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- Biological Sciences Set
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index to research on all aspects of biology.
- This interdisciplinary database offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. Supporting over two dozen areas of expertise, this CSA database provides access to literature from over 6000 serials, as well as conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents. The topically related databases are combined to eliminate duplicate records.
- See also: Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1982 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
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- Database Provider: Cambridge Scientific
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zcbs
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- BioMed Central
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Scholarly research in the life sciences and clinical medicine.
- BioMed Central publishes peer-reviewed, original research in a wide variety of life sciences and clinical medicine journals.
BioMed Central can also be searched for abstracts and citations. The full text of articles is available for those articles marked Free or Open Access. Those marked Subscription are not available from BioMed Central, but may be available via the 'FindIt@UGA' button.
- Coverage Dates: Varies (no articles before 1997)
- Updated: Varies
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- Languages: English
- Database Provider: BioMed Central
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=biot-uga1
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- BioMed Central publishes peer-reviewed, original research in a wide variety of life sciences and clinical medicine journals.
- BIOSIS Previews (Ovid)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index and abstracts to international journal articles in biological and medical research. BIOSIS Previews also covers books and meetings.
- The BIOSIS Previews database corresponds to the print publications Biological Abstracts and Biological Abstracts/ RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings). The mission of BIOSIS, a not-for-profit organization established in 1926, is to foster growth, communication and use of biological knowledge for the common good. The database covers nearly 6,000 journals, 1,500 international meetings, as well as review articles, books, book chapters and monographs in the life sciences including agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, botany, ecology, environment, microbiology, pharmacology and public health.
Search Tip: Use the Advanced Search screen to specify terms in categories such as super taxa; organisms; taxa notes; parts, structures and systems of organisms; chemicals and biochemicals; sequence data; geopolitical terms; disease; CAS Registry Numbers; methods and equipment; and product or brand name. For more information go to Systematics, Taxonomy & Nomenclature.
- Coverage Dates: 1969 - present
- Updated: Weekly
- Database Provider: ovid
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xbis-uga1
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- The BIOSIS Previews database corresponds to the print publications Biological Abstracts and Biological Abstracts/ RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings). The mission of BIOSIS, a not-for-profit organization established in 1926, is to foster growth, communication and use of biological knowledge for the common good. The database covers nearly 6,000 journals, 1,500 international meetings, as well as review articles, books, book chapters and monographs in the life sciences including agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, botany, ecology, environment, microbiology, pharmacology and public health.
- Genetics Abstracts
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.On all aspects of genetics research.
- This journal index covers molecular genetics, chromosomes, extrachromosomal genetics, cell cycles, chemical mutagenesis, radiation genetics, immunogenetics, developmental genetics, evolutionary genetics, ecological genetics, behavioral genetics, theoretical and population genetics, viral and bacterial genetics, fungal and algal genetics, plant genetics, invertebrate and vertebrate genetics, human genetics and medical genetics.
- See also: zcga:Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1982 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
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- Database Provider: cambridge
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zcga
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- MEDLINE with Full Text (at EBSCOhost)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index and abstracts of journal articles in the health sciences with links to full text.
- MEDLINE (with Full Text) combines the National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database with links to the complete text of articles from leading medical journals. The database offers information related to the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences. MEDLINE with Full Text provides full text for nearly 1,200 journals indexed in MEDLINE. Of those, more than 1,000 have cover-to-cover indexing in MEDLINE. It also includes MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree numbers, tree hierarchy and explosion capabilities to search abstracts from current biomedical journals, citations from Index Medicus, the International Nursing Index and the Index to Dental Literature.
Database provider: EBSCO Publishing, Inc. (produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health).
- Coverage Dates: 1966- ; full-text from 1990-
- Updated: Daily
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- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbmf
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- MEDLINE (with Full Text) combines the National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database with links to the complete text of articles from leading medical journals. The database offers information related to the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences. MEDLINE with Full Text provides full text for nearly 1,200 journals indexed in MEDLINE. Of those, more than 1,000 have cover-to-cover indexing in MEDLINE. It also includes MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree numbers, tree hierarchy and explosion capabilities to search abstracts from current biomedical journals, citations from Index Medicus, the International Nursing Index and the Index to Dental Literature.
