Getting Started in Biology

Patrick Power Library

Books
Journal Article Databases
Reference Sources
Selected Internet Resources
Style Guides and More
How can Librarians Help?

Books:

Search the Novanet Catalogue to find books and journal titles held by Saint Mary's University and other academic libraries in Nova Scotia.

Learn how to use Novanet with short online tutorials or the library's guide.

Journal Article Databases:

The following databases are a good starting point to find journal articles for Biology research. These links take you to the library's Journal Articles and Databases page.

ALJC Learned Societies Journal Collection (SwetsWise)	Full-text content of over 700 journals from 50 academic and professional societies, primarily in the sciences.
CISTI Source	Indexes journals in science, technology and medicine.
EBSCO Academic Search Premier	Large multi-disciplinary database of full-text articles from scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers.
GEOBASE	Key index to scholarship and reports in the fields of geography, geology, ecology and international development. Links to fulltext in other databases.
Oxford University Press - Oxford Journals	Full-text access to Oxford University Press journals in biology and a broad range of other subjects.
ScienceDirect	Full-text access to articles from over 2000 journals in the physical sciences and engineering, life and health sciences, and social sciences and humanities.
Springer-LINK	Fulltext access to 1800 scholarly journals in a range of subjects, including sciences and medicine.
Wiley InterScience	Full-text articles from over 300 journals in the disciplines of science, social science and business.
Web of Science	Three linked databases indexing scholarly articles in the sciences, social sciences, and arts & humanities.

Reference Sources:

Ainsworth & Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi	QK 603 A5 1995 REF
Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics	QH 540.4 L56 1998 REF
Dictionary of Gene Technology	QH 506 K333 2004 REF
Dictionary of Parasitology	QL 757 G73 2005 REF
Encyclopedia of Agriculture, Food and Biological Engineering	TP 368.2 E57 2003 REF
Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior	QL 750.3 E53 2004 REF
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity	QH 541.15 B56 E53 2001 REF
Encyclopedia of Entomology	QL 462.3 E47 2004 REF
Encyclopedia of Microbiology	QR 9 E53 2000 REF
Encyclopedia of Toxicology	RA 1193 E53 2005 REF
Encyclopedia of World Environmental History	GF 10 E63 2004 REF
Gray's Anatomy	QM 23.2 G73 2005 REF
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia	QL 3 G7813 REF

Selected Internet Resources:

Note: See the Environmental Studies Subject Guide for links to additional useful internet resources on related research areas.

Biology Directories, Dictionaries, and more

Useful Government Sites

Open Access Articles and E-prints

Style Guides and More:

RefWorks - Manage your citations and create bibliographies
Style Guides for Citations
Writing a Literature Review
Recommended Internet Sources - Library guide
Patrick Scholarly Journals vs Popular Magazines - Library guide (PDF) or take an online tutorial

How Can Librarians Help?:

Librarians at the Patrick Power Library can...

a) help you find good information (searching the World Wide Web for sources)
b) help you with your research (planning search strategies)
c) help you use library resources (searching databases for journal articles, or using Novanet)

Take advantage of the instruction available at the library!
Stop by the Patrick Power Library Information desk, call us (420-5544), e-mail us, book a reference appointment for more in-depth one-on-one assistance, or come to an instruction session!

Last Modified: May 25, 2009