Life Sciences Communication : Find Articles

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Agriculture, Geology, & Environmental Sciences Team | Science & Engineering Libraries

Karen Dunn | Steenbock LIbrary

Marie Dvorzak | Geology Library

Heather Shimon | Steenbock Library

These databases are a good starting point for most topics.

Academic Search
Good mix of research and popular articles on many topics.
Communications & Mass Media Abstracts
Includes communication journals not covered in most other databases.
Scopus
Large, multidisciplinary database that covers science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Web of Science
A collection of databases that index the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.

Follow (Find It button) or the "Find It at UW Madison" link in most databases to:

access online full text (when available)
see if the journal or book is available in print if it is not accessible online
request a free pdf of the article or book chapter if full text is not available online (Request a Copy)

If you already have a citation, use this Citation Search to search for your article.

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