SubjectsPlus: Neuroscience
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Books
Information Strategy
A basic guide for tracking down relevant, high-quality information needed for papers, lab reports, discussions, and other purposes.
Define...
... a topic by gathering background/overview information; help formulate your question.
AccessScience
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The online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and Yearbooks and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, and more.
Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences
Call Number: Science Ref RC334 .E535 2003
NCBI Bookshelf
The full text of 70+ well-known biology and other science textbooks and other materials.
Oxford Reference Online (ORO)
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Provides full text of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations from 175+ Oxford reference titles, many of which are in-depth, scholarly entries.
Reference Universe
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Some full text. Reference Universe helps you find the right article--the authoritative article--to begin your research, whether it's on your shelves in a reference work or in an online reference database
Identify
... specific sources of information about the defined topic--to answer your question
Databases
LexisNexis Academic
Off-campus access
1-popular Useful for coverage of newspapers and some popular magazines 1980's-present; use the Power Search.
Access World News
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Mostly 1990's-present online resource that provides full-text information from over 1,000 United States and international newspapers and news services.
Academic Search Premier
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2-popular/primary
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
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1975-current. Provides access to hundreds of peer-reviewed journals focusing on many medical disciplines, with emphasis on nursing and allied health.
Grinnell College Libraries
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CSA Neurosciences Abstracts/MEDLINE/PsycINFO
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3-primary Search these 3 databases at the same time; a good way to start searching for primary literature about almost any topic in Neuroscience. The latest 10 years of MEDLINE is included in this search.
MEDLINE
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1953-current; FirstSearch interface. One of the premier sources for bibliographic coverage of medicine, medical research, health care, molecular biology, physiological psychology, and more.
WorldCat
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Before 1000 B.C. to the present. The OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other materials held in libraries worldwide. Contains millions of records.
Science Citation Index
4-primary Contact Kevin Engel for access to the Science Citation Index. A unique database that allows you to discover who has cited (referred to) a particular article or book since it was originally published.
Reference Sources
Drug Information
MEDLINEplus -- United States National Library of Medicine; a guide to thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications, and herbs and supplements.
AP images (Associated Press)
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Provides 24/7 access to over 4.9 million primary source photos from 1825 to the present. Additionally, provides audio, video, graphics and interactives. Constantly updated, AP Images is an important resource for virtually every discipline. This database may be used for educational purposes only. Images may not be posted on the Web or otherwise made available electronically to anyone outside the Grinnell College community. These images may not be republished or distributed in newspapers, newsletters, magazines, brochures, catalogs, yearbooks, calendars, posters, or similar materials.
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Journal Finder
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Other Library Catalogs
Iowa State University Library Catalog
University of Iowa Libraries Catalog
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