Databases. All or most of the tools listed below can be accessed from this website.
SciFinder Scholar. This is the primary search tool for the chemical literature (including biochemistry). Requires installation of software on local computer, or use library computer. This link takes you to the UMD Library site for downloading the software.
SciFinder Resources. Information and training.
Ovid Medline. To search original research articles in the biological and medical areas. The Medline database can also be included in SciFinder Scholar searches. MEDLINE® (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online) is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's® (NLM) premier bibliographic database that contains approximately 13 million references to journal articles in life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine. See the MEDLINE Fact Sheet for more information.
Pubmed. Includes Medline and some additional features. See Pubmed Overview or the Pubmed Fact Sheet for more information.
Proteins. The RCSB Protein Data Bank.
Science Citation Index. Especially useful if you have a key research article on a topic, and you want to find later articles on this topic that cite your key article.