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Guide to Reference and Information Sources in Plant
Biology, 3rd ed., 2006
Guide to Reference and Information Sources in the
Zoological Sciences, 2003
Lichens of North America, 2001
Encyclopedia of Insects, 2003
Botanica North America, 2003
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 17
vols., 2003
The Birds of North America, up to v.18(no. 716),
1992-
Flora of North America: North of Mexico, currently
12 vols., 1993-
Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, 3 vols., 2004
Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd ed., 5 vols., 2004
World Atlas of Biodiversity, 2002
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, 5 vols., 2001
Encyclopedia of Evolution, 2 vols., 2002
Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution,
2005
Gray’s Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical
Practice, 39th ed., 2005
The Dictionary of Gene Technology, 3rd ed., 2
vols., 2004
Encyclopedia of Genetics, rev. ed., 2 vols., 2004
Dictionary of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology,
2004
Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition, 2nd ed., 4 vols.,
2005
Encyclopedia of Microbiology, 2nd ed., 4 vols.,
2000
Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology, 3 vols., 2000 |
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 Biological Abstracts
(Web of Knowledge):
Abstracting and indexing of more than 4,000 international journals
in the life sciences, including agriculture, biochemistry,
biotechnology, botany, ecology, the environment, microbiology,
neurology, pharmacology, public health and toxicology.
Coverage: 1994 to present. Updated:
bi-monthly.
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limited to 7 simultaneous users. If access is unavailable,
please try again later.
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Biological
Sciences (Cambridge Scientific):
Collection of 25 databases of abstracts and citations in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology
and ecology. Covers over 6,000 serials, as well as conference
proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and
patents. Coverage: 1982 to present. Updated:
monthly.
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BioOne.1:
Includes full text articles from over 80 high impact
journals in biological, ecological and environmental studies.
Coverage: 2000 to present. Updated: weekly.
Search Tip:
Under "Selected Collection(s)", limit to
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AGRICOLA
(FirstSearch):
From the National Agricultural Library, U.S. Dept. of
Agriculture (USDA). Index to 850 journals and other materials relating to all aspects of agriculture,
forestry, and animal science. Coverage: 1970 to present. Updated:
monthly.
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ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources (Cambridge
Scientific):
Coverage of basic and applied research on aquatic organisms. All
aspects of marine, freshwater, and brackish water organisms and
environments are examined, including information on biology and
ecology of aquatic organisms, exploitation of living resources, and
related legal, policy, and socioeconomic issues Coverage:
1971 to present. Updated: monthly.
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ASFA
Aquaculture Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific):
Information on
cultivating marine, freshwater, and brackish water species with
related disciplines - such as water pollution, ecology, diseases,
nutrition, oceanography, and limnology. Coverage: 1984 to present.
Updated: bimonthly.
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Biology Digest (Cambridge Scientific):
Compilation of abstracts and indexes of domestic and international literature in the area of life
sciences focusing on the latest developments in biological research.
Coverage: 1989 to present. Updated: monthly.
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Encyclopedia of Bioethics (Gale):
This e-book includes 480 entries on topics such as ethics of
health professionals, animal research, population control and
the environment, cloning, privacy and censorship on the Web,
stem cell research, same-sex marriage, and much more. Coverage:
complete text and images from the 5 volume print edition. Last
Updated: 2004.
Note: The 5 volume print version is available in Murphy
Library's reference collection; call no. QH332 .E52 2004
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Encyclopedia
of Life Sciences (Wiley Interscience):
A
team of specialist advisors have ensured that ELS’s 3,000 articles
cover the entire scope of the life sciences. Articles are grouped by
level of complexity for ease of use. Coverage: 2001 to present. Updated:
monthly.
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IEEE Xplore (IEEE/IEE)
Use this resource to locate literature
published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE) and the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE). Contents
include IEEE and IEE journals, IEE conference proceedings and IEEE
standards. Subjects covered include engineering, computer science,
biology, chemistry, physics, etc. Coverage: 1988 to present with select
materials from 1950 to 1988. Updated: continuously.
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Nature
Online:
There are fifteen publications in the Nature family of
international journals: the weekly Nature, and the monthly
primary research titles: Nature Genetics , Nature
Structural Biology, Nature Medicine, Nature
Biotechnology, Nature Neuroscience , Nature Cell
Biology, Nature Immunology and Nature Materials,
and the six monthly review journals: Nature Reviews Genetics,
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, Nature Reviews Neuroscience,
Nature Reviews Cancer, Nature Reviews Immunology and Nature
Reviews Drug Discovery. Coverage:
1996 to present. Updated: weekly.
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Prokaryotes
(Springer-Verlag):
The electronic version of this
seven volume handbook on the
biology of bacteria, a standard resource for the microbiological community. Coverage:
2007 ed.
Searchable Volume Access:
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Note:
To search Prokaryotes only, select a volume and
click the "Within this
book" button.
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Science Accelerator
(U.S. Dept. of Energy):
Find
scientific research & development results, project descriptions, and
more. This search engine covers individual government
databases including:
Information Bridge,
E-Print Network,
Science Conference
Proceedings, R&D
Accomplishments,
Energy Citations
Database, R&D Project
Summaries, EPA
Science Inventory (SI), NIH
Computer Retrieval of
Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP), NSF
Award Abstracts, SBA
Technology Resources Network
(TECH-Net), USDA
Current Research Information System (CRIS),
DOepatents,
and EnergyFiles.
Coverage: variable.
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Science Citation Index
Expanded (Web of
Science):
Indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific
disciplines. Can also be used to find other articles citing a specific
article (footnotes in reverse). Coverage: 1987 to present. Updated: weekly.
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Citation Index Expanded, click the change limits link
towards the bottom of the screen and uncheck the boxes for
the Arts & Humanities Index and Social Sciences Citation
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Science
Online:
A weekly online publication that covers scientific training, career
development, and the science job market. Includes the online version
of Science
Magazine. One of the most well read journals in the field.
Published the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Coverage: 1997 to present. Also provides access to free content such
ScienceCareers.org,
STKE, and the four most recent weeks of
ScienceNOW news
stories. Updated: weekly.
We have a trial of Science
Classic (1880-1996) until the end of the semester.
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