BIOLOGY Selected Resources

The following is a basic list of library materials - see also the Botany, Marine Science, Marine Life, Environmental Issues, and Health, guides. Please ask a reference librarian, e-mail the Reference Department or call 460-7025 for help.

INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS

Biological Abstracts. 1969-current. On SOUTHcat Plus click “Articles, Indexes, Databases” then choose

“Sciences” under Databases by Subject.

BioOne. On SOUTHcat Plus click “Articles, Indexes, Databases” then choose “Sciences” under Databases by Subject.
Academic Search Premier. On SOUTHcat Plus click "Articles, Indexes, Databases" then choose "EBSCO."
Expanded Academic Index. On SOUTHcat Plus click "Articles, Indexes, Databases" then choose "Gale/InfoTrac."
Blackwell/Synergy. On SOUTHcat Plus click "Articles, Indexes, Databases."
ISI Web of Science. Online version of Science Citation Abstracts. On SOUTHcat Plus click "Articles, Indexes, Databases".
Science Direct. On SOUTHcat Plus click "Articles, Indexes, Databases."
Wiley Interscience. On SOUTHcat Plus click "Articles, Indexes, Databases."

NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION

Biolexicon: A Guide to the Language of Biology. Bookshelves QH 302.5 .B59 1990
Biological Nomenclature. Bookshelves QH 83 .J43 1989
Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. Reference QH 540.4 .L56 1998
Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth. Reference QH 83 .M36 1998
Introduction to Numerical Classification. Bookshelves QH 83 .C565 [1975]
Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. Reference QH 83 .S89 [1982]

DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Cambridge Dictionary of Biology. Reference QH 302.5 .C46 1989
Dictionary of Biology. Reference QH 302.5 .D5 2000
Elsevier's Dictionary of Fundamental and Applied Biology. Russian-English and English-Russian.

Reference QH 302.5 .S57 1996

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. Reference QH 541.15 .B56 E53 2001

Encyclopedia of Bioethics. Biomedical Library Reference QH 332.E56 [1995]
Henderson's Dictionary of Biological Terms. Reference QH 302.5 .H65 1989

Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Reference QP 512 .O94 2006
Penguin Dictionary of Biology. Reference QH 13 .N62 1995

 

HANDBOOKS, STATISTICS, AND DATA

Choosing and Using Statistics: A Biologist's Guide. Bookstacks QH 323.5 .D98 2003
Concise Handbook of Experimental Methods for the Behavioral and Biological Sciences.

Bookshelves QH 315 .G68 2002

Handbook of Biological Illustration. Bookshelves QH 318 .Z97 1988
Handbook of Computational Molecular Biology.  Bookstacks QH 324.2 .H357 2006

Life Sciences on File. Reference QH 318 .L45 1986

ZOOLOGY

Animal. Reference QL 45.2 .A56 2001
Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. Reference QL 681 .T43 1980
Birds of North America. Bookshelves QL 681 .B625 [1992-]
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Reference QL 3 .G7813 2004
Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals. Reference QL 701 .G7913 [1990]
Guide to the Zoological Literature. Reference QL 45.2 .B43 1994
Marshall Cavendish International Wildlife Encyclopedia. Reference QL 7 .M37 1990
Wild Animals of North America. Reference QL 715 .W54 1995
Walker's Mammals of the World. Reference QL 703 .W222 1999

FINDING AND CITING BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION

BIOSIS Serial Sources. Ready Reference QH 301 .B371 [latest]
Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles. Ready Reference PN 171 .F56 L55 2006
Information Sources in the Life Sciences. Reference QH 303.6 .I54 1987
Library Research Guide to Biology. Reference QH 315 .K52 [1978]
Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers.

Ready Reference QH 304 .C68 1994

Short Guide to Writing About Biology. Bookshelves QH 304 .P43 1993
Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide. Bookstacks QH 303.6 .D38 2002

 

BIOGRAPHY

American Men and Women of Science. Reference Q 141 .A471[latest]
Biographical Dictionary of Scientists. Reference Q 141 .B528 2000
Biographical Index to American Science: The Seventeenth Century to 1920. Reference Q 141 .E373 1990
Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Reference Q 141 .D5
Notable Women in the Life Sciences. Reference QH 26 .N68

CAREERS AND EDUCATION

Careers in High Tech. Career Counter/Reference TA 157 .B3418 2007
Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century. Bookshelves GE 60 .D69 1999
Earth Work: Resource Guide to Nationwide Green Jobs. Career Counter/Reference GE 60 .E27 1994
Money for Graduate Students in the Biological and Health Sciences.

Directories/Reference LLB 2337.2 .M6663 [latest]

Opportunities in Biological Science Careers. Career Counter/Reference QH 314 .W525 1998
Peterson's Graduate Programs in the Biological Sciences. Directories/Reference L 901 .P444 [latest]
Peterson's Job Opportunities in the Environment. Career Counter/Reference GE 60 .P47 [latest]

INTERNET

BiologyBrowser. http://www.biologybrowser.org/
Kimball's Biology Pages. http://www.ultranet.com/~jkimball/BiologyPages/
Online Biology Book. http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.html
Biology Internet Sources. http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/picks/biologyweb.html

SUGGESTIONS FOR LOCATING ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IN SOUTHcat CATALOG

Questions Amy Prendergast or call (334)460-7025
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Last updated: 9/20/07. ap.