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Ecology Abstracts [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=ecology&adv=1) VPN
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Focuses on how organisms of all kinds - microbes, plants, and animals - interact with their environments and with other organisms. Included are relevant papers on evolutionary biology, economics, and systems analysis as they relate to ecosystems or the environment LOWER-DIVISION Undergraduates. UPPER-DIVISION Undergraduates, Researchers should use BIOSIS Previews.
- Coverage: 1982-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=ecology&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=ecology&adv=1) VPN
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General Databases
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BIOSIS Previews [via ISI] (http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS) VPN
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More than 20 million records in all life science areas, including agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, botany, ecology, environmental sciences, genetics, microbiology, veterinary medicine & pharmacology. Indexes over 6000 journals, serials, books and book chapters, conference proceedings and patents.
- Coverage: 1926-present
- Access: http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS (http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS) VPN
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International Bibliography of History of Science, Technology, and Medicine (HistSciTEchMed) [via OCLC FirstSearch] (http://uclibs.org/PID/9767) VPN
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Citations to the literature of the history of science, technology, and medicine
- Coverage: 1976-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/9767 (http://uclibs.org/PID/9767) VPN
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19th Century Masterfile (including Poole's Plus)
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THIS DATABASE HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR BUDGETARY REASONS. AS AN ALTERNATIVE WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE "C-19: The Nineteenth Century Index," A DATABASE WHICH COVERS MUCH OF THE SAME MATERIAL AND MORE. FOR ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVES, PLEASE CONTACT THE SHIELDS LIBRARY GENERAL REFERENCE DESK.
Enhanced WWW edition of William Frederick Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, which indexes books, newspapers, periodicals and government documents on the 19th Century. Includes an expanding list of other 19th Century indexes, including the New York Times (1863-1905), the New York Tribune (1875-1906), Harper's Magazine Index (1850-1892), Palmers's Index to the Times (London), 1880-1890, and historical government publications indexes for both the United States and Great Britain. These indexes include Cobbett's Parliamentary History of England (1066-1803) and Hansard's Indexes to Debates, House of Commons and House of Lords (1803-1830).
- Coverage: 19th century
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Historical Abstracts (http://uclibs.org/pid/12775) VPN
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Citations to articles on the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America:history and life. Indexes more than 2000 journals worldwide.
- Coverage: 1967-present
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Conference Papers Index [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=cpi-set-c&adv=1) VPN
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Major areas of coverage include agriculture, biochemistry, chemistry, chemical engineering, forestry, biology, environmental science, soil science, biotechnology, and clinical medicine.
- Coverage: 1982-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=cpi-set-c&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=cpi-set-c&adv=1) VPN
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New York Times via Proquest Historical Newspapers (http://www.umi.com/pqdauto?COPT=U01EPTQmSU5UPTAmREJTPTFBQ0Q@) VPN
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Historical coverage of the New York Times 1851-1999, with both full page and individual article images. Searchable full text back to the first issue.
- Coverage: 1851-2002
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Science Citation Index Expanded [via Web of Knowledge] (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN
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Multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines. Search for articles that cite a known author or work. Print SCIENCE CITATION INDEX indexes literature back to 1945 and is located in the Shields Library, Third Floor, in the Biological & Agricultural Sciences Reference Collection, at the call number Z 7401 .S36
- Coverage: 1900-present
- Access: http://isiknowledge.com/wos (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN
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WorldCat [via FirstSearch/OCLC] (http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=WorldCat) VPN
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OCLC catalog of millions of records for books, journal titles and materials in other formats from approximately 12,000 libraries worldwide.
- Coverage: 1000 A.D.-present
- Access: http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=WorldCat (http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=WorldCat) VPN
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Dissertation Abstracts International / Dissertations & Theses [via ProQuest] (http://uclibs.org/PID/11984) VPN
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Online access to citations and abstracts for every title in the UMI Dissertation Abstracts database; since 1997, provides full-text access to dissertations. Access is free to UC Campus dissertations.
- Coverage: 1861-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/11984 (http://uclibs.org/PID/11984) VPN
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- Current Research @ University of California, Davis (searches all University of California, Davis dissertations published in the Dissertation Abstracts database). http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucdavis/main
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Faculty of 1000 Biology TRIAL (http://www.f1000biology.com/browse/) VPN
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The UC Davis General Library is offering special TRIAL access through December 2009 to Faculty of 1000 Biology.
Faculty of 1000 (F1000) Biology is a literature awareness tool that is updated continuously. F1000 Biology comprehensively and systematically highlights and reviews the most interesting papers published in the biological sciences, based on the recommendations of a faculty of well over 2300 selected leading researchers. Through immediate rating of individual papers by the authors' peers, F1000 Biology highlights papers on the basis of their scientific merit rather than that of the journal in which they appear. Features included are: Current Top 10 list, Hidden Jewels list,and the Most viewed list.
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Full-text Resources
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Springer eBooks Pilot (http://springerlink.com/books/)
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This UC-wide pilot for Springer eBooks includes more than 20,000 titles in English (and selectively in German) from every scientific discipline and many social sciences. This online interface enables all books to be searchable at the full-text level. Scope (textbook areas are starred) ranges from Architecture and Design, *Behavioral Science, *Biomedical and Life Sciences, *Business and Economics, *Chemistry and Materials Science, *Computer Science, *Earth and Environmental Science, *Engineering, *Humanities & Social Sciences and Law, *Mathematics and Statistics, *Medicine, *Physics and Astronomy, to Professional and Applied Computing. Dates of coverage are 2005 to 2009. NEW books are added monthly.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a pilot project. Currently there is no separation of the search feature between books and any Springer UC licensed journals. Search results are mixed with book and journal retrievals displayed together.
- Coverage: 2005-2009
- Access: http://springerlink.com/books/ (http://springerlink.com/books/)
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Journal Citation Reports (JCR) (http://uclibs.org/PID/36787) VPN
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Journal Citation Reports® is an annual publication by Thomson Reuters. Journal Citation Reports can show you the
most frequently cited journals in a field, the highest impact journals in a field, and the largest journals in a field. JCR Science Edition contains data from over 5,900 journals in science and technology. JCR Social Sciences Edition contains data from over 1,700 journals in the social sciences.
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- Coverage: 2007
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
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Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia [Gale Virtual Reference Library] (http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX3406799999&q=ucdavis) VPN
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Extensive, completely revised and updated 17-volume version of the original work published in Germany in 1960. Incorporates recent developments in the animal world as noted by prominent advisors and contributors from the scientific community. Volume 1 covers Lower metazoans and lesser deuterostomes and volume 2 is on Protostomes. Volume 3 is about Insects. Volumes 4-5 are both concerning Fishes. Volume 6 pertains to Amphibians and volume 7 is about Reptiles. Volumes 8-11 are all concerning Birds. Volumes 12-16 are on Mammals and lastly, volume 17 is the cumulative index.
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- Each entry by family includes taxonomic placement and brief details including thumbnail description, size, number of genera/species, habitat, conservation status, and distribution map.
- Detailed sections describe: evolution and systematics; physical characteristics; distribution; habitat; behavior; feeding ecology and diet; reproductive biology; conservation status; significance to humans; and end with lengthy species accounts.
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Dictionary of Scientific Biography (complete) [via Gale Virtual Reference Library] (http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2830999999&q=ucdavis) VPN
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This classic encyclopedia covering scientists from all time periods and all fields of science has been completely revised. This "complete" online version includes all the entries from both the new (2008) edition and the original edition.
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