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Location: Reference Stacks
Call Number: QR9 S56 2006
Description: Dictionary of terms, descriptions and definitions used in microbiology and molecular biology. Includes cross-references and references to scientific journals.

Location: Online: available through the Library website’s Databases A-Z list.
Call Number: N/A
Description: Online resource that covers a wide-range of subjects. Great to start your research.

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Location: Reference Stacks and Online
Call Number (for print): QL7 G7813 2002
Description: Multi-volume encyclopedia on animal life. Includes concise articles on animal life history, ranges and status. Great resource for getting background information on a certain family or genus of animals.

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Location: Reference Stacks
Call Number: QP34.5 M24 2005
Description: Full of terms, definitions, taxonomies and more about human biology, human evolution, primatology and related areas. Good for quick definitions and basic information.

Multidisciplinary database; this is a great database to start your research and then go to some of the more specialized science databases to further your research.

Indexes science journals; many citations include abstracts

EndNote is a bibliographic management tool. It is a fantastic resource for managing your citations and also for integration into word processing programs to automatically format your in-text citations and references/bibliography.

Citations and abstracts from over 2,000 journals in the sciences.

A great, multidisciplinary database; best for historical information about biology topics as well as older issues of many biology and science journals.

Another multidisciplinary, science database with full text journal articles.

Database of science citations, also multidisciplinary. You can also use EndNote Web, a bibliographic management tool, for free through this database. Just sign up for an account.

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Advice on reading, evaluating and writing. Tips on completing various types of biology writing including lab reports and research papers. Also includes information about plagiarism and citation.

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Introductory textbook explaining biology concepts in an issue-based approach. Helpful for connecting biology concepts to applications outside the classroom or laboratory.

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Textbook written by experts on different topics in forensic science. Contains illustrations.

Check out the latest research grants received by Cal State East Bay faculty.

Ecosystem, ecology and conservation biology topics covered.

Is a non-profit “scientific association dedicated to advancing biological research and education for the welfare of society” (from AIBS website). Lots of information about the association and science news.

Information about meetings, grants, committees and publications by the American Society for Cell Biology.

Homepage of the Biological Sciences Department. Find information about degrees, courses, faculty office hours, and more.

Website full of science news, reports, links to other sites and science museums with presences online.

This is a great resource, funded by the National Science Foundation-most resources linked through here are free. Can be used to find journal articles and has teaching resources; has both browse and search features for finding resources.