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MetaLib This link opens in a new window
MetaLib is a federated search engine that searches multiple U.S. Federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources available online. Use MetaLib to search for primary source materials kept by the US Government, current government statistics and research, special government publications, patents, medical research, Freedom of Information Act data, and more.
BioMed Central
BioMed Central is an open-access repository of scientific journals, with particular emphasis on biomedicine and the life sciences.
PubMed
More than 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books; citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. Provided by The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NBI), US NAtional Library of Medicine, and National Institute of Health (NIH), USA
ScienceWatch
ScienceWatch.com (updated weekly) provides a behind-the-scenes look at the scientists, journals, institutions, nations, and papers selected by Essential Science IndicatorsSM from Thomson Reuters and other products of the Research Services Group.

Encyclopedia of Life
This online encyclopedia contains high-quality, detailed articles by notable biologists. Funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur foundation as well as a dozen “cornerstone” institutions, including Harvard, the Smithsonian, and the Field Museum.
ITIS: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Operated by the United States Government, this website provides monthly updates to species taxonomy throughout the world, holding over 750,000 entries.