Biology Research Guide
Welcome to the Biology Research Guide. This guide is to assist students who are taking courses in the College of Health Professions, and can also assist students, faculty, and staff doing research in this area.
This Research Guide will provide information on the most relevant databases to search from, online periodicals we may subscribe to, and websites and open access options for this subject.
If you have questions or would like assistance with your research, please contact the Head Librarian at library@midlandu.edu.
Coverage of most academic areas including business, social sciences, general academic, and general sciences.
This database provides full text and abstracts for nursing and allied health journals. Additional materials include evidence-based care sheets and quick lessons which provide concise overviews of diseases and conditions and outline the most effective treatment options.
Health and medical information from over 560 Journals and several thousand reference books.
Directory of Open Access Journals
A large database of open access peer-reviewed journals and articles.
This database includes two Arts and Sciences collections with journals from subjects including the social sciences, education, law, criminology, history, etc.
Science and Technology Collection
Database containing journals with information on chemistry, computer science, physics, aeronautics, etc.
Directory of Open Access Books
A large collection of open access eBooks.
Collection of text from a wide range of academic disciplines.
Collection of eBooks with a wide range of subjects.
Browse all the subjects available within the journals from the American Chemical Society. Some of these articles are open access.
Browse from these open access journals providing articles in the biology, health sciences, and medical fields.
OSTI.GOV is the primary search tool for DOE science, technology, and engineering research and development results and the organizational hub for information about the DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information.
PLOS One is an open access journal with over 200 subject areas across science, engineering, medicine, and the related social sciences and humanities.
Open access journal including articles across the biological sciences.
Sage Pure Gold Open Access Journals
These SAGE open access journals provide free articles that are peer-reviewed and cover a wide range of subjects.
Science Advances is the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) open access multidisciplinary journal, publishing impactful research papers and reviews in any area of science, in both disciplinary-specific and broad, interdisciplinary areas.
ScienceDaily features breaking news about the latest discoveries in science, health, the environment, technology, and more — from leading universities, scientific journals, and research organizations.