BIO 101 Research Guide

This online guide is developed specifically for those doing a research assignment in K.W. Wotring's BIO 101 class. It provides a recommended list of resources geared towards completing the research assignment for BIO 101.

Finding Books

Hints

  • Use the keyword search to search for books about your topic.
  • Check the campus location - items can be at Middletown or Fauquier.
  • You'll need the call number to locate items on the shelf.

Finding E-Books

Hints

  • To find e-books, use the keyword search and include the keyword netlibrary.
  • You can view the full-text of the e-books from any computer on either campus.
  • To use a NetLibrary book off-campus, first you must create a NetLibrary account while you are on campus.
  • More information is available here.

Finding Articles

Biology and Science

These article databases concentrate on science.

  • Academic Search Complete  
    A one-stop source for journal and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles.
  • Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition  
    Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.Also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.  
  • BioOne Journals  
    Full-text journal content in the biosciences.
  • Blackwell Synergy Journals  
    Full-text of hundreds of science, medical, and social science journals published by Blackwell.
  • Biology Digest (CSA)
    A compilation of abstracts and indexes of domestic and international literature in the area of life sciences. It is primarily intended for an audience at the high school or undergraduate college level.
  • Biological Sciences (CSA)
    Offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science.
  • Plant Science (CSA)
    Plant Science is a bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts of scientific literature on plant science, focusing on all plant scientific aspects, especially on pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, techniques and environmental biology.
  • Environment Complete  
    Covers applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine and freshwater science, geography, pollution and waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, and more. Environment Complete contains records from more than 1,700 domestic and international titles going back to the 1940s and full text for more than 680 journals and 120 monographs.  

These databases concentrate on general topics and social issues.

  • Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (InfoTrac)
    Social issues like school violence, drugs, and abortion, are presented in a pro-and-con format in this collection of articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers.
  • CQ Researcher
    Full-text, in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.

Hints

  • Many of the articles in these databases will be available in full-text, or full-image, so you can read the article on the screen.
  • If the article is not available full-text, the Library may have a print copy of the magazine or journal.
  • To see if a particular journal is available full-text, search for the journal in this list of all Full-Text Journals.

Reference Databases

These databases don't contain articles from journals and magazines, but they may contain useful information for your assignment.

  • Access-Science
    Contains all the articles, fully illustrated, from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News® headlines, biographies, and more.
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library (InfoTrac)
    eBook collection that includes multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized reference sources. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.
  • Issues and Controversies (Facts on File)
    Full-text reports on current issues and controversies.
  • Oxford Reference Online  
    Full-text access to hundreds of Oxford reference books in all subject areas.
  • Today's Science (Facts on File)
    Database of science news and information written specifically for students.

Off-Campus Access to Online Resources

To use library databases off-campus, you can log into it with your VCCS username and password.

Click on a database link and you will be asked to enter your VCCS username and password. This is the same password you use for Blackboard or MyVCCS.

Only registered students can access library databases from off-campus.

 
Last modified: 2009-09-17 10:49:20