Finding
your way
Library,
Information and Technology Services (LITS) provides
library and technology support to the campus. Use
our document Getting
Around in LITS to tell you where to
find people and places in our buildings. Many of
the materials you may want to use for your classes
are available online, but you will also need printed
resources to do your best work. You may also want
to Ask
a Librarian for assistance. The science
librarian is Sarah
Oelker, and her office is next to
the Reference Room on Level 4
of Williston Library.
Some
other spots in the library you may need:
- Science books are
on Level 6 of the Miles-Smith wing,
call numbers Q-TP
- Science journals are
on Levels 2 & 3 of Miles-Smith,
shelved alphabetically by journal title:
- A...
- Journal of Differential Equations -- Level
3
- Journal
of Ecology to Z...-- Level 2
- Photocopiers
-- Level 2, Miles-Smith, and Level 2 1/2, Williston
- Photocopiers
-- Level 2, Miles-Smith, and Level 2 1/2, Williston
Background
Information
You
can find these books in the Reference Room, on Level 4 of Williston
Library:
| Q121
.M3 2002 |
McGraw-Hill
Encyclopedia of Science & Technology |
| QH83
.M36 1998 |
Five
Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life On
Earth |
| QH83
.S89 |
Synopsis
and Classification of Living Organisms |
| QH302.5
.E54 2002 |
Encyclopedia
of Life Sciences (there's
also an online version) |
| QH302.5
.H65 1995 |
Henderson's
Dictionary of Biological Terms |
| QH304
.M36 2001 |
Writing
Papers in the Biological Sciences |
| QL7
.G7813 2003 |
Grzimek's
Animal Life Encyclopedia |
| QL365.4
.A1 E36 2001 |
Ecology
and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates |
| RA1215
.S58 2002 |
Sittig's
Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals |
| RS356
.M524 |
Merck
Index: an encyc of chemicals, drugs, & biologicals |
| T47
.B552 |
The
Way Things Work |
Encyclopedia
of Life Sciences is also available online.
Books
To
find books on a particular topic, or by title or author, search
the Library
catalog.
You
can also browse the stacks for books on chemistry. Here are
some locations to try:
- QH (natural
history, general biology, ecology)
- QK (plants)
- QL (animals)
- QM (anatomy)
- QP (physiology)
- QR (microbiology)
- R (medicine)
Journal
Articles
Need
some science articles to do your research? Try these databases:
- General
Science Abstracts covers 200 major science journals
- Web
of Science covers 5000 journals
and will tell you who else has cited
an article
- JSTOR has science articles from 1881 to the present, including
lots of articles on organisms you will see in lab
- PubMed has articles on medicine and basic science related to medicine
- ScienceDirect is
a very large collection of science articles from science
publisher Reed Elsevier, covering 1995 to the present day
Evaluating
Information
As
you do your research, think about where the information you
are gathering came from, and who created it. This will help
you to avoid outdated information, incorrect facts, and even
hoaxes. Here are some resources that can help you evaluate
your sources:
Need
more help?
Contact Sarah
Oelker, Science Librarian, or try Ask
a Librarian. You can find additional resources
on the library's Biology
Research Guide.
