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Resources for specific courses are listed below on the left; a quick search of resources for this field of study can be done in the Cast-A-Net box on the right. Otherwise, select from the tabs above.
Cast-A-Net Combined Search
simultaneously searches these databases
· Academic Search Premier
· Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
· BioMed Central
· BioOne
· Biosis Previews
· Bowdoin College Library Catalog
· Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
· Medline - PubMed
· ScienceDirect
· Web of Science
· Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide
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Library Catalogs
Bowdoin College Library Catalog
Books, videos, government documents, etc. in Bowdoin's library.
NExpress
A combined catalog containing the library holdings of Bowdoin, Bates, Colby, Wellesley,
Williams, Middlebury, and Northeastern. Requests take 2-3 days.
MaineCat
Includes the holdings of most Maine libraries. Requests take 2-5 days
WorldCat
A combined database of many library catalogs worldwide. Request items found in WorldCat through our Interlibrary Loan service.
A quick search of resources for this field of study can be done in the Cast-A-Net box below on the right. Otherwise, select from the individual databases below on the left.
Core Databases
- BioOne [about]
BioOne
Coverage Dates: 2000 - Present
Format: Online
Includes journals relating to the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences
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Biosis Previews
Coverage Dates: 1970 - Present
Format: Online
Access to 1970 - Current References to journal articles, worldwide coverage, all languages.
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General Science Index (1984- )
Coverage Dates: 1984 - Present
Format: Online
Journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain. Includes articles, reviews, biographical sketches, and letters to the editor.
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Medline - PubMed
Coverage Dates: 1966 - Present
Format: Online
Index to more than 4,600 journals covering all areas of clinical and experimental medicine, nursing, dentistry and health administration. Includes some full text.
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ScienceDirect
Coverage Dates: 1995 - Present
Format: Online
Full text access to scholarly journals in the sciences, technical, and medical fields.
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Web of Science
Coverage Dates: 1990 - Present
Format: Online
Scholarly articles in the social sciences and sciences. Also used to do cited reference searching.
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Related Databases
- Birds of North America [about]
Birds of North America
Coverage Dates: -
Format: Online
Comprehensive reference covering the life histories of North American birds. Includes sound files of bird songs.
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Forest Science
Coverage Dates: 1939 - Present
Format: Online
Forest Science Database indexes and abstracts international and domestic forest, wood science, and agroforestry research articles, books, and conferences, with content from 1939 to present. It is an ideal source for foresters, scientists, environmental consultants, policy makers and others actively involved in research or decision-making in agroforestry, forestry, wood science, and the forest and timber industries.
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General Science Index (1978-1997)
Coverage Dates: 1978 - 1997
Format: Print
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PrimateLit
Coverage Dates: 1940 - Present
Format: Online
The PrimateLit database provides bibliographic access to the scientific literature on nonhuman primates for the research and educational communities. Coverage of the database spans 1940 to present and includes all publication categories (articles, books, abstracts, technical reports, dissertations, book chapters, etc.)
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Cast-A-Net Combined Search
simultaneously searches these databases
· Academic Search Premier
· Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
· BioMed Central
· BioOne
· Biosis Previews
· Bowdoin College Library Catalog
· Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
· Medline - PubMed
· ScienceDirect
· Web of Science
· Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide
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Reference Sources
CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs
SciRef
QK99.A1 D83 2001.
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
Science
Ref QH 541.15 .B56 E53 2001
5 volumes.
Encyclopedia of Genetics
SciRef QH427.E53 1999
2 volumes.
Encyclopedia of Immunology.
SciRef
QR180.4 .E32 1998.
4 volumes.
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences.
SciRef
QH302.5 .E53 2001.
10 vol.
Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology
Science
Ref QH 506 .C74 1999
4 volumes.
Encyclopedia of Neuroscience.
SciRef
RC334.E53 1999.
2 volumes.
Gray's Anatomy.
SciRef
QM23.2 .G73 1989.
Gray's Manual of Botany.
SciRef
QK117.G75 1950.
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia.
SciRef
QL3.G7813 2003
17 volumes.
McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
SciRef
Q121.M3 2002.
20 volumes.
Merck Index; an Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals.
SciRef
RS51.M4 2001.
Oxford Textbook of Medicine.
SciRef
RC46 .O995 1996.
