The University of Queensland

Module 2: Finding Journal Articles

2.4 Key Databases

Some commonly used databases

Science Direct - see Demonstration

Full text database covering a wide range of subject areas including: biological and life sciences, agriculture, animal biology and science, medicine, business and management.

CSIRO Online - see Demonstration

Full text database covering Australian and international content in the areas of agriculture, animals, botany, health, marine science, plants, rangelands, soil science, veterinary science and zoology.

Web Of Knowledge

There is a suite of databases that use software known as Web of Knowledge. The list below includes a selection of databases that are available via this platform.

• Biosis Previews - Biological and life sciences
• CAB Abstracts - Agriculture, forestry and biosciences
• Zoological Record - Animal biology and diversity
• Web of Science - Science, social sciences, art & humanities

ABI/Inform Global

Worldwide business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers and companies.

Scopus

Multidisciplinary data of research literature and quality web sources.

Google Scholar

A version of Google, which enables users to search specifically for scholarly literature.