Biology Subject Guide
| Encyclopedias | Style Manuals |
| Handbooks | Biographies |
| Dictionaries | Indexes & Databases |
| Guides to the Literature | Internet Sites |
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
--Reference Stacks-- QH 332 .E52 (5 vol.)
Encyclopedia of Genetics
--Reference Stacks-- QH 427 .E53 (2 vol.)
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
--Ready Reference-- QH 302.5 E54 (20 vol.)
Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology
--Reference Stacks-- QH 506 .E53 (4 vol.)
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
--Reference Stacks-- QH 541.15 .B56 B53 (5 vol.)
Handbooks
Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth
--Reference Stacks-- QH 83 .M36
Dictionaries
The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution
--Reference Stacks-- QP34.5 .M24
Dictionary of Biology
--Reference Stacks-- QH 302.5 .I534
The Facts on File Dictionary of Biology
--Reference Stacks-- QH 302.5 .F38
The Facts on File Dictionary of Evolutionary Biology
--Reference Stacks-- QH360.2 .F27
Elsevier's Dictionary of Biology
--Reference Stacks-- QH302.5 .E47
The Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Biology
--online-- netLibrary e-book
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
--Reference Stacks-- QP 512 .O94
Dictionary of Cell Biology
--Reference Stacks-- QH 575 .D5
Henderson's Dictionary of Biological Terms
--Reference Stacks-- QH 302.5 .H34
Guides to the Literature
Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide
--Reference Stacks-- QH 303.6 D38
Style Manuals
Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
--Ready Reference-- T 11 .S386
Biographies
Dictionary of Scientific Biography
--Reference Stacks-- Q 141 .D5 (18 vol.)
The Great Scientists
--Reference Stacks-- Q 141 .G767 (12 vol.)
Notable Scientists from 1900 to the Present
--Reference Stacks-- Q 141 .N728 (5 vol.)
Indexes and Databases
Academic Search Complete-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of articles published in scholarly publications from many disciplines.
Agricola-- Indexes and abstracts books, papers and journal articles in agriculture and allied disciplines.
Biological Abstracts-- Indexes and abstracts life science literature; provides some links to full-text articles.
BioOne-- Provides full text of 81 peer-reviewed journals and bulletins. Additional publishers and journals will be added over time to eventually include over 200 titles.
Helminthological Abstracts-- Indexes and abstracts international research on helminthology from molecular genetics to epidemiology.
MEDLINE-- Indexes scholarly journals covering all areas of medicine and health sciences (including nursing, allied health and nutrition). Provides links to small selection of full-text articles.
Zoological Record-- Indexes and abstracts international professional journals, magazines, newsletters, monographs, books, dissertations, and conference proceedings in the field of zoology.
Internet Sites
Action Bioscience.org -- Non-commercial, educational web site created to promote bioscience literacy
Intute: Health and Life Sciences -- Internet resources relating to biomedical ethics, including ethical, social, legal and public policy questions arising from advances in medicine and biology, issues relating to the conduct of biomedical research and approaches to bioethics.
BioTech's Life Science Dictionary -- Searchable database includes 8300+ terms dealing with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics.
MIT Biology Hypertextbook -- Designed to supplement the course materials of MIT's Introductory Biology course
National Biological Information Infrastructure -- Collaborative program to provide increased access to data and information on the nation's biological resources.
Tree of Life -- Collaborative Internet project containing information about phylogeny and biodiversity.
