Elsevier Biobase

Elsevier Biobase
ProducerElsevier
History1954–present
LanguagesEnglish
Access
ProvidersDataStar, DIALOG, DIMDI, STN
CostSubscription
Coverage
DisciplinesBiology
Record depthindexing, abstracting, bibliographic citations, and separate species dictionary
Format coveragetitles, authors, abstracts, bibliographic details and authors' addresses
Temporal coverage1994–present
Geospatial coverageWorldwide coverage
No. of recordsOver 4 million
Update frequencyWeekly
Print edition
ISSN0733-4443
Links
Websitewww.elsevier.com/wps/find/bibliographicdatabasedescription.cws_home/600715/description#description

Elsevier BIOBASE is a bibliographic database covering all topics pertaining to biological research throughout the world. It was established in the 1950s in print format as Current Awareness in Biological Sciences. Temporal coverage is from 1994 to the present. The database has over 4.1 million records as of December 2008. More than 300,000 records are added annually and 84% contain an abstract. It is updated weekly.