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Comprehensive
List of Indexes, Abstracts, and
Full-Text
Services Related to the Natural &
Applied Sciences* Held by University Libraries**
compiled
by Charles H. Smith,
Science Librarian
*Includes resources in Agriculture, Mathematics, the Natural Sciences,
Engineering & Technology, and Human & Physical Geography (but
not in the Health Sciences, except insofar as some of these may relate
directly to the others)
**For
mention of additional related sources, including links to free services
on the Internet, consult each of the pages in our Departmental
Research Guide series. Also, use our TDNet
Electronic Journal Finder to access Libraries' electronic journals,
magazines, and newspapers, as well as some indexes and databases containing
full-text articles (this service also includes a comprehenisve A-Z listing
of electronic journal/magazine titles we carry).
Note:
In the entries below "ref." and "ref.per.ind." are location codes for
items kept in the Reference Department on the first floor of Helm Library;
all paper items noted below are shelved in the Helm Library unless indicated
"Cravens" or "in storage." See a librarian for exact locations.
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Electronic
Services With Sci-Tech Related Full-Text Capabilities
Indexes/Abstracts/Bibliographies
(including electronic services)
E-Journals (back
to the University Libraries website)
• Electronic
Services w/Sci-Tech Related Full-Text Capabilities •
ABI/Inform
Global ProQuest (primarily business and economics directed, but
including many technology-oriented trade publications) [WWW-accessed database]
Academic Search Premier (journals and magazines covering the
range of science and social science subjects) [EBSCOhost]
ACM
Digital Library (a large collection of citations and full-text
from ACM journal and newsletter articles and conference proceedings) [WWW-accessed
database]
Annual
Review
series (full-text of state-of-the-art essay
reviews for major subjects within the biological sciences) [WWW-accessed]
BIOSCIENCEnetBASE
(a collection of around 250 e-books in the biological sciences and related
subjects) [WWW-accessed]
Cambridge
Journals Online (abstracting and some full-text
for Cambridge University Press journals) [WWW-accessed]
DOAJ:
Directory of Open Access Journals (full-text
from scholarly journals of all subjects and in multiple languages) [WWW-accessed
database]
Electronic
Journal Service: EJS (Ebsco product with
full-text articles, tables of content, and abstracts across all subject
areas) [WWW-accessed database]
GeoScienceWorld
(several dozen geosciences-oriented ejournals) [WWW-accessed database]
Google
Scholar (conducts seaches within the scholarly
literature; now linked to WKU full-text holdings) [WWW-accessed]
HighWire (contains
free full text for 362 journals in the life sciences, along with indexing
and abstracting for all journals in MEDLINE. Articles that are
not free are available for purchase with a credit card. The database contains
cited references (with free links to the full text of the articles), along
with citation analysis of journals on HighWire)
IEEE
Computer Society Magazine Package (articles from 14 IEEE journals
back to 1988) [WWW-accessed database]
JSTOR
(provides the full text/full image web access of the complete archival
collections of over 150 core scholarly journals up to the most recent
three to five years) [WWW-accessed database]
LexisNexis
Academic (for coverage of the science and technology related
law literature) [WWW-accessed database]
MasterFILE
Premier (1900+ journals and magazines covering the range of science
and social science subjects) [EBSCOhost]
Nature
(Magazine) Online (full-text of the leading English science journal/magazine)
[WWW-accessed]
PerAbs (2000+
journals and magazines covering the range of science and social science
subjects) [(1987-) FirstSearch: Academic Affairs account]
Professional
Development Collection (500+ journals and magazines focussing
on the development of professional educators, including those with sci-tech
interests) [EBSCOhost]
Project
Muse (scholarly journals, mostly in the humanities) [WWW-accessed
database]
ProQuest Computing (computer
science journals, magazines, and other information) [WWW-accessed database]
Science
(Magazine) Online (full-text of the leading
AAAS science journal/magazine) [WWW-accessed]
Science
Direct (abstracting and some full-text
for Elsevier Publishers journals) [WWW-accessed]
Shepard's
Online (for coverage of the science and
technology related law literature) [WWW-accessed database]
SpringerLink
(access to over 1000 Springer Publications journals with content back
to about 1997) [WWW-accessed database]
Wiley
Interscience (abstracting and some full-text
for John Wiley Publishers journals) [WWW-accessed]
WilsonSelect
Plus (1600+ journals and magazines covering the range of science
and social science subjects) [(1994-) FirstSearch: Academic Affairs
account]
•
Indexes/Abstracts/Bibliographies (incl. electronic services) •
General
(multi-subject) and Miscellaneous
Mathematics, Computer Science,
Engineering and Technology
Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy
Agriculture and Biology
Geography, Geology, and Environment
• General (multi-subject) and Miscellaneous •
Academic
Search Premier (3000+ journals and magazines) [(1984-) EBSCOhost]
ArticleFirst (index to articles from 12000+ journals and
magazines) [(1990-) FirstSearch]
Cambridge Journals Online (abstracting
and some full-text for Cambridge University Press journals) [WWW-accessed]
Dissertations and Theses (Dissertation Abstracts) [(1861-)
WWW-accessed
database; (1952-82 + indexes through to 1992) Room 109 Helm Library]
DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals (full-text
from scholarly journals of all subjects and in multiple languages) [WWW-accessed
database]
ECO: Electronic Collections Online (indexing/abstracting
of scholarly titles) [(1995-) FirstSearch]
Electronic Journal Service: EJS (Ebsco
product with full-text articles, tables of content, and abstracts across
all subject areas) [WWW-accessed
database]
General Science Index/Abstracts [v.1-20 (1978-98) ref.per.ind.
