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Biosciences

Biosciences subject databases
Database	Description	Videos
Biological Sciences Collection	Covers biological sciences, aquatic science and fisheries, marine biotechnology, microbiology, animal behaviour, bacteriology, biochemistry, biotechnology, ecology, endocrinology, entomology, genetics, health and safety, immunology, neuroscience, plant science, toxicology and virology.	Watch the walkthrough
BIOSIS Citation Index	Provides access to original research reports and reviews in botany, zoology, microbiology, biomedicine, agriculture, pharmacology, and ecology, along with medicine, biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, and biotechnology.	Watch the walkthrough
CAB Abstracts	Covers all aspects of agriculture, including nutrition and veterinary medicine.	Watch the walkthrough
Scopus	Covers biology, physics, chemistry, geosciences, agriculture, medicine, technology, business, social work, and the social sciences.	Watch the walkthrough
Web of Science	Covers the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.	Watch the walkthrough

Chemistry

Chemistry subject databases
Databases	Description	Videos
Reaxys	Access to experimental substance and reaction data and bibliographic data house in the Beilstein, Gmelin and Patent Chemistry Databases.	Searching Substances by Name in Reaxys Searching Substances by Structure in Reaxys Search for Literature in Reaxys Reaxys libguide
SciFinder	Provides integrated access to the world’s most comprehensive and authoritative source of referenced, substances, and reactions in chemistry and related sciences.	Getting Started with SciFinder Substance Searching in SciFinder Reaction Searching in SciFinder
Scopus	Covers biology, physics, chemistry, geosciences, agriculture, medicine, technology, business, social work, and the social sciences.	Watch the walkthrough
Web of Science	Covers the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.	Watch the walkthrough

Computer Science

Computer Science subject databases
Databases	Description	Videos
ACM Digital Library	A research, discovery and networking platform providing full text access to resources in computing.	Watch the walkthrough
arXiv.org	Provides access to scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, and computer science.	Watch the walkthrough
IEEE Xplore digital library	A core collection of electrical engineering and computing publications, covering all aspects of electrical and computer science.	Watch the walkthrough
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Covers all areas of computer science and information technology. Also incorporates Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics.	Watch the walkthrough
Scopus	Covers biology, physics, chemistry, geosciences, agriculture, medicine, technology, business, social work, and the social sciences.	Watch the walkthrough
Web of Science	Covers the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.	Watch the walkthrough

Mathematical Sciences

Mathematical Sciences subject databases
Databases	Description	Videos
arXiv.org	Provides access to scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, and computer science.	Watch the walkthrough
MathSciNet	Access to reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for mathematical sciences literature.	Watch the walkthrough
Scopus	Covers biology, physics, chemistry, geosciences, agriculture, medicine, technology, business, social work, and the social sciences.	Watch the walkthrough
Web of Science	Covers the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.	Watch the walkthrough

Pharmacy

Pharmacy subject databases
Database	Description	Videos
EMBASE	Covers biomedicine and pharmaceutical information, including drug research, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, toxicology, clinical and experimental human medicine, health policy and management, public health, occupational health, environmental health, drug dependence and abuse, psychiatry, forensic medicine, and biomedical engineering.	Watch the walkthrough
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts	Includes clinical and technical drug information, pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical information.	Watch the walkthrough
MEDLINE	Covers all aspects of biomedicine and clinical medicine, including microbiology, health care, nutrition, pharmacology, environmental health, anatomy, organisms, diseases, chemicals and drugs, techniques and equipment, psychiatry and psychology, biological sciences, physical sciences, social sciences and education and veterinary medicine	Watch the walkthrough
Scopus	Covers biology, physics, chemistry, geosciences, agriculture, medicine, technology, business, social work, and the social sciences.	Watch the walkthrough
SciFinder	Provides integrated access to the world’s most comprehensive and authoritative source of referenced, substances, and reactions in chemistry and related sciences.	Watch the SciFinder Webinar
Web of Science	Covers the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.	Watch the walkthrough

Physics and Astronomy

Physics and Astronomy subject databases
Database	Description	Videos
arXiv.org	Provides access to scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, and computer science.	Watch the walkthrough
IOP Journals	Provide journal content published by the Institute of Physics.	Watch the walkthrough
Knovel	Contains scientific and engineering handbooks and databases that can be searched simultaneously. Includes comprehensive treatment of technologies plus chemistry, the environment and health and safety.	Watch the walkthrough Knovel libguide
Scopus	Covers biology, physics, chemistry, geosciences, agriculture, medicine, technology, business, social work, and the social sciences.	Watch the walkthrough
Technology Collection	Indexes literature on technology and applied science, including materials science, mechanical engineering, condensed matter physics and computer science.	Watch the walkthrough
Web of Science	Covers the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.	Watch the walkthrough

Psychology

Psychology subject databases
Database	Description	Videos
APA PsycNET	From the American Psychological Association, a collection of electronically stored bibliographic references, with access to full-text articles from APA journals.	Watch the walkthrough
ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts)	Covers health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education.	Watch the walkthrough
EMBASE	Covers biomedicine and pharmaceutical information, including drug research, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, toxicology, clinical and experimental human medicine, health policy and management, public health, occupational health, environmental health, drug dependence and abuse, psychiatry, forensic medicine, and biomedical engineering.	Watch the walkthrough
MEDLINE	Covers all aspects of biomedicine and clinical medicine, including microbiology, health care, nutrition, pharmacology, environmental health, anatomy, organisms, diseases, chemicals and drugs, techniques and equipment, psychiatry and psychology, biological sciences, physical sciences, social sciences and education and veterinary medicine.	Watch the walkthrough
PsycINFO	Covers the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences, including material of relevance to psychologists and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work.	Watch the walkthrough
Scopus	Covers biology, physics, chemistry, geosciences, agriculture, medicine, technology, business, social work, and the social sciences.	Watch the walkthrough
Web of Science	Covers the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.	Watch the walkthrough

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