Access Science
Online version of the Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. Includes 7100+ articles, 115,000 dictionary terms and hundreds of research updates in all areas of science and technology.
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
An encyclopedia of the life sciences, with particular emphasis on cell and molecular biology and its relevance to medicine.
Biological Abstracts
Coverage: 1969-present.
The most comprehensive coverage of the journal literature in the life sciences. Limited to 10 simultaneous users.
BioOne
Coverage: 2000-present.
BioOne provides access to 60 journals focused on the biological, ecological and environmental sciences. BioOne is the product of an innovative collaboration between scientific societies, libraries, academe and the private sector.
PubMed
Coverage: 1966-present.
PubMed is a free search service of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM). It searches all MEDLINE citations, in addition to pre-Medline citations which do not yet have MeSH index terms, as well as citations supplied electronically by publishers. PubMed also provides access to the molecular biology databases of DNA/protein sequences and 3-D structure data included in NCBI's Entrez retrieval system. User guide.
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management
Coverage: 1981-present.
A multidisciplinary database covering the literature of the environmental sciences. Abstracts and citations from over 1,500 scientific journals and other sources including books, government publications, reports and conference proceedings.
AGRICOLA
Coverage: 1970-present.
Over 3 million citations to material acquired by the National Agricultural Library and cooperating institutions. Produced by the National Agricultural Library.
ALEX
Hamilton College Library's catalog. Use our call number locator to find items from your catalog search.
WorldCat
Catalog with more than 60 million records for books and other materials owned by libraries around the world. Use the button to request items through interlibrary loan.
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Citing Sources
The library's guide to documenting sources includes general subject area preferences and examples of citations for books, journals, and other commonly used resources.
RefWorks
RefWorks is an online bibliographic manager that can be used to create, organize and store references. Information can be imported from most of the library's research databases and reformatted to create bibliographies in wide range of documentation styles, including APA, MLA, and Chicago.
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