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BIOSIS Citation Index
“Covers all major areas in the life sciences, with broad coverage in molecular and cell biology, pharmacology, endocrinology, genetics, neurosciences, infectious diseases, ecology and organismal biology… Seamless access, research, and discovery in the life sciences with coverage of nearly 6,000 journal titles 18 million records with coverage to 1926… Identify potential collaborators with significant publication records… Find the first mention of plants, organisms, chemicals, or lab techniques in various life sciences fields… Access high quality journal content as well as content from reports, reviews, and meetings.” (Quote source) 
For more info, check out the BIOSIS Citation Index help page.
Subject categories: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Health and Medical Science
Moutons Interaktive Einführung in die Historische Linguistik des Deutschen / The Mouton Interactive Introduction to Historical Linguistics of German
“The Mouton Interactive Introduction to Historical Linguistics of German offers an extensive overview of the language-historical development of the German language from its origins to the German spoken today and describes how the phonology, morphology, syntax, and vocabulary of German have changed.” (Quote source)
Papers of Alexander Hamilton: digital edition
“All the writings by and to Hamilton know to exist.” That pretty much sums up this comprehensive database, which in print form exceeded 27 volumes. Use this database to get the historical perspective on U.S. government spending, from the source.
Now with cross-search and cross-navigation features as part of the digital enhancement! Look forward to, “An integrated subject index [that] will convert page references to document references, creating a digital version of the cumulative index originally published in volume 27.” (Quote source)
Subject category: U.S. History
Electronic resources such as e-journals and databases are generally accessible only to Duke community members such as faculty, staff and students.