Comparing Life Sciences Database Features
This table summarizes features found in databases widely used in the life sciences.
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BIOSIS Previews |
Web of Science/ Knowledge |
Zoological Record |
PsycINFO |
| Subject scope |
Biology (e.g., botany, zoology, microbiology), agriculture, ecology, medicine, pharmacology, biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, biotechnology |
Wide multidisciplinary coverage of the sciences and social sciences |
All aspects of zoology, including behavior, genetics, ecology, evolution |
Psychology, psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, social work |
| Format scope |
Journal articles, book chapters, meeting publications, conference proceedings, patents |
Journal articles, reviews, corrections, discussions, letters, meeting abstracts |
Journal articles, newsletters, books, reviews, conference proceedings |
Journal articles, conference proceedings, books, reports, dissertations |
| Years covered |
1926-present |
Science Citation Index: 1900-present;
Social Sciences Citation Index: 1956-present;
Arts and Humanities Citation Index: 1975-present |
1864-present |
1806-present |
| Default search |
Phrase |
Phrase |
Phrase |
Phrase |
| Truncation symbol(s) |
* (any group of characters);
? (single character) |
* (any group of characters);
? (single character) |
* (any group of characters);
? (single character) |
* |
| Types of searches available |
Topic, author, title, address, keyword, Boolean, exact phrase |
Topic, author, title, address, keyword, Boolean, exact phrase, words in same sentence |
Topic, author, Boolean, descriptor |
Exact phrase, all of the words, any of the words |
| Search options |
Author, Title, Journal, Address, Taxonomic Data, Major Concepts, Concept Code/Heading, Chemical and Biochemical, Meeting Information, ISSN, ISBN |
Full, Easy, General, Cited Reference, Topic, Author, Title, Address, Advanced, Combine Search Sets, Open History |
Author, Source, Descriptors |
Advanced Search, Browse Indexes, Thesaurus Search, Search History/Alerts, Explode |
| Limits |
English, date, document type |
Dates, database, language, document type |
Document type, language, year, ISSN, ISBN |
Latest update, journal articles only, English only, dates |
| Link to UCLA collections |
UC-eLinks |
UC-eLinks |
UC-eLinks |
UC-eLinks |
| Print, email, download results |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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