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Library Search

Finding articles to support your research

Begin your search by going to Library Search on the main page. Enter keywords and use the limits on the left to select "Articles" and "Peer-reviewed Journals."

You can also go directly to the article databases which are listed in the box below.

If you have a particular science / biology journal title in mind, go to the Journal Title Search to view the library's holdings for that particular journal.

Journal Title Search
Use this tool to search for full text journals held by the Berntsen Library (either electronically or in print).

Finding Articles Through Specific Databases

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
You can use Academic Search Premier to search for full text articles covering topics in biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion and theology, sociology, etc. A useful database for a broad range of needs, Academic Search Premier indexes nearly 13,800 publications, with over 4,700 of them providing access to the full-text.
GreenFile This link opens in a new window
This collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects. This tool includes indexing and abstracts for more than 760,000 records and open access full text for more than 11,000 records.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
You can use JSTOR to access full-text, full-image, scholarly journal articles. This archival database covers the Humanities and Social Sciences. Specific topics include African-American Studies, Anthropology, Finance, and Mathematics.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises over 24 million citations from biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. PubMed citations and abstracts include the fields of biomedicine and health, covering portions of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering. PubMed also provides access to additional relevant web sites and links to the other NCBI molecular biology resources.
Science & Technology (ProQuest Research Library) This link opens in a new window
This resource covers publications on the latest science and technology information for researchers of all levels.
Science Reference Center This link opens in a new window
This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

Google Scholar

Search Google Scholar to find citations to scholarly articles. While some articles are freely available via the web, many are not. If you find a useful article citation using Google Scholar, check the Berntsen Library's Journal Title Search to see if you can access the journal via the library. Otherwise, you may request the article via Inter-Library Loan by submitting a request through Library Search.

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