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Biological Concepts
General Subject Specific Encyclopedias listed below have summary articles and bibliographies to get you started.
World of Biology. 1999. Ref 570.3 W927
Start here with an excellent source for a basic understanding of biological concepts.
AccessScience
Start here with an excellent source for a basic understanding of scientific and technical issues. This is an enhanced electronic version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (503 M147).Encyclopedia of Human Biology. 2nd edition. 1997. Ref 612.003 En56 9 volumes.
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. 2002, 2007. Ref 570.3 En56 26 volumes.
Environment/Ecology/Ecotoxicology
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. 2001. Ref 333.9503 En56 5 volumes.Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather. 1996. Ref 551.503 En562 2 volumes.
Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology. 1995. Ref 577 En56 3 volumes.
Excellent articles on topics such as acid rain, deforestation, desertification, ecotoxicology, as well as specific ecosystems such as marine ecosystem, etc.Encyclopedia of Global Change: Environmental change and human society. 2002. Ref 363.7 En56 2 volumes
Articles study the diverse impacts that humans have on their environment as well as natural environmental changes.Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Marine Science. 2002. Ref 551.46 In61 3 volumes.
Water: Science and Issues. 2003. Ref 553.703 D229w 4volumes.Genetics
Genetics. 2003. Ref 576.03 G328 4 volumes.
Alzheimer's, breast cancer, cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy are a few of the topics covered in this subject specific encyclopedia. Provides extensive bibliography and web sites of interest.Encyclopedia of Genetics. Revised edition. 2004. Ref 576.503 En56 2004 2 volumes.
Defines key terms. Includes most of the topics listed above. Provides extensive bibliography and web sites of interest.Sequencing Sites
BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool)
BLAST finds regions of similarity between biological sequences for genomes, nucleotides and proteins. The program compares nucleotide or protein sequences to sequence databases and calculates the statistical significance of matches.Life Sciences Search Engine
National Center for Biotechnology Information creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information.Microbiology
Prokaryotes (589.9 P964)
This encyclopedia has excellent introductory essays, physiology and biochemistry of bacteria, detailed information about specific organisms, symbiotic associations and biotechnology.Methods in Microbiology. Library has: v.1-, 1969-present. 576.028 N856m
Advances in Applied Microbiology. Library has: v. 10-, 1969-present 576 Ad244Anatomy/Physiology
Gray's Anatomy. 2005. Ref 611 G779a39Encyclopedia of Human Biology. 2nd edition. 1997. Ref 612.003 En56 9 volumes.
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. 2002, 2007. Ref 570.3 En56 26 volumes.
Nobel Laureates in Medicine of Physiology. 1990. Ref 610.922 F7916
Nobel Prize winners and their workDevelopmental Biology
Genetics. 2003. Ref 576.03 G328 4 volumes.
Contains excellent article on genetic control of development.Find books
The High Library catalog will help you find books, videos, CDs and other materials.
For books not available at the High Library use WorldCat.Tips for effective searching
Be persistent in your searching.
Try synonyms.
Try both singular and plural forms of words (use a "+" sign in GenSciAbs to search both singular and plurals e.g. enzyme+).
If searching a compound word, try it as one word and as two words (e.g. rain forest or rainforest) to see which retrieves the most useful results.
If searching a term with an internal dash, search the term in each database with and without the internal dash (e.g. x-ray vs. x ray) to see which retrieves the most useful results.
Narrow a search by using subject headings. Locate subject headings by looking at the descriptors associated with articles and books.Find articles and essays
Get beyond Google by using some of the databases below, which contain both popular and scholarly articles. Although they deliver their content through the web, these databases are paid for through library subscriptions. Information found here would not generally be found for free on the web; articles have been written by subject experts or professional journalists and reviewed by peers and editors.
GenSciAbs (General Science Abstracts)(1984+)
Start your research here. Indexes 160 journals from U.S. and Great Britain from 1984 to the present. Article summaries begin in 1993. Topic areas include astronomy, pollution biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine and health, and many other subjects.Academic Search Premier (varies)
Continue your search in this multi-disciplinary database that indexes 4700 journals. Full text for more than 3600 scholarly journals. Indexing goes back to 1975 for some journals.GreenFile (varies) Environmental issues; global warming; alternative fuels.