Q1.A3 G4x]
Google Scholar (conducts
seaches within the scholarly literature; now linked to WKU full-text holdings)
[WWW-accessed]
Government Periodicals [see LexisNexis Government
Periodicals Index]
Government Reports Announcements and Index [v.67-96 (1967-96)
govt. C51.9/3; now available as NTIS electronic
catalog]
GPO Monthly (Federal government publications) [(1976-)
FirstSearch]
Index to U.S. Government Periodicals [(1970-87) govt.
ref.] (continued as LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index)
Ingenta
(free online index to articles from 28000+ journals and magazines) [WWW-accessed
database]
Kentucky Checklist of State Publications
[(1968-92) govt.: Kentucky; from
1995 available on WWW]
LexisNexis Academic
(for coverage of the science and technology related law literature) [WWW-accessed
database]
LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index
[WWW-accessed
database]
MarciveWeb DOCS
(enhanced GPO) [(1976-)
WWW-accessed database]
MasterFILE Premier (2800+ journals and magazines) [(1984-) EBSCOhost]
Monthly Catalog, U.S. Government Publications [(1895-1995) govt.
ref.; from 1994 available on WWW as
GPO Access; also available as GPO Monthly on FirstSearch]
Monthly Checklist of State Publications [(1910-93) govt. LC30.9]
PapersFirst (index of papers given at meetings worldwide) [(1993-)
FirstSearch]
PerAbs (2000+ journals and magazines) [(1987-) FirstSearch:
Academic Affairs account]
ProceedingsFirst (index of meetings worldwide) [(1993-) FirstSearch]
Professional Development Collection (500+ journals and magazines
for educators) [EBSCOhost]
Science Citation Index [(1961,1964-97) ref.per.ind. Q1.A1 S3x]
Science Citation Index with Abstracts [(1998-2000) WKUNET:
networked CD-ROM]
Science Direct (abstracting
and some full-text for Elsevier Publishers journals) [WWW-accessed]
Shepard's Online (for coverage of the sci-tech related law literature)
[WWW-accessed
database]
Wiley Interscience (abstracting
and some full-text for John Wiley Publications journals) [WWW-accessed]
WilsonSelect Plus (1600+ journals and magazines, all in full-text)
[(1994-) FirstSearch:
Academic Affairs account]
WorldCat (OCLC Online Union Catalog of nearly all published monographs
and serial titles) [(1200 A.D.-) FirstSearch]
• Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering and Technology •
ABI/Inform
Global ProQuest (includes many technology-oriented trade publications)
[WWW-accessed
database]
Abstracts of Papers Presented to the American Mathematical
Society [v.9- (1988-) ref.per.ind. QA1.A517]
ACM Guide to Computing Literature [(1977-97) ref.per.ind.
QA76.C5854]
American Mathematical Society Abstracts (see Abstracts
of Papers Presented...)
