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BIOLOGY

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A Dictionary of Biology an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
A Dictionary of Ecology an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
A Dictionary of Scientists an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
A Dictionary of Zoology an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases - from Jim Duke at Green Farmacy Garden
ECOTOX a database for locating single chemical toxicity data for aquatic life, terrestrial plants and wildlife
Envirofacts Data Warehouse search multiple EPA database to generate maps and data for any US location
Environmental Health and Toxicology databases on hazardous chemicals, toxic releases, and environmental health from the National Library of Medicine’s Specialized Information Services section
FishBase a global information system with all you ever wanted to know about fishes
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd Ed., 17v, 2004 reference eBook; revised and updated version of the original work published in Germany in 1960
Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe statistics from federal, state, private, and international sources
Merck Manuals Online Medical Library
The Oxford Companion to the Body an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
Plant Facts merges "several digital collections developed at Ohio State University to become an international knowledge bank and multimedia learning center."
Plants National Database vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories, including identification and distribution
Polling the Nations "a compilation of more than 14,000 surveys conducted by over 1000 polling organizations in the United States and 100 other countries from 1986 to the present time" ... more information
Tox Town uses an ordinary town to help users identify common environmental hazards and make connections between chemicals, the environment, and human health.
Veterinary Information Resources from the National Library of Medicine Special Queries
World Fact Book CIA maps and demographic information on countries and regions (published annually)

RESEARCH SOURCES

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Worldcat comprehensive catalog of books, film, internet resources selected by libraries
Academic Search Complete

over 5,500 full-text periodicals, most peer-reviewed, in a broad range of academic areas; indexing and abstracts for thousands of additional journals and nearly 10,000 monographs, reports, conference proceedings. (Replaces InfoTrac at Averett.)

AGRICOLA index to 5,000 sources from the National Agricultural Library
AltHealthWatch focuses on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness; full text articles from more than 180 international, often peer-reviewed journals and reports; pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts
Annual Reviews
(citations and abstracts)
citations and abstracts for review articles from 29 annual volumes in biomedical, physical, and social sciences -use the ILL book chapter request to obtain full text
BioMed Central an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research
BioOne full text research journals in biology, ecology, and environmental science
Columbia Earthscape
Columbia University Press discontinued this resource as of July 2009. For articles, see Environment Complete, Academic Search Complete, and BioOne
Dissertation Abstracts index to dissertations on all academic topics, 1861-
Environment Complete full text for more than 600 journals covering environmental aspects of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more; includes Environment (back to 1975), Ecologist, Conservation Biology; full text for more than 100 monographs, such as Encyclopedia of World Environmental History (3 volumes), Advances in Water Treatment & Environmental Management
GEOBASE index to literature in geography, geology, and ecology, from 2,060 sources, 1980-
Google Scholar at Averett Internet index to scholarly literature, with access to Averett subscriptions in selected databases (ACM). Search cited sources also in our Journal Locator.
Health Source -Nursing/Academic Edition nearly 550 full text scholarly journals in medical disciplines; abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from Creative Nursing, Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal of Community Health Nursing, Journal of Nursing Management, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Forum, Nursing Inquiry; Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names
HighWire Press
| Browse free backfiles (1 to 24 months after publication)
search full text articles in Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Virology, Immunology, Neurosciences, Physiology, Botany, Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology
MedicLatina full text for nearly 120 peer-reviewed medical journals in native Spanish; covers neuroscience, cardiology, nephrology, biomedicine, clinical research, pediatrics, human reproduction, clinical pathology, cancer research, and hematology
MEDLINE
search abstracts from over 4,800 current biomedical journals; link out to full text in other databases
Nature Online full content of the journal Nature, from June 1997 through the current issue
PapersFirst index to papers presented at conferences worldwide, 1993-
PLoS Biology Public Library of Science Biology, an open access journal for peer reviewed articles, vol.1, issue 1, October 2003 -
PLos Computational Biology open access official journal of the International Society for Computational Biology
PLoS Genetics Public Library of Science Genetics, an open access journal for peer reviewed articles, vol.1, issue 1, July 2005-
PLoS Medicine Public Library of Science Medicine, an open access journal for peer reviewed articles, vol.1, issue 1, October 2004 -
PLoS One peer reviewed reports of original research in all disciplines of science and medicine
ProceedingsFirst index to worldwide conference proceedings, 1993-
PubChem a component of National Institute of Health's Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative, PubChem provides information on the biological activities of small molecules.

PsycArticles
search APA journals directly

full-text, peer-reviewed articles in psychology from 59 journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations
PsycInfo
| Start here: Link to APA and other psychology journals
comprehensive index to scholarly books and journals in psychology and related disciplines from the late 1800's to the present; 97 percent of the material covered is peer-reviewed; coverage is international; link out to full text in PsycArticles and other sources
Pub Med access to over 14 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals, plus links to molecular biology databases of DNA/protein sequences and 3-D structure data
PubMed Central an archive of open access life sciences journals
Science Online (limited access - subscription cancelled) includes citations and some full text articles from Science Magazine and Science Now
Science.gov "gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results"
Scitable   New source!

Genetics learning community from Nature Publishing: read articles on key topics in genetics; connect with faculty, researchers, students; develop course packs; contribute papers, video, audio

Wiley InterScience Journals (formerly Blackwell Synergy) over 750 full text scholarly and professional journals in science, technology, medicine; also includes humanities and social sciences journals

LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND PROJECTS

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BiologyBrowser produced by Thomson Scientific, BiologyBrowser is a free web site offering resources for the life sciences information community
Biology Links selected by Harvard University Dept. of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Danville Science Center includes butterfly station and garden, and science education exhibits
EPA Climate Change Background information on climate change and global warming
Evolution evolutionary thought as it has developed over time, including contributions of Aristotle, Darwin, Wallace
Geology organized according to the geologic time scale
National Center for Biotechnology Information national resource for molecular biology information
NIOSH Databases and Information Resources features many different types of databases and information resources from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
History of Life through Time phylogeny and cladistics illustrate the pattern of events leading to bilogical diversity
Science Museum of Virginia hands-on exhibits designed to encourage visitors of all ages to experiment, learn, explore and delve into scientific concepts; permanent exhibits focus on aerospace, chemistry, computers, electricity life sciences, telecommunications, crystals and physics
Science.gov "gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results"
Tree of Life collaborative effort of biologists from around the world which provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their evolutionary history (phylogeny), and characteristics
Veterinary Information Resources from the National Library of Medicine Special Queries
The Virtual Library of Ecology and Biosciences educational internet sources in ecology and biodiversity
The Visible Human Project complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies

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