Course Readings - Paper - Biology 101/102 Location: Science Library Circulation-Reserves DeskReading Order: 1Citation: Click here to see the listings and check the availability.
AGRICOLA Link: AGRICOLAOff-Campus Link: AGRICOLABrief Description: Materials relating to all aspects of agriculture forestry and animal science. Full Description: Covers the world's agricultural literature, including plant and animal sciences, forestry, soil and water resources, and earth and environmental sciences. Records describe journal articles, book chapters, books, series, microforms, audiovisuals, maps, and other types of material. Coverage Start: 1970Coverage End: presentSubjects: Conservation Biology, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Outdoor StudiesType: Government Documents, Journal Articles, Maps
General Science Abstracts Link: General Science AbstractsOff-Campus Link: General Science AbstractsBrief Description: Natural sciences journals. Full Description: General Science Abstracts is a multidisciplinary index that includes all science fields. It has full text of articles from nearly 100 periodicals, dating as far back as 1995, graphs, charts, diagrams, photos, and illustrations and abstracting and indexing as far back as 1984 for many peer-reviewed journals. Coverage Start: 1984Coverage End: presentSubjects: Anthropology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Geology, Global Studies, Mathematics, Outdoor Studies, Psychology
Science Citation Index Link: Science Citation IndexOff-Campus Link: Science Citation IndexBrief Description: Indexes journals in all sciences citation searches which is now available via the Web of Science platform. Full Description: Science Citation Index Expanded is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the sciences which is now available via the Web of Science platform. It fully indexes over 6,650 major journals across 150 scientific disciplines and includes all cited references captured from indexed articles. Coverage Start: 1997Coverage End: presentSubjects: Environmental StudiesType: Book Reviews, Journal Articles
ScienceDirect Link: ScienceDirectOff-Campus Link: ScienceDirectBrief Description: Science & Social Science Journals Full Description: Journal articles and book chapters published by Elsevier from more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and more than 11,000 books. Covers physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences and humanities.Coverage Start: 1995Coverage End: presentSubjects: Biochemistry, Computer Science, Conservation Biology, Economics, Geology, Government, Mathematics, Psychology, SociologyType: Books, Data and Statistics, e-Books, ebooks, Journal Articles
Web of Science Link: Web of ScienceOff-Campus Link: Web of ScienceBrief Description: Multidisciplinary information from high impact journals and conference proceedings. Includes the Web of Science Core Collection (Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index) and Zoological Record.Full Description: Multidisciplinary information from high impact journals and conference proceedings. Includes the Web of Science Core Collection (Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index) and Zoological Record.Coverage Start: 1950Coverage End: present
Zoological Record Link: Zoological RecordOff-Campus Link: Zoological RecordBrief Description: Zoology and animal sciences taxonomy and systematics, now accessed via the Web of Science platform. Full Description: Comprehensive coverage of zoology, including the biochemistry, behavior, ecology, evolution, taxonomy, and genetics of animals. Over 4,500 international serials plus approximately 1,500 non-serial publications are indexed and abstracted, including professional journals, magazines, newsletters, monographs, books, reviews, and conference proceedings. Now accessed via the Web of Science platform. Coverage Start: 1978Coverage End: present
Council of Science Editors Style (CSE) - Citation Guide CSE - Council of Science EditorsScientific Style and Format, 8th ed. Used throughout the natural and physical sciences and developed by the Council of Science Editors (CSE), Scientific Style and Format includes information on Publishing Fundamentals, General Style Conventions, Special Scientific Conventions, and Technical Elements of Publications. It’s available in hardcopy at both ODY and the Launders Science Library under the call number T11 .S386 2014. It’s available full text online at www.scientificstyleandformat.org. A citation quick guide is available at http://www.scientificstyleandformat.org/Tools/SSF-Citation-Quick-Guide.html
Databases for General Biology GENERAL BIOLOGY DATABASES The following list of databases are great places to start your research but read the descriptions of each resource! The right database depends on the topic you have chosen. If you aren't sure which one is best, ask your instructor or email the science librarian, Gwen Cunningham. Read more about Databases for General Biology
Evaluating Websites or Other Resources Evaluating Sources The CRAAP Test (Video here – McMaster University Library) Currency - When was the information published/posted? For websites, when was it last updated? Are the links functional? Relevance - Who is the intended audience? How detailed is the information? Is the information related to your topic? Read more about Evaluating Websites or Other Resources
