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Search for Articles in Biology Journals
Search one or more of the following databases to find full-text articles or article citations.

Recommended for Undergraduates:
BasicBiosis - rolling file of last four years, includes citations and abstracts only. NO FULL-TEXT.
BioOne - All are full-text biology journals 
EBSCOHOST  - Use the Academic Search section to find a mix of full-text and citations.
Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index - Topics include horticulture, garden and landscape design and history, botany, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy. Some full-text.
J-Stor - full-text journals, especially in ecology.
Does not contain current issues of journals, only older issues.

Recommended for Graduate Students and Faculty:
All of the above plus
Biological Abstracts - 1996 to present. Comprehensive biological literature. Citations and abstracts only 
AGRICOLA - 1970 to present. Comprehensive agriculture literature. Very good for botany. Citations and abstracts only. 
PubMed - 1966 to present. Comprehensive medical literature. Citations and abstracts only.
Dissertation Abstracts-  Citations for Ph.D. dissertations and selected masters theses accepted in US.
Dissertations Full-text from University of Mississippi.

GeoRef- 1785 to present. Comprehensive geology literature. Good for geoinformatics.
PsycInfo 1967 to present. Comprehensive psychology. Good for animal behavior. 
 
ScienceDirect - Search Elsevier journals as far back as Volume 1 Issue 1. Access to full text is LIMITED.
SciFinder Scholar - 1966 to present. Comprehensive chemistry literature. Allows citation searching. Requires installation of search software.
Web of
Science - includes Science and Social Sciences citation indexes.


Grant Information
Selected sources.

Searching for Animal Testing Alternatives - necessary if your proposed research involves the use of live animals. 
Grants.gov - government-wide source for information about more than 800 grant programs across all 26 federal grant-making agencies.
Environmental Protection Agency - 
National Institutes of Health - 
National Science Foundation 
COS Funding Opportunities -From Community of Science. A searchable database including research grants across many disciplines. 
UM Office of Research - 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - 

Graduate School Information

Peterson's Guide to Programs - 
Graduate Record Exams - (GRE) 
Medical College Admission Test - (MCAT) 
Science (AAAS) - Academic connections. 
UM Graduate School

Employment Resources

AAAS: Science Careers- from Science.  
Biofind Jobs - searchable database of biotech jobs.  
Career Planning - tips and links from SUNY Buffalo  
Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network - job listings in academia  
Jobs Available in Conservation Biology  
Jobs in Biology - from BioScience  
Marine Careers 
SciWeb - Biotechnology career home page.  
UM Career Center

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