Biology Resources  Tags: biology science  

These are just a few of the journals related to the biological sciences available online from the ISU Library:

• PLoS Biology
• Science
• Nature

Check the e-journals list for additional journals. If you don't find what you need, check the library catalog to see what journals are available in print. When searching the library catalog for journals, be sure to search by "Serial Title (journals, etc)."

While you can go to the individual journals to find information about your topic, it's much more efficient to search an article database for your topic.  These are the major databases useful for searching topics in the biological sciences.

The ISU Library subscribes to many different databases that are useful to students and faculty interested in biology. Deciding which database to use depends on what you are trying to accomplish. For example, does the assignment require you to find articles from the popular press or scholarly journals?

General Database - Start basic and begin your search here!

• Academic Search Elite
  This is one of the EBSCOHost databases; if you attended high school in Iowa, you've probably used some of the EBSCOHost resources.  It indexes popular and scholarly publications.

Subject Databases

The following databases do not contain articles from popular magazines or newspapers. The citations in these databases are from a variety of sources including scholarly journals, conference proceedings, and meeting reports.

• Biosis Previews
• Fish and Fisheries Worldwide
• PubMed
• Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide
• Zoological Record

Other Resources

• Birds of North America Online
  Extensive information about birds. The articles include comprehensive information about bird behavior, migration, habitat as well as other topics. The articles are enhanced with photographs and sound clips.
  
  
• CQ Researcher
  This is a good research to find if you need to find sources that describe the "pros" and "cons" of current issues. Click on "Browse by Topic" and choose "Science and Technology."