LibGuides @ URI: Cell and Molecular Biology: Databases

Recommended Databases

BIOSIS Previews [Biological Abstracts] (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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Indexing and abstracts of journals in the life sciences and biomedical research covering pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more. 1926-. Updated weekly.
SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts Service, CAS) This link opens in a new window
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Indexes 1,600 key chemistry, biochemistry and chemical engineering journals and selectively indexes 8,000 more, plus conference proceedings, patents, technical reports, and other materials. Also contains information on chemical substances and reactions, regulations, and chemical suppliers. 1907-. Updated daily. Access restricted to URI students, faculty, and staff; for instructions on setting up an account, click more link.

To use this index: you must be a URI student, staff, or faculty member with a valid email address ending in "uri.edu." You will need to go to the CAS registration site from a URI computer and set up an account with CAS. The password selection process requires close attention to the password criteria and may take several tries. Successful registration results in an email with a link which you must click to finish registration.
ScienceDirect (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window
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ScienceDirect is a collection of journals from the publisher Elsevier and its affiliates. Journals may be browsed or searched by keyword. Access to the full content of articles from selected journals is available to URI users from 1995 to the present. Availability is indicated by a green icon. Other articles may be requested via Interlibrary Loan.
Scopus (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window
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Multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature with tools to track, analyze, and visualize article and literature use. Includes journal articles, books, book series, conference papers, and more. Alternative to Web of Science. Indexes close to 35,000 titles.
PubMed (linked to URI holdings) This link opens in a new window
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PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations and additional life science journals. 1947-. Updated daily.