Microbiology Resources Essential Resources | Additional Resources | Multidisciplinary Library Databases | Public Websites |
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Encyclopedia of the Life Sciences (online)
Encyclopedia of Microbiology, 2nd ed., 4 vols.,
2000
Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology, 3 vols., 2000
Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology,
3rd rev. ed., 2006 (on order)
Dictionary of Bioinformatics and Computational
Biology, 2004
Dictionary of Environmental Microbiology, 2003
Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology,
9th ed., 1994
Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd
ed., 2 volumes in various parts, 2001
Illustrated Dictionary of Immunology, 2nd ed.,
2003
Atlas of Immunology, 2nd ed., 2004
Encyclopedia of Virology, 2nd ed., 3 volumes,
1999
Illustrated Dictionary of Mycology, 2000
Dictionary of Parasitology, 2005 (on order)
A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 7th
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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.
This resource is
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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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 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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Note: To search only the Science
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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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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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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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
BioOne1:
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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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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
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.
Please share your comments or suggestions about this content by
filling out our database
evaluation form or contact
Jen Holman,
Acquisitions Librarian directly.
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Multidisciplinary Library Databases: |
These full-text
resources also include information related to this subject area:
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost). Includes full text of
scholarly and popular periodicals.
MasterFile Premier (EBSCOhost). Includes full text of
mostly popular periodicals, some scholarly, newspapers, and more.
LexisNexis Academic. Includes full text of popular, scholarly,
trade, and professional periodicals, and much more.
CQ Researcher. For in-depth reports on current and past topics
in all subject areas.
JSTOR. For reliable access to full text of articles from more
than 490 periodicals more than 2-5 years old.
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Public Websites: |
The following web resources were selected by librarians:
Microbiology
Web sites A directory listing of related sites.
Bibliography of Systematic Mycology
BiologyBrowser (a portal for the life
sciences community)
Hypomyces
Microbes.info
National
Biological Information Infrastructure
("Your
Home for Biological Information on the
Web")
Science.gov
Scirus
(science-specific web search engine)
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