Selected Resources for Biology 104N
From Conception to Birth
Books | Indexes | Periodicals | Help
BOOKS
LC subject headings |
Library Catalogs |
Selected Bibliography
Library of Congress Subject Headings.
28th ed., 5 vols., 2005.
Kept on the long table by the main bank of EZRA/Web terminals.
Subject headings will be similar to, but may be different from
those used in periodical indexes.
Locating Books in Library Catalogs
At Wittenberg:
WebEZRA -- the online catalog
At other Ohio academic Libraries:
OhioLINK
In North America For ILL:
WorldCat
Books on Scientific Writing and Presentations
- Scientific Writing: Easy When You Know How by Jennifer Peat et. al.
- Link to electronic book
- The Craft of Scientific Writing by Michael Alley
- Science Stacks T11 .A37 1996
- Scientific Papers and Presentations by Martha Davis
- Fall 2007 -- On Reserve in Science Library
- Science Stacks T11 .D324 1997
- The Art of Scientific Writing by Hans Friedrich Ebel
- Science Stacks QD9.15 .E23 2004
Selected Bibliography
Below is a select list of books relating to general Biology and Human Development. These books can be found in the science and main libraries as noted.
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (20 volumes)
- Main Reference Q121 .M3 1997 (8th edition)
- Science Reference Q121 .M3 1992 (7th edition)
- McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
- Main Reference Q123 .M15 2003 (6th edition)
- Science Reference Q123 .M34 1994 (5th edition)
- The Penguin Dictionary of Biology
- Science Reference QH13 .N62 1995 (9th edition)
- Encyclopedia of Genetics (2 volumes)
- Science Reference QH427 .E53 1999
- Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology (4 volumes)
- Science Reference QH506 .E53 1999
- Encyclopedia of Human Biology (9 volumes)
- Main Reference QP11 .E53 1997 (2nd edition)
- The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Growth and Development
- Fall 2007 -- on Reserve in Science Library
- Science Stacks QP84 .C26 1998
- American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary
- Science Reference R121 .A53 2004 (2nd edition)
- Dictionary of Medicine
- Main Reference R121 .D53 1998
- Science Reference R121 .D53 1998 c.2
INDEXES
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Academic Search Complete
- Academic Search Complete is a multi-subject database containing both scholarly and popular publications. Some material is available in full-text. It is a good starting place for introductory level classes.
- Wilson Index
- The Wilson Index is made up of the Humanities, Sciences and Social Science indexes. It is a good place
to find scholarly articles on a variety of topics.
- Biological
Abstracts
- Biological Abstracts indexes articles from all fields of Biology. Coverage includes 1980 to
the present.
A full list of all the indexes available at Wittenberg can be found at:
http://www6.wittenberg.edu/lib/research/browse-db.php
PERIODICALS
Periodicals are where most of the information for your research papers will come. Remember that there are scholarly publications as well as popular publications
You will most likely want to stick to scholarly publications for your research. For hints on how to tell the two apart, please see Scholarly vs. Popular Articles.
Wittenberg owns many scientific journals in both print and electronic formats. The links below will help you to find out what journals we own, the format, and where they are located.
Journals the Library Has
This is a searchable index of the periodicals Wittenberg owns in electronic and print formats. Location and dates owned are also provided.
Journal Interlibrary Loan Form
Use Interlibrary Loan to request articles not owned at Wittenberg from other libraries. Please see the form for more details.
HELP
If you are having trouble with your research, please contact Alisa Mizikar, the Science Librarian, via email at amizikar@wittenberg.edu
or call extension 7515. You can also contact any of the reference librarians at refdesk@wittenberg.edu or at extension 7511.
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Compiled by Alisa Mizikar.