Applied Science & Technology Index: ASTI (engineering,
computer science, technology, mathematics, and physical sciences) [(1958-97)
ref.per.ind. TA1 .A66; (1983-) WWW-accessed
database]
ASTI (see Applied Science & Technology
Index)
Computer Literature Index [(1980-2001) ref.per.ind. QA76.5
.Q31ax]
Computing Reviews [v.1-4 (1960-63) microforms; v.5- (1964-)
ref.per.ind. QA1.C6x]
Current Index to Statistics. Applications, Methods and Theory
[v.1-3,7- (1975-77,1981-97) ref.per.ind. QA276.A1 C87]
Current Mathematical Publications [current year only,
ref.per.ind. QA36 .M7x] (now
covered by MathSciNet)
Information Science Abstracts [v.5-28 (1970-93) ref.per.ind.
Z699.A1 D6]
Mathematical Reviews [v.1- year 2003 in storage; year
2004- ref.per.ind. QA1.M76] (now
covered by MathSciNet)
MathSciNet [WWW-accessed
database]
Microcomputer Abstracts [v.15-18 (1994-97) ref.per.ind.
QA75.5 .M5x] (continues Microcomputer Index)
Microcomputer Index [v.3(4)-14 (1982-93) ref.per.ind.
QA75.5 .M5] (continued by Microcomputer Abstracts)
ProQuest Computing [WWW-accessed
database]
• Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy •
Analytical
Abstracts [v.14-37 (1967-79) in storage]
Applied Science & Technology Index: ASTI (chemistry,
physics, and applied sciences and mathematics) [(1958-97) ref.per.ind.
TA1 .A66; (1983-) WWW-accessed
database]
ASTI (see Applied Science & Technology
Index)
Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts [v.11-73 (1974-2000)
ref.per.ind. QB1.A8x]
CA Selects: Coal Science and Process Chemistry [(1994-)
ref.per.ind. QD1.C4x]
Chemical Abstracts [v.1-121 (1907-94) in storage; now
covered by SciFinder Scholar]
Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts [v.23-33
(1972-82) ref.per.ind. QC851.A62]
Physics Abstracts [(1932-94) Room 109 Helm Library: QC1.P46]
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports [(1965-95)
govt. NAS1.9/4; from
1996 available on WWW]
SciFinder Scholar
(enhanced access to Chem Abstracts, MEDLINE, and patent
databases online) [Web-based, but requires installation of client
station-specific operating software]
The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System
(ADS) (astrophysics literature, including much
full-text of professional articles) [WWW-accessed
database]
• Agriculture and Biology •
AGRICOLA
[(1986-) WWW-accessed
database; (1970-) EBSCOhost]
AIDSearch [WWW-accessed
database]
Animal Breeding Abstracts [v.39-61 (1971-93) ref.per.ind.
SF1.A63]
Annual Review series (full-text
of state-of-the-art essay reviews for major subjects within the biological
sciences) [WWW-accessed]
Bibliography of Agriculture [(1942-69) govt. A17.18]
Bibliography of Bioethics [v.12- (1986-) ref. R724.B5x]
BioDigest (briefs of primarily nontechnical articles)
[(1989-) FirstSearch:
Academic Affairs account]
Biological Abstracts [v.1-98 (1926-94) Room 109 Helm Library:
QH301.B37; v.23-32 (1949-58) microforms]
Biological and Agricultural Index [v.19-83 (1964-98) ref.per.ind.
