Articles, Indexes and Databases

Agricola
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Indexing provided for journal articles, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports about agriculture and related fields, with some links to full-text articles. Agriculture and allied disciplines including plant and animal sciences, forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, agricultural products, alternative farming practices, and food and nutrition are covered. Also included are other topics that support the National Agriculture Library's Information Center activities, such as agricultural trade and marketing, rural information, and animal welfare are in the database.

Environment Complete
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Offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.  The database also contains full text for 400 journals and 80 monographs.

BIOSIS Previews 1980-present
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The premier source of life science information, BIOSIS abstracts bibliographic references to worldwide biological and medical literature. Approximately 5,500 international journals are reviewed for inclusion, representing virtually every life science discipline.

Ecology Abstracts
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Ecologists will find in this journal the essence of current ecology research across a wide range of disciplines, reflecting recent advances in light of growing evidence regarding global environmental change and destruction.

GreenFILE
http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?profile=ehost&defaultdb=8gh  Index, abstracts and full text of articles covers all aspects of human impact on the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles include content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done on each level to minimize negative impact. Topics covered include global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

Media

OhioLINK Digital Media Center Science Subject Collections
http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/science.htm
Includes biological sciences, earth and environmental sciences, mathematics, and science.

E-Reference

Access Science @ McGraw Hill Science
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Full access to articles and dictionary terms from the 9th edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Ccience and Technology, with new and revised content, including recent research developments, biographies of scientists, late-breaking science and technology news, new references, links to related websites, learning resources and study guides.

Science Online (Facts on File)
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CRC NetBase
http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://www.crcnetbase.com Access to over 350 science and math reference books

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
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Oxford Reference Online -- Biological Sciences
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Books

There are biology resources in Clermont College Library’s reference and circulating print collections.  Browse these shelves in the QH301-QH705 call number areas.

 

Examples of more specific call number ranges:

	Biology (General)	QH301-705.5
	Life	QH501-531
	Ecology	QH540-549.5
	Evolution	QH359-425
	Cytology	QH573-671
	Genetics	QH426-470
	Economic Biology	QH705
	Reproduction	QH471-489

You may perform a search in the online catalog (http://uclid.uc.edu/search/X) using KEYWORD concepts that interest you, such as:

From the search results, identify an item or two that is most relevant to your topic, look at the record and identify the SUBJECT heading that best represents your selected concept. 

In this case, one SUBJECT heading is "Viruses".   A SUBJECT search for this topic will yield more focused results.

You may limit your location to Clermont, however, be aware that this will eliminate important resources that can be easily borrowed from another UC library. 

You can also expand your search into the OhioLINK Central Catalog and borrow items from academic libraries across the state.

Some specific SUBJECT headings related to biology are listed below:

Adaptation (Biology)	Biodiversity	Ecology
Evolution	Genetics	Human Biology
Insects -- Biology	Life (Biology)

Web Resources

University of Cincinnati Libraries General Biology Sites
www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/chem-bio/internet_bio/b_ref.html

Thompson Reuter’s Biology Browser
http://www.biologybrowser.org/

ScienceWatch
http://sciencewatch.com

The Scientist.com -- Magazine of the Life Sciences
http://www.the-scientist.com/

Yahoo Biology
http://dir.yahoo.com/science/biology/

www.Virtual Library-Biosciences
http://www.vlib.org/Biosciences

National Biological Information Infrastructure
http://biology.usgs.gov
Includes sections on research information publications and fact sheets, science by state, and partnership programs, as well as access to the U. S. Geological Survey’s Biological Division current projects.

Created 7/2009 Kathleen Epperson
Updated 8/2010 Kathleen Epperson