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Biology

Ying Zhong : Biology Department Liaison (654-3119)

Government Resources

National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)

A major gateway to biological information and data organized and maintained by federal, state, and local government agencies along with private sector organizations.

U.S.G.S Biological Resources Division (BDR)

Biological branch of the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) to support management and conservation of the Nation's biological resources.

Electronic Databases

For Complete Database list and description follow the link above.

Dictionaries & Terminology

Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms- A comprehensive glossary of genetic terms from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the divisions under the National Institute of Health.
Hypermedia Glossary of Genetic Terms- A well laid out glossary of genetic terms. Each entry has a list of related terms with hyperlinks to the definitions of the related terms.

Internet Directories

Internet Public Library's Biological Sciences Reference- A valuable site with an alphabetical breakdown of subcategories in the Biological Sciences.
Librarians' Index to the Internet's Biology Resources- A list of web directories, databases, and specific resources.

Martindale's The Reference Desk- A very large reference site originally found at the University of California at Irvine. It is broken down by different subject areas. An excellent reference and one of the best compilations of Biology resources. The main Biology resource page is at Bioscience & Biotechnology Center

Ethics

Library & Information Services Gateway (Ethics)- Links to the major Medical Ethics sites. These includes National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature, Bioethics in NLM Databases, and National Information Resources on Ethics & Human Genetics. This site also includes a link to the major Ethic databases on the web.
NLM's Bioethics Resources on the Web!- The National Library of Medicine has a comprehensive list of annotated links to web resources in bioethics relating to education, research involving human and animal participants, medical and health care, applied genetics, and biotechnology.

Electronic Journals

CSUB Full Text Periodicals List - The easiest way to determine whether a journal is available electronically is by using the CSUB Full Text Periodicals List. It provides a compiled list of the journals, both electronic and print, the library has access to. You can search by title or ISSN and if the journal title is found, the journal title, the dates of coverage, and the database/s that contain the full text articles will be listed. Some titles may only be available in print form, available on the second floor of the library.

Biological Abstract: Most complete collection of journal articles on life science and biomedical sciences

National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)- Links to Biology electronic journals on the web. Two different lists covering electronic biological science journals are available, one is by topic and the other is by title. Content ranges from online table of contents to full text articles.

ScienceDirect Full text articles along with search capabilities of information published by Elsevier. ScienceDirect can locate a specific Elsevier journal/article and can also be used to search for Elsevier articles on a particular topic.

Wiley InterScience- List of Wiley's Life and Medical Sciences journals arranged alphabetically by journal title.

Online Books

Biology Title List- List of titles of biology full text books by National Academy Press.
Food & Nutrition Title List- List of titles of food & nutrition full text books by National Academy Press.

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