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Subject Guide: Forensic Sciences

Indexes and Databases
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Websites

Reference Books
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Need help? Contact the Learning & Liaison Librarian for Forensic Sciences.

To find articles, start by searching in the indexes listed below. An index tells us where and when individual articles were published. Each index is different - in its looks, the type of topics it covers, and access to full text articles. If there's no link to full text in the index, use the Get It! link from the citation to the article, if Trent has access to it. See more information on finding articles.

For books, start with a TOPCAT search to see what books are in our library. Use a keyword search, unless you're looking for a particular book. If you know the title or author of a book, search for it that way - usually the first few words of a title will find it quickly. See more information on using TOPCAT.

In the "Other Online Resources" section you'll find links to some of our unique databases, including reference books, statistics, images, and primary resource sites that could be helpful for your topic.

Under "Websites" there are links to free websites that we consider academic and reliable for your research.

Forensic Sciences Indexes and Databases

Important Scholarly Indexes
Access
Description
Science Citation Index ( in Web of Science / see the Cited Reference Searching page.)
Trent
C
Google Scholar
WWW
C & FT
LegalTrac
Trent
some FT

Medline (through Ovid)

Trent
C

Medline (through PubMed)

WWW
C
Scholars Portal Journals - search the majority of Trent's scholarly e-journals at once
Trent
FT
Other Useful Databases
Academic OneFile a general index with many full text articles Trent description C & FT
Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost) a general index with many full-text articles
Trent
C & FT
Annual Reviews
Trent
FT
Anthropological Index Online
WWW
C

CBCA (Canadian Business and Current Affairs)

Trent
some FT
CINAHL (Ovid)
Trent
some FT
CPI-Q (Canadian Periodical Index)
Trent
some FT
Proquest Biology Databases - search several databases at once
Trent
C& FT

PsycINFO

Trent
C
Royal Society of Chemistry
Trent
FT

Scirus

WWW
some FT
Sociological Abstracts - How to Use Sociological Abstracts
Trent
C
       
Important Journals Online

Cell (1995-current)

 
Current Biology (1995-current)      
Journal of Forensic Sciences ( 1972-2005)      
Journal of Forensic Sciences (2006-current)      
Molecular Cell (1997-current)      
       
       

Forensic Sciences Websites

 Canadian Society of Forensic Science
This website contains information about the society and its history as well as listings of publications, book reviews, and links to forensic science websites.

 The Forensic Science Portal
This comprehensive site contains links to websites on a wide range of forensics topics including Crime Scenes, DNA, Trace Evidence, and many others. Lists of laboratories, news articles, and career information add value to an informative website. This Canadian site is maintained by Ben Joseph, a practicing Forensic Toxicologist in Canada.

 Handbook of Forensic Services(2007)
Published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice.

 Ontario Centre of Forensic Sciences

 Virtual Exhibit on Forensic Science Created and maintained by CHIN (Canadian Heritage Information Network).

Forensic Sciences Reference Books

 
E-Books
   
The Merck Index
xreferplus An online collection of 100 reference books
   
General Reference Books
   
Encyclopedia of forensic science : a compendium of detective fact and fiction  HV 8073 .C595 2002 REF
Encyclopedia of forensic sciences  HV 8073 .E517 2000 REF
The encyclopedia of police science HV 7901 .E53 2007 v.1-2 REF
The facts on file dictionary of forensic science  HV 8073 .B426 2004 REF
Forensic science : an illustrated dictionary  HV 8073 .B677 2003 REF
Forensic science glossary  HV 8073 .B6772 2000 REF
Guide to information sources in the forensic sciences  Z 7503.4 .C728 H65 2006

 

 

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