- PubMed (NCBI/NIH)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index and abstracts of journal articles in the health sciences with links to full text.
- PubMed is the publicly available version of MEDLINE and combines the National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database with links to the complete text of articles from leading medical journals. The database offers information related to the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences. PubMed includes citations to articles from 1966 to the present and links from citations to full-text articles from 100 journals 1990 to the present. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health.
- Coverage Dates: 1966-
- Updated: Daily
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=pubb-uga1
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Related / Narrower Databases
- Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index to articles on all aspects of pure bacteriology, biochemistry, and genetics.
- Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) indexes articles on all aspects of pure bacteriology, biochemistry, and genetics with topics ranging from bacterial immunology and vaccinations to diseases of man and animals. This resource is of interest to general microbiologists and bacteriologists, as well as environmentalists, medical and veterinary laboratory staff, agricultural researchers, cell biologists, geneticists, toxicologists, and many others.
- See also: zcbc:Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1982 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
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- Database Provider: cambridge
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zcbc
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- Bioengineering Abstracts
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Covers biomedical engineering, biological materials, biomechanics, etc.
- This database covers the emerging fields of biomedical engineering, biological materials, biomechanics and human engineering, rehabilitation engineering, biotechnology, genetic engineering, hospital and dental equipment, and prosthetics. Topics include cardiovascular and respiratory mechanics, orthopedics, medical imaging, and medical instrumentation.
- See also: zcba:Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1993 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
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- Database Provider: cambridge
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zcba
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- Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index to research on biological applications of technology and engineering.
- Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts provides bibliographic coverage of ground-breaking research, applications, regulatory developments and new patents across all areas of biotechnology and bioengineering, including medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, environmental and marine biology.
The print equivalent to this database includes Agricultural & Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts; ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts; Bioengineering Abstracts; Biotechnology Research Abstracts (archive); Genetics Abstracts; Medical & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts Section A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology.
- See also: zcbb:Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1989 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
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- Database Provider: Cambridge Scientific
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zcbb
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- Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts provides bibliographic coverage of ground-breaking research, applications, regulatory developments and new patents across all areas of biotechnology and bioengineering, including medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, environmental and marine biology.
- Chemoreception Abstracts
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Citations on biochemistry and molecular biology for food, chemical and perfumery industries.
- Designed for researchers in the food, chemical and perfumery industries, this database provides citations on the biochemistry and molecular biology of chemoreception including signal transduction, receptors, channels, and neurogenetics. Topics included are odor pollution, flavor and aroma studies of food, pest control applications of pheromones, taste perception and aversion learning, perfumery, and flavoring. Print index covers 1973-
- See also: zcca:Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1982 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
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- Database Provider: cambridge
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zcca
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- Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Brings together the four fields of genetics, genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics.
- Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics contains Introductory Reviews, Specialist Reviews, and Basic Techniques essays or Tutorials. The focus is on studies based on the human and mouse genomes, but other important model eukaryotes, as well as pathogenic bacteria, are covered. A reference tool for researchers in genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics and bioinformatics.
- Coverage Dates: current
- Updated: ongoing
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Wiley InterScience
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=encg-uga1
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- Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium-high for this database to function properly.Encyclopedic coverage of molecular biology.
- The Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology is derived from the four-volume print work published in 1999 containing nearly 1000 articles. Includes entries on biochemistry, genetics, immunology, infectious disease, lab techniques, metabolism, and oncology. Searchable by full text, article and section titles, keywords, authors, and graphical elements. New and revised articles added regularly. See also the companion title: Encyclopedia of Molecular Medicine.
- Coverage Dates: 1999-
- Updated: irregular
- Database Provider: john_wiley
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ency-uga1
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- Human Genome Abstracts
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.On gene mapping and nucleotide sequencing.
- This database focuses on gene mapping and nucleotide sequencing of the human genome. Emphasis is devoted to methodology of nucleic acid sequencing, cloning vectors, gene cloning and sequencing, gene therapy, immunogenetics, expression of cloned genes, RFLP mapping, mutagenesis, medical genetics, genetic screening, genetic counseling, and oncogene research.
