Biology Reference Guides & Resources
To expand your research to books not located in the Library Catalog or online in netLibrary, you may request other books through Interlibrary Loan or check them out from libraries in the Montgomery Higher Education Consortium. Alabama Libraries and the WorldCat (ASU) database are sites for locating materials in other libraries.
The best method for finding journal articles is to use one of the Library's online article databases. For additional information on the databases listed below and for others, explore our list of databases. Our Databases are easily accessible off campus by clicking on the database name and typing in the information requested. If you need additional assistance with accessing the databases, contact Cedric Davis at (334) 229-6998.
Some of the databases provide access to the entire text of articles. If the text of an article is not available in a database, check for the journal title in E-Journal Finder (ASU) to
determine if the article is available in another online database. Serials Solutions does not include all the databases available at ASU, so be sure to check the following links to electronic journals.
Databases with electonic journals include Oxford Journals Online (ASU) and ScienceDirect (ASU) . Online indexes that provide links to journals that may be available are Directory of Open Access Journals, FindArticles, and BioMedCentral.
Also check the Library Catalog, for availability of journals in the Serials Department on the third floor. Materials not available in the Library or via a full-text database may be requested through Interlibrary Loan.
Concise Encyclopedia Biology
Main Reference: QH 302.5 .A23 1996
Dictionary of Environmental Microbiology
Main Reference: QR 100 .S74 2003
Dictionary of Modern Biology
Main Reference: QH 302.5 .R83 1997
Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Main Reference QH 506 .G66 1997
Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Biology (ASU)
McGraw-Hill Online Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (ASU)
MEDLINEplus Medical Dictionary
Biostatistics: The Bare Essentials
Main Stax: QH 323.5 .N67 2000
National Center for Health Statistics
FedStats
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Statistical Resources on the Web (University of Michigan)
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Federation of American Society of Experimental Biology (FASEB)
American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
American Society of Microbiology - Southeastern Branch
Association of Southeastern Biologists
Society for Developmental Biology
Law Dictionary
U.S. Federal Court's Home Page
Internet Legal Resource Guide
Federal and state governments publish a plethora of information on many topics. Although the University Library is not a depository for government documents, you can request documents through Interlibrary Loan. . You may also visit the Library at Auburn University Montgomery, which is a depository.
Federal Government Information
National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
National Biological Infromation Infrastructure (NBII) - Alabama
U.S. Department of Energy, Department of Biological and Environmental Research
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region
U. S. Geological Survey Biological Resources
National Science Foundation
GPO Monthly Catalog (ASU)
Alabama Government Information
Alabama.gov
Alabama Department of Public Health
Alabama Legislative Reference Service
Alabama Administrative Code
National Biological Infromation Infrastructure (NBII) - Alabama
Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS)
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
World Health Organization (WHO)
You will use the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association to cite your sources. A copy of the Manual is available at the Reference Desk on the first floor of the Library.
APA StyleCitation Machine
Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications (University of Memphis)
The World Wide Web is an outstanding but often bewildering source of information. Not everything you find will be authoritative, accurate, and valid. Try searching one of these databases to find more reliable Web sites.
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BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources
INFOMINE Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Scout Report Archives