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Library Research on Biology Topics

| Databases | Finding Books | Citing Sources | Formatting Your Paper | Websites |


Popular Databases

Available to current students, faculty and staff.

FAQs for accessing Collin databases

Academic Search Complete  
   Includes Full-text
   Links to cited references
   1865-present, many full-text.
   Academic and peer reviewed journals,
      magazines
   Use for: General information on a wide variety
      of subjects

An@tomy.tv (STAT!Ref)
   3D Interactive Model of Human Anatomy Online
   Updated Regularly
   Includes interactive quizzes, MRIs, clinical slides
      and x-rays, live action movies, animations,
      radiology slides, dissection videos and
      slides,surface anatomy videos and slides.
   Use for: Anatomy & Physiology, Allied Health
      Sciences, Medicine and Health

Health Reference Center-Academic 
   Includes Full-text
   Encyclopedias, reference book articles,
      pamphlets, health news, drug and herb
      information, alternative health sources
   Use for: Consumer Health, Patient Education,
      Complementary and Alternative Medicine

JSTOR
   Includes Full-text
   Dates covered: 1600s up to 3-5 years ago.
      All issues of included journals.
   Scholarly and peer reviewed journals
   Use for: All topics, especially scholarly and
      historical information about any topic

Lexi-Comp ONLINE
   Drug Information Reference
   Updated Regularly
   Pharmacology, drug interactions, drug
      identifications, medical calculations, I.V.
      compatibility, patient education materials,
      web searching
   Use for: Medicine and Health, Nursing, Allied
      Health Sciences, Chemistry

Project Muse
   Includes Full-text
   Mid 1990s-present
   Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals
   Use for: In-depth information. Arts, English,
      Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics

PubMed
   Mostly Citations and Abstracts
   Updated regularly
   Technical biomedical journals
   Use for: Medicine, Biology, Chemistry,
      Psychology

Science Journals

   Includes Full-text
   1980s-present
   Academic and peer-reviewed journals,
      magazines
   Use for: Science, technology, medicine

Science Direct
   Full-Text for subscribed journals from 2001-
      present, Citations and Abstracts for all
      journals 1823 to present
   Academic and peer-reviewed journals,
      magazines
   Use for: Science, technology, medicine

Find a Specific Journal Title
See if a particular journal, magazine
or newspaper is available

Finding Books and Video

Find Biology books and videos in the library catalog.

Electronic books can be found in the
library catalog or on the library's eBooks page.


Citing Sources

Citing Sources-Duke University
Examples of citations in common formats

KnightCite
Enter your data; the system provides you the citation

Formatting Your Paper

MLA Format
APA Format
How to Write a Scientific Paper


Selected Websites

General Biology Websites The Biology Project (U of Arizona)
Interactive Science Tutorials
Microscopy and Imaging Resources
Marine Biology
National Biological Information Infrastructure
The Open Door IB Biology Web

Anatomy & Physiology Websites

A & P I Tutoring Links
A & P II Tutoring Links
A & P 2 Lab Help – NHMCC
Crimando's Human Biodyssey: Anatomy Tutorials

Botany Websites

Scott's Botanical Links
Plant Anatomy and Physiology
Plant Kingdom Sites

Ecology & Evolution Websites

Biodiversity & Conservation Hyper-textbook
Ecosystem Valuation
Understanding Evolution

Microbiology Websites

All the Virology on the Web
Cell and Molecular Biology Online
Cells Alive
Human Genome
Medical Biochemistry
Microbes.INFO
Microbiology & Immunology Online
Microbiology Network
NHC Microbiology Site
Protein Databank
Virus Particle Explorer

Zoology Websites

Animal Diversity Web
Integrated Taxonomic Info System
Tree of Life

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