Biomedical Engineering Research: Articles / Databases
Use the databases listed below to search for and find articles on topics in biomedical engineering. Major multidisciplinary databases are listed first followed by biomedical and engineering databases. There will be some overlap in these databases, but they will also all have unique materials in them.
Engineering Databases
- Engineering Village This link opens in a new windowThe combined Compendex, Inspec, and GeoRef databases.More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
- Ergonomics Abstracts Online This link opens in a new windowInternational literature of ergonomics and human factors. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
- Applied Science & Technology Source This link opens in a new windowMulti-disciplinary database which provides references to technical literature with links to selected full-text. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
- IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new windowProvides full text access to IEEE and IET publications. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
- SPIE Digital Library This link opens in a new windowExtensive research database on optics and photonics research. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
- engrXiv (Engineering Archive) This link opens in a new windowAn open access preprint server for all areas of engineering.More InfoFull-Text PUBLIC
- Optica Publishing Group This link opens in a new windowFull text of selected Optica (formerly OSA) publications.More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
Major Multidisciplinary Databases
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowOne-pass searching of Web of Science citation indexes, BIOSIS Citation Index, Derwent Innovations Index, MEDLINE and more. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
- Nature Journals This link opens in a new windowProvides electronic access to the entire family of Nature journals. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
- JoVE Unlimited This link opens in a new windowA peer reviewed video journal and science education platform. More InfoStreaming Media UB ONLY
- ScienceDirect (Elsevier) This link opens in a new windowPartial Full-Text of all Elsevier published journals. More InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
Biomedical Databases
- MEDLINE with Full Text via EBSCO This link opens in a new windowThe U.S. National Library of Medicine® (NLM) premier bibliographic database that contains more than 23 million references to journal articles in life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine. More InfoMore InfoPartial Full-Text UB ONLY
- EMBASE via Elsevier This link opens in a new windowA major biomedical database with strong coverage of pharmacological research and use of drugs in medicine. More InfoUB ONLY
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Opposing Viewpoints
Do you need information to prepare for a debate on a certain topic? If so, the Opposing Viewpoints database is a great place to start for a variety of resources on many social issues. It includes pro/con viewpoint essays, primary source documents, court case overviews, and much, much more!
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new windowComplete one-stop source for information on social issues. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
Citation Management Software
UB has a site license to EndNote, software that allows you to collect, store, organize, retrieve, and automatically format references to journal articles, books, patents, and more in your papers. For help using EndNote, visit the EndNote Basics Guide.
Zotero, an open-source citation management tool similar to EndNote, is also available. For help using Zotero, visit the Zotero Basics Guide.