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LIBRARY SUBJECT GUIDES

Targeted Search:
Locate Books on a specific subject by title, author, keyword, or subject heading: Library Catalog of the University of Wisconsin Colleges .

Browse Books:
The library uses the Library of Congress classification system for organizing and shelving books. Key Areas for Research in Biology:

QH: Biology

QK: Botany

QL: Comparative Anatomy


Basic Reference Resources

The Dictionary of the Biological Sciences	Ref QH13.G68
Encyclopedia of Bioethics	Ref QH332.E52 1995
Magill's Survey of Science: Life Science Series	Ref QH 307.2.M34 1991
Dictionary of Ecology	Ref QH 541.H25
A Glossary of Botanical Terms	Ref QK 9.J3 1960
New Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora	Ref QK 117.G5 1963
Collegiate Dictionary of Zoology	Ref QL 9.P4
The Grolier World Encyclopedia of Endangered Species	Ref QL 703.W222 1983
Ebsco Animals	E-Resource
Walker's Mammals of the World	Ref QL 82.S451 1993

Academic Search Elite	A multidisciplinary database that contains full-text articles in the life sciences.
Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS)	Indexes and abstracts articles from 6,000 international life science periodicals. Full-text is not available.
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus	Indexing to articles from 291 international journals in biology and agriculture. Full-text is not available.
BioMed Central	Access to the full-text articles of over 100 peer-reviewed biomedical research journals.
BioOne	A collection of full-text bioscience research journals.
General Science Full-Text	Contains popular and peer-reviewed journal articles in full-text. A wide variety of sciences are covered including biology, zoology, and botany.
Web of Science	Contains full-text articles in the sciences including biology, zoology, and botany.

National Park Services - Biology Resources	Information on ecosystem restoration, endangered species, invasive species, migratory birds, and more.
Science.gov	An Internet gateway to U.S. government publications in the biological sciences.
USGS-NPS Biological Resources	Reports on the activities of the USGS in relation to the biological sciences.
National Environmental Publications Information System	Contains the publications of the NEPIS.
Red List of Threatened Species	Identifies all species that are threatened, endangered, or near extinct.

A professional association that promotes research and scholarship in the field of biology.

CBE Style Manual	Internet Resource
MLA Handbook	Ref LB 2369.G53 2003 (May be on reserve.)
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations	LB 2369.T8 1973
Writing the Modern Research Paper	LB 2369.D44 1993
Student's Guide for Writing College Papers	LB 2369 T82 1969
University of Nevada, Reno Libraries- Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA Style	Internet Resource

By Aaron F. Nichols - Public Services Librarian
Created:10/17/05
Last Update: 05/08/06