LibGuides: Biological Sciences: Getting Started

Your Librarian

she/her/hers

Contact:

Perkins 233
Email me: hannah.rozear@duke.edu
Call me: 919-660-5368

Subjects: Biology, Evolutionary Anthropology, Global Health, Health & Medical Sciences, Social Sciences

You may want to bookmark the library homepage. Some useful links are below, and you can find much more on the services for grad students, services for undergrads, services for faculty & instructors. Google map of Perkins library. Don't hesitate to contact Hannah if you have questions.

Access electronic resources from off campus
Clicking on library links will automatically route you through a proxy server. You can also use the Duke VPN or install a browser extension.
Libkey Nomad
Nomad is a free browser plugin for Firefox, Google Chrome, Brave, Edge, and Vivaldi. Nomad connects your Duke Libraries access to articles found while browsing in Wikipedia, PubMed, or directly on publishers' websites.

Web of Science This link opens in a new window
A huge database of scholarly literature across the sciences, strong in both historical and current coverage. Includes extensive citation mapping.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
A large database of biomedical and related literature. It's strengths are controlled subject searching and linking with other NCBI resources.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Another broad literature database with strengths in current scientific publications and citation mapping.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Search for scholarly literature from a range of disciplines; many articles available through Duke Libraries. Add Duke Libraries under 'Library Links' in your GS settings.

BIOSIS Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Search for journal articles, conference proceedings, books, and reports in the life sciences. Includes citation tools
Zoological Record This link opens in a new window
Search for articles on all all aspects of zoological research dating back to 1864
SciFinder-n This link opens in a new window
Search for chemistry-related literature, patents, and substance and reaction data. NEW USERS: You must create an account here to begin using Scifinder-n.
SpringerNature Experiments This link opens in a new window
Search for laboratory protocols in biomedical and life sciences. Duke has access to: biotechnology, bioinformatics, and genetics/genomics