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Indexes & Abstracts   |   Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Guides   |   Directories and Associations   |   Audio Visual and Software   |   Internet Guides and Resources   |   Conferences & Meetings   |   Meta-directories of Websites   |   Methods and Protocols   |  


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Indexes & Abstracts


BEILSTEIN DATABASE
Citations, data, structure, reactions and chemical and physical property information of organic compounds. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio2136086 
BIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS (OVID)
1969 to the present. This is the index for the life sciences. All of biology, plant and animal science, ecology, and paleontology are covered. Interdisciplinary fields such as pharmacology, biochemistry, biophysics and bioengineering are also included. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?ANZ5712  
BIOONE
"Full-text journal articles focused on the biomedical, biological, ecological and environmental sciences." 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?APS6897 
FACULTY OF 1000
"Reviews of papers published in the biological sciences based on the recommendations over 1000 leading researchers." 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio3310975 
MEDLINE (OVID)
Three separate components of Medline available through OVID interface: Medline 1966 - present (offers author/journal/keyword/subject, or MESH, searching), Oldmedline 1950 - 1965 (offers same but subject searching), and In-Process around 2 recent months (offers same but subject searching).  
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=1301 
NCBI ENTREZ
Gateway to NCBI basic science databases (GenBank, etc.). 
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/gquery?itool=toolbar 
PROQUEST DIGITAL DISSERTATIONS
Available in electronic format as PROQUEST DIGITAL DISSERTATIONS, (formally known as Dissertation Abstracts) through the Columbia University Libraries Databases link. Contain mostly U.S. doctoral dissertations. Full text online is available for more than 10 recent years. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AQP0595  
SCIFINDER
Web version of SciFinder Scholar, also known as Chemical abstracts. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?APN4991 
WEB OF SCIENCE (SCIENCE CITATION INDEX)
Multidisciplinary index in sciences; located under the umbrella site WEB of KNOWLEDGE along with other databases, such as Derwent Innovations IndexSM, Zoological Record, Journal Citation Reports 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio2054244 
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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Guides


ACCESSSCIENCE@ MCGRAW-HILL : THE ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.
also known as: AccessScience at McGraw-Hill, Online encyclopedia of science & technology, Online encyclopedia of science and technology, Encyclopedia of science & technology, Access science, McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science and technology 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio4164765 
CRD HANDBOOK OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio4329618 
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANALYTICAL SCIENCE
"The articles fall mainly into three classes: • Analysis for particular analytes • Analysis of particular types of samples • Analytical techniques Particular analytes that are the subjects of articles in the encyclopedia include a wide range of classes of organic compounds (e.g., amino acids, dioxins, humic and fulvic compounds, lipids, nucleic acids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, proteins) as well as specific compounds (e.g., ethanol, glucose)." 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5645693 
THE COMBINED CHEMICAL DICTIONARY
"Includes descriptive and numerical data on chemical, physical and biological properties of comppounds." 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio6052051 
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Directories and Associations


AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY - ACS
URL: http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content 
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
URL: www.asbmb.org/ 
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY- ASM
URL: http://www.asm.org/ 
BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY (UK)
URL: http://www.biochemistry.org/ 
FASEB - FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
"A coalition of independent member societies that serve the interests of biomedical and life scientists, particularly those related to public policy issues." 
URL: www.faseb.org 
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Audio Visual and Software


HENRY STEWART TALKS. BIOMEDICAL & LIFE SCIENCES
"Presentations consist of navigable slides with accompanying narration synchronised for ease of listening." 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio6770496 
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Internet Guides and Resources


COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AT NIH
Offers sequence analysis tools, databases, Molecular Biology Desk Reference, etc. 
URL: http://molbio.info.nih.gov/ 
NATIONAL ACADEMIES
'Advisers to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine', "The National Academies perform an unparalleled public service by bringing together committees of experts in all areas of scientific and technological endeavor. These experts serve pro bono to address critical national issues and give advice to the federal government and the public. Four organizations comprise the Academies: the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council." National Academies address multiple issues related to Public Health. 
URL: http://www.nationalacademies.org/ 
NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE NHGRI
"In 1997 the United States Department of Health and Human Services renamed NCHGR the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), officially elevating it to the status of research institute - one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the NIH." 
URL: http://www.genome.gov/ 
NIH STEM CELLS RESEARCH
Includes NIH stem cell registry, etc. 
URL: http://stemcells.nih.gov/ 
SCIENCES'S STKE : SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION KNOWLEDGE ENVIRONMENT.
"Also known as: Signal transduction knowledge environment, STKE. Online resource and discussion forum for researchers in the field of signal transduction and related aspects of biomedical research." 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5158008 
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Conferences & Meetings


INTERDOC - DIRECTORY OF PUBLISHED PROCEEDINGS
"Citations for published materials from conferences, congresses, meetings, workshops, symposia, and access to MInd: The Meetings Index." 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5277247 
PAPERSFIRST
"Citations for published papers given at conferences and symposia." "Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre." Coverage: 1992 to Present 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?ANR0869 
PROCEEDINGSFIRST
"Citations to published proceedings of conferences and symposia." "Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre. Contains in each record a list of the papers presented at each conference." 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?ANR0867 
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Meta-directories of Websites


BIOLOGY INTERNET RESOURCES
Columbia University Biology Library Subject Guide.  Compilation of resources in Biology. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio6164112 
GENETICS
Columbia University Health Sciences Library Subject Guide.  Compilation of resources in genetics. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio6183564 
LABORATORY ANIMALS IN RESEARCH
Columbia University Health Sciences Library Subject Guide..  Compilation of resources on laboratory animals in research. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio6183609 
WRITING GUIDES
Columbia University Health Sciences Library Subject Guide.  Compilation of resources on grant proposal, research paper, dissertation writing, etc. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio6193072 
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Methods and Protocols


COLD SPRING HARBOR PROTOCOLS
"Experimental Protocols from the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories Database." 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio6134573 
CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN IMMUNOLOGY
"Experimental protocols in immunology." 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5405970 
CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
"Experimental protocols for Molecular Biologists." 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5406135 
CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN PROTEIN SCIENCE
"Experimental protocols for protein biochemistry." 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5406133 
METHODS IN ENZYMOLOGY
Monographic series available online 1955 to Present. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio7002335 
METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Health Sciences Stacks QH506 .M56; Offsite - check CLIO for older volumes.. 


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