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Biology Resources at the Library

Reference Resources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, and more)

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Internet Resources (online dictionaries and encyclopedias, subjects and guides)

Reference Resources (Online)

Credo Reference
Credo Reference contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopaedias, quotations and atlases, plus a

wide range or subject-specific titles covering everything from accounting to zoology, via maps, math, management,

martial arts, media studies, medicine, mountains, moons, music, multimedia, mythology.

Oxford Reference Online: Biological Sciences
Here's a great place to find an overview of a subject, or to check a fact. This online, searchable collection of high-quality

reference books from Oxford University Press includes titles like A Dictionary of Plant Sciences and The Oxford Companion to the Body

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias at St, Kate's Libraries

*Animal.* Eds. David Burnie & Don E. Wilson. [Washington, D.C.] : Smithsonian Institution, 2005. St. Kate's St. Paul Lib: REF QL45.2 .A56 2005	*Encyclopedia of Biodiversity.* Ed. Simon Asher Levin. San Diego: Academic Press, 2001. St. Kate's St. Paul Lib: REF QH541 .I5 .B56 E53 2001
*Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology. Ed. Moselio Schaechter. Boston: Elsevier/Academic Press, 2004. St. Kate's St. Paul Lib: REF QR9 .D47 2004.*	*Encyclopedia of Genetics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics.* Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Ltd , 2005. St. Kate's St. Paul Lib: REF QH431 .E62 2005 v.1-8
Dictionary of Biology. Ed. Elizabeth Martin, Robert S. Hine. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. St. Kate's St. Paul Lib: REF QH302.5 .D54 2008	*Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. London: Nature Publishing Group, 2002. St. Kate's St. Paul Lib: REF QH302.5 .H54 2002 v. 1-10*
*Dictionary of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. Eds.John M. Hancock, Marketa J. Zvelebil. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Liss,2004. St. Kate's St. Paul Lib: REF QH324.2 .D53 2004*	Encyclopedia of Microbiology. Ed. Joshua Lederberg. San Diego: Academic Press, 1992. St. Kate's St. Paul and Mpls. Libs: REF QR9 .E53 2000
*Dictionary of Zoology. Ed. Michael Allaby. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. St. Kate's St. Paul Lib: REF QL9 .C66 2009*	*Tree of Life: a Phylogenetic Classification.* Guillaume Lecointre, Hervé Le Guyader. Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006 St. Kate's St. Paul Lib: REF QH83 .L42513 2006
*Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. ed. by Marc Bekoff. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004. St. Kate's St. Paul Lib: REF QL750.3 .E53 2004*

Additional Print Resources

Additional Books

CLICnet
Use the CLICnet library catalog to locate books on your topic. CLICnet is the shared online library catalog for St. Catherine University Library as well as Augsburg, Bethel, Concordia, Hamline, Macalester, Northwestern, and St. Thomas. You may also browse either the catalog or the library bookshelves in the following call number ranges to get a sense of the available books.

Library of Congress Classifications for Biology

Subject	Call Number Area
Natural history (General). Biology (General)	QH 1 - 278.5
Nature conservation. Landscape protection	QH 75 - 77
Microscopy	QH 201 - 278.5
Biology (General)	QH 301 - 705
Genetics	QH 426 - 470
Reproduction	QH 471 - 489
Life	QH 501 - 531
Ecology (Including general and animal ecology)	QH 540 - 549
Cytology	QH 573 - 671
Economic biology	QH 705
Botany	QK 1 - 989
Zoology	QL 1 - 991
Human Anatomy	QM 1 - 695
Physiology	QP 1 - 981
Microbiology	QR 1 - 500

Internet Resources

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Subject Guides and Directories

The Animal Diversity Web

http://animaldiversity.ummz.
umich.edu/
An online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology created and maintained by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.

BEN

http://biosciednet.org/portal/

Ben is the National Science Digital Library pathway for teaching and learning resources in the biological sciences.

Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology Online

http:www.mblab.gla.ac.uk
A comprehensive dictionary of over 10,000 entries relating to cellular and molecular biology, and related terms from 'neuroscience, genetics, microbiology, immunology, pathology, and physiology.'


Bio Netbook

http://www.pasteur.fr/recherche/
BNB/bnb-en.html
A directory of Web pages relating to biology. Search by word, topic, or a combination of word and topic. A geographical directory is also provided. Maintained by the Institut Pasteur of Paris.

