The following is a selected list of resources
for starting research in Biology. For further
assistance, contact
Judi Windleharth, a reference librarian.
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Reference and
web sites
These selected
reference works and web sites will help you to quickly find
a definition, explanation of a process,
or a brief introduction to a concept.
Encyclopedia
of Life Sciences
This online encyclopedia has in-depth,
peer reviewed articles with some cool
multimedia entries.
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
Cooper's comprehensive environmental desk
reference
GE123 .C64 1996 REFERENCE
Oxford dictionary of biochemistry
and molecular biology
QD415.A25 O94 2000 REFERENCE
Treatise on geochemistry
QE515 .T69 2004 REFERENCE
Table of Contents
A dictionary of biology
QH302.5 .D5 2000
REFERENCE
Magill's survey of science. Life science
series
QH307.2 .M34 1991
REFERENCE
Table of Contents
This huge reference work focuses on processes
rather than organisms. Each entry has
bibliography for further reading.
Encyclopedia of the biosphere
QH343.4 .B5613 2000
REFERENCE
Table of Contents
A dictionary of ecology
QH540.4 .C66 1998
REFERENCE
Encyclopedia of biodiversity
QH541.15 .B56 E53 2001
REFERENCE
Encyclopedia of environmental microbiology
QR100 .B58 2002
REFERENCE
Encyclopedia of bioethics
World of microbiology and immunology
Using the biological literature
: a practical guide
QH303.6 .D38 2002 REFERENCE
Provides an overview of biological literature, with
chapters on information on biochemistry, molecular
biology, ecology and other areas of biology.
Web sites
DMOZ
Biology
DMOZ is a directory of web sites. Organized by area
of study.
Yahoo! Directory: Biology
A remarkable collection of sites. Organized by area
of study.
BioTech
A life science resource from the University of
Texas. Includes some quality reference sources.
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Books
Books will give you background information
and an overview on what you are researching.
You need this information in order to provide
context.
Books at Cal
State San Marcos
Library Catalog
Search our local collection of about 250,000
books.
Other Options
Circuit (1-3
day delivery)
Search the collections of other San Diego
area libraries -- about 3,000,000 books.
Find and request books directly online;
pick them up at our Library in 1-3 days.
WorldCat
(5-10 day delivery)
Search the collections of libraries world-wide
-- about 52,000,000 books. Find a book
in this database, and fill-out an
Interlibrary
Loan delivery request. Book will be
delivered to Library for pickup.
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Journal
Articles
Journal articles are where you will find
empirical studies, literature reviews, meta-analysis,
and other types of scholarly communication.
In order to search through the scientific
literature, databases have been created
to be finding tools.
CSUSM science journals
For those who like to browse a list, this is an Excel
spreadsheet of all CSUSM periodicals (print and electronic)
in call number ranges GB, GC, GE, Q, , R, S, & T. Search the
library catalog
by Title if you do not find the title you are looking
for.
Most Useful Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS)
A complete collection of bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical research literature published from more than 4,000 journals internationally.
Coverage: 1969→current BioOne
A collection of about 100 journals in the biosciences. All journals are also searchable via Biological Abstracts. NOTE: Full-text available only for "BioOne.1" and abstracts for other collections.
Coverage: 2000→current PubMed @ CSUSM
The premier database of world biomedical literature on clinical medicine and preclinical research. Medline provides a more user-friendly interface, but less updated content.
Coverage: 1966→current PubMed Central
This subset of PubMed consists solely of open access journals within PubMed, i.e. journals that do not require paid subscriptions. Many journals in this database are very technical and are for researchers in the field.
Coverage: 1966→current ScienceDirect
Provides full text access to over 1,000 journals covering all fields of science.
Coverage: 1995→current Wiley Interscience
Access to abstracts and full text for about 300 mainly science related journals. It includes life sciences, chemistry, physics, mathematics, psychology, earth sciences, and business among others.
Coverage: 1996→current Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
A collection of commissioned and peer reviewed articles in the life sciences.
Coverage: current
Also Useful American Chemical Society
Access to full text articles from more than 30 journals of the American Chemical Society
Coverage: 1879→current Agricola
The authoritative database on all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines; includes abstracts for books & journals.
Coverage: 1500→current Proceedings
Abstracts from conference proceedings worldwide
Coverage: 1993→current JSTOR
Contains (EXCEPT for the latest five years) core scholarly journals in sociology, history, economics, political science, mathematics, African-American & Asian studies, literature, humanities, music, and biological, health & general sciences.
Coverage: 1838→2003
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CSE style
(formerly CBE style)
The Council of Science Editors produces
a guide to appropriate scientific style.
If you are a Biology major, you ought to
have your own copy of it:
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CSE: Scientific style and
format : the CSE manual for authors,
editors, and publishers.
7th ed. Reston, VA : Council of Science Editors,
2006.
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If you need some quick help, the following
are web sites on CBE citation style:
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