Molecular Biosciences resource guide

Contents

Finding information
- Key Molecular Biosciences databases
- ... more detailed list of Molecular Biosciences databases
- Books
- Exam papers
- Patents
- Interlibrary loans & borrowing from Flinders and UniSA
Sources for specific topics (molecular biology, microbiology and immunology, food microbiology, biotechnology)
Advice & assistance
Services and resources for Honours and Postgraduate students

Finding information

Find journal articles and other scholarly information using recommended databases for Molecular Biosciences.

Key databases

Information...

Biosis Previews (Biological abstracts)

Covers journal articles, reports and meetings across the life sciences and biomedical research from 1980-.

An important database for plant, animal and microbial biology.

PubMed (Medline)

Essential database for medical & biomedical science, with coverage from 1950s-.

Need help using Pubmed? Try the homegrown BSL PubMed tutorial or the official PubMed tutorial

Alternatively you can use:
Medline via ScienceDirect
Medline via Web of Knowledge

Want to discover more about databases?
Listen to Make databases your friend' podcast, Listen (mp3 3MB) | Read transcript (pdf 89kB)

Find books using the catalogue or view a list of New Library books.

To find past exam papers, search the Library catalogue
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To find patents and patent information, take a look at the patents guide.

Need a book (or journal article) that is not available in the Library?
Use the interlibrary loans service. You can also borrow from Flinders & UniSA (but read the fine print).

Sources for specific topics

Molecular biology
(sequence data, genetics, protocols, enzymes & metabolic pathways)
Microbiology and immunology
(bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa & parasites)
Food microbiology
Biotechnology

Advice & assistance

To find out about advanced search techniques, or to discover more about the range of Library resources, please contact Ursula Henderson, Research Librarian for the School of Molecular & Biomedical Science.

For general advice or assistance with using the Library please ask at the Research Help Desk, call us on +61 8 8303 5372 or send an email to library@adelaide.edu.au. Detailed services and resources information can be found on the Library A to Z. There is also an ever expanding range of online tutorials and demonstrations.

Honours and Postgraduate students

A guide to services and resources for Honours and Postgraduate students is available. It is strongly recommended that you make an appointment with your Research Librarian to discover how the Library can help you with your studies and research.