Core Resources:

Four College Library Catalog and UMass Library Catalog.

PubMed (1966–present) Find journal articles in the National Library of Medicine's index to biomedical literature.

Journal Locator See if a journal is available at AC electronically.

Dictionary of Biology via Oxford Reference Online

Glossary of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. Zaid, A., et al., eds. Rome : FAO, 1999. (electronic book)

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Style & Citation Guides :

Be sure to credit the sources you use -- whether printed books and journals or online texts, websites, etc.

How to Write & Publish a Scientific Paper. Day, Robert A. 5th ed. Phoenix, Az. : Oryx Press, 1998. (REF T11 D33 1998)
A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology. Knisely, Karin. Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, c2002. (QH304 .K64 2002)
A Short Guide to Writing about Biology. Pechenik, Jan A. 4th ed. New York : Longman, c2001. (QH304 P43 2001)
Scientific Style and Format : the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers. 6th ed. New York : Cambridge Univ. Press, 1994. (REF T11 .S386 1994)
Columbia Guide to Online Style One example of how to cite online sources

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Handbooks:

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. London : Nature Pub. Group, 2002. 20 vols. (REF QH302.5 .E54 2002)

Encyclopedia of the Human Genome. London : Nature Publishing Group, 2003. 5 vols. (REF QH427 .N38 2003)

Encyclopedia of Genetics. Knight, Jeffrey, ed. Pasadena, CA : Salem Press, 1999. 2 vols. (REF QH427 .E53 1999)

Reproductive Issues in America : a reference handbook. Merrick, Janna C., ed. Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, c2003. (REF RG133.5 .M47 2003)

Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Smith, A.D., ed. New York : Oxford Univ. Press, 1997. (#660066)