- See also: zchg:Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1982 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
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- Database Provider: cambridge
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zchg
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- Nucleic Acids Abstracts
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.On all aspects of RNA and DNA biosynthesis.
- This databases provides coverage of RNA and DNA biosynthesis, virus and phage infections, cloning and sequencing, mutagenesis, and the effect of hormones. Also found here are citations to articles on ribozymes, RNases, DNases, polymerases, phosphorylases, DNA unwinding enzymes, and other types of enzymes studies. Print index covers 1971- .
- See also: zcnu:Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1982 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
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- Database Provider: cambridge
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zcnu
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Broader Databases
- Academic Search Complete
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Articles from some peer-reviewed journals as well as monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and other sources.
- Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database is updated daily and features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary. Some content goes as far back as 1865.
- Updated: Daily
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- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbac
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- Annual Reviews
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium-high for this database to function properly.Critical reviews of scholarly research in the biomedical, physical, and social sciences.
- Annual Reviews, a nonprofit organization, provides critical, authoritative reviews of scholarly advances in various fields of science.Annual Reviews can be searched in its entirety or within each of the following suites: Biomedical Science, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences.
The Biomedical Science Suite is further subdivided as Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure, Cell and Developmental Biology, Ecology and Systematics, Entomology, Genetics, Genomics and Human Genetics, Immunology, Medicine, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Nutrition, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physiology, Phytopathology, Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology, Psychology, and Public Health.
The Physical Science Suite is further subdivided as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Energy and the Environment, Fluid Mechanics, Materials Science, Nuclear and Particle Science, and Physical Chemistry.
The Social Science Suite is further subdivided as Anthropology, Energy and Environment, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health, and Sociology.
- Coverage Dates: 1984- present; Tables of Contents only: 1984-1995; Full Text: 1996- present
- Updated: ongoing
- Languages: English
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xann-uga1
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- Annual Reviews, a nonprofit organization, provides critical, authoritative reviews of scholarly advances in various fields of science.Annual Reviews can be searched in its entirety or within each of the following suites: Biomedical Science, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences.
- ScienceDirect
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Articles from scholarly journals on all the sciences, including the social sciences.
- ScienceDirect provides full text access to scholarly journals published by Elsevier and its subsidiaries.
- Coverage Dates: 1995 - present (Academic Press journals: 1996 - present)
- Updated: Ongoing
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- Database Provider: Elsevier
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xsdi-uga1
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- Web of Science (at Web of Knowledge)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Provides access to the combined Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
- Web of Science provides access to the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index covering over 8,000 journal. These three databases can be searched separately, in any combination, or all at once. These databases are unique in that the user can search to find which articles have cited a certain author or article. This technique of doing research, called pearl growing, allows researchers to find articles that are related to an earlier work. Often this technique turns up articles which are not found through traditional subject and keyword searches.
- Coverage Dates: 1945- (Science Citation Index); 1956- (Social Science Citation Index); 1975- (Arts and Humanities Citation Index)
- Updated: Weekly
- Languages: English and non-English
- Database Provider: isi
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xwos-uga1
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Books
- Blazing a Genetic Trail
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Prepared by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, this monograph provides explanations of genetic testing and treatment of inherited disorders. A glossary is also provided.
- URL: http://www.hhmi.org/genetictrail/pdf/GeneticTrail.pdf
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- GIL Library Catalog
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Search the UGA Libraries catalog for books, journals, CD-ROMs, and other media. Use title, author or subject searches, or perform a keyword search.
- URL: http://gil.uga.edu
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- NetLibrary (full-text electronic books)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.A collection of electronic books (eBooks) on most topics, including computers and technology.
- NetLibrary provides access to electronic books (eBooks), including reference books, scholarly monographs, publications of many university presses, and consumer books that have been converted into digital format. It is possible to perform full-text searches of a single eBook, search thousands of volumes simultaneously, browse topic categories, or read eBooks directly online. There is no checkout period for NetLibrary eBooks.
