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Most databases act the same way and this guide helps explain the basics. Note that SciFinder is the exception in that it does not use Boolean logic and has special ways of handling truncation and phrase searching.
This class will investigate what resources can be used by chemistry and biochemstry students when doing research and concentrate on the following four databases:
Offers more than a quarter of the world's scientific, medical and technical information
online. Coverage varies by title. Most fulltext begins 1995.
Biological Abstracts is a complete collection of bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical research literature published in more than 4,000 journals internationally. Coverage 1995-present
Index of medical literature produced by the National Library of Medicine. Free, unlimited access.
For a quick comparison of the four databases, see this chart.
REMOTE USERS NOTE: Students, faculty and staff working off-campus will be asked to enter their LionLink username and password to access the library's databases. Anyone with problems accessing library resources should call 610-921-7211 or email libraryref@albright.edu for assistance.
Students should identify as Scifinder 2
