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Collection of science reference materials based on the full text and illustrations from the latest edition of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, plus updates from the Yearbooks of Science and Technology, definitions from Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, biographies from Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography, headline news from Science News, bibliographies, study guides, and more.

The Allen Brain Atlas is a web-based application that is designed to aid the expansion of brain science. It enables users to access an extensive database of ISH images, ABA reference atlas, and gene expression masks. The Allen Brain Atlas project, named for its founder Paul G. Allen, will combine the disciplines of neuroanatomy and genomics to create the most comprehensive map of the brain at the cellular level, illustrating the functional anatomy of the brain through a collection of gene expression maps, brain circuits and cell locations.

Contains bibliographic citations describing items listed on the table of contents pages of more than 13,000 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. 1990 to the present for most journals, 1992 or 1994 to the present for some.

ISI Web of knowledge is an integrated platform designed to support research in academic, corporate, government, and not for profit organizations. ISI citation databases are multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information indexed to be searched by subject, author, journal, and/or author address. They can also be searched for articles that cite a known author or work. Cited reference searching allows use of a given work as if it were a subject term, to identify more recent articles on the same topic.

Provides full-text access to about 300 volumes of reference works in the humanities, social sciences, and business and management. It supports browsing and full-text searching.

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews includes the full text of the regularly updated systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare prepared by The Cochrane Collaboration.The reviews are presented in two types: complete reviews and protocols for reviews currently being prepared (all include an expected date of completion). Protocols are the background, objectives and methods of reviews in preparation.

Consists of 6 databases: Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Cochrane reviews), Database of abstracts of reviews of effect (DARE), Cochrane central register of controlled trials (CENTRAL), Cochrane database of methodology reviews (Methodology reviews), Health technology assessment database (HTA), and NHS economic evaluation database (NHS EED).

CINAHL, the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, covers nursing, allied health, biomedical and consumer health journals, publications of the American Nursing Association, and the National League for Nursing. Articles (some with abstracts) from 1200 journals, books, dissertations, standards of professional practice, educational software are included.

Includes citations for over 2.3 million dissertations and theses from around the world, ranging from 1861 to those accepted last semester. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts; master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Where available, PQDT provides twenty-four page previews. In addition, more than 750,000 are available for download in PDF format (digital dissertations and theses are archived as submitted by the degree-granting institution).

A biomedical and pharmaceutical database indexing over 3,500 international journals in the following fields: 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/instrumentation.

Encompasses topics including aging (geropsychology), assessment, clinical, cognitive, community, counseling, educational, environmental, family, industrial/organizational, health, school, sports, and transportation psychology. Each entry provides a clear definition, a brief review of the theoretical basis, and emphasizes major areas of application.

"Major reference work that provides a comprehensive entry point into all of the existing literature on child development from the fields of psychology, genetics, neuroscience, and sociology"-- About page.

Collection of science reference materials based on the full text and illustrations from the latest edition of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, plus updates from the Yearbooks of Science and Technology, definitions from Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, biographies from Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography, headline news from Science News, bibliographies, study guides, and more.

Provides online access to an extensive collection of general and specialized databases covering a wide range of subject areas. Features links to abstracts, articles, indexes, reviews, and full text of works such as dissertations, journals, reports, and conference proceedings and papers. Links to some OCLC databases.

FRANCIS covers a wide range of multilingual, multidisciplinary information in the humanities (63%), social sciences (33%), and economics (4%). FRANCIS is strong in religion, the history of art, and literature, with particular emphasis on current trends in European and world literature. Updated monthly, FRANCIS covers 1984 to the present, with more than 872,000 records.

Consists of 6 databases: Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Cochrane reviews), Database of abstracts of reviews of effect (DARE), Cochrane central register of controlled trials (CENTRAL), Cochrane database of methodology reviews (Methodology reviews), Health technology assessment database (HTA), and NHS economic evaluation database (NHS EED).

HLISD - a directory of Health Library and Information Services - aims to be the most comprehensive database of its kind. The information is updated by a network of editors who are responsible for checking the currency of their entries. CILIP Health Libraries Group (HLG), the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the National Library for Health (NLH) agreed to collaborate on building a single, online directory of library services, capable of being updated by individual libraries or library networks on an ongoing basis. The directory covers the whole of the UK and the Republic of Ireland and includes all health library and information sectors whether they are NHS, Further or Higher Education, Government, Professional Bodies, Patient Information or Voluntary Organisations.

A comprehensive listing of theses accepted for higher degrees by universities in Great Britain and Ireland since 1716. Abstracts are included for all theses as of 1986, and selectively from 1970-1986.

"Major reference work that provides a comprehensive entry point into all of the existing literature on child development from the fields of psychology, genetics, neuroscience, and sociology"-- About page.

