Central.
CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new window
New Database!
Full-text and citations of journal articles, evidence-based care sheets, book chapters, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, and more.
Health & Life Sciences Journal Collection (ScienceDirect) This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text articles and indexing of journals and reference works related to the health & life science.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text, abstracts, and indexing of health and medical related scholarly journals; subjects include pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law, etc.
MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Full-text from biomedical and health journals; utilizes MeSH.
Advanced Searching with MEDLINE Medical Subjects Headings (MESH).
Ovid Core Nursing Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text of selected nursing journals as well as access to tables of contents, bibliographic citations, abstracts, and references of hundreds of scientific, technical, and medical journals.

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PubMed Central This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Library of Medicine free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
More database information from US National Library of Medicine.

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
Provides access to biomedical and genomic information.

Dissertations & Theses

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Subject: Biology
Provides indexing for millions of dissertations, with the full-text available for immediate free download and many available for purchase in print; the official digital dissertation archive for the Library of Congress.
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Full text is available for immediate free download and many available for purchase in print.

Try a simple keyword search for molecular biology, genetics, or ecology. On the results page, click Subjects then More options in the left menu to limit to specific subjects.
Use Browse then click biology. Click View documents or the + symbol to view biology subheadings.
Key in su(biology) for results on the subject biology.

Note: After you select a dissertation/thesis, use the Cite feature to get a citation in CSE or other selected style.