Subject guide for Biosciences

RECOMMENDED AND RELEVANT SOURCES:

Find literature

Find books, articles, journals, dissertations etc. in the library database Oria.

See also the complete list of journals in subscription at the NMBU University Library.

Students and staff at NMBU can access the library’s electronic resources off campus.

• Databases

  Selected databases. See also the complete list of databases. 

  • AGRICOLA* - animal science, aquatic sciences, food science and food products, veterinary medicine
  • AGRIS - agricultural sciences
  • Biological Abstracts *-  biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, pharmacology, zoology, agriculture, veterinary medicine
  • CAB Abstracts *- agriculture, environment, veterinary sciences, applied economics, food science, nutrition
  • Medline *- medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care
  • PubMed - medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care (free search engine accessing primarily the MEDLINE database)
  • SciFinder-n* - SciFinder-n gives full access to the whole Chemical Abstracts literaturedatabase, CAS Registry file (Chemical substances), CAS React (Chemical reactions) and Medline.
  • Scopus* - science, technology, medicine, social sciences, citation search
  • Web of Science* - science, technology, medicine, social sciences, citation search

• Other information resources

  • Wikispecies - free directory of species (WikiMedia project)
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) - taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes
  • International Plant Names Index (IPNI) - Database of plant names and associated basic bibliographical details
  • Merck Index (Royal Society of Chemistry) - Encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals
  • bioRxiv - Preprint server for biology

Need help?

Purchase proposal

Is there a book or magazine that you would like the library to purchase? Feel free to send us your purchase proposal by e-mail to biblioteket@nmbu.no.

Write and cite

Usefull advice on writing and citing academic texts, and referencing.