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Biotechnology Information Center, University of Illinois Library  
Contact: Katie Newman, Biotechnology Librarian
217-265-5386 -- florador @ uiuc.edu -- 123A Burrill Hall  MC-112

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News of Local Interest

Daily Biotech News

 
Library Quick Links... Article Databases... Related U of Illinois Libraries...

E-Journals
Do we have e-access to a journal?

Journal & Article Locator If you know the citation...find the article

Library Catalog

U of Illinois Interlibrary Request Form (U of Illinois NetID required)
Request journal articles or books not available on campus


RefWorks Try it -- you'll like it!
Web-based citation manager
How to use RefWorks (1 page) (pdf)

U of Illinois EndNote Support Info


FAQ for the Bio-Ag Researcher (pdf) Learn about new U of Illinois Library services / Auto alerts / Off-campus access / RefWorks / etc.

**Web of Knowledge - Search Medline (PubMed), Web of Science, Biological Abstr, CAB Abstr, and more, simultaneously! New! Read More
PubMed
Web of Science
Biological Abstracts
CAB Abstracts
Faculty of 1000
SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts)
Scopus
New!
Google Scholar

Easy Search -- Search multiple databases at once.    Beta! Send your comments

Which database should you use to find biotech-related articles? (pdf) Brief descriptions, how often updated, how many journals indexed, truncation symbols, etc.

Biotech Business Databases (pdf)New!

- Web of Science: How to use (pdf)
- PubMed: How to use
| Tutorial (from NLM)
- Email Alerts: How to set up New!

 

Funk ACES (Agriculture)
Applied Health Sciences
Biology
Chemistry
Business & Economics
Engineering
Health Portal (Beta Testing)
Health Sciences
(UIC@Urbana)
Veterinary Medicine
Other U of Illinois Libraries

Scholarly Publishing 

U of Illinois Scholarly Communication Support Site

U of Illinois Scholarly Communication Newsletter (with RSS feed / email alerts)

IDEALS (Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship) - Secure archive of the scholarship of U of Illinois faculty, staff, and students

U of Illinois Biotech Sites Handy Links...

Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center
   CBC newsletter

Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB)
Recent publications by IGB faculty.

Illinois Biotechnology Organization
For students, post-docs, faculty at the University

Biotechnology@University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
A gateway to many biotech-related sites at the U of I.

Inter-campus Research
Initiative in Biotechnology

Technology Commercialization Resources

Biotechnology Center Advisory Committee

Office of Technology Management
Learn about new Bio-Ag technological developments at the U of Illinois

Seminar Series for U of Illinois Biotech Students / Researchers
A listing of the many departmental seminar series that take place on campus

Electronic Reference Books for Biologists
A U of Illinois select list of free and subscribed e-books for the life sciences

Wiley's Current Protocols in..series. We have them ALL!
Nature Protocols
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics

PubMed Books
Search / read a growing collection of full text biomed books including Lodish's Molecular Cell Biology


Web Search Engines:

Google - Every body uses it, but are you using it WELL? Discover some quick tips for better searches at GoogleGuide.

Google Scholar - search through the full text of research articles!
Searches through the full text of many author, publisher and open access sites for quality research materials. Does not search the sites of ALL Publishers, e.g., Elsevier, ACS. Look for the "Discover at UIUC links" when using Google Scholar-- you'll be linked to U of I's full text ! Tips for effective searching.

Scirus
Focus is on "science" websites.

Entrez: The Life Sciences Search Engine
Search multiple NCBI databases at once!


SEARCH the Biotechnology Information Center's WEBSITE!

Journal Abbreviation Resources on the Web
Translate full journal titles <--> abbreviations

BioMolecules
From the Univ of Washington, a terrific resource for Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics Links Directory from Nucleic Acids Research (NAR)

Chemistry Online Resource Guide
From the U of Illinois Chemistry Library

Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
Use this to determine the "Impact Factor" for journals!


Resources for Agricultural & Biological Engineering Research

Resources for Plant Medicinal Research [Food Sci -RefWorks lecture]

Neuroscience Information Resources at U of Illinois

EnterpriseWorks - A Guide to Library Resources at U of Illinois


U of Illinois Library Book Purchasing Referral Site - Help the Library when you buy a book for yourself!

U of Illinois Library Strategic Plan (2006)

Biotech News Sources:

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Library Gateway Homepage
Biotechnology Information Center Homepage [Search this site]
Katie Newman [florador "at" uiuc.edu], Biotechnology Librarian
Page updated: Tuesday, 06-May-2008 09:06:31 CDT KN