Genetics, Microbiology & Biology Subject Guide
Reference Books in the Library - start here to get an overview of your topic:
- Encyclopedia of Genetics. Reference 576.5
- Van Nostrand's Science Encyclopedia. Reference 503.21 V26
- Gale Virtual Reference
Books to Check Out
Use the LCC Library Catalog to find books related to each subject below:
- Life Science search call numbers 570-579
- Botany search call numbers 580-589
Web sites & Online resources - find more articles and information below.
- Cell Image Library: information about cells and their internal workings and structure.
- Learn.Genetics: developed at the University of Utah's Genetic Science Learning Center, this site provides introductory materials about genetics and educational modules on current findings.
- Microbial Life: from Carleton College, a website concerning teaching and learning about the diversity, ecology and evolution of the microbial world.
- National Human Genome Research Institute: a database that greatly facilitates and accelerates the pace of biomedical research and genetic components of complex disorders.
- ScienceDaily
- Scitable: science library and learning tool concentrating on genetics and cell biology.
- SciTopics: distilled, authoritative and up-to-date information for researchers on scientific, technical and medical topics.
Databases
Login to each database to find journal articles about Biology. Tutorials are available on the Library Services Database page.
- Academic Search Premiere: for general scholarly information
- CINAHL: for health or medicine aspects of science
- GALE: Health Reference Center Academic for health or medicine articles
- Proquest: for general science articles
Reference & Documentation Help
Help with Citations from LCC's Library Services
You may need to prepare a list of references or bibliographies.
APA Reference Information
If you are using APA, the pages below from Hacker's Research and Documentation Online provide help for:
MLA Work Cited Information
When using MLA, see MLA Works Cited examples from Hacker's Research and Documentation Online.