LibGuides: Biology: Home

Core Biology Databases: Start Here

Always use a database to find journal articles. If you are off-campus,use your myuwg username and password to access the database.

Environment Complete
Offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine and freshwater science, geography, pollution and waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. Contains more than 1,957,000 records from more than 1700 domestic and international titles going back to the 1940s and more than 120 monographs. Also contains full text for more than 680 journals.
Science and Technology Collection
Science & Technology Collection contains more than 830 full-text journals covering relevant aspects of the scientific and technical community. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 1,740 journals. Topics include aeronautics, astrophysics, biology, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, marine sciences, and materials science.
ScienceDirect/IDEAL
Abstracts available from over 2,500 Elsevier journals and 11,000 books, with full text access to select journals. To search full-text content only, click Search on the navigation bar and click the Journals tab, then select "subscribed journals/books" from the Source list.

Off-Campus Access

UWG General Use VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Download the VPN software on your home computer to get access to your work files, applications, and email. After installing the VPN software, use Remote Desktop to connect to your campus computer.

Many of the resources listed in this guide are licensed for current UWG faculty, students, and staff only. UWG-only resources are marked with a red flame

. Resources are also available via

, a consortium of Georgia libraries.

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