Biology

Last updated July 28, 2000

To find books, government documents and other materials (not journal articles) owned by Maag Library, search MaagNet, the library's online public access catalog  (OPAC). MaagNet is searchable by subject, keyword, author or title. You may also search the OhioLINK Central Catalog for books and other materials owned by other OhioLINK libraries.

To locate articles from newspapers, journals, or magazines, see the sections below dealing with Print Indexes and Abstracts or Electronic Resources.

Library of Congress classification sections which deal with Biology are:
 
QH
Natural History/Biology
S
Agriculture
QK
Botany 
SB
Plant Culture & Horticulture
QL
Zoology
SD
Forestry
QM
Human Anatomy 
SF
Animal Culture 
QP
Physiology 
SH
Fish Culture and Fisheries
QR
Microbiology    

Handbooks and Manuals

Ref. QM25.M23 1993
Color Atlas of Human Anatomy

QM23.2.G73 1985
Anatomy of the Human Body

Ref. QR81.B46 1984
Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology. Includes descriptive classification of bacteria.

Ref. Q173.B25 1995 (Ready Reference)
The New York Public Library Science Desk Reference

Ref. QP514.2.P73 1989
Practical Handbook of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Ref. QH83.S89 1982
Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms

Ref. QH313.I53 1981
Incredible Life : A Handbook of Biological Mysteries

Ref. QH307.2.M34 1991
Magill's Survey of science - Life Science Series

Ref. L901.P444 1997
Peterson’s Graduate Programs in the Biological Sciences

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Ref. QH332.E52 1995
The Encyclopedia of Bioethics

Ref. QH506.E53 1994
The Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology

Ref. QH540.4.E52 1995
Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology

Ref. QP11.E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Human Biology

Ref. QH307.2.C36 1985
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Life Sciences

Ref. QL3.G7813
Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia - Thirteen volumes of current knowledge of animal life and behavior.

Ref. QH13.F35 1988
The Facts on File Dictionary of Biology

Ref. QH302.5.H34 1991
The Harper-Collins Dictionary of Biology

Ref. QH302.5.R63 1981
Dictionary of Theoretical Concepts in Biology

Ref. QH1.L56 1987
The Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Natural History

Ref. QH540.4.L56 1982
A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Print Indexes and Abstracts

Per. QL461.E9853 (1969 – present)
Entomology Abstracts - Contains abstracts from 5000 primary journals. Abstracts topics such as physiology, anatomy, histology, biochemistry, ecology, genetics, evolution, and geography. Updated monthly.

Ref. Z7401.G46 (1978 – present)
General Science Index -Cumulative subject index to English language periodicals. Covers topics including biology, botany, conservation, food and nutrition, genetics, medicine and health, microbiology, physiology and zoology. Updated monthly.

Per. QR1.M62 (1972 – present)
Microbiology Abstracts - Section B Bacteriology. (Last 3 years on index tables) Contains abstracts from 5000 primary journals. Abstracts topics such as taxonomy, cell structure and function, genetics, evolution, plasmids, antibiotics, antibacterial agents, aggressins and toxins, immunology, human bacteriology, animal bacteriology, invertebrate bacteria, plant disease, and ecology.

Electronic Resources

For a complete list of electronic databases available see OhioLINK Research Databases. Access is currently restricted to local sites. The following is a list of databases that may be helpful with biological research:

AGRICOLA (1970 - present) A FirstSearch database that contains materials relating to all aspects of agriculture. Updated monthly. Password required from reference desk.

BioethicsLine  (1972 - present) Covers selected English-language materials on bioethics, including journal and newspaper articles, monographs, court decisions, bills, laws, and audiovisuals. Updated quarterly.

Biological Abstracts  (1990 - present) Provides worldwide coverage to more than 6000 journals, representing nearly every life science discipline including agriculture, biochemistry, botany, ecology, environment, genetics, microbiology, public health and zoology. Updated quarterly. Also available in print - Per. QH301.B37 (1926 – present).

Biological & Agricultural Index  (1983 - present) Covers 225 publications related to biology and agriculture. Updated monthly. Also available in print - Ref. Z5073.A27 (1948 – 1992).

InfoTrac Health Reference Center (1994 - present) Includes citations and abstracts to articles on medicine and health-related topics as well as some full-text articles.

MEDLINE  (1966 - present) Covers international literature on biomedicine including the allied health fields, biological and physical sciences, humanities and information science related to medicine and health care. Updated monthly.

OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (1995 - present) Full text of journal articles from major publishers. Currently includes journals published by Elsevier Science and Academic Press. Browse by journal title or subject category or do a keyword search.

PsycINFO (1967 - present) Provides citations to abstracts of journal articles, dissertations and book chapters on psychology and related fields.

Science Citation Index  (1992 - present) Contains more than 5300 of the leading science and technical publications from all over the world. Provides citations to articles on a specified topic, person or place of interest. The electronic format contains approximately 2000 more journals than the print version. Directly links to the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center if the article is available full-text. Also available in print - Ref. Z7401.S365 (1965 to present).

Periodicals

Selected biological periodicals available at the William F. Maag Library:
 
 
American Biology Teacher Per. QH301 .A7  1938 - present 
BioScience Per. QH1 .A277 44 1964 - present 
Human Biology Per. GN1.H5  1968 - present 
Journal Of Experimental Biology Per. QH301. J68 1968 - present
Applied And Environmental Microbiology Per. QR1 .A65 1988 - present
Infection And Immunity Per. QR1. A47 A35 1970 - present
Letters In Applied Microbiology Per. QR1. L47 1985 - present
Journal Of Comparative Physiology. A Per. QP1. J724 1984 - present
Journal Of Comparative Physiology. B Per. QP1. J725  1984 - present
Physiology & Behavior Per. QP351.P55  1993 - present
International Journal Of Plant Sciences Per. QK1. B3 1992 - present
Journal Of Experimental Botany Per. QK1. J763  1969 - present
The Journal Of The Torrey Botanical Society Per. QK1. T67  1997 - present
Planta  Per.QK1. P73  1968 - present 
Genetics Per. QH431. G43  1968 - present


Last updated July 28, 2000