Scientific Article Discovery - FYS 505 - Bates STEM Scholars

Try Searching In An Article Index

An article index is like Google Search if it only searched journal articles. Below you will find several article indexes that should help you find your primary scientific research article.

Scopus This link opens in a new window
Sciences and social sciences journal article citations. Searchable by author affiliation and citation count.
CogPrints
ArXiv.org
OAI
US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
European Patent Office
Japan Patent Office
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
UK Intellectual Property Office

Scopus Orientation Video
Brief screen capture video highlighting many of the useful features of the Scopus article index.

PubMed This link opens in a new window
Medical research journal articles. National Library of Medicine's version of Medline. Mid 1950s to present
general science
chemistry
medicine
nursing
dentistry
veterinary medicine
health care system
preclinical sciences

Try Searching in a Single Journal

If Bates has access to a specific journal, you can search within it very easily!

From the Ladd Library home page, select the "Journals by Title" link.
Enter the title or ISSN of the journal you want to search within and click the magnifying glass.
Select the appropriate journal from the results list.
Use the "Search Inside" search box to perform an article title or keyword search within the journal.

Searching a Specific Website

Google Site Search (Short Video)
Scope your Google search to websites of governmental or non-governmental organizations for a more targeted search of hard to find gray literature.
Google Advanced Search
Provides MANY more options for refining a Google web search (e.g. searching within a specific web site or domain, or specifying open license).