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Background Information
Dictionaries
Biotech
Life Science Dictionary
Dictionary of Bioinformatics and Computational
Biology. Science Reference QH324.2 .D53 2004.
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Genetics, Genomics, and Proteomics.
Sci Reference q QH427 .R43 2003.
Oxford
Reference Online
WC More than 100 dictionaries published
by Oxford University Press.
Encyclopedias
General:
Access
Science,WC
online version of
the McGraw-Hill
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. See the Biological
and Biomedical Science section.
Chemistry:
Foundations and Applications.
Sci Reference q QD4 .C48 2004.
Encyclopedia
of Life Sciences.
Science Reference qQH302.5
.E54 2002. Emphasis on cellular and molecular levels.
Specialized:
Organismal:
Birds
of North America.
WC
2004.
Encyclopedia
of Biodiversity. Science Ref q QH541.15.B56 E53 2001.
Grzimek's
Animal Life Encyclopedia. 2nd ed., 2004.WC
Encyclopedia
of Ocean Sciences. Science Ref q GC9 .E57 2001.
Cellular/Molecular:
Encyclopedia
of Biological Chemistry.WC
Encyclopedia
of Microbiology. Science Ref q QR9 .E53
2000.
Hormones,
Brain and Behavior. Science Ref. q QP356.45 .H433 2002.
Online
Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics, and Bioinformatics. WC Campus
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Find
books
Wellesley
College Library Catalog. Books, journal titles, theses, and
more. Science Library Floor Plan .
Nearby
library catalogs. Links to other local libraries.
WorldCat (via FirstSearch)WC OCLC catalog of books and other materials available in libraries worldwide. WorldCat
Help
National
Academies Press (NAP). Readable and searchable e-books. See recent studies in Agriculture, Biology, Medicine/Public
Health and Science
and Ethics.
PubMed
Bookshelf Electronic textbooks in cellular
and molecular biology and related fields.
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Find
articles
The following databases
provide either full-text articles or citations (information about when
and where the article was published). Once you have an article citation,
use the Find It at Wellesley 
from the citation to reach
Electronic
source(s), when Wellesley College has a signed license agreement with
the vendor, or when the resource is free of charge.
Print sources through a linked search of the Wellesley
College Library Catalog.
Interlibrary Loan (NExpress or ILLiad) WC
a document delivery service, for the Wellesley College community,
to obtain materials not available locally at the College in any format.
Multidisciplinary:
Intro level:
InfoTrac
OneFile WC (via Thomson) 1980's+ (citations / some abstracts);
1990's+ (selected full-text articles). Intro level.
Wilson
Web databases WC 1980's+ (citations / some abstracts);
1990's+ (selected full-text articles). Intro level. Select General Sciences
FullText, Applied Sciences FullText, and Omni
Fulltext MegaFile.
Academic Search Premier.(EBSCO) Peer-reviewed articles published from 1975 to 2005/2006; broad variety of publishers. Trial through May 2007.
Intermediate/Advanced:
Web
of Science WC 1965+ (citations / abstracts from 1990's+)
Annual
Reviews Electronic Collection
WC Scholarly online articles critically reviewing
research.
- Back Volume
Collection (all series, first volume
through year 2002)
- Current Subscriptions
(selected series; See Library
Catalog.)
Biological
Sciences databasesWC
(Cambridge Scientific Abstracts). Life science articles: Agricola (1970+), Biology Digest (general: 1989+),
Biological Sciences (research: 1982+), BioOne (research-ecological/organismal biology: 2000+),
Plant Science (1997+), and Medline (1997+).
Google
Scholar. Multidisciplinary coverage of peer-reviewed literature.
JSTOR,
WC electronic backfiles of online journal
articles. JSTOR journals start with volume 1, and continue, but they
are always several years behind the current year/volume. JSTOR
Article Locator can help you find a specific article in JSTOR
quickly if you have part of the article's citation.
PubMed for citations and abstracts, in all fields of medicine and biomedicine,
from the 1950's onward. PubMed
Basics brochure. Short
tutorial.
Science
Direct WC
Electronic journal articles from almost 150 subscribed journals in
the physical, life, social, and behavioral sciences, published by
Elsevier and affiliated publishers. Subscribed journal titles have
a green icon, and are available full-text, from 1995 onward.
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Major scientific
e-journals and magazine:
- BioScience.WC
Online,
from 2000+.
Paper issues: vol 21, 1971+ in Science Classified Periodicals
q QH301 .A2.
- BMJ, British
Medical Journal
Online
from 1994 to one year ago.
Paper issues: April 1965+ in Science Classified Periodicals
q R31 .B9
- JAMA, Journal
of the American Medical Association
Online
from January 1998+.
Paper issues: v.185, July 1963+ in Science Classified Periodicals
q R15 .A48
Microfilm holdings: v.80, Jan 1923.-v.184, June1963
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Return to
Library Instruction Class Guides for Biological Sciences.
Other databases may be useful
for you, depending on your specific topic and approach. AskUs
for some customized suggestions, or request an appointment with the
library research liaison.
