Life Sciences Resources

This guide includes current print and electronic life science resources for general research on topics such as biology, medicine, anatomy, and zoology. Contact a librarian for more information or for help with specific life science topics. Guides for other sciences and selected courses are available from the Subject & Course Guides page. Book Collections | Periodicals & Databases | Websites | Citations
Book Collections

Circulating Books

Use the Catalog to find books in the libraries' circulating collection, as well as reference sources, government documents, and other materials.

Library Catalog Keyword Subject Author Title
    Limit to: Print Books  E-books  Audio/Visual 

Print Reference Books

• Encyclopedia of Human Biology
  Leesburg Campus
  Ref QP11 .E53 1991
  
  
• Gray's Anatomy
  Leesburg, South Lake and Sumter Campuses
  Ref QM23.2 .G73 1995
  
  
• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
  Leesburg Campus
  Ref QL7 .G7813 2004
  
  
• Plant
  Leesburg Campus
  Ref QK45.2 .P57 2005

Online Books

To access online books, login using your X-ID as Borrower ID and the last four digits of your Social Security number as the PIN.

• The following titles and many more are available from NetLibrary through the LINCC Catalog
  • The Basics of Biology
  • Colour Atlas of Anatomical Pathology
  • The Hutchinson Dictionary of Plant Names
  • Magill's Encyclopedia of Science: Animal Life
  • Magill's Encyclopedia of Science: Plant Life
  • Plant Evolution and the Origin of Crop Species
  • Sensory Systems Anatomy and Physiology
  • Why Does the World Stay Green? Nutrition and Survival of Plant Eaters
  
  
• The Digital Collection from Greenwood Electronic Media available through the LINCC Catalog provides a large quantity of electronic titles on a variety of subjects. Some of the life science titles include:
  • The Counter-Creationism Handbook
  • Endangered Animals
  • The Eugenics Movement
  • The Human Genome Sourcebook
  • Science and Medicine in Dialogue
  • Statistical Handbook on Infectious Diseases
  
  
• The following titles are available from the Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
  • A Dictionary of Animal Behaviour
  • A Dictionary of Biology
  • A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
  • A Dictionary of Scientists
  • A Dictionary of Weather
  • A Dictionary of Zoology
  • The Oxford Companion to the Body
  • The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
  
  
• The Virtual Reference Library includes the following titles:
  • Biology
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Science
  • Science in Dispute Vols. 1-3
  • World of Earth Science 2v, 2003

Periodicals & Databases

Magazines, newspapers and journals are available in print at all LSCC libraries and through online databases.

Finding Articles

Databases provide indexes for articles on a large variety of topics. LSCC has access to more than 70 databases on a range of topics. You can access databases alphabetically or by clicking on the subject categories below.

• General Databases provide articles on a wide variety of disciplines and usually provide sufficient information for most general research
  
  
• Health, Nursing and Medical Databases will provide articles about medical and health topics for both consumers and scientists. The databases will provide both background reference materials and in-depth research on medical topics.
  
  
• Science, Computing, and Technology Databases will provide articles about specific science topics and will help you with more in-depth research.

To access LSCC Databases, login using your X-ID and PIN number (last four digits of your Social Security number).

Finding Magazines, Journals and Newspapers

If you know the name of a specific periodical, the Journal Finder search box below will tell you if it is available at one of the LSCC Libraries or through one of the databases.

Find Journal by Title:

Websites

Associations & Organizations

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• U.K. Independent Science Academy
• ARKive
• Biodiversity Hotspots: Conservation International

Government Sites

• Science.gov
• National Science Foundation
• National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)

Resources

• Eric Weisstein's World of Science
• How Stuff Works: Life Science
• National Science Digital Library
• The Why Files
• Biointeractive

Web Directories

• Cell & Molecular Biology Online
• Microbes.info
• Ocean Portal
• Biosciences: WWW Virtual Library
• Science.gov: Biology & Nature Links

Citation

Remember, plagiarism is a serious violation of LSCC's Academic Integrity policy, so you must cite any idea or direct quote imported from an outside source. The links below provide citation examples and formatting instructions.

• For APA and MLA citation styles, refer to the libraries' Citation Center for printable guides and other help with documentation. Ask a librarian for additional assistance.
• For other documentation styles, the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides good examples and instruction.