Marine Science: Databases

Library resources organised at one place for students, academics and researchers from "Marine Science (MarSE)"

Chemistry Databases

MarinLit This link opens in a new window
MarinLit provides comprehensive coverage of marine natural products in journal articles, including new and revised compounds, synthesis, ecology and biological activities. Search for articles and compounds using textual information (keywords, source organisms) and chemical structure.
Reaxys This link opens in a new window
Reaxys is a web-based search and retrieval system for chemical compounds, bibliographic data and chemical reactions. It is built to support chemists in their daily work with focused and relevant information in chemistry.
SciFinder-n This link opens in a new window
SciFinder is the most comprehensive database for coverage of chemistry & chemical engineering. It has the world's largest collection of organic and inorganic substance information. The web version of SciFinder provides integrated access to CAPlus, CAS Registry, CASREACT, CHEMLIST, and CHEMCATS which are produced by Chemical Abstracts Service, and to MEDLINE which is produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Sources covered in SciFinder include 10,000 journals, patents from 61 patent authorities, book chapters, conference proceedings, dissertations, evaluated reference works, technical reports, as well as book reviews and biographical information.

For first time users, please note: CAS requires that you register before using their database. In order to register, please cut and paste the link below into your browser:
https://scifinder.cas.org/registration/index.html?corpKey=B2CC193CX86F35040X349A58EB102BD44E9D

Core Marine Science Databases

Marine Science is an interdisciplinary field, so it can be difficult to find one database or research tool that covers every subject area. The most interdisciplinary databases below are Web of Science and Scopus. However, many researchers will prefer to search in a Chemistry-specific database like MarinLit, SciFinder-n, or Reaxys. BIOSIS is an excellent subject database for all of the biology disciplines. If you are needing a more specialized sub-field resources, see the list the left side of the page or ask your BESE librarian for assistance.

Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Web of Science is an online scientific citation database which allows researchers to search authoritative, multidisciplinary journal coverage across multiple disciplines dating back to 1900.
The Core Collection includes Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Citation Index, Current Chemical Reactions, Index Chemicus and Biosis Previews
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and web sources from Elsevier with tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Content coverage includes scientific, technical, medical and social sciences literature.
BIOSIS Previews This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive life science database which includes Biological Abstracts and Reports, Reviews & Meetings going back to 1926.
Coverage includes Traditional life science fields of Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, as well as Interdisciplinary and Emerging Fields like Nanotechnology, Biotechnology Biodiversity. Significant portion of content found in BIOSIS is not indexed in other life science database.

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Patent Research

Patent information This link opens in a new window
Libguide on patents. Information in this guide is not intended to be legal advice. For laws and legislations, contact the appropiate patent and trademark office.
Derwent Innovations Index This link opens in a new window
Derwent Innovations Index combines the Derwent World Patents Index with the patent citation information from Patent Citation Index allowing researchers to conduct precise search of over 14 million patents from 40 issuing agencies worldwide by topic, title, patent numbers, classification codes, inventor, assignee and compound in the areas of chemical, electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering.
It provides access to more than 14,800,000 patents with links to cited and citing patents, cited articles, and full-text patent data sources. This resource gives users a comprehensive and international overview of inventions in three categories: chemical, electrical and electronic, and engineering.
PatBase Express This link opens in a new window
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PatBase Express is an ideal tool for engineers and research and development departments. It facilitates running quick searches and results can be scanned through to rapidly identify those of interest.