Biology Resources

Materials on biology may be found in the QH301-705 call number range.
Specific divisions are as follows:

QH324	Methods of Research
QH359-425	Evolution
QH426-470	Genetics
QH471-489	Reproduction
QH501-531	Life

netLibrary is a virtual library which contains over 20,000 full-text electronic books. These full-text e-books may be viewed and searched online and sections may be printed for your research needs. In order to access this virtual library, you must first create an account from on-campus .

Reference Works

Collins Dictionary of Biology	Electronic Book
Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology	Electronic Book
The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists	Electronic Book
The Illustrated Dictionary of Science	Electronic Book
The New Penguin Dictionary of Science	Electronic Book
McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology	Electronic Book
Assimov’s Biographical Encyclopedia of Science & Technology	Ref Q141.A74
World of Biology	Ref QH302.5.W67
A Dictionary of Biology	Ref QH302.5.D5
The Gale Encyclopedia of Science	Ref Q121.G35
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology	Ref Q121.M3
The Variety of Life	Ref QH83.T84
The Facts of File Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology	Ref QH575.F33

Databases

You may access the following databases from any computer workstation on campus. For off-campus access, please follow the Remote Access Instructions found on the library’s webpage under Off-Campus Access Instructions or click here for an online tutorial .

AccessScience is the online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology.

Annual Reviews publishes authoritative articles in microbiology, plant biology, and cell and developmental biology as well as numerous other scientific fields.

Biology Digest contains citations and abstracts from national and international journals in the area of life sciences.

Biological Sciences offers citations and abstracts to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, and ecology. From the Search window, click on Specific Databases, check Biological Sciences and click on Continue to Search at the top of the page.

BioOne allows one to search for fulltext articles from “high-impact bioscience research journals”.

HighWire Press contains the online versions of high-impact scholarly journals and other content in the scientific and medical fields.

Academic Search Complete is a valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database.

MasterFILE Premier is composed of full text journal and magazine articles, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection

Websites

Atlas of the Body from the American Medical Society

The Biology Project , designed for the college student, is an interactive online resource for learning biology and focuses on real life applications and the latest research findings.

Biology Online is an excellent site for biological information and is ideal for homework or research projects. One will find a biology dictionary, biology tutorials, and links to biology related websites.

BIODIDAC , an award winning site, functions as an online resource that contains over 6000 digital images (photos and diagrams) for use in teaching biology.

Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body is one of the most well-known and used references on human anatomy. One may browse by subject or search within 13000 entries.

MedBioWorld is an excellent resource for dictionaries, encyclopedias, glossaries and other reference materials for all areas of biology.

Plants National Database provides information on all types of plants within the United States.

Science.gov “is a gateway to authoritative science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.”

If you have questions regarding any of these resources or need assistance
finding additional information, please Ask a Librarian.