This guide serves as a starting point to help you find information and resources on the subject of Biology and Health Sciences. Explore the navigation menu to find books, databases, journals, websites, and more.
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Full-text access to research articles in biology, genetics, and medicine from the Public Library of Science.
Vendor: PLOS Coverage: April 2006 - present Full Text: Complete
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The database defaults to the advanced search option. Click the Simple Search link below the large search bar to search the entire database.
An account is required to receive journal email alerts and to comment on articles; a free account can be created by clicking on Create account in the upper right corner.
Search Tips
Browse articles in a particular subject area by clicking on Browse. Once a subject area is chosen, sub-categories will appear with each new selection to allow further narrowing. Click on View all articles and then list articles to view articles in that subject area.
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "tropical diseases"
Use an asterisk (*) at the end of the root of a word to find all variants: botan* will find botany, botanical, botanist, etc.
Use AND to separate terms and phrases: "tropical diseases" AND fatigue
Use the Advanced Search option to search for terms in specific fields such as Title, Author, Abstract or Body.
Scroll to the bottom of the Advanced Search screen to explore other PLOS journals, i.e. PLOS Medicine, PLOS Biology, etc.
Provides citations, abstracts, and some full-text items covering all subject areas including business and economic journals, magazines, trade, and journals in psychology and computing.
Vendor: ProQuest Coverage: 1905 - present Full Text: Partial
Archive of biomedical and life science journal literature at the National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine. Includes PubMed Central, MEDLINE, and Bookshelf.
Vendor: NIH National Library of Medicine Coverage: Full Text: Partial
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Use your web browser's print function to print items in PubMed.
Mark records by checking the box next to each item's title.
Click the Send to: drop-down menu and select E-mail to send marked records by email.
Search Tips
Use the Builder feature to create a search.
Click the plus-sign (+) to add a new line to the search builder.
Click the All Fields drop-down menu to search by author, title, journal, date, ISBN, etc.
Click the AND drop-down menu to use AND, OR, NOT searching.
Use an asterisk (*) at the end of the root of a word to find all variants: medicin* will find medicine, medicines, medicinal, etc.
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "pilot fatigue"
For help using and searching in the database, click on Help near the upper left corner of the screen.
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If full text is not available, copy the records you want, paste them into an email, and sent them to library@erau.edu. Please include:
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Whether you're an undergraduate, graduate, or PhD student
Whether you're a Daytona Beach or Worldwide student
Provides access to scholarly journals and ebooks in the areas of physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, and social sciences and humanities.
Vendor: Elsevier Coverage: Varies Full Text: Partial
Peer-reviewed journals in the areas of life sciences, biomedicine, behavioral sciences, engineering, and mathematics.
Vendor: Springer Nature Group Coverage: 1837 - present Full Text: Partial
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Default search results will display full text journal articles. Additional Preview-Only materials are also available.
To view Conference Papers or Book Chapters, click on the X next to Article and then select other content types.
To search for specific Journal titles, select Journal as a content type.
Search Tips
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "space debris"
Use an asterisk (*) at the end of the root of a word to find all variants: launch* will find launch, launches, launching, etc.
Browse the list of full text journal articles or narrow by selecting Discipline or Subdiscipline.
You may further refine your search by selecting a different Content Type or allowing for preview-only content.
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If full text is not available, copy the records you want, paste them into an email, and send them to library@erau.edu.
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Provides access to citation/abstract details for hundreds of thousands of worldwide publications such as journals (including open access journals), conference papers, books, and book chapters. Includes journal impact factors in the Journal Citation Reports tab.
Vendor: Clarivate Analytics Coverage: 1980 - present Full Text: None
To create a free Web of Science account, click the Register icon in the upper right corner of the page.
To use advanced features such as saved searches, alerts, etc., sign in with a Web of Science username and password.
Click the Question Mark icon in the lower right corner of any page to access a variety of help options.
Web of Science includes a subscription to Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a tool which analyzes citation references, measures research influence and impact at the journal and category levels, and shows the relationship between citing and cited journals. To learn more about the JCR, please see the following sources:
To search the full range of dates back to 1980, change the Search in: field to All Databases.
To perform a simple keyword search on a topic, enter the desired term(s) in the text box in the center of the page. Change the field to search in or add rows or date ranges as desired.
Use an asterisk (*) at the end of the root of a word to find all variants: climat* will find climate, climatic, climatology, etc.
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "climate change"
After results are retrieved, use the Refine Results options on the left side of the page to get more focused, relevant information.
Click the AUTHORS or CITED REFERENCES tabs or the Advanced Search link for more search options.
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If full text is not available, copy the records you want, paste them into an email, and send them to library@erau.edu. Please include:
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Bookshelves are based on your ERNIE login. (Older versions of bookshelves were overridden.)
A separate Ebook Central account is no longer required for the use of Bookshelf, highlighting, and downloading features.
You can add books to your Bookshelf by clicking on the Add to Bookshelf link located on the left of the book’s Detail Page or by placing a bookmark on any page within the book.
For most books the print/download limit is 40% of the book's pages. Printing or downloading a chapter or page range do the same thing and deduct in the same way based on the pages allowed. Both options create a PDF that does not expire.
Check the "Availability" section, on the Detail Page, or in the Book Details side panel to see how many copies are available and if it is for Online reading or Download, or both.
You can change the language of the interface by clicking on Settings in the naviagation bar and clicking on Language. Choose your language and save the changes.
Search Tips
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "crew resource management."
Use connectors AND, OR, NOT to separate terms and phrases: "flight crew" AND fatigue. Connectors must be capitalized.
Use an asterisk (*) at the end of a word root to find all variants: automat* will find automate, automated, automatic, and automation.
Click the Read Online button to view the full text of a book. Or, click on Full Download to download, if available.
Use the table of contents or navigational arrows to browse.
Use the "Search within book" search box to search for a term or phrase within the book.
For help using and searching in the database, click the question mark icon (?) in the upper right corner, or use their Help Guide
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Books not available full text online in this database may be available in print. Search for the title in EAGLEsearch to see if the library owns a print copy. Visit the Borrow and Renew (Access Services - Circulation) page for help in checking out material.
If you see that a book is "Available on request," you may read the book online for up to 5 minutes; click Read Online to do so.
Click on the Request button or request this book link to fill out the form to request the library purchase it if you cannot locate it in our catalog.
Full-text ebooks from publishers CRC Press, Routledge, and more, on topics including engineering, technology, international relations, business, and computer science.
Vendor: Informa Full Text: Partial
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Titles with the "Coming soon" message are not currently available. See the "eBook Published" date on the book profile page for availability.
Search Tips:
Use the search box at the top of the page to search by keywords, authors, titles, or ISBN
Use the limiters on the left to narrow down results: Subject, Collection, Publication Date, Imprint (Publisher), or Authors
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "decision making"
Connect search terms with AND: engineering AND systems
From a book's profile page, click Read Online to view a page-by-page full-text version of the book online or click Download to download a complete PDF version
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If full text is not available, copy the records you want, paste them into an email, and send them to library@erau.edu. Please include:
Your name
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Course number
Whether you're an undergraduate, graduate, or PhD student
Whether you're a Daytona Beach or Worldwide student
