In response to a comment made on a January 30th post, I explored four different databases to see which databases covered the journals Dr. Medina contributes to. (If you remember, I felt that the publications she writes in may also be the publications she scans and actively searches for information.) The databases I chose to explore were Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS), Academic Search Complete, ProQuest Direct, and Science Direct. I especially chose BIOSIS for its reputation in the field of biological sciences. Similarly Science Direct was chosen for it proximately in subject. Academic Search Complete and ProQuest Direct were selected because of their broadness and popularity. Below, the list of publications has again been posted with the addition of notation for the database(s) that include each journal within the margin.
The database notation will be as follows:BIOSIS:
$Academic Search Complete:
#ProQuest Direct:
%Science Direct:
@- Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS): $ #
- Science: # %
- Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology:$ # @
- Molecular Ecology:$ # %
- Systematic Biology:$ # %
- Journal of Experimental Biology:$ # %
- Marine Biotechnology:$
- International Society for Microbial Ecology:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases:$ #
- BMC Genomics:$
- Molecular Ecology Notes [now: Molecular Ecology Resources, but searched under previous title]:$ #
- Annales Zoologici Fennici:$
- 10th International Coral Reef Symposium:
- Bulletin of Marine Science:$ #
- Molecular Biology and Evolution:$ %
- International Journal of Astrobiology:
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution:$ # @
Please note that the international publications tend to be absent from the databases selected. It can be seen that the biological database BIOSIS tends to carry a lot of the sources that Dr. Medina publishes in, followed by Academic Search Complete. It should be noted that both BIOSIS and Academic Search Complete are EBSCOhost databases. It is likely that if Dr. Medina uses these journals for inspiration and research, she also favors these two databases.
I think it was smart to check all the databases you did, given that some are specific to your scientist’s field and others are broader, but more encompassing. Do you know if these databases are offered at the University of California where Dr. Medina works? The U. of California may give her access to other databases that we at Clarion do not get. These may have the international publications you are looking for.
ReplyDeleteFor the outliers that didn't seem to be covered by the databases, I've often used Ulrich's to look up where they are supposed to be indexed/abstracted. International Journal of Astrobiology has an odd list of databases that index/abstract it. For your other title, I believe that is more commonly referred to as the ISME Journal. You'd have to verify that particular citation though.
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