Welcome to the research guide for Biology! This guide will support your research in Biology, Environmental Studies, and related fields of study.
The databases listed below are some of the most popular used by students doing research for their Biology courses. Depending on your topic, you may want to explore other resources using the tabs on the left side of the guide. Remember, you can always ask a librarian for help!
Popular Biology Databases
- AccessOne - all Access collections in one search This link opens in a new windowAn all-in-one database collection that includes AccessMedicine, AccessMedicine App, AccessPharmacy, and AccessPhysiotherapy.
- Google Scholar (HPU-specific link) This link opens in a new window
Use this link to connect Google Scholar with HPU's collection of full-text journals. You will be asked for your HPU username and password if off-campus.
- ProQuest Central via NC LIVE This link opens in a new window
The ultimate cross-disciplinary research tool, ProQuest Central brings together 30 of our most highly used databases to create the largest single academic research resource available today.
- PubMed (HPU-specific link) This link opens in a new windowComprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals. Citations may include links to full text articles from PubMed Central or publisher websites. Use the Journal Finder icon next to article entries to check for access in HPU Libraries' collection.
- Scopus This link opens in a new windowA citation search tool that indexes over 75 million articles and records. Each citation contains a detailed abstract and links to its references, along with links to resources cited by. Scopus provides links to full-text articles HPU Libraries already subscribes to, as well as links to publisher pages.
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AMA Citation Guide
Use the arrows in the corner of the image to expand the citation guide. Click on the type of material you want to cite in the Table of Contents to jump to that page.