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Bio 1B Research Skills Guide: Frequently Asked Questions: BIOSIS access

Frequently asked questions about the Bio 1B Research Skills Tutorials.

Accessing BIOSIS Previews

The Berkeley Library pays subscription fees for access to BIOSIS Previews. To access this database and many others, as well as our subscription journals, you must authenticate as a UC Berkeley student.

Method 1

  1. Go to the Bioscience Library home page
  2. Scroll down to the Resources list
  3. Click the link to Biosis Previews:

Biosis Previews link on Bioscience Library home page

  1. Then click UC Berkeley CalNet Login:

Method 2

  1. Go to A-Z Databases
  2. In the "Search for databases" box enter "Biosis Previews" and click Go.
  3. Click on the Biosis Previews link

Biosis Previews link A-Z Databases

  1. Authenticate via the UC CalNet Login link as in Step 4 in Method 1.

Methods 3 & 4

There are two other ways to access UC Berkeley Library subscription resources:

If you have trouble with either of these methods, please contact bios-library@berkeley.edu. In the meantime, please use Method 1 or 2 above.

Have Questions?

Email bios-library@berkeley.edu and we'll get back to you within 24 hours, excluding weekends!