Users can create an account in order to use personalization tools, including creating a Favorites list, but a personal account is not required for accessing eBooks through the GALILEO interface. A personal login is required when accessing through library catalogs and through the NetLibrary web site.
NetLibrary Titles Index for Shared Collections 1 and 2 (at SOLINET).
Database provider: NetLibrary, a Division of OCLC.
- Coverage Dates: Currently available
- Updated: Collections are closed.
- Database Provider: netlibrary
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zmnl
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- NetLibrary provides access to electronic books (eBooks), including reference books, scholarly monographs, publications of many university presses, and consumer books that have been converted into digital format. It is possible to perform full-text searches of a single eBook, search thousands of volumes simultaneously, browse topic categories, or read eBooks directly online. There is no checkout period for NetLibrary eBooks.
- WorldCat
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Huge catalog of books and other materials held by libraries worldwide.
- The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge. It is the OCLC Online Union Catalog of information contributed by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide.
The OCLC NetFirst database has been integrated into WorldCat. NetFirst bibliographic citations describe Internet-accessible resources, including World Wide Web pages, interest groups, library catalogs, FTP sites, Internet services, electronic journals, and newsletters. NetFirst is no longer available as a separate database.
WorldCat listings include netLibrary ebook records.
- Coverage Dates: Approx. 1000 A.D. to the present
- Updated: Daily
- Database Provider: firstsearch
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zowc
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- The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge. It is the OCLC Online Union Catalog of information contributed by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide.
Calculators
- Bioservers (Dolan DNA Learning Center)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Contains user-friendly tools to launch DNA database searches, statistical analyses, and population modeling. This site requires Java, Javascript, and cookies.
- URL: http://www.bioservers.org/
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- GenScope
Online Access: On/Off Campus- GenScope gives students the ability to create dynamic models for manipulating a number of species characteristics such as horns, wings, legs, color, sex, scales, plates and the ability to breath fire. The program offers a new educational technology that uses the computer to bridge the gap between "facts and figures" observed in the natural world and the mental associations we construct to explain them - the gap between information and knowledge.
- URL: http://genscope.concord.org
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Conference Papers/Proceedings
- Conference Papers Index
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.For scientific and technical proceedings.
- Coverage includes scientific and technical proceedings in animal and plant science, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, experimental medicine, geology, marine science, mathematics, and pharmacology.
- See also: zccp:Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1989 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: Cambridge
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zccp
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- PapersFirst (conference papers)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index of papers presented at conferences.
- The PapersFirst database provides access to individual papers presented at conferences worldwide, PapersFirst is a major new research aid, covering every congress, symposium, exposition, workshop, and meeting added to The British Library Document Supply Centre's vast proceedings collection since October 1993. Users may order the full text of papers cited in PapersFirst from The British Library using the FirstSearch online ordering service.
- Coverage Dates: 1993 to present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: firstsearch
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zopi
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- ProceedingsFirst (conference proceedings)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index of conference proceedings.
- The ProceedingsFirst database provides tables of contents of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Each ProceedingsFirst record contains a list of the papers presented at each conference. Like its companion, PapersFirst, ProceedingsFirst provides access to The British Library Document Supply Centre's vast collection of conference proceedings.
- Coverage Dates: 1993 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: firstsearch
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zop1
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Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Call Number: SciRef QH332 .E52 1995- This multivolume set contains numerous articles on the issues surrounding genetic advances. Topics covered include gene therapy, genetic counseling, genetic engineering, genetic testing, and genome mapping and sequencing. An appendix includes many ethical directives for human research.
- Location: Science Library Reference Collection
- Encyclopedia of Genetics
Call Number: SciRef QH427.E53 2002- This two volume set includes articles on cloning, DNA replication, genetic medicine and hereditary diseases.
- Location: Science Library Reference Collection
- Encyclopedia of Molecular Medicine
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Encyclopedic coverage on molecular medicine.
- The Encyclopedia of Molecular Medicine is derived from the five-volume print work published in 2001 containing over 1700 articles. Includes entries on cellular biology, genomics, infectious diseases, lab techniques, proteins, toxins, and virology. Searchable by full text, article and section titles, keywords, authors, and graphical elements. New and revised articles added regularly. See also the companion title: Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology.
