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Databases

Databases (Open Access):

Disclaimer: This site is maintained by the SDZWA Library for the use of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance staff and volunteers. Although we make every attempt to provide accurate information, some of the resources and links may become outdated. If you have suggestions for updates or additional resources, we welcome your feedback.

Encyclopedias (Subscription)

Birds of the World
View information on the identification, distribution, and natural history of 10,721+ species. Combines Birds of North America and Birds of the World. Available onsite — staff may contact us for offsite access.
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
Online version of the revised 2003 edition; includes supplements Evolution (2011) and Extinction (2013). Available onsite — staff may contact us for offsite access.
Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) Alive
Content now combined with Birds of the World. Subscription required. SDZWA employees contact library staff for access or use Birds of the World.

Databases (Subscription)

Academic Search Complete (ASC)
Search a large multidisciplinary database of scholarly articles, reports, proceedings; download full-text. Available onsite — staff may contact us for offsite access.
BioOne
Search a database of scholarly articles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences; download full-text. Available onsite — staff may contact us for offsite access.
JSTOR Biological Sciences Archival Collection
Search a database of scholarly articles in the biological sciences; strong in ecology, evolutionary biology, plant and animals sciences, paleontology, and conservation; download full-text for all but recent years. Available onsite — staff may contact us for offsite access.
U.C. Davis biological & agricultural databases
Portal to U.C. Davis subscription databases of scholarly articles in the life sciences, health sciences, and agriculture; download full-text; restricted to SDZWA veterinary staff (login required)

Databases (Open Access) — Animals by Taxonomic Group

Bats — Research Library
Bibliographic database of bat scientific literature; no full-text; use search box to view bibliographic entries; Bat Conservation International
Birds — Searchable Ornithological Research Archive (SORA)
Free full-text articles from 15 major ornithology journals; joint effort of the American Ornithologists' Union, the Cooper Ornithological Society, the Association of Field Ornithologists, the Wilson Ornithological Society, and the University of New Mexico Libraries
Carnivores — Carnivore Ecology & Conservation
Carnivore information resources include news, extensive bibliographic database (20,000+ entries, no full-text), and 500+ dissertations (free full-text); maintained by researcher Guillaume Chapron
Elephants — African Elephant Library
Bibliographic database for articles on the biology, ecology, and management of the African elephant; search/browse entries; IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group and Save the Elephants (full-text restricted to AfESG members and STE staff)
Elephants — Elephant Bibliographic Database
Bibliographic database of elephant literature, with a focus on healthcare, science, and husbandry; no full-text; browse or search by category; Elephant Care International
Primates — PrimateLit
Bibliographic database of primate scientific literature (1940-2010); no full-text; last update November 2010; Wisconsin and Washington Primate Research Centers
Reptiles & Amphibians — CNAH Herpetology Literature Database
Extensive bibliographic database of articles on reptiles and amphibians (primarily North American); maintained by the Center for North American Herpetology; many free full-text
Rhinos — Rhino Resource Center Literature
Extensive database of literature covering every aspect of rhinoceros knowledge; bibliographic references, abstracts, some full- text; Rhino Resource Center

Databases (Open Access) — Biology, Conservation, Environment

Agricola (NAL Catalog)
Bibliographic database of agricultural publications; no full-text (see PubAg for free articles); for Advanced Search, select "Article Citation Database"
American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Research Library
Collection of AMNH scientific publications (American Museum Journal, Natural History Magazine, annual reports, lectures, manuscripts, museum publications); free full-text
AnAge: The Animal Ageing and Longevity Database
Fact sheets and bibliographic database of ageing and life history in animals; extensive longevity records, life history events, metabolism; article citations, no full-text; compiled by the Integrative Genomics of Ageing Group, University of Liverpool
Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL)
Biodiversity legacy literature from a consortium of natural history and botanical libraries; 150,000+ book and journal volumes digitized and made public; free full-text
Botany, Plant Biology and Plant Science Journals
Directory of journals that publish articles on plant biology; follow links to view Tables of Contents; access to free full-text varies according to journal
GreenFILE
Collection of scholarly, government, and general-interest titles about effects of individuals, corporations, and local/national governments on the environment and ways to minimize these effects; 780,000+ records indexed and abstracted, with free full-text for 11,000+ records.
IUCN Publications Catalog
Portal to IUCN publications: SSC Action Plans, regional biodiversity assessments, Species Magazine, Species e-bulletin, other; topics covered include endangered species, biodiversity, and conservation; free full-text
NCBI (Entrez) biomedical databases
Databases maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information: literature (some free full-text), health, genome, gene, protein, chemical
PubAg
Portal to USDA-authored and other highly relevant agricultural research; 40,000+ free full-text articles, bibliographic entries for 340,000+ articles; no subscription required
Science.gov
Database of U.S. government scientific publications; free full-text
Wildpro Electronic Library
Collection of books, articles, and documents relevant to wildlife (ethics, disease, species information, management guidelines); free full-text

