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:Contains some updated information: Contains more recently updated information: Guide to reference and information sources in the zoological sciences. p. 15. Libraries Unlimited. November 2003
Access points Access points on the internet are DataStar, DIALOG, DIMDI, and STN.
Former titles This database continues: Library catalog record. Must use "Current awareness in biological sciences" as a search term.
Abbreviation: Curr. Aware. Biol. Sci.
International Abstracts of Biological Sciences ()
It also continues in part:
Current Advances in Neuroscience () Current Advances in Cell & Developmental Biology ()
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