CINAHL with Full Text (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health)(varies)
Use this index to search about specific medical conditions, treatments, etc.
JSTOR (varies)
Contains the full-text of articles appearing in the back files (older issues) of more than 500 scholarly journals, including ecology journals.
Medline (1960+)
Premier medical database covering all areas of medicine including nursing. Indexing goes back to 1969. This interface allows for easy requesting of articles from other libraries.PubMedCentral
PubMed Central is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. This collection is a full text subset of indexing from Medline / PubMed database.
HealthSource: Nursing Academic Edition
This database provides nearly 600 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. It also includes abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Use this database for articles on inherited diseases.
ACS (American Chemical Society)
Limit search to the journal title "Biochemistry" under the advanced search options. Change the default search from "Author" to "Titles and abstracts" and add in significant keyword terms.
Scirus
Search the publisher Elsevier's database of Science Direct articles as well as more scholarly web sites. Search for full text articles from that database using the following link: Locate E-town Journals or from the library's web page. Order items on ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan), if the library doesn't own that specific magazine.Ingenta
Another database of publisher's journal articles that focus on the sciences. Search for full text articles from that database using the following link: Locate E-town Journals or from the library's web page. Order items on ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan), if the library doesn't own that specific magazine .How do I find a copy of the article?
What is available here and now?
Search for full text articles in journals using the following link: Locate E-town Journals.
Type the name of the journal next to 'Find:' and then press 'Search'. Full text can be electronic or within the library in paper, microfiche or microfilm.
Check the publication dates of the article against the listing of years for the database or the years listed 'Within the High Library'. If the database includes those years, click on the link, add in an author's name or title of the article. The full text link should appear at the end of the citation.
Current year paper issues of journals in the High Library are on the entrance level.
Older print journals are on Level One, alphabetically by journal title.
If the journal is in microfiche or microfilm, a copies can be made in the library.. Ask the reference librarian or circulation student assistants for help. Order copies online by using ILLiad Click on request an article and fill out the form. You will receive an email when the article is available on ILLiad for downloading.What if it is not here?
Hershey Medical Center Journals List
Click on appropriate letter of the alphabet under new improved journal list. Type in the name of the journal after "Find:".
Order items from another library, if The High Library doesn't own that specific journal or have it for the years that you need it. Requesting the article can be done through the databases or through the following software link: ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan). Allow a minimum of 4-5 working days for the article to arrive.
Library Instruction Class Guides Intro to Biological Sciences: Bio 111
Cell Biology: Bio 212Internet Sites
To find highly rated academic web sites on specific subjects:
Librarians Internet Index
WWW Virtual Library
University of Wisconsin Scout ReportThe following is a short list of biology-related web sites:
Nobel Prize winners and their work
NewScientist.com: special reports on key topics in science and technology--excellent resource for scientific topics of current interest.
http://www.science.gov--Use this search interface to simultaneously search 29 different government databases.www.scienceaccelerator.gov--is a gateway to science, including R&D results, project descriptions, accomplishments, and more, via resources made available by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), U.S. Department of Energy.
World Wide Science--A global science gateway to national and international scientific databases and portals.
Biodiversity hotspots--a web site that focuses on 25 critically threatened ecosystems.
National Library for the Environment--The nonprofit Committee for the National Institute of the Environment is responsible for the development and maintenance of this site. The main feature is the full text of approximately 600 Congressional Research Service Reports dealing with environmental issues.
Environmental sites on the Internet--This site is maintained by the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. Use the links on the left to general internet information, online journals, environmental agencies, and six pages of links with subject topics.
Kimball's biology pages--This is an online reference manual designed for the introductory biology student. It includes an alphabetical list of terms with brief definitions or in some cases a link to a brief essay on the subject. Most of the terms used are in the areas of cellular and molecular biology.intute: health and life sciences--Offers free access to an extensive array of high-quality internet resources in life and health sciences as well as for microbiology, molecular biology, and genetics.
Mednar--Deep web medical search engine.
Microbes.info--Includes 'Hot Germ News' items, feature articles covering topics such as bioterrorism, food microbiology and medical microbiology, frequently asked questions and an extensive collection of bacterial images with descriptions and internet links.
Format references/Works cited--Use these online citation guides and worksheets to prepare citations correctly.
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Ref 652.323 Am512p5 On Reserve at the Circulation Desk.
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