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Home: MICROBIOLOGY
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Microbiology: Finding Journal Articles
If a topic is too current or too specific to be covered by a handbook,
encyclopedia, or book, it may be discussed in journal articles, research
reports, or conference papers. Access to this literature has traditionally
been through indexing and abstracting services. There is no universal
index that covers all the published information in microbiology, so
at times you may have to consult several sources.
Electronic Databases
Electronic databases provide comprehensive searching of indexes or
articles via the computer. Searching these databases is faster and
often more complete since subject terms can be combined to locate
a topic.
To search these databases, use the Information System workstations
located in the D. H. Hill Library, the Natural Resources Library and
the Veterinary Medical Library. Many of these databases can be searched
from off campus via the NCSU
Libraries Proxy Server. You will need a Unity account to login.
Unity accounts (or Eos accounts for Engineering students) are automatically
generated for all NCSU students, faculty, and staff. If you have any
questions, consult NC State Computing Services.
The databases that index articles from microbiology journals are listed below.
To search one of these databases, go to the NCSU
Libraries Database Finder. Then select a subject-- Example: Microbiology.
You'll see a long list of databases from which to choose.
- AGRICOLA
Agriculture and related literature indexed by the National Agricultural Library (NAL). Indexes journals, books, theses,
patents, software, audiovisual materials, technical reports, and agricultural experiment station reports held by the NAL.
- Biological
Abstracts (via WebSPIRS) (NCSU only)
Provides comprehensive indexing of worldwide journal literature in the life sciences. Coverage: 1969- present. Updated quarterly.
- Biological
Abstracts/RRM (via WebSPIRS) (NCSU only)
Biological abstracts/RRM (reports, reviews, meetings) contains bibliographic references to meeting proceedings, books and chapters,
review articles, and U.S. patents. Coverage: 1993- present. Updated quarterly.
- CAB
Abstracts (via WebSPIRS) (NCSU only)
Worldwide index to agriculture, forestry, and allied disciplines, including animal and human nutrition. From the Centre for Agriculture & Biosciences International. Coverage: 1972- present.
Updated quarterly.
- Cambridge
Scientific Abstracts (NCSU only)
Select Biological Sciences subfiles, including Microbiology Abstracts. Microbiology Abstracts provides comprehensive coverage
of research in microbiology--including food microbiology--and related fields. Includes Microbiology Abstracts Section A: Industrial and
Applied Microbiology; Microbiology Abstracts Section B: Bacteriology; and Microbiology Abstracts Section C: Algology, Mycology, and Protozoology.
Coverage: 1981- present. Updated: monthly.
Guide to Searching Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Internet Database Service
Also select:
- Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts
Includes "research, applications, regulatory developments and new patents across all areas of biotechnology and bioengineering." Coverage: 1982- present. Updated monthly.
- Conference Papers Index. "Provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings
around the world. Subject emphasis since 1995 has been in the life sciences, environmental sciences and the aquatic sciences, while older material also covers physics, engineering and materials
science." Coverage: 1982- present. Updated bimonthly.
- MEDLINE, produced by the National Library of Medicine, is the primary index to the biomedical literature including microbiology
and genetics. Use the Medical Subject Headings via the Thesaurus feature of the software to search by subject. Coverage: 1990-
present. Updated: monthly.
- NTIS (National Technical Information Service) Indexes the technical report literature. The NTIS database is "the
preeminent resource for accessing the latest U.S. government-sponsored research and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and
business-related information...Additionally, information is available from international government departments and other international
organizations, including those from Canada, Japan, the former Soviet Union, Western and Eastern European countries." Coverage: 1964- present. Updated biweekly.
- Dissertation
Abstracts (via WebSPIRS) (NCSU only)
Indexing and abstracting for doctoral dissertations from participating colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, and selected
international institutions. Dissertation Abstracts also contains citations, with abstracts (since 1988), to masters' theses. Coverage: 1861- present. Updated quarterly.
- Food
Science and Technology Abstracts (via WebSPIRS) (NCSU only)
FSTA delivers comprehensive coverage of the food sciences, food products, and food processing, including the relevant basic
sciences: biotechnology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, microbiology, engineering, and toxicology, as well as economics and legislation.
Processes covered in FSTA include the following: manufacturing, quality control automation, packaging, and more. FSTA indexes
1,600 scientific journals on food science and food technology published internationally, as well as, information from books,
proceedings, reports, reviews, pamphlets, patents, standards, theses, and legislation. Coverage: 1969- . Updated quarterly.
- Ingenta (previously known as UnCover) and Reveal research alert service
A multidisciplinary table of contents database, updated nightly, indexing articles in over 17,000 journals. Coverage: Fall 1988- present.
Reveal is an automated alerting service that delivers the table of contents of periodicals of interest directly to your
e-mail box. The Reveal service also allows users to create search strategies for their favorite topics. Weekly alerts on the latest
articles published on the specified topics are delivered to the user's e-mail address.
- NC State University Authors Database
Search by author or department for published articles, books, or patents. Coverage: 1997-present.
- Science
Citation Index Expanded (via Web of Science) (NCSU only)
A multidisciplinary database that covers 3,330 major journals across 100 scientific disciplines. Indexes cited references
of the articles in the database so you can search by cited author, cited patent or cited paper. This allows you to trace a particular
research topic in the scientific literature. Coverage: 1945- present. Updated weekly.
Web of Science Quick Reference Card (http://www.isinet.com/presentrep/tspdf/wos5-0212qrc.pdf)
Database features and search tips.
- ScienceDirect (NCSU only)
Web database for scientific research that contains abstracts, articles and full text of more than 1000 Elsevier Science journals
in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences. Coverage: Varies by title.
- SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts and MEDLINE) (NCSU only)
Chemical Abstracts is the most comprehensive index for chemical research. It covers more than 10,000 journals, as well as books,
conference proceedings, and patents. You may search Chemical Abstracts by general subject, chemical substance name, molecular formula,
ring system structure, author, or patent number. Coverage: 1907-present. Updated daily to weekly. (Note: MEDLINE coverage is 1958-present. Updated weekly.)
Digital access to the Chemical Abstracts Database is available to NCSU Library users via the Web. Access to this database is restricted
to NC State University IP addresses and is currently available for use on the public workstations located near the reference desk at D. H. Hill Library.
Client Distribution Page (Instructions for downloading the software).
SciFinder Scholar search tips and other resources
Please note that the NCSU Libraries will not have some of the journals indexed by these databases. To see if we have the journal you need,
use the NCSU Libraries catalog to search for the journal title.
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