The Encylopedia of Life

http://www.eol.org

The Encylopedia of life is a global attempt "to document all 1.8 million named species of animals, plants, and other forms of life on Earth." Sponsorship and contributions come from the Field Museum of Natural History, Harvard University, Marine Biological Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution, and Biodiversity Heritage Library.


The Scout Report

http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/
ScoutReport/Current
Offers a selective collection of Internet resources covering topics in the sciences, physical sciences, and engineering fields. Selections chosen by librarians and content specialists in the given field of study.


The Tree of Life

http://tolweb.org/tree/
phylogeny.html
The Tree of Life is a multi-authored project containing information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their history, and characteristics. Information is linked together in the form of the evolutionary tree that connects all organisms to each other.


Virtual Library: Biosciences

http://vlib.org/Biosciences.html
A gateway to important sites in the biosciences including biotechnology, botany, cell biology, developmental biology, genetics, medicine, microbiology, neurobiology, physiology, and zoology.

Electronic Science News Magazines

Biology News (National Science Foundation)

http://www.nsf.gov/news/
index.jsp?prio_area=3

A source of current, up to date news in biology as well as other fields of fundamental science and engineering.

Scientific American

http://www.sciam.com/
Includes selected full-text articles from the print version of this magazine. Tracks the breaking science news stories and provide readers with links to related sites.

Current Biology

http://www.current-biology.
com/

General journal which publishes original research across all areas of biology plus editorials. Extensive collection of full-text primers, quick guides, and question and answer interviews with scientists.

ScienceDaily Magazine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/
An online magazine and Web portal devoted to science, technology, and medicine. Articles are selected from news releases submitted by leading universities and other research organizations around the world.

New Scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/
A weekly magazine offering information about science news and career resources.

The Scientist - The News Journal for the Life Scientist

http://www.the-scientist.com/
Provides an open forum for examination and discussion of issues in research, technology, employment, funding, policy and other subjects important to the life science field.

Government Science Sites

Government and Private Health Information

Human Genome Project Information

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/
techresources/

Human_Genome/home.shtml

The major web site for human genome project information. The site is divided into broad sections for easy navigation, and provides history of the project, definitions, informaton resources, as well as a section on the ethical.

Mayo Clinic

http://www.mayoclinic.com/
Up-to-date information on a wide variety of health and medical topics.

National Center for Biotechnology Information

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
The National Center for Biotechnology Information, or NCBI, creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information in order to further understanding the molecular processes affecting human health and disease.

National Health Information Center

http://www.health.gov/nhic/
A health information referral service, the National Health Information Center (NHIC) puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers.

Natural Resources Conservation Service

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
A division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Natural Resources Conservation Service works in partnership with citizens to conserve the country's natural resources. Site contains information, surveys, maps, images and technical tools for the study and preservation of resources.

National Institutes of Health

http://www.nih.gov/
A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. Browse the Health and Research sections.

National Science Foundation

http://www.nsf.gov/
The National Science Foundation, or NSF, is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs supporting research and education projects.

National Women's Health Information Center

http://www.4woman.gov/
The National Women's Health Information Center, or NWHIC, is a gateway to women's health information developed by the Department of Health and Human Services. It is a federal clearinghouse of informaton links to over 1800 organizations and 4,300 publications.

Online Medelian Inheritance in Man

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
omim/

The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man is a 'comprehensive, authoritative, and timely compendium of human genes and genetic phenotypes'. The OMIM database contains information on all known mendelian disorders and over 12,000 genes.

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*Bibliography of Bioethics.* Eds. LeRoy Walters and Tamar Joy Kahn. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University, 19uu. St. Paul Lib: REF R724 .B43 v.1-25+ Mpls Lib: REF R724 .B53 v.15,20-24	*Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences.* Victoria E. McMillan. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, c2006. St. Kate's St. Paul Lib: REF QH304 .M36 2006
*Innovations in Biology*. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1999. St. Paul Lib: REF QH307.2 .I56 1999	*Using the Biological Literature: a Practical Guide.* Diane Schmidt and Elisabeth B. Davis, Pamela F. Jacobs. New York: Marcel Dekker, c2002. St. Kate's St. Paul Lib: REF QH 303.6 .D38 2002