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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
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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
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.
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