Information Sources in BIOLOGY
Use tomCat (the U of M Library catalog).
- For subject searches, use Library of Congress Subject Headings such as vertebrates--anatomy or plant cells and tissues .
(LC Subject Headings volumes are available in Reference.)
- Also try searching by keywords such as vertebrates mammals or plant tissue .
(Leave out words like in, of, on, and the; AND is assumed between words).
- Video tapes can be located by using videorecording as a keyword; e.g., cells videorecording
- Copy the call number from the catalog record to find the book. (See How to Find Books.)
Use an electronic database.
These are recommended. Other periodical databases are listed on Periodical Index Databases by Academic Area. See also How to Find Periodical Articles
- AGRICOLA (agriculture journals, 1982 - ) [ web access*]
Indexes publications relating to agriculture and allied disciplines, including plant and animal sciences, forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, agricultural products, alternative farming practices, and food and nutrition.
- BasicBIOSIS (journals, 1994 - ) [web access*]
- Biological Abstracts (journals, 1994-96) [CD, Reference Department]
- Biology Digest (journals, 1989 - ) [*web access]
- CSA Biological Sciences (1982 - )[web access*]
This interdisciplinary database offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology
and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. In addition to literature from over 6,000 periodical publications, it includes conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents. (See CSA Fact Sheet)
- Expanded Academic Index (magazines, journals, NYTimes/some full text, 1980-) [web access*]
- General Science Abstracts (journals, 1984 - ) [web access*]
- JSTOR (full text archive) [web access*]
Indexes and stores full texts of 34 journals in general science, botany and ecology. Time of coverage is a "moving wall" of time dating from the first volumes through volumes from 4 to 6 year from the present. View/print in .pdf format.
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe [web access*]
Provides full text of many magazines and newspapers, including The Commercial Appeal since 1990.
- UnCover [web access*]
Uncover is now part of Ingenta. When you get to Ingenta, click on Uncover Plus to browse the publication list or search tables of contents to over 17,000 periodicals; period of coverage varies. Provides document delivery service.
*WEB ACCESS: Restricted to faculty, staff and students at the University of Memphis. You must be connected to the web through the U of M network. If using another ISP, you must set up a proxy with your U of M account.
Use a printed index, abstract or bibliography:
- Biological Abstracts (BA) (1926 - ) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
Use BA to find citations and abstracts from journals focusing on traditional life sciences (botany, ecology, zoology). It also covers journals relating to biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology and related areas (instrumentation, methods, etc.).
- Biological Abstracts/RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings) (BA/RRM) (1965 - ) [Reference Abastract Shelves]
Use BA/RRM to find citations to meeting papers, reports and summaries, conference proceedings, reviews, books, book chapters, software (summary of biology-related software) and U.S. Patents (1986-1989 and 1995 forward). Entries contain complete citations and book entries contain synopses.
- Biological and Agricultural Index (journals, 1962-) [Reference Index Table 9]
- General Science Index (journals, 1979-]
- Genetics Abstracts (1968 - ) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
- PAIS International (books, journals, reports) [Reference: 1955-1974 abstract shelves;1975- Index Table 2]
- Science Citation Index (books, journals) [Reference: 1961-1997 abstract shelves; 1998- Index Table 12]
- Zoological Record (journals, 1949-) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
- Anatomical Dictionary [Ref QM81.D613]
- Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology [Ref QR81.B46]
- Bird Families of the World [Ref QL676.B6213]
- Collegiate Dictionary of Botany [Ref QK9.S88]
- Dictionary of Zoology [Ref QL9.L4]
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics (4 vols.) [Ref QH332.E52 1995]
- Encyclopedia of Endangered Species [Ref QH75.A1E53]
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology (3 vols.) [Ref QH540.4.E52 1995]
- Encyclopedia of Garden Plants [Ref SB403.2.A45 1997]
- Encyclopdia of Herbs and Their Uses [Ref SB351.H5 B645 1995]
- Encyclopedia of Horticulture [Ref SB317.58.E94]
- Encyclopdia of Human Biology (8 vols.) [Ref QP11.E53 1991]
- Encyclopdia of Microbiology (4 vols.) [Ref QR9.E53 1992]
- Environmental Biology [Ref QH310.A395]
- Gray's Anatomy [Ref QM23.2G73 1989]
- Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia (13 vols.) [Ref QL3.G7813]
- Guide to Information Sources in the Botanical Sciences [Ref QK45.2.D38x 1987]
- Larousse Encyclopedia of Animal Life [Ref QL50.L32]
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Environmental Science [Ref QH540.4.M3]
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 8th ed. (20 vols.) [Ref Q121 M3 1997]
Also available online as Access Science [Restricted off-campus access]
- Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. 2 vols. [Ref QH83.589]
- Walker's Mammals of the World, 3rd ed. (2 vols.) [Ref QL703.W222 1975]
There are many publications related to the biological sciences in the Government Publications Department on the first floor of McWherter Library. Staff in the department will assist you in finding and using both electronic and print materials produced by various federal and state agencies. You can also get information through their web page at http://exlibris.memphis.edu/govpubs/unclesam.htm.
Most public terminals in the McWherter Library provide access to Netscape. You may want to explore web sites using various search engines or, if you have them, specific URLs. [See Robert Harris's Internet Search Tips and Strategies ] Journals on the web often require subscriptions or registration, but some offer free searching. The web sites listed below are examples of various types of web sites related to biology.
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