- Coverage Dates: 2001-
- Updated: irregular
- Database Provider: john_wiley
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=encc-uga1
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- Encyclopedia of Virology
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Information on animal, insect, plant, and bacterial viruses.
- The Encyclopedia of Virology presents information on animal, insect, plant, and bacterial viruses. Although it is not possible to cover all members of taxonomic families or genera, important examples of each are discussed by experts in those fields. Articles that address general subjects related to specific viruses or viral diseases help to synthesize the relevant biomedical and economic issues. The Encyclopedia will be of interest to researchers, clinical virologists, and students, as well as to scientists and educators in related fields.
A list of 'Further Reading' at the end of each entry, includes review articles and key papers. A cross-referencing 'Related Topics' section directs the reader to other entries within the encyclopedia which contain additional information.
- Coverage Dates: 1999
- Updated: Annual
- Database Provider: elsevier
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=encf-uga1
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- The Encyclopedia of Virology presents information on animal, insect, plant, and bacterial viruses. Although it is not possible to cover all members of taxonomic families or genera, important examples of each are discussed by experts in those fields. Articles that address general subjects related to specific viruses or viral diseases help to synthesize the relevant biomedical and economic issues. The Encyclopedia will be of interest to researchers, clinical virologists, and students, as well as to scientists and educators in related fields.
- Genomics Lexicon
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://science.bio.org
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Directories
- Genetics Graduate School Directories
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Gradschools.com is a service of Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. It is a system, highlighted by a World Wide Web site dedicated to post-baccalaureate educational programs. The site is arranged in a directory format with listings categorized by curriculum, then where necessary, subdivided by geography. Users select their desired curriculum and receive pages of information over their computer through browser software such as Netscape's Navigator, Microsoft's Internet Explorer or America On-line's web browser. Pages contain listings of program providers, both free listings and paid links.
- URL: http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/genetics_menu.html
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Guides/Handbooks
- Entrez
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Provides integrated access to biomedical literature, nucleotide and protein sequences, along with 3-D protein structures, complete genomes and population study data sets.
- URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Entrez/
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- Human Genome Organisation
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) is the international organisation of scientists involved in the Human Genome Project (HGP), the global initiative to map and sequence the human genome. HUGO carries out a complex coordinating role within the HGP. HUGO activities range from support of data collation for constructing genetic and physical maps of the human genome to the organisation of workshops to promote the consideration of a wide range of ethical, legal, social and intellectual property issues.
- URL: http://www.hugo-international.org/
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- Human Genome Project Information
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Provides information on the projects current goals and the ethical, legal and social issues associated with them.
- URL: http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/home.html
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- Interactive Fly
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A cyberspace guide to Drosophila genes and their roles in development.
- URL: http://flybase.bio.indiana.edu/allied-data/lk/interactive-fly/aimain/1aahome.htm
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- Journal Citation Reports (at Web of Knowledge)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Ranks journals by how often they have been cited. Clear cache & cookies to view most recent reports.
- Journal Citation Reports ranks peer reviewed journals by how often they have been cited. The database has two components: the Science Edition, covering 5,700 journals; and the Social Sciences Edition, covering 1,700 journals. Over 200 disciplines are included.
To help users best compare journals and discover which are the most significant to them, JCR Web provides these data fields:
- Impact factor: Provides a way to evaluate or compare a journal's relative importance to others in the same field.
- Immediacy index: Measures how quickly the average article in a journal is cited, or how often articles published in a journal are cited within the same year.
- Article counts: The number of articles published in a journal in a particular year.
- Cited half-life: Benchmarks the age of cited articles.
- Source data: Provides information on which journals published reviews versus original research articles and how many references each of these published.
- Coverage Dates: Varies by data element
- Updated: Annual
- Languages: English
- Clear cache & cookies to view most recent reports. 3 simultaneous users allowed.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xjcr-uga1
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- Journal Citation Reports ranks peer reviewed journals by how often they have been cited. The database has two components: the Science Edition, covering 5,700 journals; and the Social Sciences Edition, covering 1,700 journals. Over 200 disciplines are included.