Practical Handbook of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
SciRef
QP514.2 .P73 1989.
Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology.
SciRef
QR9.S56 2001.
Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms.
SciRef
QH83.S89.
2 volumes.
Annual Reviews
Advances in Biophysics
QH505
.A1 A33
Advances in Ecological Research
QH540 .A23
Advances in Environmental Science and Technology
TD180
.A38
Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology
QP601
.A1 A3
Advances in Genetics
QH431
.A1 A3
Advances in Marine Biology
QH91
.A1 A22
Advances in the Study of Behavior
QL750
.A38
Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry
RS402
.A65
Annual Review of Biochemistry
QP501
.A7
Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics
QH540
.A53
Annual Review of Genetics
QH431
.A1 A54
Annual Review of Microbiology
QR1
.A5
Annual Review of Physiology
QP1
.A535
Annual Review of Plant Physiology
QK1
.A48
International Review of Cytology
QH573
.I5
Oceanography and Marine Biology
GC
1.O32
Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology
a periodical
Vitamins and Hormones, Advances in Research and Application
QP801
.V5 V5
Web Sites
General Biology
BioTech:
Life Sciences Resources and Reference Tools
http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/
Scirus: For Scientific Information only.
http://scirus.com/
Science-specific search engine by Elsevier, created
and maintained by Science Publishers.
Agriculture
Ag NIC: Agricultural
Network Information Center
http://www.agnic.org
Agripedia
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia/
Botany
Flowering
Plants Gateway
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/newgate/cronang.htm
Forestworld
http://www.forestworld.com/
Internet Directory for Botany
http://www.botany.net/IDB/
PLANTS Database
http://plants.usda.gov
Clinical Genetics
Genetics Societies Home Page
Information for Genetic Professionals; Genetics Societies around the World
Genetics Resources from the University of Illinois
Genetic Videotapes; Genetics Education Center of the U. of Kansas Medical Center
NCBI Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
Human and Mouse Cytogenetics Gallery
Cytogenetic Imaging Technology; Applied Imaging Corporation
Human Genome News; Quarterly Newsletter
Karyotyping; Interactive Exercises; The Biology Project
Genetic Testing in the USA; NIH-DOE Guidelines
Genetic Alliance (The Alliance of Genetic Support Groups)
Family Village; Disability-Related Resources
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities; Literature for Children
Entomology
Entomology
Index of Internet Resources
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/List/
Genetics/Bioethics: Human Genome Project (ELSI) Sources, Organizations, Conferences
Bioethics Resources on the Web ; National Institutes of Health
BIO Online: Education Resources
Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania
Courts and Science Online Magazine; Genetics in the Courtroom
National Bioethics Advisory Committee
National Center for Genomic Resources; Public Issues
History of Science
Internet History of Science Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/science/sciencesbook.html
Molecular Genetics: Databases, Education Sites, Genetics in the News, Technical Sources, Materials Sources, Jobs
Genetics Resources from the University of Illinois
Virtual Library: Biotechnology
The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR)
BLAST; National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCBI Entrez Browser and GenBank Sequence Database
The Jackson Laboratory; Mouse Genetics
Image Library of Biological Macromolecules
National Center for Genome Resources; Genome Sequence Database;Los Alamos National Lab
Cells Alive!; Images of Different Cell Types
GeneCards; Database of Gene Functions
Infomine: Biological, Agricultural, and Medical Science
Biospace; Biotech Industry Sites by Region
Glossary of Genetic Terms; National Human Genome Research Institute
BioView; Jobs in Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical Companies
Biowire; Online Community of Scientists
LabVelocity; General Resources for the Researcher
Science's Next Wave; Career Resources for Scientists; Discussion Forum
Neurology
Neuroscience
on the Internet
http://www.neuroguide.com/
Virology: Databases, Education Sites, Virology in the News
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
American Society for Microbiology Home Page
Frontiers in Bioscience; Virology Resources
Communicable Disease Surveillance; World Health Org.
Zoology
BirdSource:
Birding With a Purpose
http://birdsource.cornell.edu
Peterson Online
http://www.petersononline.com
EMBL Reptile Database
http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/~uetz/LivingReptiles.html
Biological Writing -- Style Manuals
CBE Manual for Authors, Editors and Publishers
SciRef
T11.S386 1994
A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology
Science
Ref QH 304 .K64 2002