ISI Web of knowledge is an integrated platform designed to support research in academic, corporate, government, and not for profit organizations. ISI citation databases are multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information indexed to be searched by subject, author, journal, and/or author address. They can also be searched for articles that cite a known author or work. Cited reference searching allows use of a given work as if it were a subject term, to identify more recent articles on the same topic.

Issues Online is a comprehensive reference source addressing contemporary social issues. With more than sixty topics to choose from, it provides a wide range of information including: articles with news and views on each topic, key facts, key statistics, lobby group links, newspaper archives, reference sites, research guides plus assignment/debate suggestions.

Collection of science reference materials based on the full text and illustrations from the latest edition of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, plus updates from the Yearbooks of Science and Technology, definitions from Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, biographies from Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography, headline news from Science News, bibliographies, study guides, and more.

The database of biomedical literature from the U.S. Department of Health, with additional coverage of the areas of allied health, biological and physical sciences, humanities and information science as they relate to medicine and health care, communication disorders, population biology, and reproductive biology. Provides access to indexes of all areas of medicine (over 3,500 journals published internationally from 1965 to the present, including dentistry, nursing, and health services. Includes records with astracts. Also available in French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. It contains all citations published in Index Medicus, and corresponds in part to the Index to Dental Literature and the International Nursing Index.

Neuroscience Gateway is a comprehensive source for the latest research, news and events in neuroscience and genomics research developed collaboratively by the Allen Institute for Brain Science and Nature Publishing Group. It offers a collection of expertly selected content from Elsevier's leading publications in the neurosciences. Updated every two weeks to bring neuroscience researchers the latest field-related scientific and feature articles, research updates, book reviews and more.

Consists of 6 databases: Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Cochrane reviews), Database of abstracts of reviews of effect (DARE), Cochrane central register of controlled trials (CENTRAL), Cochrane database of methodology reviews (Methodology reviews), Health technology assessment database (HTA), and NHS economic evaluation database (NHS EED).

NHS Evidence provides free access to clinical and non-clinical information - local, regional, national and international. Information includes evidence, guidance and Government policy.

CINAHL, the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, covers nursing, allied health, biomedical and consumer health journals, publications of the American Nursing Association, and the National League for Nursing. Articles (some with abstracts) from 1200 journals, books, dissertations, standards of professional practice, educational software are included.

Contains bibliographic citations describing items listed on the table of contents pages of more than 13,000 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. 1990 to the present for most journals, 1992 or 1994 to the present for some.

Provides online access to an extensive collection of general and specialized databases covering a wide range of subject areas. Features links to abstracts, articles, indexes, reviews, and full text of works such as dissertations, journals, reports, and conference proceedings and papers. Links to some OCLC databases.

Includes citations for over 2.3 million dissertations and theses from around the world, ranging from 1861 to those accepted last semester. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts; master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Where available, PQDT provides twenty-four page previews. In addition, more than 750,000 are available for download in PDF format (digital dissertations and theses are archived as submitted by the degree-granting institution).

Provides full text access to articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations since 1988. Covers general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology in areas including animal behavior, cognition, memory, neuroscience, perception, physiological psychology, psycholinguistics, psychometrics, social and personality psychology.

The PsycINFO database covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas. PsycINFO's coverage is worldwide, and includes references and abstracts to over 1300 journals in more than 20 languages, and to book chapters and books in the English language. Over 50,000 references are added annually. Popular literature is excluded.

The Serials Union Catalogue for the UK research community is a free tool to help researchers and librarians locate serials held in the UK. The catalogue contains information on both print and electronic serials, including journals, periodicals, newspapers, newsletters, magazines, proceedings, annual reports and other publications of a continuing nature.

ISI Web of knowledge is an integrated platform designed to support research in academic, corporate, government, and not for profit organizations. ISI citation databases are multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information indexed to be searched by subject, author, journal, and/or author address. They can also be searched for articles that cite a known author or work. Cited reference searching allows use of a given work as if it were a subject term, to identify more recent articles on the same topic.

WorldCat is a worldwide union catalog created and maintained collectively by more than 9,000 member institutions. With millions of online records built from the bibliographic and ownership information of contributing libraries, it is the largest and most comprehensive database of its kind.

The newly funded ZETOC service provides Z39.50-compliant access to the British Library's Electronic Table of Contents (ETOC). The database contains details of approximately 20,000 current journals and 16,000 conference proceedings published per year. With almost 15 million article and conference records, the database covers every imaginable subject in science, technology, medicine, engineering, business, law, finance and the humanities. The database covers the years from 1993 to date and is updated daily. A list of journal titles covered by the database is available. Copies of all the articles and conference papers listed on the database are available from the British Library's Document Supply Centre in Yorkshire.