Biology Library Blog

All,
Some of the databases you use most will have a new look in 2007. We now subscribe to BIOSIS, Zoological Record, and Medline, via the ISI Web of Knowledge, the same interface you use for Web of Science/Science Citation Index. This is a convenient new way to search the journal literature in the life sciences; it is now possible to search multiple databases using the new CrossSearch feature.

We no longer subscribe to these databases via SilverPlatter/WebSPIRS. The web addresses for Zoological Record, BIOSIS, and Medline have been changed on the Library’s Articles and Database Web Page.

Here are the new URLs:

Web of Science / Science Citation Index (1900-)
http://isiknowledge.com/wos

BIOSIS Previews / Biological Abstracts (1926-)
http://isiknowledge.com/biosis

Zoological Record (1864-)
http://isiknowledge.com/zoorec

Medline (Same data as PubMed, more advanced search features) (1950-)
http://isiknowledge.com/medline

CrossSearch (Allows you to search all of these and more simultaneously)
http://isiknowledge.com/xs

TUTORIALS If you are not familiar with the Web of Knowledge interface, browse their recorded training sessions at http://scientific.thomson.com/support/recordedtraining/

ASSOCIATED SITES
-Index to Organism Names (ION contains all the animal, plant, and virus names data found within the Thomson/ISI BIOSIS literature databases)
http://www.organismnames.com/

-Biology Browser (Web Search Engine)
http://www.biologybrowser.org/

Please contact me If you have any questions or need assistance.

Explore and Enjoy,

Steve

All,
The Web of Knowledge interface has been revamped and the old version is no longer available. Use the tutorials below to get used to the new interface as the new semester begins, all of these databases are affected by this change:

New Interface Tutorials:
General WOK: http://scientific.thomson.com/support/recorded-training/wok/
Web Of Science: http://scientific.thomson.com/support/recorded-training/wos/
BIOSIS:
http://scientific.thomson.com/support/recorded-training/biosis/
Medline: http://scientific.thomson.com/support/recorded-training/medline/
Zoological Record: http://scientific.thomson.com/support/recorded-training/zr/

Please let me know if you have any questions about this change.

Explore and Enjoy,

Steve