S1.85x; (1983-) WWW-accessed
database]
BIOSIS Previews (online abstracting service combining Biological
Abstracts and Biological Abstracts/RRM) [WWW-accessed
database]
Current Advances in Plant Science [v.4-26(2) (1974-94)
in storage]
GEOBASE (geography, ecology, and some geology) [(1980-89)
CD-ROM; (1980-) FirstSearch:
Academic Affairs account]
HighWire (contains
free full text for 362 journals in the life sciences, along with indexing
and abstracting for all journals in MEDLINE. Articles that are
not free are available for purchase with a credit card. The database contains
cited references (with free links to the full text of some of the articles),
along with citation analysis of journals on HighWire)
Index to American Botanical Literature (New York
Botanical Garden) [WWW-accessed
database]
Index Medicus [(1998-2000) govt. HE20.3612/3]
Kentucky Epidemologic Notes & Reports [(1970-) govt.:
Kentucky RA651 .K3x; from
2000 available on WWW]
MEDLINE (indexing/abstracting of 9000+ titles) [(1965-)
FirstSearch;
EBSCOhost]
NLM Gateway (gateway to several National Library of Medicine
databases) [WWW-accessed
database]
Plant Breeding Abstracts
[v.1-49 (1930-79) in storage]
PubMed
(covers MEDLINE) [WWW-accessed
database]
Soils and Fertilizers Abstracts
[v.18-61 (1955-98) ref.per.ind. S590.S67]
Taxonomic
Literature [v.1-7 & supplements 1-6 ref.per.ind. QK96 .R42x]
Weed Abstracts [v.20-36 (1971-87)
ref.per.ind. SB611.W35]
Weekly
Epidemiological Record [v.55- (1980-) ref. RA651.A483]
Wildlife
Abstracts [(1935-80) govt. I49.17/2]
Wildlife
Review [nos. 98-251 (1960-95) govt. I49.17]
• Geography, Geology, and the Environment •
American
Statistics Index: ASI (indexing/abstracting of publications
including statistical compilations) [(1974-2001) govt. ref. Z7554.U5 A46;
also available as WWW-accessed
database as part of LexisNexis Statistical]
Antarctic Bibliography [(1951-61,1965-98) govt. LC33.9];
see related website Bibliography
on Cold Regions Science and Technology
Bibliography and Index of Geology [v.33-58 (1969-94) Cravens
Library: Z6031.G46] (covered by GEOREF)
Bibliography and Index of Geology Exclusive of North America
[v.1-32 (1933-68) Cravens Library: Z6031.G4] (continued by Bibliography
and Index of Geology; covered by GEOREF)
Bibliography of American Paleobotany [(1994,1997-) Cravens
Library: Z6033.P2 B58x]
CAB Direct (online abstracting service covering applied
biology, agriculture, environment & certain health sciences)
[(1973-) WWW-accessed
database]
Current Geographical Publications (AGS)
[v.31- (1968-2003) ref.per.ind. G1.C8x; now
available on WWW as GEOBIB]
Energy Research Abstracts ('ERDA') [(1976-95)
govt. E1.17; now available on WWW]
Environment Reporter--Cases [v.1- (1970-2001) law]
EPA Publications Bibliography [(1970-2000) govt. EP1.21/7;
now available on WWW]
GEOBASE (geography, ecology, and some geology) [(1980-89)
CD-ROM; (1980-) FirstSearch:
Academic Affairs account]
GEOBIB (American Geographical Society; continues Current
Geographical Publications) [(1985-) WWW-accessed
database]
Geographical Abstracts (series A-G) [(inc.) ref.per.ind.:
check TOPCAT under title Geographical Abstracts]
Geographical Abstracts: Human Geography [(1989-95) ref.per.ind.
G1.G3x] (covered by GEOBASE)
Geographical Abstracts: Physical Geography [(1992-95)
ref.per.ind. G1.G33x] (covered by GEOBASE)
Geophysical Abstracts [nos.156-299 (1954-71) govt. I19.43]
GEOREF [(1785/1933-) WWW-accessed
database now connected with GeoScienceWorld]
GeoScienceWorld (several dozen geosciences-oriented ejournals,
plus direct connection to GEOREF) [WWW-accessed
database]
Handbook of Latin American Studies [v.1- (1935-) ref.
Z1605.H23]
Index to Current Urban Documents [v.1-23 (1972-95) ref.
Z7165.U5 I654]
Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts [v.11- (1986-)
ref.per.ind. GV191.6 .R86]
Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts [v.23-33
(1972-82) ref.per.ind. QC851.A62]
Pollution Abstracts [v.1-29 (1970-98) ref.per.ind. TD172.P65]
Population Index [v.28-65 (1962-99) ref.per.ind. HB881.A1
P83]
Remote Sensing of Earth (Natural) Resources (title varies)
[(1977-94) ref.per.ind. G70.4 .Q37]
Sage Urban Studies Abstracts [v.1-22 (1973-94) ref.per.ind.
HT51.S24]
Selected Water Resources Abstracts [v.4-24 inc. (1971-91)
govt. I1.94/2; (1987-91) govt. microforms I1.94/2]
Social Sciences Citation Index [(1985-94) ref.per.ind.
H1.S6x]
Social Sciences Index/Abstracts [(1974-) ref.per.ind.
AI3.S62]
Sociological Abstracts [v.1- (1953-) ref.per.ind. HM1.S67;
(1963-) WWW-accessed
database]
U.S. Geological Survey. Bibliography of North American Geology
(govt.: shelved with USGS Bulletin)
Questions or comments: Charles
H. Smith (x6079 charles.smith@wku.edu) regularly updated
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