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Sources for Comprehensive Search

Biology 700

Summary Compiled in Class 3 May 2000

   
Research articles (and some review articles)
  [Cambridge] Biological Sciences, Plant Science, ASFA
  BIOSIS (Biological Abstracts, Biological Abstracts/RRM)
  Medline
  Zoological Record
   
Updates
  Current Contents
  CARL UnCover
   
Books (and some government publications)
  Melvyl [book catalog for all UC campuses]
   
Government publications
  GPO
  Statistical Universe [for U.S. and international statistical data]
  Lexis/Nexis [for laws and regulations]
   
World Wide Web
  Web search-engines (Google, AltaVista, Yahoo, Metacrawler)
   
San Francisco State University theses
  InvestiGator
   
Doctoral theses and dissertations
  Dissertation Abstracts International, Comprehensive Dissertation Index
   
References to key research
  Science Citation Index
   
Grey literature
  NTIS
   
   
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