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Biology Databases

Scopus Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature – scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world’s research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine social sciences and arts and humanities.
BIOSIS Citation Index Includes Biological Abstracts. Life sciences and biomedical research covering pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more.
PubMed (MEDLINE) A comprehensive index to biomedical and life sciences. An excellent source for students in health science, nursing, and other health related fields.
ScienceDirect Science Direct provides access to over 2500 scientific scholarly journals in the areas of biochemistry, biological sciences, business and management science, chemistry, clinical medicine, earth sciences, economics, engineering and technology, environmental science, materials science, mathematics and computer science, microbiology and immunology, neurosciences, pharmacology and toxicology, physics, social sciences and more. Many articles are in full-text.
AGRICOLA AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences.
Dimensions Dimensions is the most comprehensive research grants database which links grants to millions of resulting publications, clinical trials and patents.
EBSCOhost - Academic Search Premier General database that covers a wide range of research resources, including core subjects such as applied science, art, education, humanities, law, social science, business, and technology.
Google Scholar Scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports and more.
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For help using Google Scholar,
https://libraryguides.fullerton.edu/google_scholar

Study Space Reservation

Study space reservation rooms (Pollak Library North and South)
Study space reservation for smart group study rooms (PLN-111, 112, 113; PLN-211, 212, 213, 214; PLN-311, 312)
Study space reservation for larger rooms (PLN-140, PLS-360, PLN-130).
Study space reservation for the Innovation/Makerspace (PLN-215)

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AI Research Discovery Tools

ResearchRabbit A citation-based literature mapping tool, Research Rabbit allows intuitive exploration of related research based on seed papers. It helps in building a network of papers, authors, and topics, offering a visual map of relevant literature. Best Use Case: Building a network of connected research and expanding your literature based on a few starting papers.
Elicit An AI-driven tool that automates parts of the research workflow, particularly literature reviews. Elicit helps you find and summarize relevant papers based on specific research questions, presenting key insights in an easy-to-use format. Best Use Case: Streamlining literature reviews and organizing research insights, especially for answering specific research questions.
Inciteful A tool that enhances literature discovery by creating a visual map of research papers, showing connections based on citations and co-authorship. Inciteful allows researchers to track down relevant literature efficiently. Best Use Case: Discovering new research and understanding the connections between papers in a specific field.
Semantic Scholar A free AI-powered research tool from the Allen Institute for AI, Semantic Scholar enhances scientific literature searches and features the Semantic Reader, which makes articles more accessible by providing contextualized content. Best Use Case: Comprehensive literature searches and reading research articles with contextualized insights.
Open Knowledge Maps It creates a visual overview of research topics, clustering related literature in a subject area. By drawing from resources like PubMed and BASE, it allows users to explore and understand large bodies of information visually. Best Use Case: Navigating and visually exploring the key areas of a research topic.
Connected Papers A unique visual tool that shows the connections between research papers, helping users explore how papers are related based on citations. It’s excellent for identifying foundational or derivative works. Best Use Case: Exploring related work and identifying influential papers within a particular research area.
LitMaps Tracks newly published literature related to a paper or topic, helping researchers stay up-to-date in rapidly advancing fields. Best Use Case: Tracking new research that cites or connects to a key seed paper.
Keenious Analyzes written text to suggest relevant literature, making it easy to find research that aligns with your existing writing or project. Best Use Case: Complementing existing written research by discovering related literature.
SciSpace Offers an AI-powered research assistant that helps users interact with scientific PDFs, summarizing key points and generating accurate citations. Best Use Case: Conducting literature reviews, summarizing PDFs, and generating citations efficiently.

AI research discovery tools are useful for exploratory searches and visualizing topic connections, while academic resources like Scopus are better suited for in-depth research requiring comprehensive data and rigorous peer-reviewed articles.

Laptop/Device Checkout

Students can checkout laptops and other devices from the Center for Equitable Digital Access (Library North 2nd Floor) and the Student Genius Center (Library North 1st Floor)