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AGRICOLA    1970-present
AGRICOLA is a bibliographic database consisting of literature citations for journal articles, monographs, and more--pertaining to all aspects of agriculture. This extensive database provides selective worldwide coverage of primary information sources in agriculture and related fields.
Biological Abstracts    1985-present
One of the premier life science databases that provides international coverage in areas such as genetics, botany, ecology, biomedicine, zoology, microbiology, and biochemistry.
Citations to articles, books, software, etc. in the primary areas of agriculture and the life sciences. Includes book reviews.
BioOne    1985-present
Provides full-text access to over 70 journals in the biological, ecological and environmental sciences.
BioscienceNetBase    
Searchable full-text of over 180 reference handbooks in the biosciences
CAB Direct    1973-present
Searches peer-reviewed journals, academic books, technical reports, bulletins, and conference proceedings in the life sciences: agriculture, forestry, human health, human nutrition, animal health and the management and conservation of natural resources. The database is international with literature from over 125 countries and dozens of originating languages.
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA)    1973-present
Over 40 science and technology databases in all subject areas. Menu allows searching multiple CSA databases at the same time.
Digital Dissertations    1861-present
Full text (PDF for download) of most dissertations accepted from 1997 on, some earlier works and some master's theses. Also lists dissertations and theses accepted from 1861 on in the US and at some Canadian, British, and other European universities. Abstracts included after July, 1980.
Entrez - The Life Sciences Search Engine    
A gateway to searching a variety of databases including PubMed, GenBank, OMIM, a protein sequence database, a nucleotide sequence database, various genomes, a molecular modeling database, taxonomy, population study data, human genes and disorders, various textbooks, and NCBI's gene expression and hybridization array repository (GEO) data.
ENVIROnetBASE    
Handbooks and other reference books from CRC Press dealing with all areas of the environment.
JSTOR Journal Storage Project    
Full-text backfiles of many important scholarly journals. Coverage is usually from the first issue to 3-5 years before the present.
Medline (Ovid)    1966-present
All aspects of biomedicine and allied health fields plus biological and physical sciences and humanities and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. Three companies, EBSCO,;OVID; and CSA provide access to the Medline database. The 3 companies may update their respective versions of the database at different times, but otherwise the content is the same.
ScienceDirect    
Full text of articles from journals published by Elsevier Science.
Web of Science/Web of Knowledge    1981 - Present
Includes Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index which can be searched together or separately. Lists articles from over 5,700 science and engineering journals, 1,700 social sciences journals, and 1,100 arts and humanities journals. Frequent updates make it a good source for very recent information. Journal Citation Reports (JCR) a tool for journal evaluation (Used to find impact factors for journals), using citation data taken from over 8,000 journals in the areas of science and technology is one of the components of this database. Good database for graduate research. Web of Science offers multidisciplinary searching and seamless access to cited reference searching. The WOS database includes bibliographic and citation information for articles from over 5,700 science and engineering journals. Updated weekly.
Zoological Record    2006-present
Find citations to articles, conference proceedings, books, etc. on all aspects of zoology including biochemistry, behavior, ecology, evolution, genetics, taxonomy, and more.
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Biology Handbooks, Encyclopedias, etc.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Online    
AccessScience provides the finest collection of science reference materials—online and fully searchable. We offer easy accessibility to the information you need to make research easy—with access to all the articles, fully illustrated, from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News® headlines, biographies, and more. This online encyclopedia is tailored to researchers and students looking for the most relevant, readable, and trusted sources of information available. We maintain content of the highest standards, and readers may be assured that our authors are the top experts in the field, including a number of Nobel Prize and Fields Medals winners.
BioscienceNetBase    
Searchable full-text of over 180 reference handbooks in the biosciences
Birds of North America Online    
Information on bird species that nest in the U.S. and Canada, including image and video galleries and recordings of bird songs.
Dictionary of Biology     
Including biographies of key scientists, it provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry, as well as key terms from medicine and palaeontology. There are also feature articles on important topics, such as genetically modified organisms.
Encyclopedia of Evolution
Call Number:   QH360.2 .E54 2002 (BSEL Reference)
This wide-ranging work covers topics from adaptation and extinction to genetics and the origin of the universe. The introduction discusses the medical evidence for evolution, such as the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria; the origins, politics, motives, and theories behind creationism and intelligent design; and the basics of evolutionary theories. The more than 200 articles are alphabetically arranged, and most range from one to three pages in length. They include biographies of significant contributors to this important and controversial field. In addition, several longer essays scattered throughout the work discuss topics such as the role of genes in human behavior, religion and evolutionary scientists, the biological basis of death, and the question of other life in the universe. Difficult terms and concepts are defined in context.
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences    
Spanning the entire spectrum of life sciences, the Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (ELS) features more than 4,000 specially commissioned and peer-reviewed articles, making it an essential read for life scientists and a valuable resource for teaching. Aimed at researchers, students and teachers, articles provide comprehensive and authoritative coverage, written by leaders in the field.
Color illustrations and tables accompany articles, with appendix and glossary material providing essential information for the non-specialist, including biochemical and taxonomic information, acronyms, synonyms, units and other technical data. Importantly, all articles have been peer-reviewed to ensure a balanced representation of the literature.
Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems    
An integrated compendium of sixteen encyclopedias, such as: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Human Resources Policy and Management, Natural Resources Policy and Management, Technology, Information, and Systems Management, and Regional Sustainable Development Reviews.
ENVIROnetBASE    
Handbooks and other reference books from CRC Press dealing with all areas of the environment.
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
Call Number:   QL7 .G7813 2003 (BSEL Reference)
Grzimek is one of the most renowned zoologists in the world, and his works were edited and supplied with material by today's highest-ranking zoologists. This 9000 page encyclopedia includes the following volumes:
v1 Lower Metazoans and Lesser Deuterostomes
v2 Insects
v3 Protostomes
v4-5 Fishes
v6 Amphibians
v7 Reptiles
v8-11 Birds
v12-16 Mammals

Web of Science Journal Abbreviations    
List of journal abbreviations used in Web of Science Citation Index. The list shows the abbreviations used for journal titles as cited works. To use them in cited works searching, copy the abbreviated (boldface) title from this list and paste it in the Cited Work field on the Cited Reference Search page.
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Biology General Web Resources
BiologyBrowser    
Links to free online biology databases, websites, and news chosen by Thomson Scientific.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)    
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organization that is working to make the world's biodiversity data accessible anywhere in the world. GBIF's focus is on data about species and about individual specimens representing those species. Includes records from natural history collections.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System     
You will find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
National Science Digital Library    
NSDL is the Nation's online library for education and research in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics. Resources available through NSDL include images, video, audio, animations, software, datasets, and of course text documents such as journal articles and lessons plans. In addition, NSDL provides services such as search, browse, help, news reports, and online community discussions.
NatureServe    
NatureServe collects and manages detailed local information on plants, animals, and ecosystems, as well as developing information products, data management tools, and conservation services to help meet local, national, and global conservation needs.
Tree of Life     
The Tree of Life Web Project is an online database that compiles information about biodiversity and the evolutionary relationships of all organisms.
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Research Protocols
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols     
Database of protocols in all areas of biomedicine such as genetics, computational biology, cell biology, imaging/microscopy, and more. New protocols published continuously. RSS feeds and alerts are available.
Current Protocols in Cell Biology     
Online protocols published by Wiley and updated quarterly
Current Protocols in Molecular Biology     
Online protocols published by Wiley and updated quarterly
Current Protocols in Protein Science     
Online protocols published by Wiley and updated quarterly
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