Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library: Biology Research Guide

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Biology, the study of living organisms and systems, contains many areas of specialization.
To find research materials in your area please consult the following classification schedules and subject headings:

Electronic Resources

1. Encyclopedias:

   Access Science - McGraw Hill
   Includes the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News® headlines, biographies, and more.
   

2. Indexes/Abstracts

   Academic Search Premier
   Academic multi-disciplinary database; full text articles in all fields.

   AGRICOLA
   Materials relating to all aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science.

   BasicBiosis
   Basic information about biology and other life sciences.

   BioDigest: Biology Digest
   Life-science information written in a non-technical style.

   Biosis (Available via Dialog searching; see Reference Librarian for assistance.)
   Comprehensive worldwide coverage of research in the biological and biomedical sciences.

   Science Online
   Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.

3. Journals:

   PLOS Biology
   A peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science.

4. Websites:

   Aquatic Network
   Biolinks
   Biology from About.com
   Librarians' Index to the Internet: Biology
   Science Page

   Biology

   BioNetbook
   A directory of Web pages for Biology, cross links 4,500 databases

   BioTech: life sciences resources and reference tools
   Provides annotated links to WEB resources serving high school to professional researchers in Biology and Chemistry. Includes dictionary.

   Genetic engineering home page
   Sponsored by the Church of Scotland's Society, Religion and Technology Project to deal with the issues of genetic engineering.   It also provides definitions, history, links to articles about human cloning, ethical considerations, biotech concerns, etc.

   Integrated taxonomic information system
   An attempt to provide taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

   Marine Biology Web
   A guide to pertinent original literature dealing with marine biology. Includes links to marine laboratories, NOAA, etc

   NatureServe
   This site provides information about the organization as well as sources of information (a searchable database) about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems.

   Nature Coservancy
   This site is primarily of interest to members of The Nature Conservancy.

   Online Mendelian inheritance in man - Select OMIN.
   The site deals with the inheritance of human characteristics and genetics.   The OMIN database contains links and allows searching for articles .

   U.S. Environmental Protections Agency
   This agency's web site provides current technical data, regulatory material, links to non-EPA servers, links to library holdings for other EPA libraries, etc.   Key word searches are available.   Includes added special features such as maps and emission levels

   Botany

   Plants Database
   Provides information abut the approximately 45,000 currently recognized plant taxa, both vascular and nonvascular, within the US boundaries and territories.

   Internet Directory for Botany
   An indexing source to locate places, societies, groups, taxonomic information, and herbaria .

   National Biological Information Infrastructure
   Contains a compilation of links organized into 8 different subject areas and provides descriptions of each site.

   Environment

   EnviroLink
   Provides links to thousands of online resources.

   National Library for the Environment
   Provides links and stores full-text reports on a wide range of environmental issues. Also provides links to a law library, educational resources, directories, etc.

   Zoology

   Amphibia Web
   This web sites aims to become a clearinghouse of data concerning amphibians and their population deteriorations worldwide.

   Amphibian Information Web Site
   This site is devoted to bringing together all information pertinent to the decline of various amphibian species

   EMBL Reptile Database
   This site covers living reptiles including turtles, lizards, snakes, amphisbaenids, tattara, and crocodiles.   It is a checklist of the current names and synonyms for each species

   North American Mammals
   A Smithsonian site which focus on on US mammals and it can be searched by species name, family tree, conservation status, and location.   Each entry provides a map, illustrations, photos & basic facts.   Includes links.

   Petersons Online
   For those interested in birding.  It includes information on Peterson's Field Guides as well as a list of birding links and resources.

   
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Print Resources

1. Atlases:

   Atlas of Human Anatomy REF QM25.S675
   Gray's Anatomy REF QM23.2.G73 1973b
   Johns Hopkins Atlas of Human Functional Anatomy REF QM232.J63 1986

2. Dictionaries:

   Dictionary of Biology REF QH302.5.H34 1991
   Dictionary of Botany REF QK9533 1984
   Dictionary of Genetics REF QH427.K55 1990
   Dictionary of Zoology REF QL914 1973
   Dictionary of the Environment REF QH540.4.A44 1989
   Oxford Dictionary of Natural History REF QH13.09 1987

3. Encyclopedias:

   Encyclopedia of Bioethics REF QH332.E52 1995
   Encyclopedia of Genetics REF QH427.E53 1999
   Encyclopedia of Human Biology REF QP11.E53 1991
   Encyclopedia of Microbiology REF QR9.E53 1992
   Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology REF QH506.E53 1994
   Encyclopedia of the Environment REF GE10.E53 1994
   Encyclopedia of Virology REF QR358.E53 1994
   Grzimek' s Encyclopedia of Mammals REF QL701.G7913 1990

4. Handbooks:

   Biology Data Handbook REF QH310.A392
   Handbook of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology REF QH345.H347
   Handbook of Environmental Control REF TD145.C2
   Handbook of Microbiology REF QR6.C2 1977

5. Journals:

   American Biology Teacher
   Animal Learning & Behavior
   Bioscience
   Brain & Cognition
   Cell
   Evolution
   Genetics
   Genome
   Human Biology
   Journal of Bacteriology
   Journal of Mammalogy
   Journal of Parasitology
   Journal of Virology
   Molecular & Cellular Biology
   Nature
   Psychobiology

6. Series:

   Advances in Ecological Research QH540.A23 (1962-1995)
   Annual Review of Ecology & Systematics QH540.A53 (1970-90)
   Annual Review of Entomology QL461.A6 (1984-91)
   Annual Review of Genetics QH431.A1A54 (1967-75; 80-90)
   Annual Review of Immunology QR180.A576 (1984-91)
   Annual Review of Microbiology QR1.A5 (1980 -1990)
   Annual Review of Neuroscience QP351.A68 (1980-91)
   Annual Review of Physiology QP1.A535 (1980-91)
   Annual Review of Plant Physiology QK1.A48 (1954-75; 80-94)
   Symposia on Quantitative Biology QH301.C6 (1941; 48-74; 79-86)

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