BL1580 Introduction to Biological Sciences - MTU Library Resources

Instructor: Casey Huckins e-mail: cjhuckins@mtu.edu

Librarian: Amanda Binoniemi: email: abinonie@mtu.edu

 

Library of Congress Classification System (LCCS)LCCS is the subject arrangement system used by the MTU Library. The following are some LC codes in the Life Sciences:

 

QH Natural History (general) QP Physiology

301-705Biology (general)

QK Botany QR Microbiology

QL Zoology R Medicine

QM Human Anatomy S Agriculture - Forestry

 

Resources on the MTU Library web page-

MTU Online Catalog : Librarys Main Page - www.lib.mtu.edu

Use the catalog to find items that the library owns: Searchable by author, title, subject or keywords. Also after using an index to find a paper/article that you want, youll need to use this catalog to determine whether we have the journal that the article appeared in. Articles from journals we do not have or books we do not have can be ordered through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Many of the databases now have a direct ILL link.

 

E-Resources access to electronic indexes/abstracts, online books, e-journals and selected websites.

From the E-Resources menu select listings by alphabet, topic or provider (e.g. FirstSearch or InfoTrac.) E-Resources are also searchable by name or keyword(s.) Use the index databases to locate journal articles, newspaper articles, or reviews on your topic. Some indexes or collections of indexes especially useful for research in this course include:

         InfoTrac

Health Reference Center Academic Scholarly and popular research in consumer, nursing and allied health fields. Includes some full text.

         FirstSearch (Life Sciences databases)

BasicBIOSIS Research in biology and other life sciences.

BioAgIndex Leading publications in agriculture, biology, forestry and ecology.

AGRICOLA Materials relating to agriculture, forestry and animal science.

EducationAbstracts, Leading publications in all fields of education, including teaching methods and curriculum; career and employment trends.

         Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

CSA is a collection of databases in the science and social sciences subject areas. Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources; Biological Sciences; Ecology Abstracts; Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management

 

(Search tips for these and other library databases are available on the Librarys web page under CourseGuides/Tutorials, Database Keyword Search Tips.)

 

        NetLibrary:

eBooks that are digital full-text versions of books such as reference works, scholarly monographs, literature and fiction. The J. Robert Van Pelt Library provides access to over 12,600 individual titles. Requires users to have a MTU IP address, an ISO password or to have established an individual user account through JRVP. This database has excellent sources for job hunters with many books with are kept up to date on resume writing, letter writing and interview techniques. One book on that can be accessed is Great Jobs for Biology Majors (1999) by Blythe Camenson.

 

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Resources on the Web

Firstgov.gov: www.firstgov.gov. This is the official government site that searches over 87 million sites. Can search for just federal, federal and a specific state, federal and all states, all states, or a specific state. Advanced Search gives the mostflexability. Occupational Outlook Handbook is available on this site at: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos047.htm.

 

BioTech. http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/ - Resources and reference tools in the Life Sciences. Professional Resources section includes information on jobs, funding and appointments.

National Biological Information Infrastructure http://www.nbii.gov/index.html -. A broad, collaborative program providing increased access to data and information on the nation's biological resources.

 

For Assistance

For individual assistance or instruction from a librarian, visit or phone the Reference/Information Desk (487-2507), e-mail instrlib@mtu.edu, or complete an Individual Instruction Request form found under Reference & Instruction on the Librarys web page at www.lib.mtu.edu.

 

Last revised: 9/19/2005
Copyright 2005 J. Robert Van Pelt Library
Direct questions and comments to wwwlib@mtu.edu.