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Biology Research Guide
This online guide is developed specifically for those doing research in Biology. It provides a recommended list of resources, which encompasses print materials, electronic databases, and selected Internet resources.
For more extensive research help, contact Ron Titus, Electronic Services Librarian and Biology subject specialist, at 696-6575.
Latest News & Research
Headlines collected from EurekAlert! (American Association for the Advancement of Science) and Molecular Biology and Evolution
Books
Use the online catalog MILES to locate books in the Marshall University libraries. The following Library of Congress Subject Headings can be used with the Subject Heading search to locate books in the Marshall University libraries:
- Biological (any term)
- Biologists
- Biology
- Life Sciences
For additional, useful subject headings for your topic, consult the following listings, available in the Reference Collection:
Library of Congress Subject Headings (Reference Desk) Browse the shelves in these call number areas to find books devoted to biology:- QH 26 Biologists
- QH301-QH705 Biology
For books at other libraries, search other Library catalogs over the Web. These books may be ordered from other libraries using the Information Delivery Services (IDS).
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Journal and Magazine Articles
The online and print databases and indexes listed below will provide references to articles (or in some cases full-text articles) in a wide range of periodicals, from news magazines and newspapers to scholarly and professional journals. If you have questions about choosing or using a database or index, please consult a Librarian
Full-Text Databases
- Academic Search Premier - EBSCOhost
The worlds largest academic multi-disciplinary database. Full text articles for nearly 4,650 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Coverage: 1975 - current - SpringerLink - Springer Online
Full text access to 750 journals, with the ability to search across the table of contents and abstracts of all journals formerly owned by Kluwer. Includes journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Coverage: Some full text back to 1997 - Synergy - Synergy
Contains citations to articles from Blackwell Publishing’s scientific, medical, and professional journals. Includes full text of over 290 journals, and citations to 426,636 articles from 751 leading journals. Coverage: 1990 to current - Wiley InterScience - Wiley
Full text articles from scientific, medical, and professional journals from Wiley. Coverage: varies
- Environmental Journals on the Internet -A list of over 300 environmental journals, half of which contain abstracts; over 40 are full text from the National Council for Science and the Environment.
Indexes & Bibliographic Databases
These databases and print indexes will provide citation information (author, article title, periodical name, volume & issue, date) for articles, essays, book chapters, dissertations, and other materials, which may be found in the MU Libraries by searching the library catalog or ordered from another library using the Information Delivery Services (IDS) if the items are not owned by MU Libraries.
- Biological Abstracts Ref. QH301.B37 (online, 1969-present, as BIOSIS from Dialog. There is a $10 charge for the search. Contact Ron Titus or pick up a form at the Reference Desk). A print source that indexes and abstracts (summarizes) thousands of articles from hundreds of periodicals. The premier biology index. Issued bimonthly.
- Biological and Agricultural Index< Ref. Z5073.A46 Index to English-language periodicals in life sciences and agricultural subjects, published in the U.S. and elsewhere.
- BasicBIOSIS - FirstSearch
Covers the basic core of life science journals found in college university libraries and written for undergraduate non-biology majors. Includes popular and scholarly science journals. Coverage: Current year and most recent four update years. - Cambridge Scientific Abstracts - CSA
Citations and abstracts in forty-eight databases, mostly in the biological and life sciences, aquatics, and engineering. All areas of science and engineering, political science, social services. Coverage: varies; most beginning in early 1980’s.
- See also the Subject List of Databases for more detailed list of all databases
Use Journals Search to see which journals Marshall has in hard-copy, microfilm or full-text and their location.
Selected Periodicals
The following periodicals in Biology are available in print format in the MU Libraries or online:
- American Naturalist - Per/QH1.A5 - also online from University of Chicago
- BioEssays online from Wiley InterScience
- BioScience - Per/QH1.B47 - also online from Ebsco's Academic Search
- Freshwater Biology - Per/QH96.A1F73 - also online from Synergy
- Genesis: The Journal of Genetics and Development - Per/QH453.D48 - online from Wiley Interscience
- Journal of Applied Ecology online from Synergy
- Journal of Biocommunications - Per/TR1.J68
- Plant Journal online from Synergy
- Systematic Biology - Per/QH83.S9 - also online from MIT Press
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Reference Sources
The Reference Collection, located on the first floor of Drinko Library, contains many print resources that provide useful background information:
- Aristotle to Zoos: A Philosophical Dictionary of Biology - Ref. QH302.5.M4 1983
- Chambers Biology Dictionary - Ref. QH302.5.C46 1989
- Dictionary of Biological Terms - Ref. QH13.H38
- Encyclopedia of Evolution - Ref. QH360.2.E54 2002
- Encyclopedia of Rainforests - Ref. QH86.J85 2002
- The Firefly Dictionary of Plant Names: Common & Botanical - Ref. QK13.B25 2003
- Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia - Ref. QL7.G7813 2003
- Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers - Ref. T11.S386 1994 (Reference Desk)
- CBE Citation Guide - online examples from Ohio State University.
- CBE Documentation - online examples from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- A Source-Book of Biological Terms - Ref. QH83.J3 1955
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Statistical Sources
- Biology Data Book - Ref. QH310.A392
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Biographical Sources
- American Men & Women of Science - Ref. Q141.A47 - provides a short description of the life, education and work of the scientist.
- Biography Index - Ref. Z5301.B5 - lists books, chapters and periodical articles about people. It has a subject index that allows searching by specialty.
- Dictionary of Scientific Biography - Ref. Q141.D5 - provides in-depth articles on scientists.
- Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated - The biographies are searchable by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of birth, date of death, keyword, and presence of images.
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Internet Resources
- American Museum Congo Expedition 1909-1915
- AmphibiaWeb
- Bailey's Eco-Regions of the United States
- BiologyBrowser from BIOSIS
- BioResearch from BIOME
- Butterflies of North America from USGS
- eNature has online Field Guides.
- Forest Biology and Dendrology Educational Sites at Virginia Tech.
- Forest Ecosystem Dynamics
- Forest History Society Bibliography
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System - online list of biological names for the biota of North America.
- Kimball's Biology Pages - based on John Kimball's Biology textbook.
- NatureServe Explorer is a search engine for plants and animals providing information on distribution/conservation for the USA and Canada.
- NOAA's Coral Reef information System
- PrimateLit
- U. S. FWS's National Image Library
- U. S. FWS's National Wetlands Inventory
- U. S. FWS's Publications Online
- Wilderness.net
Electronic/Digital Texts
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Internet Gateways & Collections
- The Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory
- CABI Bioscience
- EarthTrends from the World Resources Institute
- EnviroLink
- Frank Potter's Science Gems
- Functional Genomics
- The National Environmental Directory
- Nearctica: the natural world of North America
- Scirus
- Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory (USDA Agricultural Resource Service)
- Virtual Library: BioSciences
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Prepared by Ron Titus, Electronic Services Librarian & Biology Subject Specialist
Page last modified 5/30/06 by RET