Databases (Open Access) — Biomedical, Animal Health & Welfare

BioMed Central (BMC)
Directory of open access journals and selected free full-text articles published by BMC in the fields of biomedical research, medicine, and veterinary medicine; for articles not in collection, use search box or subject tabs and follow links to journal websites
Center for Zoo Animal Welfare Bibliography database
The Center is compiling a bibliographic database (citations and abstracts) of all known published works related to captive animal welfare
Databases on Medicine and Molecular Biology
Portal to a large collection of medical and molecular biology databases: genomics, healthcare, images, laboratory, lipidomics, medicine, microbiology, oncology, patents, pharmacology, physics/chemistry, proteomics, toxicology, veterinary medicine; compiled by Josef Koenig, M.D.
NCBI (Entrez) biomedical databases
Databases maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information: literature (some free full-text), health, genome, gene, protein, chemical
NLM Digital Collection
The U.S. National Library of Medicine's online resource of biomedical books and videos; includes veterinary medicine; free full-text
PubMed
Bibliographic database of biomedical and veterinary literature; 29+ million citations. Citations may include links to free full-text content from PubMed Central, PubMed Bookshelf (eBooks), or publisher. Free full-text access to SDZWA team members via SDZWA linkout (download PDF or submit request).
PubMed Central (PMC)
Collection of free full-text scholarly articles in the biomedical, health, veterinary, and life sciences; maintained by the National Library of Medicine (NLM); note: some journals have an embargo period before they release articles
Science.gov
Database of U.S. government scientific publications; free full-text

Databases (Open Access) — Government, Regulations

Federal Register
U.S. Government publications — free full-text; select "Federal Register" from Collections list, click "Add," enter search term below, click "Search"
SANDAG
San Diego Association of Governments web portal with links to a variety of local information resources: programs, data, maps, publications, services, meetings, news
Science.gov
Database of U.S. government scientific publications; free full-text
USFWS
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's web portal to information on endangered species, conservation, and climate change; categories include programs, grants, importing/exporting, international activities, law enforcement, news, offices, permits, policies, and training

Databases (Open Access) — Multidisciplinary

Google Scholar
Search a comprehensive, up-to-date bibliographic database of scholarly articles; multidisciplinary; view citations; some free full-text
HathiTrust Digital Library
Book and journal content from the collections of a partnership of major research institutions and libraries, digitized and made public; free full-text
Paperity
Collection of articles from 2450+ peer-reviewed open access journals; multidisciplinary; free full-text
Q-Sensei Scholar
Bibliographic database of scholarly books and articles in the Library of Congress, National Library of Medicine, arXiv, IngentaConnect, and Research Papers in Economics (RePEC); multidisciplinary; 40+ million citations; alerts and other tools

Databases (Open Access) - Specialty

Sperm Atlas
A sperm morphology database for conservation research
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The Sperm Atlas is a sperm morphology database which highlights a portion of the sperm cells collected from animals at the San Diego Zoo and other organizations. It was created by the Reproductive Sciences, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. The portal is maintained by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library.

Good Places to Start

Comprehensive literature search portal, available on SDZWA networked computers and by VPN. Find books and articles in the SDZWA Library collections and beyond. Download or request full text PDFs.
Search Academic Search Complete (ASC) for journal articles on academic topics; subscription database, access restricted to SDZWA staff and volunteers
Search JSTOR Biological Sciences Archival Collection for scholarly articles in the biological sciences; subscription database, restricted to SDZWA staff and volunteers

Red List of Threatened Species This link opens in a new window
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is widely recognized as the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species.

SDZWA Research Guides

Animals
Guide to finding animal information online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Animal Welfare
Guide to finding animal welfare, training, and enrichment information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library.
Conservation
Guide to finding conservation information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Plants
Guide to finding plant, plant conservation, and botanical garden information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Veterinary Medicine
Guide to finding veterinary and biomedical information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Zoos & Aquariums
Guide to zoo & aquarium information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance; natural history museum links

SDZWA Library Links

Library Home
Home page, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Catalog
SDZWA Library's online public-access catalog - SDZWA team members may request books for delivery via interoffice mail
Journals A-Z
Journals available to team members through the SDZWA Library - search contents, view library holdings, access full text
Databases
Article databases available through the SDZWA Library; journal information
Fact Sheets
Portal to the SDZWA Library's detailed, fully referenced animal fact sheets
Priority Species Information
Custom literature searches and fact sheets for current priority species — for SDZWA team members, onsite access only
SDZWA Research Publications
Peer reviewed and scientific works by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance staff.
Research Guides
Portal to the SDZWA Library's research guides: Animals, Animal Welfare, Conservation, Plants, Reference, Veterinary Medicine, Zoos & Aquariums
Contact Us
Email the SDZWA Library at library@sdzwa.org.