Reference Sources
- Biology data book - Ref QH 310 .A392 (3 volumes)
- Dictionary of theoretical concepts in biology - Ref QH 302.5 .R63
- Elsevier's dictionary of biology - Ref QH 302.5 .E47 1998
- Encyclopedia of human biology - Ref QP 11 .E53 1991
- Encyclopedia of life sciences - Ref QH 302.5 .E53 2001 (20 volumes)
- The Facts on File dictionary of biology - Ref QH 302.5 .F38 1999
- Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia - Ref QL 7 .G7813 2003
- Henderson's dictionary of biological terms - Ref QH 302.5 .H65 1989
- The Merck index - Ref RM 51 .M4 2001
- Oxford Dictionary of biochemistry and molecular biology - Ref QP 512 .O94 2000
Databases/Journal Articles
AGRICOLA
Materials relating to all aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science. Access through FirstSearch on the Finding Articles section of the Alma College Library home page.
American Physiological Society Publications
Full text access to the periodical publications of the American Physiological Society.
BasicBIOSIS
Includes over 300,000 records from 350 of the core life science journals most easily found in college and university libraries. Coverage is from 1994 to present. Updated monthly. Access through FirstSearch on the Finding Articles section of the Alma College Library home page.
BioAgIndex
Nearly 250 English-language periodicals in life sciences and agricultural subjects, published in the U.S. and elsewhere. Includes book reviews. July 1983 to present. Updated monthly. Access through FirstSearch on the Finding Articles section of the Alma College Library home page.
GenSciAbs
Indexes 150 science journals and magazines from the US and Great Britain. Coverage is from 1984 to the present. Updated monthly. Access through FirstSearch on the Finding Articles section of the Alma College Library home page.
InfoTrac Health Reference Center Academic
Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
MEDLINE
Covers all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. Access through FirstSearch on the Finding Articles section of the Alma College Library home page.
New England Journal of Medicine
Full text of some articles, partial text of others. Access to some past issues.
ProQuest Sciences Module
Indexes hundreds of science journals and includes many full-text resources.
Science Direct
This site provides full-text access to 174 journals, and indexes many more. Science Direct covers Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and more. (To get full-text articles when searching in this database, you must choose Source: Subscribed Journals. Please see a librarian for clarification.)
Internet Resources
EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
A comprehensive database that focuses on environmental trends, with topic areas including coastal and marine ecosystems, water resources and freshwater ecosystems, population, health and human well-being, biodiversity, agriculture and food, forests, grasslands, and drylands. Offers the public a large breadth of statistical, graphic, and analytical data in easily accessible formats.
Expasy Molecular Biology Server
Searchable database of protein sequences. Includes bibliographies and 3D color images.
Science.gov
The U.S. Federal Government is the world's largest producer of information. This site makes government-produced science information easier to find through organized topic hierarchies.
Scirus
Scirus is the "most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet." It searches over 150 million science-specific Web pages, providing access to journal articles as well as web-sites.
World Biodiversity Database
A free online database cataloging organisms of the world.
