Online Resources and Tools Guides

Database Guides

General Guides

• Article Databases, Searching  -  tips on how to construct effective search strategies (Biology, PDF)
• Boolean, Truncation, and Wildcard Chart (Health Science)
• EnterpriseWorks: A Guide to Library Resources at UIUC (Biotechnology, PDF)
• Learn about the key databases (Biotechnology, PDF)

• Searching Databases: The Basics (Health Science)

• Truncation Chart for Databases  (ACES)

Specific Guides

• An Introduction to PubMed (Health Science)

• Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS)  (Biology, PDF)  

• Current Contents  (Biology, PDF)  

• How to use: PubMed (from NLM)

• How to use: Web of Science (Biotechnology, PDF)

• PubMed (MEDLINE)  (Biology, PDF)  

• Science Citation Index Expanded via Web of Science   (Biology, PDF)  

• Zoological Record   (Biology, PDF)  

Other Guides

• Article Databases (INHS)

• BiblioLine Fish & Fisheries Worldwide and Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide (INHS)

• Electronic Resources at the Biology Library  (Biology, PDF)

• Health Sciences Databases  (Health Sciences)

• Indexes and Abstracts (Environmental Studies)

• INHS Library Databases  (INHS)

• Selected Databases (ACES)

• Serials Lists for Databases  (Biology)

Search Engine Guides

• Guide to Search Engines (Health Science)
• Search Engines (Grainger)

UIUC Catalog Guides

• Online Library Catalog  (Main Library)

• Online Research Resources Page (ORR) (Main Reference)

• Tips on Using the Catalog (Veterinary Medicine)

Online Tool Guides

• Discover (Main Library)
• Discover  (Biotechnology)
• Guide to Current Awareness Resources  (Health Sciences)
• How to use RefWorks (briefly) (Biotechnology, PDF)
• RefWorks (Main Library)
• Table of Contents Journal Alerts (ACES)
• UIUC EndNote Support Info (Main Library)