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SciFinder
Find journals, patents, chemical structures and reactions, and other publications for chemistry, engineering, pharmacy and medicine.

SciFinder is a research discovery tool that allows you to explore the Chemical Abstracts Service databases that contain literature from many scientific disciplines including biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science, agricultural science, and more. SciFinder makes available index and abstract content of the print version of Chemical Abstracts from 1907 to date, and the chemical structure data from the CAS Registry System from 1957 to date.
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Scopus
Abstracts and indexes journals, books and conference proceedings for all disciplines. Includes tools to track, analyse and visualise research.

Scopus is an abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. It provides a Journal Analyzer tool which uses citation information to indicate impact and journal ranking. Subject areas covered are: chemistry, physics, mathematics and engineering, life and health sciences, social science, psychology and economics, biological, agricultural and environmental sciences, and general sciences.
MOBILE ACCESS: iPhone and Android apps are available for SciVerse. You need to register on main site to access.
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PubMed
Access journals and other publications for the biomedical and life sciences. Includes citations for articles from MEDLINE and selected full-text articles from PMC.

Developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), this database was developed in conjunction with publishers of biomedical literature as a search tool for accessing literature citations and linking to full-text journals at Web sites of participating publishers.
MOBILE ACCESS: Connect to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/
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Academic and study skills

Study skills
The Library offers flexibility and choice, backed by intelligent systems to assist you in making informed decisions. Achieve your outcomes with a wide range of access to discipline specific resources 24/7.
Referencing guides
Our referencing guides provide examples of direct quotations, paraphrasing and full references for a range of resources you may have used when researching a topic.
Communication skills toolkit
Covers a broad range of communication skills and literacies to help you to achieve academic sccess. This toolkit is full of examples of other students' successful communication efforts, tips and warnings for better communication, and activities to develop your own communications skills.
Essential communication strategies for scientists, engineers, and technology professionals
This light-hearted text, brimming with proven techniques, good advice, and real-world examples that you can easily apply to your own case, will turn you into an adept communicator. Written expressly for technologists, this is a simple, concise, and practical guide to the communication dynamics of writing, presentation delivery, and meeting interaction.
Essential skills for science & technology
This book is suitable for students in all science and technology disciplines, including medicine, nursing, pharmacology, botany, nanotechnology, biotechnology, ecology, zoology, microbiology, biochemistry and chemistry.
The ultimate study skills handbook
This practical and concise book covers all the core skills you will need to help you make the most of your university course. It includes working out your learning style, doing your research, giving presentations, revising for exams, improving your critical thinking skills and managing your time.