Elsevier Biobase
| Producer | Elsevier |
|---|---|
| History | 1954–present |
| Languages | English |
| Access | |
| Providers | DataStar, DIALOG, DIMDI, STN |
| Cost | Subscription |
| Coverage | |
| Disciplines | Biology |
| Record depth | indexing, abstracting, bibliographic citations, and separate species dictionary |
| Format coverage | titles, authors, abstracts, bibliographic details and authors' addresses |
| Temporal coverage | 1994–present |
| Geospatial coverage | Worldwide coverage |
| Number of records | Over 4 million |
| Update frequency | Weekly |
| Print edition | |
| ISSN | 0733-4443 |
| Links | |
Elsevier BIOBASE is a bibliographic database covering all topics pertaining to biological research throughout the world. It was established in the 1950s in print format as Current Awareness in Biological Sciences. Temporal coverage is from 1994 to the present. The database has over 4.1 million records as of December 2008. More than 300,000 records are added annually and 84% contain an abstract. It is updated weekly.
Coverage
Coverage of the biological sciences is derived from 1,900 journals. Subjects are indexed by titles, authors, abstracts, bibliographic details and authors' addresses. This database covers the following disciplines:[1][2][3][4]
Access points
Access points on the internet are DataStar, DIALOG, DIMDI, and STN.
Former titles
This database continues: [5]
It also continues in part:[5]
- Current Advances in Neuroscience (ISSN 0741-1677)
- Current Advances in Cell & Developmental Biology (ISSN 0741-1626)
References
- ↑ Sugato, Basu; and Ian Davidson; Kiri Lou Wagstaff (2009). Constrained Clustering: Advances in Algorithms, Theory, and Applications. Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Series. CRC Press (Taylor & Francis, Inc.). pp. 235, 236. ISBN 978-1-58488-996-0.
- ↑ "Elsevier BIOBASE / Current Awareness in Biological Sciences". Elsevier. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ↑ Contains some updated information: "Elsevier BIOBASE / Current Awareness in Biological Sciences". Dialog Bluesheet. December 22, 2008. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- Contains more recently updated information: "ELBI - Elsevier BIOBASE". DataStar Datasheets. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ↑ Guide to reference and information sources in the zoological sciences. p. 15. Libraries Unlimited. November 2003
- 1 2 Library catalog record. Must use "Current awareness in biological sciences" as a search term.
- "Current awareness in biological sciences : CABS." (Online catalog entry). Fairfield University. Retrieved June 13, 2011. Abbreviation: Curr. Aware. Biol. Sci.