Familiarize yourself with the different types of search tools available. The following is a select list of the biological databases available through the UNC University Libraries:

AGRICOLA
Over 2.9 million records covering every major agricultural subject. 1970 to the present; updated monthly.

BIOSIS Previews
BIOSIS Previews provides approximately 13 million records from nearly 5,000 life sciences journals and non-journal literature, including conferences, meetings, symposia, review articles, U.S. patents, books, book chapters, and software reviews.

Environmental Science and Pollution Management
Environmental Science and Pollution Management covers environmental topics. Specific subjects covered include biotechnology, water resources, water pollution, bacteriology, toxicology, population, microbiology, ecology, risk assessment, health and safety science, and natural resources.

PubMed
While PubMed is better known for its authoritative coverage of biomedical and clinical medicine, it also includes a wide range of subjects in biology.

Science Citation Index Expanded
Disciplines covered include: biology, plant sciences,biochemistry, biotechnology, zoology, veterinary science, agriculture, pediatrics, neuroscience, astronomy, oncology, pharmacology, physics, chemistry, computer science, psychiatry, materials science, surgery, mathematics, medicine.

Zoological Record
The most comprehensive bibliographic reference source for zoological literature. It covers over 6,000 scientific journals, magazines, books, dissertations and conference proceedings.