Highwire Press

WEDNESDAY WEB WRAP-UP for January 24, 2007

Lately, I have had a lot of success using the open access database, Highwire Press, a service from the libraries at Stanford University. According to those who manage the site, “HighWire Press hosts the largest repository of free full-text life science articles in the world, with 1,569,781 articles available without subscription.” As such, it is very useful to nursing and biology students. Students of other disciplines may also find Highwire Press valuable as a citation/abstract database.

This database is easy to use; from the homepage, look for the hypertext link, “more search options” to take full advantage of this database’s searching capabilities. In addition, consider selecting the option, "All (including Pubmed)" to include this database in your search as well.

Click here to visit the Highwire Press >>> http://highwire.stanford.edu/

Jim