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Full text articles, with page images, abstracts, indexing & more!

Easy-to-use and designed specifically for students and non-specialists, General Science Full Text is the first place to look for answers to science-related questions. This database features full text, plus the graphs, charts, diagrams, photos, and illustrations that convey an abundance of scientific information.

  • High quality indexing of nearly 300 periodicals as far back as 1984, many of them peer-reviewed..

  • In-depth abstracts of 50 to 150 words—written by professionals with science backgrounds—let users know instantly if a cited article is useful to their research.

  • Full text of articles from nearly 100 periodicals, as far back as 1995.

  • Visit our Journal Directory for a searchable list of the journals covered.

  • Search using the Wilson subject thesaurus developed specifically for this product.

  • Plain-language subject headings give non-specialists access to the latest scientific and technical developments.

  • Graphical content adds a key dimension to scientific research—PDF page images accompany full text articles, offering both words and images.

  • Covers a broad range of fields in general interest periodicals—including The New York Times Science section—and specialized journals as well.

  • Search by keyword, subject, personal names, title words, publication, year, type of article or any combination to find exactly what you need.

  • Library holdings indicator links to your OPAC, letting users know if they’ll find cited issues on your shelves.

  • Links to websites cited by articles help users find related information and images.

  • Acquire articles easily through document delivery links built right into the database.

  • Uniform name authority control (Details) makes searching easy and reliable.

  • Daily updates bring users current information (monthly on WilsonDisc).

  • Wilson quality indexing and abstracting—done by professionals with advanced degrees in science—guarantees user satisfaction with results.

 

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Just click a special WilsonLink icon for automatic links to your other databases—no matter what the vendor. You don’t need additional hardware—WilsonWeb integrates your electronic collection with a supplemental search of all OpenURL compliant resources. In addition, WilsonLink provides extended services including an Internet search and document delivery options.

 

 

General Science Full Text covers a full range of topics

Astronomy • Atmospheric Science • Biology • Botany • Chemistry • Conservation • Earth Science • Environment • Food & Nutrition • Genetics • Health & Medicine • Mathematics • Microbiology • Oceanography • Physics • Physiology • Zoology
 

 
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General Science Abstracts
This database delivers the same indexing and abstracts offered in General Science Full Text, but without links to full text articles. The same journals are covered. General Science Abstracts is updated daily on WilsonWeb, monthly on WilsonDisc.

General Science Index
This database delivers the same indexing offered in General Science Full Text, but without the abstracts or the links to full text articles. General Science Index is updated daily on WilsonWeb and monthly on WilsonDisc. Also available in print

 

"A historical event in science bibliography." 
—Choice

 

"The broad coverage of subjects and the mix of general interest and technical periodicals make it a natural for libraries up to the undergraduate level."
—American Reference Books Annual


Praise for General Science Full Text

"A nearly ideal resource for student researchers (middle school through high school) and their teachers, non-science majors in college, and the general public interested in science."
NetConnect, Library Journal, 2002
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"Recommended for public, high school, and undergraduate libraries."
Reference Services Review
"[For non-expert searches], the most accessible and useful of all science databases."
"The Online 100" in Online Magazine
 
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