Biology
Databases
Reference
Online
Credo Reference
A collection of online encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference sources. Search for a topic in all subject areas, individual or multiple subjects, or in a specific book. Titles of interest for Biology include:
o Collins Dictionary of Biology
o Penguin Dictionary of Biology
o Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology, Wiley
o Keywords and Concepts in Evolutionary Developmental Biology
o Human Evolution: A Guide to the Debates
o Guide to the Oceans
o McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
Print
• Atlas of Human Anatomy;
Location: Reference Collection, 2nd Floor
Call Number
QM25 .N46 2006
• Encyclopedia of Bioethics;
Location: Reference Collection, 2nd Floor
Call Number
QH332 .E52 2004
• Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia; Location: Reference Collection, 2nd Floor
Call Number
QL7 .G7813 2003
• All Things Darwin : An Encyclopedia of Darwin's World;
Location: Reference Collection, 2nd Floor
Call Number QH31.D2 A7894 2007
• Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology;
Location: Reference Collection, 2nd Floor
Call Number QR9 S56 2006
• Encyclopedia of genetics; Location: Reference Collection, 2nd Floor
Call Number
QH427 .E53 2004
Websites
Peer-Reviewed Biology Journals (All Areas of Biology)
* BioMed Central http://www.biomedcentral.com/
* OpenJ-Gate http://www.openjgate.org/Search/QuickSearch.aspx
* PLoS Biology http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=index-html&issn=1545-7885&ct=1
Plants, Animals and the Environment
* Encyclopedia of Life: A reference database of all 1.9 million species currently known to science. http://www.eol.org/
* IT IS – Integrated Taxonomic Information System Taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. http://www.itis.gov/
National Biological Information Infrastructure
* Data and information on the nation's biological resources. The NBII links diverse, high-quality biological databases, information products, and analytical tools maintained by NBII partners and other contributors. http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt
* Natural Resources Conservation Service – Plants Database - The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. http://plants.usda.gov/
Genetics, Cellular & Molecular Biology, & Biochemistry
* National Center for Biotechnology Information. Includes databases of information on DNA and RNA, proteins, genes, genomes, and more. Also includes online tutorial and other educational resources. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/guide/
* Human Genome Project Information. http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml
* Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms: Pronunciation, definitions, illustrations, 3-D animation http://www.genome.gov/glossary/index.cfm
* Protein Data Bank. The PDB archive contains information about experimentally-determined structures of proteins, nucleic acids, and complex assemblies. http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/home/home.do