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A Dictionary of Biology
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an eBook in Oxford Reference Online |
| The Oxford Companion to the Body |
an eBook in Oxford Reference Online |
| A Dictionary of Ecology |
an eBook in Oxford Reference Online |
| A Dictionary of Plant Sciences |
an eBook in Oxford Reference Online |
| A Dictionary of Scientists |
an eBook in Oxford Reference Online |
| A Dictionary of Zoology |
an eBook in Oxford Reference Online |
| Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd Ed., 17v, 2004 |
reference eBook; revised and updated version of the original work published in Germany in 1960 |
| Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America, 6v, 2000 |
reference eBook with data on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1,200 species identified as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service |
| Biotech
Life Science Dictionary |
defines many terms in biochemistry, biotechnology,
botany, cell biology and genetics and some in ecology, limnology,
pharmacology, toxicology and medicine |
| Merck
Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy |
17th edition |
| Plants
National Database |
vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts,
and lichens of the U.S. and its territories, including identification
and distribution |
| Plant
Facts |
merges "several digital collections developed at Ohio State University to become an international knowledge bank and multimedia learning center." |
| Scorecard |
database of local environmental pollution information
by ZIP code |
Biology: Books
Reference
| Books | Articles
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Guides | Statistics
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| Averett
Library Catalog |
books and media |
| Worldcat |
comprehensive catalog of books, film, internet
resources selected by libraries. Includes option to limit to
Internet sources |
Biology: Articles
Reference
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Guides | Statistics
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Note: Use the Journal
Locator to find journals or "sources" cited in an
index.
| Academic OneFile (InfoTrac) |
9,000 academic journals in all subject areas, 5,500 of them full text, and 2,300 of those refereed (more than twice the number in the Expanded Academic ASAP) |
| BioOne |
full text research journals in biology, ecology,
and environmental science |
| Blackwell-Synergy Collection |
over 750 full text scholarly and professional journals in science, technology, medicine; also includes humanities and social sciences journals |
MEDLINE |
search abstracts from over 4,800 current biomedical journals; link out to full text in other databases |
| PLoS
Biology |
Public Library of Science Biology, an open access
journal for peer reviewed articles, vol.1, issue 1, October
2003 - |
| PLoS Genetics |
Public Library of Science Genetics, an open access journal for peer reviewed articles, vol.1, issue 1, July 2005- |
| PLoS Medicine |
Public Library of Science Medicine, an open access journal for peer reviewed articles, vol.1, issue 1, October 2004 - |
| Nature
Online |
full content of the journal Nature, from
June 1997 through the current issue |
| Science Online (limited access - subscription cancelled) |
includes citations and some full text articles from Science Magazine and Science Now |
Columbia
Earthscape
| New
Sources! |
a wide range of full-text environmental science
resources for teachers, students, scientists, and decision-makers |
HighWire Press
| Browse
free backfiles (1 to 24 months after publication) |
search full text articles in Biochemistry, Cell
Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Virology, Immunology,
Neurosciences, Physiology, Botany, Medicine, Psychiatry and
Psychology |
| Pub
Med |
access to over 14 million citations in MEDLINE,
PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating
online journals, plus links to molecular biology databases
of DNA/protein sequences and 3-D structure data |
| PubMed
Central |
an archive of open access life sciences journals |
| Science.gov |
"gateway to authoritative selected science
information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including
research and development results" |
PsycArticles
search APA journals directly |
full-text, peer-reviewed articles in psychology from 59 journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations |
PsycInfo
| Start here: Link to APA and other psychology journals |
comprehensive index to scholarly books and journals in psychology and related disciplines from the late 1800's to the present; 97 percent of the material covered is peer-reviewed; coverage is international; link out to full text in PsycArticles and other sources |
Annual Reviews
(citations and abstracts) |
citations and abstracts for review articles from 29 annual volumes in biomedical, physical, and social sciences |
| GEOBASE
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index to literature in geography, geology, and
ecology, from 2,060 sources, 1980- |
| AGRICOLA |
index to 5,000 sources from the National Agricultural
Library |
| Dissertation
Abstracts |
index to dissertations on all academic topics,
1861- |
| PapersFirst |
index to papers presented at conferences worldwide,
1993- |
| ProceedingsFirst |
index to worldwide conference proceedings, 1993- |
Biology: Web Guides
Reference
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| Biology
Links |
selected by Harvard University Dept. of Molecular
& Cellular Biology |
| Science.gov |
"gateway to authoritative selected science
information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including
research and development results" |
| Evolution |
evolutionary thought as it has developed over
time, including contributions of Aristotle, Darwin, Wallace |
| Geology |
organized according to the geologic time scale |
| The
Phylogeny of Life |
"The ancestor/descendant relationships
which connect all organisms that have ever lived" |
| The
Virtual Library of Ecology and Biosciences |
educational internet sources in ecology and
biodiversity |
| EPA
Global Warming |
Background information on climate change and
global warming |
| The
Visible Human Project |
complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional
representations of the normal male and female human bodies |
Biology: Statistics
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Biology: Museums
Reference
| Books | Articles
| Web Guides
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| Museums
| Danville
Science Center |
includes butterfly station and
garden, and science education exhibits |
| Science
Museum of Virginia |
hands-on exhibits designed to
encourage visitors of all ages to experiment, learn, explore
and delve into scientific concepts; permanent exhibits focus
on aerospace, chemistry, computers, electricity life sciences,
telecommunications, crystals and physics |
Elaine
Day, Liaison Librarian
Reviewed
January 14, 2007
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