log inhelp

 | 

  • If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old.

  • You already know Dokkio is an AI-powered assistant to organize & manage your digital files & messages. Very soon, Dokkio will support Outlook as well as One Drive. Check it out today!

View
 

Biology Guide

Page history last edited by Janelle Varin 7 years, 2 months ago

The Library maintains collections of current and interesting resources suited to your research in the  biological sciences. From field and dissection guides to current research in major academic journals, the Library is the go-to place to start your research!

 

Find Print Books in the Library

 

Use the Library Catalog to locate books in the library on your topic:

  • Perform a word or phrase search using keywords such as "microbiology" or "anatomy AND physiology." Word or phrase searches will search the entire records of all the items in the catalog, including author, title, and subject areas.
  • Perform a subject search using a keyword such as "marine biology" to search for items on a specific topic.
       

 

Find Current Research Articles

 

The Library subscribes to several article databases, each suited to different fields and levels of study. If you are away from campus, you will need to access these databases through Ocean Connect. If you are unsure how to do this, please follow these instructions, or ask a member of the Library's staff for assistance.

 

Here are a few suggested databases that may prove useful to your research:

  • ScienceDirect - A comprehensive, full text database providing coverage of core, scholarly journals and books from a wide variety of subject disciplines, including the biological, physical, and engineering/computer sciences, as well as social and behavioral sciences, such as psychology, education, and business.
  • Science Magazine Online - Full-text, online access to Science Magazine, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
  • Academic Search Premier - Provides full text access to a very broad range of topics: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more.
  • GreenFile - Offers scholarly, government and general-interest titles covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Topics include global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
  • Facts on File - offers both the Science Online and a Health Reference Center reference databases. Filled with short, encyclopedic style articles and interactive features, these databases can provide easy, reliable content for your reference.

 

Internet Resources

Many websites are available to help you with your research. Explore some of the following:

 

Biology Free e-text book produced by the openstax college initiative
Concepts of Biology Free e-text book produced by the openstax college initiative
Anatomy and Physiology Free e-text book produced by the openstax college initiative
BioDiversity Heritage Library The Biodiversity Heritage Library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly
available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community and is a component of the Encyclopedia of Life.
BEN 
the Biological Science Education Network is part of the National Science Digital Library and is managed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). it provides access to over 19,290 reviewed resources covering 77 biological sciences topics.
BioInteractive 
sponsored by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, this site provides educational materials including articles, videos, virtual labs, and more.
BioMed Central
is a portal to over 259 peer-reviewed, open access journals in the biomed fields.
Cell: An Image Library
A free, reviewed database of cell images and video content, including animations.
Tree of Life Web Project
is a large-scale biodiversity project that provides text and images for many species, both living and extinct.
Animal Diversity Web
is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan.
Encyclopedia of Life
an ambitious project to create a web page for each species, the EOL is a collaborative project sponsored by institutions like Harvard University, the Field Museum, and the Smithsonian Institution.
Catalog of Botanical Illustrations

an online image database sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution.

 
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Marine Mammal Center a pioneering institution in the field of marine mammal research
BIODIC an ultrastructures image gallery maintained by the Free University of Brussels.
Web Anatomy A&P self tests from the University of Minnesota.
Medical Animation Library from University of Pennsylvania Medicine.
Photo Gallery of Anatomy Models maintained by the University of Colorado (Boulder).
Anatomy and Physiology I Interactive a page of animations and interactive tutorials maintained by Lone Star College (North Harris).
Muscle Physiology from the University of California (San Diego).
Anatomy and Physiology an educational resource produced by the National Cancer Institute.
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body the 1918 edition of this famous book.
Anatomy/Histology/Physiology Learning Tools a resource guide created by Rutgers/UMDNJ.
Atlas of the Human Body produced by the American Medical Association.
Interactive Muscle Tutorial produced by the National Institutes of Health.

 

 

Flamingo image copyright: Smithsonian Institution, National Zoo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalzoo/8290932793/sizes/l/]

used here in Fair Use in accordance to the Smithsonian Institution's Terms of Use

Comments (0)

You don't have permission to comment on this page.

Printable version