There are lots of databases that contain articles about human biology, and they are all available via LibrarySearch – just click on the “Find databases” link in the left-hand menu and you will see an alphabetical list. Browse the list until you find the one you want.

The most useful databases for your subject include:

Acland’s Video Atlas of Human Anatomy: comprised of video recordings of real dissected human cadaveric specimens. The specimens have not been embalmed and therefore retain the colour, texture and mobility of the living body. The recordings show real life movement. The content is organised into five sections: upper extremity; lower extremity; trunk; head & neck; and internal organs. Also included are tests and a glossary. Search by anatomical region, part or using the A-Z index. Excellent resource for those studying medicine, health, social care, human biology, biomedical and sport & exercise science subjects.

BIOSIS Citation Index: life sciences and biomedical research covering pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more.
Access content from journals, meetings, patents, and books from 1969 onwards.

Europe PMC is a repository, providing access to worldwide life sciences articles, books, patents and clinical guidelines. Europe PMC provides links to relevant records in databases such as Uniprot, European Nucleotide Archive (ENA), Protein Data Bank Europe (PDBE) and BioStudies.

JISC Journal Archives enables conceptual searching across more than 450 journals from publishers such as Brill, Institute of Physics, Oxford University Press and the Royal Society of Chemistry.

New Scientist provides access to the articles from this weekly international science magazine. Articles are grouped by broad field or topic, and you can browse by date or search for a specific subject. It also includes lists of jobs and careers advice information. [Access via LibrarySearch and then choose OpenAthens link on the New Scientist page].

PubMed comprises more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

ScienceDirect searches across 2,500 peer-reviewed titles – or over 9.5 million articles. This is a good source for journal articles in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, immunology and microbiology and neuroscience.

Springer Journals contains more than 2,000 journals in various fields of science, technology and medicine.

SpringerProtocols 1980-2012 a large database of reproducible laboratory protocols (over 40,000) in biomedicine and life sciences, enabling users to find the right protocol for a lab set-up. Subdisciplines covered include cell biology, biochemistry, human genetics, neurosciences, immunology and protein science.

Visible Body Suite: An interactive multimedia resource containing 3D anatomy and physiology models, animations, illustrations, quizzes and more. Premium content includes a Human Anatomy Atlas, Muscle, Skeleton, Heart & Circulatory and Physiology animations modules.

Web of Science (WoS) a multi-disciplinary database with articles from over 18,000 journals in a wide range of science fields. Includes BIOSIS Citation Index and MEDLINE.

Wiley Online Library searches across a multi-disciplinary collection of journals covering topics such as cell and molecular biology, genetics, microbiology and virology.

You will find guides next to the database title (for most databases) on the “Find databases” pages, and you can also access these guides on the Library web pages.

Library Guide - Human Biology