Below are links to the main sources of information in biology.
Links take you to UEF Primo, through which you can easily log in to the material as a remote user.
Remote access is possible for all UEF students as well as staff.
UEF Primo is a library database, where you can find all the materials that the library has acquired: books, journals, databases and other resources; both printed and online materials.
In UEF Primo, it is also possible to search for scientific articles.
Multidisciplinary large databases (mostly containing information about articles, but also other types of documents):
- ProQuest (contains several biological sub-databases)
- Scopus
- Web of Science
Open access databases:
- BioRxiv (preprints of biology research papers)
- Base (multidisciplinary; broad range of document types: articles, posters, data etc.)
Publisher journal databases with full-texts:
- Nature journal
- Science journal
- ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
- SpringerLink
- Taylor & Francis Online
- Wiley Online Library
Multidisciplinary e-book collections:
- Jukuri - publication archive of Natural resources Institute of Finland
- Research.fi - publications of Finnish universities and research organisations from 2011 onwards
Please notice, that only part of the publications included in these services are open for reading.
Dictionary:
- MOT kielipalvelu - multi-language dictionary, translator and proofing
Reference books:
- Britannica academic (including Encyclopaedia Britannica)
- Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection (reference books and glossaries of different disciplines; search as whole or choose subject field)
Study information searching
The open learning material Information skills and sources in science and forestry is freely available to everyone without logging in.
The course itself is intended for students in master degree programs, but exchange students are also welcome. The course is arranged in autumn terms. Register for the course 8020270 in Peppi.
The course 8022020 for postgraduate students is available throughout the academic year. Register for the course in Peppi.
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