Go
to a guide tailored for your class
Biotechnology: Biological
Sciences 107
Environmental Horticulture: Biological Sciences 108
Human Biology: Biological Sciences 109
Introductory Cell Biology: Biological Sciences 110
Introductory Organismal Biology: Biological Sciences 111
Marine Biology: Biological Sciences 210
Plant Biology: Biological Sciences 207
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Tracing
Citations
- Perform a 'Cited Reference Search' in the Web
of Science
WC
for citations from 1965-present.
- Use the 'Get Related' button for citation searching
in SciFinder Scholar. Searches mid-1990's-present.
- Run a citation search in Google
Scholar. Caution: Unspecified time coverage and breadth/depth
of sources.
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Internet
links
Education
Coalition
for Education in the Life Sciences, professional societies
dedicated to the improvement of undergraduate life sciences education.
MIT
OpenCourseWare is available for a variety of undergraduate and
graduate courses in Biology , Biological
Engineering, and Brain
and Cognitive Sciences.
Open
Learning Initiative (Carnegie Mellon University) is offering
segments in Biology.
General
The
Virtual Library: Bio Sciences, a component of the WWW Virtual
Library
Online Career Resources
for BioScientists, helpful advice for both academic and industrial
job hunting.
Images
ASCB Image & Video Library Peer-reviewed collection. Focus on cell structure and function.
BIODIDAC (University of Ottawa). Digital resources for teaching biology.
Dennis
Kunkel - Microscopy Education. Requires advance written
permission for use of images.
Medical Images and Illustrations (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden). Caution: many images require advance
written permission before you can use them elsewhere.
Laboratory
Safety
Biosafety
in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories. 4th ed. (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). .pdf
version
Knowing
How to Practice Safe Science (Howard Hughes Medical Institute).
Subjects:
Anatomy/Physiology
Henry
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body. ( Bartleby.com) More than 1,000 illustrations of human anatomy.
Medical Encyclopedia, from
MEDLINEplus, on hundreds of diseases, conditions, and wellness issues.
Biodiversity
Web
of Species. Focus on biodiversity
in Wellesley College and New England.
World
Atlas of Biodiversity (United Nations Environment Programmes).
Biodiversity &
Biological Collections.
Cell Biology
ASCB Image & Video Library
Peer-reviewed collection. Focus on cell structure and function.
Cell
& Molecular Biology Online
WWW Virtual Library: Model Organisms
lists the attributes of model organisms and how they benefit research.
Includes the NIH site, Model
Organisms for Biomedical Research.
Developmental Biology
Human
Embryology Animations
Virtual
Library - Developmental Biology
Ecology
Birdnet:
recent ornothological literature online (ROL).
National Library for
the Environment has links to extensive CRS Briefing Books, U.S.
Congressional Research Service reports, and environmental news services.
USDA Forest Service: Research
& Development Treesearch, free online access to more
than 7,000 forestry publications.
Virtual
library of ecology and biodiversity.
Evolution
Complete
Works of Charles Darwin (Dr. John van Wyhe, Cambridge University).
The Tree of Life,
a multi-authored, distributed Internet project containing information
about phylogeny.
Understanding
Evolution, from the UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology.
Histology
Internet
Atlas of Histology, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Virtual Slidebox
Histology, from the University of Iowa.
Medical
Images: Histology (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden).
Marine Biology
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Oceans contains everything
from coral reefs, ocean waves, undersea volcanoes, and much more.
Sea and Sky: The Ocean Realm
Learn about deep sea bioluminescence, hydrothermal vents, and much
more, as you explore coral reefs and the benthos at this web site.
The
Ocean Planet Exhibit is a offers insight into the Earth's dynamic
oceans.
Microbiology
All
the Virology on the WWW
Digital Learning
Centre for Microbiology
Microbe World
includes MicrobeLibrary and child-oriented Microbe.org.
Neurobiology
History
of the Brain
(U.S. Public Broadcasting Service).
Brain and Behavior
(Bryn Mawr). Engaging online exhibits.
The BrainWeb and Brain Information ( Dana Foundation).
Plant Biology and
Horticulture
Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture offers online horticultural advice to consumers on
a wide variety of topics.
State
and National Partners links to states' Extension Services.
PLANTS database (U.S. Department
of Agriculture) Distribution,
morphology, growth requirements, etc for thousands of plants.
PlantFacts (Ohio State University)
Proteomics and Genomics
National
Human Genome Research Institute, from the National Institutes
of Health (U.S.).
National Center for Biotechnology
Information, home to PubMed, OMIM, and several specialized sequence
databases.
Nature Genome Gateway,
offers background, selected original papers, and links for genome
sequencing information.
Societies
and Organizations
Coalition
for Education in the Life Sciences.
Resources
of Scholarly Societies - Biology (University
of Waterloo Library).
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Contact
the departmental Library liaison
For help with your research,
or to schedule a Library research session for your class, contact
Irene Laursen.
To discuss acquiring particular
resources, contact Lisa
Brainard.
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