Databases
Articles
- Provides indexing and abstracts for 4,000 journals in Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology and Life Sciences.
- Covers 1969 to present.
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PubMed (including Medline via PubMed)
- MEDLINE indexes articles from more than 3200 medical, health, and nutrition journals.
- More info on PubMed
OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man)
- Catalog of human genes and genetic disorders.
- Focuses primarily on inherited, or heritable, genetic diseases.
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- Help using OMIM
- Indexes over 6,000 peer-reviewed science journals cover-to-cover.
- Also provides access to cited references, the footnotes to a scholarly article.
- Covers 1955-present.
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- Indexes over 1200 journals in Nursing and allied health
- More info on CINAHL via ProQuest
- More info on CINAHL via EBSCO
- Provides citations and abstracts for psychology and the psychological aspects of medicine, psychiatry, nursing, and counseling.
- Covers more than 1,300 periodicals
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- Full text for many articles in over 1,200 scientific and medical peer-reviewed journals.
- Coverage varies according to title.
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Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.
- Provides over 3,000 peer-reviewed articles in the biological sciences
- Updated monthly.
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Genetics (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
- A 4-volume encyclopedia covering all aspects of genetics.
- Also covers the ethical, legal, and social issues.
- More info on Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Also includes Oxford dictionaries for ecology, plant sciences, and zoology.
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Full text of the print encyclopedia plus more up-to-date articles not yet available in the printed version. Also includes Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Tenth Edition), the Britannica Book of the Year, and thousands of WWW links selected by Britannica editors.
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News and Legislation
- Covers over 350 U.S. and international papers, and news transcripts.
For more newspaper sources, see the Jackson Library Newspaper Guide
- Search or browse U.S. congressional information (bills, laws, testimony).
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- Weekly summaries of U.S. Congressional activity
- 1983 to present
- More information on CQ Weekly
Citation Indexes
Guides to when, where, and how often articles have been cited
- Citation indexes covering the sciences and social sciences.
- 1955-present
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Genetic Counseling Resources
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Lea Leininger
Health Science Librarian
