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Resources for Biology


Subject Librarian: Susie Kutchi
Phone: 972-883-2613

To find Books or Journals by Title: Library Catalog

Library of Congress Call Number Ranges:

QH301-705.5 Biology (general)
QH426-470 Genetics
QM1-695 Human Anatomy
QR1-502 Microbiology

Selected Reference Tools in Biology

This collection includes sources such as dictionaries, encyclopedias and directories to help find brief explanations and general information about terms and concepts in biology.

Selected Reference Tools in Biology

  • Dictionary of bioinformatics and computational biology. QH324.2 .D53 2004 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • Dictionary of gene technology : genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics. QH442 .K34 2004 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • Gray's anatomy : the anatomical basis of clinical practice. QM23.2 .G73 2005 (Reference, 2nd floor) and QM23.2 .G73 2005 CD (CD-Rom Cabinet--2nd Floor
  • Dictionary of microbiology and molecular biology. QR9 .S56 2001 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • Handbook of microbiological media. QR66.3 .A85 2004 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. QR81 .B46 2001 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • Illustrated dictionary of immunology. QR180.4 .C78 2003 (Reference, 2nd floor)
  • Encyclopedia of virology. QR358 .E53 1999 (Reference, 2nd floor)

Online Reference Sources

General Reference Sources

Finding Journal Articles in Biology

To find articles on topics in biology, use a resource from the Biology database page. To broaden your search, select a resource from the complete list.

Electronic Books – A selected sampling

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Federal Government Resources

Further Questions