| If you are accessing this page from off campus, the links to most library resources will not work. To use these resources, go to the Library Web Page, where you can connect to Articles and Databases, Reference Sources, and Electronic Journals and Newspapers after providing your Elmhurst College login and password. Also take a look at Accessing Library Resources From Off Campus. |
AccessScience ~ The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences ~ Provides peer-reviewed articles on topics in biology, ranging from evolution and acid rain to the Ebola virus and schizophrenia. Not all articles are available yet, buy by 2001, this source will contain nearly 3500 regularly updated articles.
Subject Terms to Use When Looking For Books
Connect to Illinet Online.
Genetics
Human Genetics
Medical Genetics
Human Genome Project
Journal Databases
You might first want to look at Distinguishing Scholarly Journals From Other Periodicals.
Academic Search Elite ~ Selected full text of articles.
JSTOR ~ Full text of several journals in the biological sciences.
Wilson Select Plus~ Selected full-text of articles.
Wilson Applied Science and Technology ~ An index only--no full text.
More Databases at http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org
BioAgIndex ~ Requires a login and password from the library.
BioDigest ~ Requires a login and password from the library.
BasicBIOSIS ~ Requires a login and password from the library.
How do I know whether the library subscribes to the journal I need? Check out Journals and Magazines Available Online for online journals. Search Illinet Online to determine whether the library subscribes to the journal in print or microfilm.
Internet Resources
How to Find Internet Resources
How to Evaluate the Sources You Find
Biology: Genetics from About.com
Librarians'
Index to the Internet: Genetics
Citing Your Sources (Creating a bibliography, documentation)
Created 10/13/2000, last modified 10/13/2000
Anne Jordan-Baker,
Assistant Librarian, Elmhurst College