Find articles in scientific journals by searching in these databases (which the library provides for SU students, faculty, and staff exclusively).

Search for free science articles, journals, and citations online:

• BioMed Central
• Directory of Open Access Journals
• E-Print Network - preprints, scholarly papers, etc.
• Google Scholar
• HighWire Press - peer-reviewed articles provided by Stanford University
• PubMed - citations and some full-text of biomedical articles from the Nat. Lib. of Med.
• PubMed Central - archive of life sciences journals
• Science Magazine - free full text from 1988 to one year ago (SU subscription)
• See also the subscription databases provided by SU (above) and the full text online journals SU subscribes to (below)

Free online databases & tools:

• BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) - search for DNA sequences
• ChemFinder
• ChemSpy
• Clustal W - a multiple sequence alignment service
• eMolecules - open-access chemistry search engine
• GeneCards - database of human genes
• IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology - also called The Gold Book
• NIST Chemistry WebBook
• PubChem - search for structures, substances, and bioassay records; part of PubMed
• RCSB PDB (Protein Data Bank) - largest repository of protein structure data
• ToxNet - databases on toxicology, chemicals, and more from NLM

Keep up with science news:

• National Institutes of Health News Releases
• National Science Foundation News
• NewScientist.com News - summaries of the latest news stories from New Scientist
• ScienceDaily - science news & press releases from around the world
• The Scientist

Learn about scientific information, writing, and ethics:

• Bioethics Resources on the Web - from NIH
• Identifying Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
• On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research - from NAS
• Science and Technology Sources on the Internet
• Sorting Out Sources: Guidelines for Evaluating Scientific Information
• Writing Guidelines for Engineering & Science Students - from Virginia Tech

General science-related websites:

• Agricultural Research Center - job postings, nutrition info, and more from the USDA
• Astronomy Picture of the Day - from NASA
• BioResearch - gateway to quality web resources in biology and biomedicine
• BiosciEdNet - useful digital library from AAAS; requires free registration
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Epi-Log Newsletter - communicable disease & epidemiology news from King County
• Ergito - online textbooks in biology; some are free
• Ethnobotanical and Phytochemical Database - from the USDA
• Evolution Update - news & scientific reports on evolutionary biology grouped by year
• Evolution Website - from BBC
• Life Sciences Dictionary - from the Univ. of Texas at Austin
• MicrobeWorld - info about microbiology, including podcasts
• National Biological Information Infrastructure
• Nature Online - info & streaming videos from London's Natural History Museum
• Natural Selection - gateway to quality web resources about the natural world
• North American Fossil Mammal Systematics Database
• Paleobiology Database
• Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Database - from the USDA
• United States Geological Survey (USGS)
• USGS Biological Resources
• Visual Elements Periodic Table
• WebMD - useful medical information
• World of Chemistry - free online encyclopedia sponsored by Wolfram Research
• The World's Biomes - from UC Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology

Science-related organizations and associations:

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
• American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
• American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
• American Society for Microbiology
• Botanical Society of America
• Center for North American Herpetology - amphibian, crocodilian, reptile & turtle info
• Chemical Heritage Foundation
• Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
• The National Academies - Advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine
• National Institutes of Health
• National Science Foundation
• Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS)
• Royal Society of Chemistry
• Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)
• The Society for Systematic Biologists

• Biodiversity: A Reference Handbook
• CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics
• Concise Medical Dictionary
• A Dictionary of Biology from Oxford University Press
• A Dictionary of Chemistry
• A Dictionary of Plant Sciences from Oxford University Press
• Encyclopedia Britannica Online
• Encyclopedia of Evolution from Oxford University Press
• Introduction to Cell and Tissue Culture: Theory and Technique
• The Merck Index Online
• Tables of Physical and Chemical Constants - 16th edition of "Kaye and Laby" book

Nature
Online access: June 1997 to one year ago.

New Scientist
Online access: January 1994 to present.

Scientific American
Online access: 1995 to present.

Science
Online access: 1988 to one year ago.

These are just a few of the best science journals & magazines. We have many, many other journals in print and online. See the biology, chemistry, or physics subject guide for more journals, or contact me at shuylerk@seattleu.edu.