Subject Guides: Biology: Quick links

Quick Links

Don't Panic!
Ask the Library

(Librarians love questions!)

QuickSearch

(Like Google for Library resources)

FedCite

(online referencing guide)

Federation Library contact page with phone number
Telephone

Federation Library email
Email

Federation Library frequently asked questions, ask the Library system, and live chat
Ask the Library

Oh, and did you see the Need help? tab on the side of the page?
Live online chat with the Library! Live chat is available during Library opening hours.
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QuickSearch: Search for any Library content (online or on the shelf)

A separate web page with lots of examples, instructions, and tips on citing and referencing.

When you use FedCite, to get started, click on your style.
Click to expand any section ending with a

Go to FedCite

Key databases for finding journal articles and conference papers

Key databases for your discipline:

(See the page Finding journal articles to learn how to use these databases)

Science Direct
Scientific, technical, and medical research, searched using Scirus search engine. Humanities, Psychology and Social Sciences, General, Environmental Science, Multi-disciplinary, Humanities, Psychology, Occupational Health and Safety, Science, Food Science
Scopus (Elsevier)
A multidisciplinary navigational tool that contains records going back to 1966, offering newly-linked citations across the widest body of scientific abstracts available in one place. Coverage includes scientific, technical, medical and social science literature.
Web of Science
Data, books, journals, proceedings & patents, Web of Science provides a single destination to access reliable, integrated, multidisciplinary research. Quality, curated content delivered alongside information on emerging trends, subject specific content and analysis tools make it easy for students, faculty, researchers, analysts, and program managers to pinpoint relevant research to inform their work.

Click here for more Library databases related to biology

Your Library team

Librarians

Can help with: finding material for your assessment tasks or research; referencing; bibliographic management (e.g. EndNote); researcher IDs; keeping up to date with research alerts

Peggy Hsu, Mt Helen

Myles Strous, Gippsland

Erin Roga, Berwick

Phone 1300 552 567 to contact anyone from our Health and Life Sciences team

Learning skills advisers

Can help with: essay writing, writing for other types of assessment tasks (reports, case studies, annotated bibliographies), thesis writing, referencing, study skills, exam preparation.

Learning Skills Advisers

Biology