Biotechnology Abstract database: New interface

Biotechnology Abstract moves to OvidSP, from WebSPIRS SilverPlatter

"Derwent Biotechnology Abstract is a Biotechnology Literature and Patents Information Service produced by Derwent Information Ltd. The subject coverage includes all aspects of biotechnology, from genetic manipulation to biochemical engineering and fermentation to downstream processing. All industrial uses of microorganisms, enzymes, and cell culture are covered, as well as plant micropropagation."

"Information is extracted from around 1200 major scientific publications, including primary journals and conference proceedings, and from the patents literature."

Journals indexed include:

• Agroforestry Systems


• Annals of Botany


• Biodiversity & Conservation


• Biologia Plantarum


• Biological Invasions


• Biological Reviews


• Euphytica


• European Journal of Plant Pathology


• FEBS Journal


• Genetic Resources & Crop Evolution


• Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics


• Journal of Experimental Botany


• Journal of Forensic Sciences


• Journal of Insect Behavior


• Medical & Veterinary Entomology


• Nature


• Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems


• Oikos


• Photosynthetica


• Plant & Cell Physiology


• Plant & Soil


• Plant Cell Tissue & Organ Culture


• Plant Journal


• Plant Pathology


• Precision Agriculture


• Soil Science


• Tropical Medicine & International Health

NEW! CAB Abstracts on Web of Knowledge

New as of January 9, 2009...

Search 1000's of journals in these databases from the familiar Web of Knowledge site:

• CAB Abstracts
• Food Science & Technology Abstracts
• Medline
• Zoological Record
• Biological Abstracts
• Web of Science

CAB Abstracts (1973-present)

• Agricultural and environmental sciences
• CAB Thesaurus, CABICODES, CAB Registry Numbers
• Journals, books, conference proceedings, technical reports & more
• Backfiles coming soon
  

Food Science & Technology Abstracts (1969-present)

• Complete food manufacturing cycle, from initial market research to final packaging
• Journals, books, conference proceedings, reports, theses, patents, standards & legislation

Medline (1950-present)

• U.S. National Library of Medicine database
• Biomedicine & life sciences, bioengineering, public health, clinical care, plant & animal science
• MesH terms, CAS registry numbers, links to PubMed & NCBI databases
  

Zoological Record (1864-present)

• The world’s leading taxonomic reference & oldest continuing database of animal biology
• Determine the first appearance of an animal name; track classification changes; keep up with new & endangered species

Biological Abstracts (1969-present)

• Life sciences journal literature, with topics ranging from botany to microbiology to pharmacology
• BIOSIS indexing, MeSH terms, CAS registry numbers

Web of Science (1965-present)

• The world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts & humanities
• Journals and conference proceedings
• Cited reference searching, Author Finder, Analyze Tool identifies trends & patterns