Biology: Reference


A Dictionary of Biology	an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
The Oxford Companion to the Body	an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
A Dictionary of Ecology	an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences	an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
A Dictionary of Scientists	an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
A Dictionary of Zoology	an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd Ed., 17v, 2004	reference eBook; revised and updated version of the original work published in Germany in 1960
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America, 6v, 2000	reference eBook with data on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1,200 species identified as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service
Biotech Life Science Dictionary	defines many terms in biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics and some in ecology, limnology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy	17th edition
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases	- from Jim Duke at Green Farmacy Garden
ECOTOX	a database for locating single chemical toxicity data for aquatic life, terrestrial plants and wildlife
FishBase	a global information system with all you ever wanted to know about fishes
Plants National Database	vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories, including identification and distribution
Plant Facts	merges "several digital collections developed at Ohio State University to become an international knowledge bank and multimedia learning center."
Environmental Health and Toxicology	databases on hazardous chemicals, toxic releases, and environmental health from the National Library of Medicine’s Specialized Information Services section
Tox Town	uses an ordinary town to help users identify common environmental hazards and make connections between chemicals, the environment, and human health.
Envirofacts Data Warehouse	information from the Environmental Protection Agency
Scorecard	database of local environmental pollution information by ZIP code

Biology: Books

Averett Library Catalog	books and media
Worldcat	comprehensive catalog of books, film, internet resources selected by libraries. Includes option to limit to Internet sources

Biology: Articles

Note: Use the Journal Locator to find journals or "sources" cited in an index.

Academic Search Complete	over 5,500 full-text periodicals, most peer-reviewed, in a broad range of academic areas; indexing and abstracts for thousands of additional journals and nearly 10,000 monographs, reports, conference proceedings. (Replaces InfoTrac at Averett.)
Environment Complete	full text for more than 600 journals covering environmental aspects of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more; includes Environment (back to 1975), Ecologist, Conservation Biology; full text for more than 100 monographs, such as Encyclopedia of World Environmental History (3 volumes), Advances in Water Treatment & Environmental Management
BioOne	full text research journals in biology, ecology, and environmental science
Blackwell-Synergy Collection ... Now Wiley InterScience	over 750 full text scholarly and professional journals in science, technology, medicine; also includes humanities and social sciences journals
MEDLINE	search abstracts from over 4,800 current biomedical journals; link out to full text in other databases
BioMed Central	an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research
Pub Med	access to over 14 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals, plus links to molecular biology databases of DNA/protein sequences and 3-D structure data
PubMed Central	an archive of open access life sciences journals
Health Source -Nursing/Academic Edition	nearly 550 full text scholarly journals in medical disciplines; abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from Creative Nursing, Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal of Community Health Nursing, Journal of Nursing Management, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Forum, Nursing Inquiry; Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names
AltHealthWatch	focuses on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness; full text articles from more than 180 international, often peer-reviewed journals and reports; pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts
MedicLatina	full text for nearly 120 peer-reviewed medical journals in native Spanish; covers neuroscience, cardiology, nephrology, biomedicine, clinical research, pediatrics, human reproduction, clinical pathology, cancer research, and hematology
PubChem	a component of National Institute of Health's Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative, PubChem provides information on the biological activities of small molecules.
PLoS Biology	Public Library of Science Biology, an open access journal for peer reviewed articles, vol.1, issue 1, October 2003 -
PLoS Genetics	Public Library of Science Genetics, an open access journal for peer reviewed articles, vol.1, issue 1, July 2005-
PLoS Medicine	Public Library of Science Medicine, an open access journal for peer reviewed articles, vol.1, issue 1, October 2004 -
Nature Online	full content of the journal Nature, from June 1997 through the current issue
Science Online (limited access - subscription cancelled)	includes citations and some full text articles from Science Magazine and Science Now
Columbia Earthscape \| New Sources!	a wide range of full-text environmental science resources for teachers, students, scientists, and decision-makers
HighWire Press \| Browse free backfiles (1 to 24 months after publication)	search full text articles in Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Virology, Immunology, Neurosciences, Physiology, Botany, Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology
Science.gov	"gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results"
Google Scholar at Averett	Internet index to scholarly literature, with access to Averett subscriptions in selected databases (ACM). Search cited sources also in our Journal Locator.
PsycArticles search APA journals directly	full-text, peer-reviewed articles in psychology from 59 journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations
PsycInfo \| Start here: Link to APA and other psychology journals	comprehensive index to scholarly books and journals in psychology and related disciplines from the late 1800's to the present; 97 percent of the material covered is peer-reviewed; coverage is international; link out to full text in PsycArticles and other sources
Annual Reviews (citations and abstracts)	citations and abstracts for review articles from 29 annual volumes in biomedical, physical, and social sciences
GEOBASE	index to literature in geography, geology, and ecology, from 2,060 sources, 1980-
AGRICOLA	index to 5,000 sources from the National Agricultural Library
Dissertation Abstracts	index to dissertations on all academic topics, 1861-
PapersFirst	index to papers presented at conferences worldwide, 1993-
ProceedingsFirst	index to worldwide conference proceedings, 1993-

Biology: Web Guides

BiologyBrowser	produced by Thomson Scientific, BiologyBrowser is a free web site offering resources for the life sciences information community
Biology Links	selected by Harvard University Dept. of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Science.gov	"gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results"
Evolution	evolutionary thought as it has developed over time, including contributions of Aristotle, Darwin, Wallace
Tree of Life	collaborative effort of biologists from around the world which provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their evolutionary history (phylogeny), and characteristics
Geology	organized according to the geologic time scale
The Phylogeny of Life	"The ancestor/descendant relationships which connect all organisms that have ever lived"
The Virtual Library of Ecology and Biosciences	educational internet sources in ecology and biodiversity
EPA Global Warming	Background information on climate change and global warming
The Visible Human Project	complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies
NIOSH Databases and Information Resources	features many different types of databases and information resources from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Center for Biotechnology	national resource for molecular biology information
Veterinary Information Resources	from the National Library of Medicine Special Queries

Biology: Statistics

Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe	statistics from federal, state, private, and international sources
Polling the Nations	"a compilation of more than 14,000 surveys conducted by over 1000 polling organizations in the United States and 100 other countries from 1986 to the present time" ... more information
World Fact Book	CIA maps and demographic information on countries and regions (published annually)

Biology: Museums

Danville Science Center	includes butterfly station and garden, and science education exhibits
Science Museum of Virginia	hands-on exhibits designed to encourage visitors of all ages to experiment, learn, explore and delve into scientific concepts; permanent exhibits focus on aerospace, chemistry, computers, electricity life sciences, telecommunications, crystals and physics

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