Biology
Find Articles
Key Databases
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Cambridge Scientific Abstracts: Natural Sciences Collection
Databases include: Zoological Record, Plant Science, Biology Digest, Biological Sciences -
BioOne
Search within a small group of full text biology journals. -
Google Scholar
Use Advanced Search to limit to Biology subset, or search for an article to discover who cited it. Use Scholar Preferences to link to UPS Library full text holdings and show direct export to RefWorks links. -
JSTOR
Multidisciplinary; includes full text journals for a 'Biological Sciences' subset; currency is usually 2-5 years prior to present. - PubMed
Covers biomedical and related biological sciences from the present back to 1966. Use the red Journal Locator button to check for UPS full-text holdings. - Public Library of Science Journals
Click the title of one of the seven biology-related peer-reviewed publications to search the open access articles inside.
Other Relevant Databases
- AGRICOLA
All aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science - Lexis-Nexis Congressional
Congressional materials are a surprising repository of biological information. Use these guides to get started finding information on botany and zoology.
Journal Availability
- Check the Collins Library Journal Locator for the most up to date availability information for specific journals. Electronic, paper and microform holdings are included. Shortcut links to check the Journal Locator also appear in the list of search results for most databases.
- List of active subscriptions of paper and microform journals Listed by Department
Interlibrary Loan
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ILLiad
Use ILLiad to get articles not available at UPS, or use links found in CSA database search results to check the journal locator, and then request articles not available at UPS
Find Books
- SIMON: Books & more in the UPS Library
- SUMMIT: Books & more in selected Washington & Oregon libraries
- WorldCat: Books & more in libraries worldwide
- netLibrary: A collection of e-books
- ILL Books Request Form: Request a book not owned by UPS or ORBIS
New Books
Reference Books
- ADAM Medical Encyclopedia via MEDLINEplus [NLM]
- Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America
[QH77 .N56 B43 2001 REF] - Council of Biology Editors' Scientific Style and Content [T11 .S386 1994 REF]
- Developmental Biology
Gilbert 6th ed., [also - QL955 .G48 2000 BOOKS] - Dictionaries
See Oxford Reference Online and Stedman's - Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
[QH541.15 .B56 E53 2001 REF] - Encyclopedia of Bioethics
[QH332 .E52 1995 REF] - Encyclopedia of Genetics
[QH427 .E53 2001 REF] - Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology
[QH540.4 .E52 1995 REF] - Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
[QH302.5 .E525 2002]
from Nature Publishing Group, on all aspects of biology - Encyclopedia of Virology
[QR358 .E53 1994 REF] - Fields' Virology
[QR360 .V5125 2001 REF] - Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
[RB155.5 .G35 2001 REF] - Genes and Disease
Published electronically by the National Center for Biotechnology Information - Gray's Anatomy via Bartleby.com
- Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd ed.
[REF QL3 .G7813 2003] - Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
[RC46 .H333 1998 REF] - Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplements
[RM258.5 .T354 2003 REF] - Immunobiology
Janeway 5th ed., 2001 - Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
[RC55 .M4 2006 REF] - Molecular Biology of the Cell - 4th edition,
[also 3rd edition, QH581.2 .M64 1994 BOOKS, and 4th ed.2002] - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
- Oxford Reference Online
Dictionaries for many fields of study from Oxford University Press; search across all fields or within subject areas such as Biological Sciences, Medicine, Food and Nutrition , Science - Scientific Style and Format
(CBE Manual) [T11 .S386 1994 REF] - Stedman's Medical Dictionary
In Health Source: Nursing / Academic click "Medical Dictionary" icon [also - R121 .S8 REF] - U.S. Pharmacopeia / USP DI via MEDLINEplus
Find Web Resources
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Using CBE Style to Cite and Document Sources
Recommendations for citing publications retrieved in electronic format based on the Council of Biology Editors' citation format (6th ed.); [Bedford St. Martin's] - AMNH Scientific Publications
Full text memoirs, bulletins, and more from the American Museum of Natural History. From the late 19th century to the present, with some gaps. -
SciCentral.com
Web site that links to science journals that offer free full text access -
freemedicaljournals.com
Web site that lists free full text medical journals, some very well-respected such as Genetics (free after 3 months from publication date -
Big Picture Book of Viruses
Lots of images by individual virus, family, disease, genome type, etc. [Garry Lab at Tulane University] -
MEDLINEplus
Hundreds of health and wellness topics; includes a medical encyclopedia, drug info, PubMed automatic searches, statistics, etc. [National Library of Medicine] - Medpedia
An easy to use online medical encyclopedia collectively authored by medical professionals. Users can toggle between clinical and 'plain english' entries in some entries; both include citations.
Health Topics
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
Authoritative scholarly information on genetic disorders [National Center for Biotechnology Information / Johns Hopkins University]
Posters
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Designing Effective Posters
Tutorial [Jeff Radel, University of Kansas Medical Center]
Puget Sound Ecological Resources
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Center for Water and Watershed Studies
University of Washington center with a mission to provide scientific information necessary for the resolution of management issues related to water, stream, fish, wildlife, and watershed resources across the forested, rural, urban, and agricultural environments of the Pacific Northwest
Various Biology Topics
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Biology Browser
Points to Web sites on topics ranging from biodiversity to information by animal group [BIOSIS] -
Cell Biology Animation
Animation of several key cell biology processes such as mitosis, amino acid structure, DNA replication and so on, produced by a graphic artist/biologist [John Kyrk] -
NatureServe Explorer
Conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communities in the U.S. and Canada [Nature Conservancy/ Natural Heritage Network] -
NCBI Bookshelf
Growing collection of biomedical books freely available online; includes respected titles such as Molecular Biology of the Cell (Alberts, 4th ed.); you must enter a search term to see related text; selected titles are included in Reference Books section above [National Center for Biotechnology Information] - Species Information: Threatened and Endangered Animals and Plants
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
