Reference Titles on the Web for RichLyn Library

Biology

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APA FORMATTING AND STYLE GUIDE: THE OWL AT PURDUE

DICTIONARIES, HANDBOOKS,  & ENCYCLOPEDIAS:

Biotech/Life Science Dictionary  Searchable. This dictionary "contains over 4400 terms associated with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cellular biology, chemistry, ecology, genetics, medicine, pharmacology and toxicology." c. 1996;Indiana University.
Biomedical Acronym Resolver: "...world's largest and most comprehensive catalog of biomedical acronyms and abbreviations ...."
Dictionary of Cell Biology Searchable
Health Illustrated Encyclopedia: from A.D.A.M. Healthcare Center
Online Biology Book Glossary
Scholarpedia: Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience
UCMP Glossary: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Ecology, Life History, Zoology, Botany, Paleogeography

Search Engines:

GoogleScholar Google's Scholarly Search Engine.
OAIster University of Michigan's search engine to retrieve deeply embedded  scholarly Internet sites.
Questia The Internet's largest online library.
Scirus Search This is the "most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet."

Web Sites

Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database: NIAAA (ETOH) Alcohol research--Many databases are searched free.
Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database Searchable
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Cells Alive: Searchable
Chemistry, Internet Resources: From the ACRL.
Evolution: Evolution is a co-production of the WGBH/NOVA Science Unit and Clear Blue Sky Productions.
Human Brain Project From Cal Tech: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, etc.
The National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR) in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
PubMed "Biomedical journal literature from MEDLINE/PubMed
PubMed Central: "Free archive of life sciences journals."
Scientific Evidence for the Origin of Man
EXtension TOXicology NETwork: "includes links to databases, bibliographies, tutorials, and other scientific and consumer-oriented resources."
Toxicology/Environmental Chemistry Searchable  
World Lecture Hall The World Lecture Hall (WLH) contains links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver class materials. For example, you will find course syllabi, assignments, lecture notes, exams, class calendars, multimedia textbooks, etc.

Journals Online:

    American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
    Biochemical Journals Searchable
    Directory of Open Access Journals: These are scholarly full text articles.
    Electronic Publications: MedWeb-EmoryUniversity: Journals Alphabetically listed...
    National Academies Press: Biology 3,000+ books online free
    New Scientist. Com Searchable
    Science Magazine Online Searchable
    Science News Searchable

Books Online:

    Knovel Library is a full text science, technology, and engineering site: Aerospace & radar technology, biochemistry, biotechnology, biology, ceramics & ceramics engineering, chemistry & chemical engineering, environment & environmental engineering, food science, mechanics & mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals/cosmetics & toiletries, safety/health & hygiene, etc.
    National Academies Press: Biology 3,000+ books online free
    NCBI Bookshelf (National Center for Biotechnology Information) Searchable Biomedical Books

   
Last Updated: 01/28/08

Robert Kaehr,
Director of Library Service
RichLyn Library
Huntington University
Huntington, IN 46750
email for other questions or comments: rkaehr@huntington.edu