- Organic & Biochemical Nomenclature, Symbols & Terminology
Online Access: On/Off Campus- This site is intended to provide information on IUPAC nomenclature recommendations. The full text version of documents will be converted into a Web readable form. Most of the entries involve the preparation of organic and biochemical material most work will be in that field. Other material will be provided as it becomes available, either from this site or by links to other locations.
- URL: http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/iupac/
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- Primer on Molecular Genetics
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://www.animalgenome.org/edu/doe/
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- Springer Protocols
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Laboratory protocols in the life and biomedical sciences.
- Springer Protocols offers researchers access to nearly thirty years worth of step-by-step protocols for immediate use in the lab. Written by renowned experts in the field with an emphasis on both comprehensiveness and ease of use, each protocol is organized in an easily reproducible recipe style, and offering helpful tricks of the trade in a “notes” section, Springer Protocols is an invaluable resource for the modern research laboratory. Springer Protocols are written by experts in the field identified and reviewed by distinguished editors in their specific subject areas.
- Coverage Dates: current
- Database Provider: springer
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=spri-uga1
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Organizations/Associations
- American Board of Genetic Counseling
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://www.abgc.net/genetics/abgc/abgcmenu.shtml
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- American College of Medical Genetics
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://www.acmg.net/
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- American Society for Microbiology
Online Access: On/Off Campus- With over 40,000 members, the ASM covers all 24 microbiology specializations. Links to other sites are provided.
- URL: http://www.asm.org/
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- American Society of Human Genetics
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://www.faseb.org/genetics/ashg/ashgmenu.htm
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- Human Genome Organisation
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) is the international organisation of scientists involved in the Human Genome Project (HGP), the global initiative to map and sequence the human genome. HUGO carries out a complex coordinating role within the HGP. HUGO activities range from support of data collation for constructing genetic and physical maps of the human genome to the organisation of workshops to promote the consideration of a wide range of ethical, legal, social and intellectual property issues.
- URL: http://www.hugo-international.org/
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- National Center for Genome Resources
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://www.ncgr.org/
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- TIGR: The Institute for Genomic Research
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://www.tigr.org/
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Statistics
- LexisNexis Statistical
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Statistics published by the U.S. government and other agencies
- LexisNexis Statistical consists of:
- Search Tables Base Edition: selected statistical tables drawn mainly from sources published by the U.S. government since about 1998.
- Search Abstracts:
- American Statistics Index (ASI) abstracts (1970-) and full text (ca 2004-) of Federal government sources
- Statistical Reference Index (SRI) abstracts (1980-) of state and private sources
- Index to International Statistics (IIS) abstracts (1983-) of international and inter-governmental sources
Coverage ranges across many topics including income, production, retail and wholesale trade, interest rates, economic indicators, demographics, energy, environmental protection, agriculture and fisheries, crime, medicine, and education.
- Coverage Dates: 1970s-
- Updated: Biannually
- Database Provider: cis
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xstu-uga1
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- LexisNexis Statistical consists of:
Web Subject Guides
- Frontiers in Bioscience Databases
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A site compiled and arranged by the publishers of Frontiers in Bioscience. The compilation includes online databases, atlases, illustrations and much more. The .pdf version of Frontiers in Bioscience articles is available to subscribers only. Use the "Full text" links.
- URL: http://www.bioscience.org/database.htm
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- Librarians Index to the Internet: Genetics
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://lii.org/search?query=Genetics&subsearch=Genetics&searchtype=subject
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- Molecular Genetics Jump Station
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A comprehensive collection of links for geneticists.
- URL: http://highveld.com/f/fgenetics.html
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information
Online Access: On/Off Campus- NCBI hosts Entrez search service for searching Genbank, OMIM, PubMed, and other specialized databases.
- URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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- National Human Genome Research Institute
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The National Human Genome Research Institute supports genetic and genomic research, investigation into the ethical, legal and social implications surrounding genetics research, and educational outreach activities in genetics and genomics.
- URL: http://www.genome.gov/
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- WWW Virtual Library: Genetics
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/genetics.shtml
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