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WorldCat: this country and around the world
General Biology:
Biology Data
Book. 3 v.
Reference QH 310 .A391
Encyclopedia
of the Life Sciences. 11 vols.
Reference QH 302.5 .E53
Facts on File
Dictionary of Biology. 4 vols.
Reference QH 302.5 .F38
Life
Sciences on File.
Reference QH 318 .L45 .E53
Magill's Survey
of Science: Life Science Series. 7 vols..
Reference QH 307.2 .M34
Ecology and the Environment:
Ecology and
Environment: the Cycles of Life.
Reference QH 541 .M565
Encyclopedia
of Environmental Biology. 3 vols.
Reference QH 302.5 .E53
Encyclopedia
of Endangered Species. 2 vols.
Reference QH 302.5 .F38
Genetics:
Encyclopedia
of Genetics. 2 vols.
Reference QH 427 .E53
Genetics and
Cell Biology on File.
Reference QH 440.2 .G455
Mendelian Inheritance
in Man: a Catalog of Human Genes and Genetic Disorders. 3 vols.
Reference QH 442.4 .M35 also the internet version Online
Mendelian Inheritance in Man http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/
You must have a valid College of DuPage library card to access the electronic indexes and databases from off-campus.
Use these GENERAL INDEXES to research current issues in Biology and the Environment:
Expanded
Academic Index (InfoTrac) (1980-present).
An index to over 2500 journals and magazines covering a
variety of topic areas. Abstracts and many full-text articles.
Academic Search Premier (Ebscohost) (1990-present)
Abstracts from nearly 3000 journals and full text for 1250
journals including general reference and science.
Periodical
Abstracts (FirstSearch) (1987-present)
Abstracts and full-text articles from over 1,500 periodicals;
includes transcripts from news-oriented television and radio
shows..
Wilson
Select Plus (FirstSearch) (1994-present)
Full-Text articles from over 1300 journals and magazines.
Use these NEWSPAPER INDEXES to research current issues in Biology and the Environment:
Chicago
Tribune (Proquest) (1985 - present)
Complete full-text content of local and regional news. Excellent coverage
of local environmental controversies.
Newspaper
Source(EBSCOHost) (1995-present).
Coverage of national and international news from the Christian Science
Monitor (full-text), over 100 additional contributor newspapers and
7 news servuces. Abstracts and indexing for the New York Times, Wall
Street Journal, and USA Today.
Newspapers
(ProQuest) (1998-present).
Coverage of national and international news from the New York Times,
Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal.
Use these SCIENCE SOURCES to locate full-text articles on many aspects of biology:
Ideal/ScienceDirect
(1993 - present)
An index to science journals, including many on biology.
Includes abstracts and full digitized images of all articles.
Use these HEALTH INDEXES to research current issues in Biology relating to diseases and genetics:
Health
Reference Center Academic(InfoTrac) (1995-present)
abstracts and full-text of magazine and journal articles, health-related
pamphlets, topical overviews and medical reference books..
Health
Source Plus (EBSCOHost) (1984-present).
Abstracts of articles from 450 journals, with full-text for 260 of
them. Also medical pamphlets and clinical reports.
MEDLINE
(Firstsearch) (1965-present).
Citations and abstracts of articles from thousands of medical journals.
Worldwide coverage of journals in many languages.
Yahoo's
Index of Biological Links
Search for information by biological subject categories or by keyword.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Biology/
Yahoo's
Index of Environmental Links
Search for information by environmental subject categories or by keyword
search.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Environment_and_Nature/
Lynn
Fancher's Biology Bookmarks
Extensive links to biology gateway sites, as well as internet sites
for specific areas of biology.
http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/fancher/BioMarks1.htm
Kimball's
Biology Pages
Online reference to biology terms with graphic illustrations of many
concepts.
http://www.ultranet.com/~jkimball/BiologyPages/
The
Biology Project:an Online Interactive Resource for Leanring Biology
Good supplement to biology text with tutorials on basic biology topics
and many illustrations.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu
(Currently unavailable)
Biology 100: Survey of Biology
Biology 101: Principles of Biological Science
Biology 110: Man and Environment
Biology 120: Introduction to Genetics
Marjorie Peters, Associate
Professor and Reference Librarian
(630) 942-2337
Office: SRC 3034
petersm@cdnet.cod.edu
Revised May 2001