## 📚 Academic & Research Databases

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### General Academic Search
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/) — Academic literature search  
- [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/) — AI-powered academic research engine  
- [BASE](https://www.base-search.net/) — Bielefeld Academic Search Engine for scholarly documents  
- [CORE](https://core.ac.uk/) — Global aggregator of open access research papers  
- [WorldCat](https://search.worldcat.org/) — Global library catalog  

### Scientific & Technical
- [PubMed](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) — Biomedical and life sciences literature  
- [arXiv](https://arxiv.org/) — Open-access preprints in science, math, and computer science  
- [IEEE Xplore](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/home.jsp) — Technical literature in engineering and computer science  
- [ScienceDirect](https://www.sciencedirect.com/) — Scientific publications and journals (commercial)  
- [SpringerLink](https://link.springer.com/?) — Academic books and journals (commercial/freemium)  

### Research Tools
- [Litmaps](https://app.litmaps.com/) — Visualize citation networks  
- [ResearchGate](https://www.researchgate.net/) — Academic social network and research sharing  
- [Academia.edu](https://www.academia.edu/) — Platform for academic paper sharing  
- [OpenAIRE](https://www.openaire.eu/) — Open access research aggregator  
- [Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)](https://doaj.org/) — Index of peer-reviewed open-access journals