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Environment Complete
An index of journals and books on environmental and sciences and policy. (Some full-text).
Academic Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary database of journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports. (Some full-text).
AccessScience
A top encyclopedia of science and technology with biographies, news, and images.
AGRICOLA
An index of agriculture, animal and plant sciences, and environmental science. (Citations only).
Annual Reviews
Review articles on top research topics in biological, physical, and social sciences.
Biological Abstracts
An index of journals in biology, biotechnology, microbiology, and other life sciences. (Some full-text).
BioOne
Electronic journals in biology, ecology, and environmental sciences.
Business Source Complete
Search business journals, trade magazines, company and industry profiles, and market research. (Some full-text)
JSTOR
Full-text from 1,300 academic journals, plus historical pamphlets and primary sources. Most content is archival (1834 to 5 years ago), with current content for 200 journals.
Omnifile
A multi-disciplinary index of journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).
Opposing Viewpoints in Context


Editorials, news, statistics, multimedia, and web sites on controversial topics.
Science and Technology
Journals in biology, biotechnology, chemistry, geology, physics, and materials science. (Some full-text).
Web of Science


An index of high impact research journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations only).